How to Job-Proof Your Recession

I promise to get to the interviewing stuff very soon… but first, in the spirit of getting your head and your heart in the right place vis-a-vis your job search, here are 10 things you’re probably doing right now that are holding you back, and the alternatives you should try: How to Job-Proof Your...

Magic Moments

Great to see everyone at the Out of Work Chicago event last night! For those of you looking for more info on on to make Magic Moments a regular part of your job search, I have a blog post on the topic that captures it nicely (the blog post calls those Moments ‘Quality Events.’) Below is the opener, you can click through for the details. Email me or post in the forum if you’ve...

Ten Free Job Search Tools

I read a blog post by Jason Alba, the founder of Jibber Jobber, this morning and I found it so useful that I wanted to re-distribute it  Kuddos to Jibber Jobber Blog! 10 Free Job Search Resources Online Here’s a list of 10 free job search resources that I frequently recommend: JibberJobber (free version): hey, it’s my list, I get to be on top, right?  We designed the free version of...

Get an Edge in to Consumer Goods Jobs in 'Cool' Cities

I’ve heard many people express interest in working for the new conglomerate, MillerCoors, that is to be headquartered in Chicago.  Let me tell you, it is DIFFICULT to get a position in a major consumer goods company that is actually headquartered in a ‘cool’ city.  As such, spots will be competitive.  If MillerCoors is one of your target companies, I recommend that you start finding...

The Stimulus and You

In recent months, our nation’s leaders have worked tirelessly to address the needs of the people in this economic downturn.  On February 17th, President Obama signed into law The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  At this point, you may be saying to yourself, “Sure, this stimulus package appeals to the lower and middle classes, even the affluent, but what about the mega...