Category Archives: finding a first job

“Always Be Job Hunting” is One Step Closer to Publishing

It’s almost midnight Monday and I’ve just finished sending in style changes for a mock-up of the first chapter of “Always Be Job Hunting,” my new book that gives you lessons for finding your next job based on my 35-plus years of experiences in finding jobs. Continue reading

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“Always Be Job Hunting” is in Production

I uploaded the text and photos for Always Be Job Hunting this past weekend to Amazon. Amazon needs between six and eight weeks before the book is available through Amazon.com. I was still editing until the last minute, making sure … Continue reading

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Getting That First Job, a Roadmap, Part II

What follows is the second and final installment of a guest post by my son, Matt, who managed to find a first post-college job, after years of effort, in the worst US economy since the 1930s. Read what lessons he … Continue reading

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Getting That First Job, a Roadmap

What follows is the first installment of a guest post by my son, Matt, who managed to find a first post-college job, after years of effort in the worst US economy since the 1930s. Read what lessons he learned that … Continue reading

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Mad Men, Working Women and My Cousin Jeannette

The early 1960s were her time to go to work, as so many young women did then. But she wasn’t content to just be a secretary waiting for some guy to marry her. She worked in a bank and, I think, became a manager, something unheard of for a woman then. Continue reading

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When Will “Always Be Job Hunting” Be Available to Buy?

The book isn’t printed as yet. I’m publishing it through Amazon, aiming for an April publication date to coincide with spring job-hunting season for new high school and college grads. Continue reading

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Why You Should Read “Always Be Job Hunting”

If you’re honest about your capabilities, if you keep current with the ever-changing skills needed in your profession, and if you stay open to new possibilities, I think you can’t help but succeed. Continue reading

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Is There a Perfect Job?

What follows is an excerpt from my new book, Always be Job Hunting. The job mentioned was one I started in June 2010. I just started a new job. Again. Landing a new job in the midst of the worst … Continue reading

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