Just Who Is Susan Strayer?
Susan Strayer is one of my newer friends. Who is she? She’s finishing an MBA, an experienced HR professional, author, blogger, and special guest in the teleseminar series that I …
Books and Resources
Books and other resources of interest to job seekers.
Book Review: Some Assembly Required
I met Thom Singer through blogging last summer and had the honor to meet him in person just last month in Austin, Texas. I was pretty excited to meet Thom …
eBook Review: Forget the Parachute, Let Me Fly the Plane
One thing I don’t talk about much on this blog is “what do you want to be when you grow up.” For those of you that have not found career …
Book Review: 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Graduated
I met Justin Driscoll a few months ago and was intrigued by one of his job functions. Basically, he speaks at colleges and universities across Pennsylvania to motivate and educate …
Miscellaneous Miercoles
Seems to roll off the tongue better than “Miscellaneous Wednesday,” doesn’t it? Well, I’ve been accumulating some fun things that I wanted to pass along to you and today’s the …
Does your Parachute have HOLES?
So I get a call recently from an employment counselor who says “TURN TO PAGE 74 OF WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE!” He was pretty excited as this is the …
Book Review: Ultimate Job Hunting Secrets
Yesterday I said I’d comment on “the other” book that I’d highly recommend to a job seeker. Don’t worry, I’m not turning into a book review blogger! But this deserves …
Book Review: Between Jobs
Friday I opened my snail-mailbox (I have no idea how that is actually written) and found a book by career coach Billie Sucher. And it was autographed with this message …
Recruiter Techniques and Tricks
I like to follow recruiter blogs to see what they are up to and their overall mindset on various things. Afterall, they are a big part of the job search …
The Elite Book on Job Search
I skipped my Monday morning network meeting to spend a couple of hours with Ellen and Lorie, owners of Elite Business Communications, coaches and authors of the fresh-off-the-press book “The …