Posted by Patrick I on Jun 17th, 2009 | 1 comment 
Stephanie Safran & Claire Bushey
Reporting for Crain’s Chicago Business, Claire Bushey attended our networking event on June 3rd. Here is her ensuing article:
Laid-off Chicagoans are confronting the daunting job market by banding together to win concrete benefits like access to recruiters and free advice from job search experts.
There’s more available at the Northwest Suburban...
Posted by JasonSeiden on Jun 16th, 2009 | 0 comments
Sure, Jim Collins tells us that humble leaders do the greatest things. But a quick look around confirms that we prefer self-promoters. It takes me exactly 6 sentences to lay out both how and why humility will kill your career here (p. 52). Now, scientists have confirmed it, too.
(Welcome to the party, boys.)
Of course, put our preference for confidence together with my new favorite rule of human...
Posted by Patrick I on Jun 15th, 2009 | 2 comments
Tired, discouraged, feeling like you’ll never find a job? Need a job, but nothing you do seems to be working?
When you’re having a tough time finding a job, or even finding jobs to apply for, it’s important to expand your job search. Don’t limit yourself to applying for the jobs you find posted online.
Companies may be hiring that don’t post job listings other than...
Posted by blazarus on Jun 11th, 2009 | 0 comments
Are you trying to control your debt during the job search? Well, here is a little relief. On May 22, 2009, President Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. Features of the Act include:
Creditors are required to notify a consumer in writing of any change in the annual percentage rate (APR) on the account at least 45 days prior to the...
Posted by Patrick I on Jun 10th, 2009 | 3 comments
Our resident speaker, Jason Seiden, has just launched a brand new, 7 lesson program on goal setting, and I think this is for more than just managers, I think this is exactly the kind of thing job seekers need to be considering.
After interacting with the more than 1,000 job seekers who have come to our events, and with thousands more online, I have seen one mistake repeatedly keep qualified job...
