Guerrilla marketing idea… are you in a Guerrilla Job Search?
Dave Perry is the expert on guerrilla marketing in a job search. He even wrote a book on it (newest edition is out). Get his book and study it. Here’s …
Personal Branding
Personal Branding is now Mainstream.
A few weeks ago I was reading an article that had to do with personal branding. And I saw it. Proof that personal branding is not mainstream. I wish I …
Awesome Business Cards! Justin Pelletier in San Antonio
I got a delightful email this week from someone who saw me talk about a year ago in San Antonio. Justin Pelletier is an account executive going through a transition. …
How Frustrating is Job Search Rejection? No Really, Tell Me How You REALLY Feel! (Taylor Grey Meyer)
I read a fun post from my job search friend, Wendy Terwelp, about Taylor Grey Meyer. Have you heard of Taylor? Apparently Taylor submitted 30 resumes to her target company, …
You Bug Recruiters. Read This To Learn Why/How.
I asked a question on RecruitingBlogs: What bugs you about candidates? I got excellent responses, including (you have to read their comments, in their own words): Your (mis)use of LinkedIn, …
Rita Carey on the Job Board Fast, Informational Interviews
Rita Carey is a career coach I’ve blogged about before. You may remember her name. She left a comment on my post about continuing the job board fast… I think …
The Media (and other distribution channels) are liers and are for sale – how that affects your job search
I have learned, over the years, that media is a distribution channel that is easily persuaded. PR companies make gazillions from companies and people who want us, the stupid public, …
Job Search Communication, Emailing Many People, Mass Emails, Spamming
Great post by Kara Stringer on Recruiting Blogs titled Mass Mailing and Spam. Job seekers should write monthly newsletters to their friends and family (and professional acquaintances) letting them know what …
Job Search Communication, Email Signature Critique
Nathan Adams is a resume writer out of Charlotte, NC. We recently exchanged some emails and after looking at his email signature about three times I was struck with something …
Is the Job Seeker the FISH or the FISHERMAN?
Last week I was in Maryland and Virginia speaking to about 300 job seekers. It was a delightful trip. In one presentation someone made an indepth analogy between the job …