Unemployed not being hired
Feb 4
2010
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The Telephone Pre-screen
Jan 8
2010
Wow! Someone actually read, or scanned, your resume! and they want to talk on the phone.
Next stop the interview! If you get past the pre-screen.
Here’s some tips
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Friday don’t mean much when you’re not working
Oct 17
2009
Today’s title came from a friend who’s been looking for some time. Today’s news doesn’t give much comfort. In “Street Talk” on Forbes.com Robert Lenzner sees the stock market progress as hollow and points out that “… 15 million people are competing for 2.5 million job openings.” I’m afraid my friend is going to be looking a while yet. He still believes that his old job will come back or that he’ll find another like it. I wish him well.
The Wall Street Journal’s “Laid Off and Looking” blog has some more positive thoughts and an important point - if you get hired, keep networking, remember last-hired, first-fired.
I hate to keep chanting the same mantra, but I will – work on you, get better, survive and vow to get control of your future. There’s some good books on our Reading List.
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Ever feel like this?
Oct 9
2009
I just found a video on yahoo. I suspect we’ve all felt this way one time or another. I don’t know if this work from home opportunity is for you, but it does address the issue of “Keep doing what you’ve been doing and you’ll keep getting what you’ve been getting”.
Here’s another video, this one is pure news and raises the question “Will these jobs ever come back?”
I do know we’ll all feel that way again if we don’t take control of our lives. Personal development is the key. Jim Rohn has said for years “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job”.
Are you self-employed?
Sep 9
2009
Being self-employed is a state of mind. We all, whether our compensation plan says W2, contract, 1099 or whatever are in the business of, as Napoleon Hill says in “Think and Grow Rich
Think about a professional football player, this year he’s starting with the 49ers. Next year, if he doesn’t do well, he may be with the Rams. But if he works on his skills, if he gets better, he may be playing with the Raiders. You can substitute team names to fit your preferences, but you get the idea.
In today’s business world, nothing is permanent. The days of getting a job and retiring 30 years later are something your grandfather told you about. If you aren’t getting better; if you aren’t engaged in personal development; if you fail to plan; if you fail to stay open to career change, you are very likely to be “looking” again.
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