Image by luc legay via Flickr I heard an interesting statistic on a recent newscast – the average job seeker networks with 60 people during their search. That number could be overwhelming if you attempted to find and network with 60 individual people. Most people naturally begin with friends, and colleagues. If you are lucky, […]
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Is Your Resume the Victim of Complacency?
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
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?
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?
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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