Mary Berman, from Farmington Hills, Michigan, had been looking for work since February 2009 before starting her Guerrilla Job Search, in mid-September. Up to that point, 20 weeks of job hunting had produced zero job interviews. Just 7 weeks later, she accepted a job on Thursday, November 12, as a marketing executive assistant. [...]
Find a New Job with the Beyond.com Career Network – Click here to start now! Veteran recruiter Joe Turner describes online routes to the short list when professional talent scouts are looking for candidates. I was a recruiter for more than 15 years, so job seekers often ask me for advice on how to meet [...]
A little trick I learned quite a few years ago by happenstance is about to follow. I had been working for a pre-IPO startup when the bottom fell out of the NASDAQ; I found myself unemployed, along with a whole rash of other like-minded individuals. Of course, what's the second thing you do after you've [...]
I have a new gig! I am now Business Development Manager for Fremont Consulting, one of Silicon Valley's best IT recruiting firms. We have openings all over the world in many IT-related fields. If you're in the job market, send us your resume and we'll get you set up in our system. We work with [...]
Everywhere we go, everything we do, we are confronted with "customer service." I remember when my grandparents owned one of the last full service gas stations – they pumped gas, checked your oil, washed your windshield, collected payment, and finished up with a heartfelt "Have a good day!" My grandfather also change oil, did true [...]