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 […]

Network to a New Job

Image via Wikipedia Industry experts, colleagues, friends and analysts all agree that the key to a successful job search is networking. In days past almost every applicant had the opportunity shake hands with the boss and sell themselves in person. Today, you must make your way around technology just to get to a phone interview! […]

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 […]