Who’s Firing is a weekly survey of organizations announcing (or rumoring) layoffs for the week ended 1/29/10. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting. Read more … Top layoffs announced and rumored [...]

When I’m asked for resume advice, I’ll often first ask…what’s your resume’s hit ratio, or response rate? Usually, this question is answered by the sound of crickets. It surprises me, especially Finance and Technology professionals whose professional lives revolve around measuring and interpreting data, don’t think to measure the effectiveness of their resume. Isn’t it [...]

On Fridays, I’m posting a job search question from one of our readers. This was a question posted in response to my posting on Linkedin Answers “Candidates – What’s your most difficult job search question?” (FYI, this isn’t a silly question … I just liked the picture) C.H. shared that her toughest job search question [...]

As companies and professionals are using Twitter for far more than lunch updates, Twitter has turned into a great place to get real time information. Job seekers can use Twitter information to research companies and hiring managers prior to interviews. Is your hiring manager on Linkedin? There’s a good chance the hiring manager, the HR [...]

The invention of the Blackberry and subsequently, the iPhone, were two of the worst recent inventions for job seekers. I know all the “mobilly connected” out there are gasping in horror, at the thought of being, even just temporarily disconnected. But Blackberrys and iPhones are bad for your employability. Read more … How many job [...]

Whether you get to a hiring manager by referral, through a recruiter or a job board, today’s candidate needs to make a distinctive impression quickly. The traditional resume form does a poor job of quickly, clearly, and succinctly telling the reader why they should spend more time on this resume. Since the average time spent [...]

Who’s Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 1/25/10. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. [...]

Who’s Firing is a weekly survey of organizations announcing (or rumoring) layoffs for the week ended 1/22/10. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting. Read more … Top layoffs announced and rumored [...]

Earlier this month, I was asked to guestblog about using Facebook in your job search. While I’ve written extensively about this topic in the past, this was the first update I’ve done in a year. As Facebook users realize, the platform has gone through some significant changes in the past year, and this article serves [...]

On Fridays, I’m posting a job search question from one of our readers. This was a question one of the readers of my Linkedin group, Career Change Central sent in. Question: After reading all the comments on Career Change Central on your topic “Is your Cover Letter an Ineffective and Obsolete Tradition?” I am convinced [...]