Tag Archives: search tips
What is Glassdoor on Facebook and Should You Try It?
A friend recently invited me to join Glassdoor, a new app on Facebook that sends job postings to members, as nearly as I can tell about it’s function. You also can search for jobs and complete a profile to let … Continue reading
When Should You Start Looking for Holiday Seasonal Work?
With so many people still unemployed or underemployed, competition is likely to be fierce, I expect, so the sooner you start and the more you know about who is likely to be hiring, the better. Continue reading
What Should You Know Before Job Hunting? Yourself!
If you don’t go through this exercise, chances are you’ll simply move from one unhappy job to another. Continue reading
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
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
Hear Me Speak Sept. 13, 7 p.m. in Evanston, Ill
I’ll be sharing the job hunting lessons I’ve learned at the Thursday, Sept. 13 meeting of the St. Athanasius Job Search Networking Group at St. Athanasius, 1615 Lincoln, in Evanston, Ill., a Chicago suburb. Continue reading
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
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
How Do You Deal with Age Discrimination?
Harping on the age issue, however, will get you nowhere. Emphasize your abilities and your knowledge of the current business scene. Continue reading
Advice from a Job Search Columnist
If you buy my book (click on the cover to the right here), you’ll read about two times when I lost my temper with a boss and what the consequences were for me. reading that should help you avoid meltdowns. Continue reading



