The Three Little Pigs
Yesterday I made time to go to a networking function about an hour south of my house. Kind of a pain to take 2 hours of drive time but it …
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How Recruiters Do It
I remember when I got into the job search earlier this year my uncle sent me an e-mail describing what headhunters are. It was kind of simple and kind of …
Suffereth thee from Character Deterioration?
I’m reading a classic set in the 1800’s in England, and this morning came upon a phrase that kind of ties the post together. There was a person that was …
Why being unemployed rocks
ok, so maybe it *doesn’t* rock. But there are benefits, which I was reminded of yesterday. If your work environment is as bad (or stressful) as this (mine wasn’t this …
unemployment the NORM, not the exception
So, in this “great economy” with record lows on unemployment, layoffs are still coming. Here is one that we all should have seen coming – Ford. (ya, this is a …
Is there anything more to it?
Today I logged on to my MSN Messenger account so I can chat with the whole world (I feel like I suffocate without this cool little communication outlet) and, as …
Are Recruiters Worth Your Time?
(I’m sure the recruiters reading this post are saying “are certain candidates worth MY time?”) Within 30 days of getting my own personal pink slip I had 30 recruiters in …
Is Labor Day the faux holiday?
I enjoyed reading some posts about Labor Day, why it was created and all that interesting stuff. I’ve always been intruiged by holidays (why they are when they are, what …
My Favorite Recruiters – all 5 of them!
Yesterday I went to a small network meeting and someone asked for a list of local recruiters – the discussion quickly went towards “how do you work with recruiters” and …
Did I Hurt Your Tender Feelings?
I hope I don’t hurt anyone’s feelings with this post. But I gotta get it off my chest. Following up from yesterday’s post about the conflict of interest of the …