Written by Karen D. Swim That is the big question posed this week by Jason Alba who bravely wrote a post on The Ladders. Judging from the comments, his post touched a nerve among career industry professionals. I highly recommend that you read the post and the thoughtful comments that follow. I receive more […]
Archives for May 2009
Job Market Intelligence Report
May 27, 2009 By
I just reviewed the summary report of the ExecuNet 2009 Job Market Intelligence Report. ExecuNet surveyed more than 5,000 executives, search consultants and corporate HR professionals in January 2009. The annual report addresses changes in the job market and forward looking expectations for the coming year. Career industry professionals have been beating the networking drum […]
Is Your Resume the Victim of Complacency?
May 23, 2009 By
I am currently reading Collapse of Distinction (which is by the way a great book) by Scott McKain. McKain discusses how a failure to be distinct not only destroys business but a career. There are many lessons to be drawn from the book, and I definitely recommend it for entrepreneurs and employees but today I […]
Help for Michigan Workers
May 23, 2009 By
The No Worker Left Behind Program (NWLB) provides free tuition and training for Michigan residents. The initiative was designed to diversify the Michigan economy and its workers. It’s a great program with one prroblem – the people who need it most don’t know about it. NWLB provides a tuition credit for local community colleges and approved […]
Rumble in the Boardroom?
May 16, 2009 By
These days it seems that more than half of all job seekers are turning to self-employment. Many choose to become entrepreneurs after a layoff or reorganization preferring to control their own destiny than to entrust it in a corporate entity. In an article today, BNET asks if Entrepreneurs are knocking out MBAs in these tough […]
You Got the Interview, Now What?
May 16, 2009 By
You took the time to carefully craft your resume. You secured an interview. After all the time and effort you have expended in looking for a job, don’t fail to be attentive to the small details. Many people don’t consider the follow up letter to be important. They intend to send one but do not […]
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