Make Your Goal be Getting a Job You Love
Make Your Goal be Getting a JOB You Love!
“Pure joy!” “Enriching!” “Absolutely wonderful!” Those are a few of my reactions as I watched and listened to last night’s performance of Broadway Rocks, a Seattle Symphony special performance with four Broadway vocalists. It was lead by New York City Pops conductor, Steven Reineke, who playfully directed Read More
Unemployed Doesn’t Mean Down and Out
Unemployed doesn’t mean down and out
A reporter called me from one of the major news houses. She was looking for “epic fail” stories like the one the NY Times wrote about on a former executive who had sent out hundreds of resumes and got no response and was now working at Walmart. The whole story Read More
Employers Are Hiring
Employers are Hiring— Get Ready!
I’ve been so busy helping career counseling clients prepare for job interviews. That’s great news because it means employers are hiring –or trying too.
Are you prepared to face an interviewer? Opportunity may soon be knocking, so get ready now. Employers are actively looking over their ranks, offering internal interviews, promoting some Read More
The media has abandoned the unemployed – don’t let them!
The media has put unemployment on the back-burner acting like the job market is terrific….PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! 15 million people do not have jobs….they need help!
I am seeing some hiring happening. In fact I have several clients right now attending interviews this week and two just landed a new job so the economy Read More
Hiring News means get ready….
Employers added 290,000 in April–the largest one month employment in four years. That’s a step in the right direction. Yet what seems to amaze me is how many people AREN’T READY – some aren’t even looking!
Mary, was a 47 year old executive who’d gotten laid off 13 months ago. She wasn’t worried since she Read More
Tricks on fighting age-discrimination
Money Magazine has a terrific article on how to keep your career vibrant by learning a few new tricks to not come across as old, out-dated, old fashion….you get the drift. Click to read full article
The story discusses how to fit into a workforce that keeps getting younger. It looks at how to expand your Read More
MBAs and Unemployment
Kathy called because she was having a hard time getting a job. She was certain earning an MBA would open doors, but employers haven’t been calling. In fact, many of her classmates had failed to land a new position in the last year. Kathy had made an error in thinking that just getting the degree Read More
Should the millions without jobs give up? Congress must think so.
15 million people are unemployed, and nearly 5 million people have been on unemployment for more than one year! Sadly that statistic doesn’t even include all those people who are job hunting but aren’t getting unemployment benefits. The UNEMPLOYED are seeking everything from lower level through executive type jobs. Still so many people are making Read More
March Shows an Increase in Employer Hiring!
The government employment report was positive showing that hiring was on the upswing. A better indicator for you is HOW MANY job ads are out there and Indeed.com reports that all industries showed an increase in job ads on their website compared to last year. You can also see which industries have the most openings. Read More
Still Job Hunting? Age Discrimination may be why
While the Obama government celebrates it’s signed a healthcare reform bill, the unemployed are still looking for a job. I got this email today about it taking 11 months for this man to find a job…He wrote to say:
Thanks, Robin:
I used your methods from “60 seconds and you’re hired” – and the new “Over 40 Read More
