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Networking Mistakes of the Average Job Seeker

This is an article republished from Careerealism.com We recently received the following question from one of our CareerHMO.com members and wanted to share it with our readers. “In spite of the overwhelming amount of evidence that points to networking as the number one way to get a job, as well as all the free advice [...]

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52% of US Companies Say Job Applicants are NOT Qualified?

52% of US Companies Say Job Applicants are NOT Qualified?

“Careers used to move themselves. Now we are solely responsible for moving our careers in the direction we want them to go”   This process is not what we have known and not something most of us have had much experience having to do, but it is the theme of our moment. If you want a [...]

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Raise Your Career Metabolism, Bring Your A+ Game and Develop More Magnetism

Today is Job Action Day 2011, sponsored by Quintessential Careers and this is my second year as one of the participating blogs that was chosen to participate. Here is the full list of participating blogs for 2011! Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 2.7 million jobs remained unfilled in the U.S. in August 2011, [...]

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Job-Seekers Urged to “Skill Up, Start Up, and Speak Up” for 4th Annual Job Action Day

Job-Seekers Urged to “Skill Up, Start Up, and Speak Up” for 4th Annual Job Action Day

A coalition of bloggers, authors, and career experts will on Monday, Nov. 7, offer job-seekers empowering articles, tips, and blog posts with information, ideas, and concrete steps that they can take to secure their futures — both in the short-term and in the long-term. The initiative is part of the fourth annual Job Action Day, [...]

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13 Tools You Can Use to Become a Master Marketer

13 Tools You Can Use to Become a Master Marketer

  This a re-post of an article I wrote that ran on Smallbiztrends.com Last year when I was finishing my book and was planning my  book launch, I spoke to Author, Entrepreneur.com writer and Social Media Expert Starr Hall. We discussed who were the best people to target for praise and how to use all of my platforms [...]

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Generation Y, Welcome to The Workforce!

This article was written by me for Tweet My Jobs and originally posted on their bog Eyeoftheintern.com! I’m a Baby Boomer who has ignored the glass ceiling, age bias and has become an active, current example that “Women are The New Power Demo”.  I am unfortunately not the majority of Boomer womenpreneurs. In fact, Millennial women, [...]

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