Category Archives: finding a first job

Here Me Speak This Evening, Thursday, ay 7 p.m.

Hope to see many of you who are in the Chicago area at the meeting. The Bears are playing at the same time I start my talk, so we’ll see if I can draw at least a few interested job hunters away from their TV sets long enough to help them find their next jobs. Continue reading

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Read the Book Bosses Don’t Want You To Read

Now I can tout the book as one bosses are afraid to have you read. I rather like that, expect to see me saying it more. Continue reading

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How Should College Students Be Job Hunting?

The tips echo points in my book, namely that everything you do, whether in school or on a job, should be directed to making you a more salable commodity in the job market. Continue reading

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Where Do You Look for Job Ads?

A warning on any site you visit for job ads, never send money to anyone, scams abound when it comes to job-hunting. Continue reading

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Why Should You Always Be Job Hunting?

Finding a job, especially a first job, can be such an ordeal that, once you have it, you’re likely thinking “I’m all set now, no more worrying about a job.” I’d say that’s exactly the wrong way to think. In … Continue reading

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AlwaysbeJobHunting.com is Expanding to Include Job Leads

AlwaysBeJobHunting.com, like a career itself, is an ever-expanding endeavor. We’ve now added a jobs page where we’ll post leads for jobs we hear about. If you have leads, please let us know. The page also will serve as a networking … Continue reading

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A Job-Hunting Lesson in the U.S. June Unemployment Report

Search in the fourth quarter and the first quarter until economic times get better for better odds of finding something. Continue reading

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How Stressful Can a New Job Be?

I started a new job, and a new career, in mid-February and for the first few months spent time trying to learn a mountain of new procedures, forms and jargon. I was managing a veteran team of three who, more … Continue reading

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Always Be Job Hunting is Available on Amazon

My new book, Always Be Job Hunting, is now available for $9.95 on Amazon.com. I’m including links here, searching for it on Amazon itself may take some doing. There are a lot of job hunting books on Amazon, but mine … Continue reading

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Always Be Job Hunting is Ready to Buy

Always Be Job Hunting, my personal account about how to find a job in any economic conditions, is now available for sales through CreateSpace.com on its own page, https://www.createspace.com/3835235 Continue reading

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