Job Search

Unemployment: A jobs problem or a work problem?

September 10, 2011

It is more important now in these troubled times to know exactly what skills employers seek.  While our clients’ values and interests must be considered because their needs will influence their choice of occupation, industry and organization, it is essential we help them identify how to fill the employers’ needs.  Although your clients’ principal needs are money, finances [...]

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Employment Belongs at the Top of the List

August 27, 2011

Nicholas Kristoe is right on the target.  His blog article on unemployment puts jobs right where they should be: At the top of the list.  25 million unemployed plus another 50 million or so Americans working in fear of losing their jobs probably agree. “Readers and Unemployment” by New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Kristoe As my [...]

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Poor You if Your Résumé Does not have a Summary Section

August 1, 2011

Just as if there is a rule that says a cookie eaten has no calories if it is crumbled, there ought have be a rule that states a résumé without a Summary (Profile or Highlights of Qualifications) section is not really a résumé. Regrettably 95% of the thousands of résumés that I have viewed during [...]

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Are Your Clients’ Tactical Solutions Job Search Constraints?

May 8, 2011

[This article was published in the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals’ Advantage June (Volume 24) Newsletter.  The Newsletter is distributed to approximately 4,500 workforce professionals across the United States.  (Congratulations Larry)] Scenarios are one of the best ways to teach and help job seekers to get to the next level. I tend to open [...]

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Develop a Job Search Strategy

April 5, 2011

Apply directly to organizations of  interest to you, Take temp positions, Contact professional organizations and affiliations in your field, Create a job search office, Create a list of target companies, create a personalized marketing plan, Create a social media presence, Create a LinkedIn account, Tweet, Open a professional Facebook site, Create a system for tracking [...]

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Getting To The Job Growth Numbers

April 4, 2011

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Staging Your Job Search

February 20, 2011

By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T. Job seekers should consider enrolling in Theater 101.  Exploring the mechanics of how to create a scene for a stage play offers unexpected rewards in upgrading your job search skills. What is a stage play but a series of activities design to engage an audience.  The audience is not told [...]

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Boost Your Career With Social Media

January 22, 2011

What is your learning style?  Do you learn visual (see), auditory (hear) or kinesthetic (hands-on)?  Watch the video or check check out these “10 Social Media Job Search Tips.” [I especially like the “Use it Purposely” Tip.] /Jaazle Blogger

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Who’s Going to Work for the Working Man

December 29, 2010

 Bon Jovi – Work For The Working Man Unemployment Extension Won’t Help 99ers

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Two Elevator Speeches are Necessary

November 25, 2010

By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T. Networking is the process of communication that consists of using contacts and relationships (oftentimes a third party) to gain access to decision makers in the hiring process.   Historically, in the job search preparation stage, job seekers have been instructed to create and rehearse a brief networking (elevator) speech.  The original label of [...]

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