Category Archives: Job search tips

Always Be Job Hunting Excerpt: Landing a Management Job

Today, we continue to run excerpts from my new book, Always Be Job Hunting to give you the flavor of the book and encourage you to check it out on Amazon.com Chapter 3: Finding a First Management Job Once I … Continue reading

Posted in Job search tips, management issues | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Should Hostess Workers Have Always Been Job Hunting?

Your unspoken contract with an employer is to do the best job you can as long as you work there, not to go down with a sinking ship and then risk months or years out of work. Continue reading

Posted in career switch, job hunting, Job search tips | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

How Useful Are Best Places to Work Lists?

Keep a list of those that sound like they might have jobs you’re interested in, even if you’re not looking at the time. This fits into tactics for what I call passive job hunting, namely doing the market intelligence work you need for when you do have to search. Continue reading

Posted in job hunting, Job search tips, unemployment | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Did You Miss Our Cyber Monday Offer? Here’s Good News

So hurry to take advantage of this fantastic offer, either for yourself, or for those you know who are job hunting, this is the perfect holiday gift. Continue reading

Posted in job hunting, Job search tips | Tagged | Leave a comment

Cyber Monday Special: Free Shipping & an Autographed Copy of “Always Be Job Hunting”

Always Be Job Hunting wants to be part of today’s Cyber Monday online shopping frenzy, so here’s a special offer for the first 25 purchase responses to this post. Fill out the form below and send to me, the book’s … Continue reading

Posted in job hunting, Job search tips, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

How Do You Start to Re-enter The Work World?

If you’re planning to leave the work world for any reason, Always Be Job Hunting by keeping current on who’s hiring, who’s expanding, etc., as I outline in my book, for the day when you do return. Continue reading

Posted in job hunting, Job search tips | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

What’s the Jobs Outlook for New Grads?

I sincerely hope college job placement efforts are better these days than they were when I, or more recently my children, graduated college. Don’t rely just on those or you’ll likely be waiting tables or making coffee rather than finding the job you want. Continue reading

Posted in finding a first job, job hunting, Job search tips | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Facebook Has a New Jobs App

I gave the new app a try but was a bit disappointed. It found no journalism jobs in the Chicago area. I’m not sure if that speaks to the lack of journalism jobs or the lack of jobs in this new app at the moment. Continue reading

Posted in job hunting, Job search tips | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Meet the Author of ‘Always Be Job Hunting’ at Linked’N Chicago Nov. 14

If you’re in Chicago, I would love to meet you and chat at our table. Continue reading

Posted in finding a first job, job hunting, Job search tips | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Where Should You Spend Money on a Job Search?

Job hunting can get expensive, depending on how many interviews you go on, what career coaching and other services you use and how you decide to present yourself to potential employers. Continue reading

Posted in finding a first job, job hunting, Job search tips | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment