March 2010

10 Guerrilla Job Search Tactics That Work

In my opinion, there are two things most job seekers do wrong: they are too general and they are too boring. I frequently write about the #1 problem of entry-level candidates: lack of focus. If you want to get hired today, you have to be a perfect fit, and it’s OK to adjust your marketing [...]

March 30, 2010 16 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

20 Resume Tips from a Hiring Manager

I’m a hiring manager. During the last seven years I’ve reviewed an estimated five thousand to ten thousand resumes while hiring or promoting fifty people for three different companies. I’ve hired sales people, tech experts, managers, marketing people and editors. While my experience may not be as extensive as some long time HR professionals, odds [...]

March 29, 2010 22 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Senior Series: Wrestling With Discouragement

There are a lot of articles floating around arguing that Gen-Y is emotionally resilient. Despite the worst job market of our lifetimes, we are optimistic and upbeat about our economic futures. Some college seniors are looking forward to “funemployment” this summer. Others have found the perfect excuse to extend their college experience for a few [...]

March 25, 2010 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

3 Job Search Mistakes Most People are Making

I’ve received lots of great emails from college seniors and recent grads this week. These emails make me even more excited about the Job Search Boot Camp Guide coming out next month! Many of you are making 3 serious job search mistakes. We need to clear these up if you want to get a job. [...]

March 24, 2010 25 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads: Are you part of the new “driveby” culture?

The Psychology of Making Huge Career Jumps. It’s all about psychology folks. Read this great example. Also, if you aren’t already subscribing to Ramit Sethi’s blog, I highly recommend you do. It’s awesome for young professionals trying to get their financial life together. It’s tax time, so I had to post this article on 7 [...]

March 22, 2010 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Your 1st Quarter Review: Create a System if you want to Change Your Life

It’s almost the end of 1st quarter already-whoa! For those of you in sales- good luck hitting your numbers during the next week or so. For accountants- our thoughts are with you during busy season. Many of us started 2010 with a few goals We wanted to make this year better than the last. We wanted to [...]

March 22, 2010 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Dear Bloggers, I’m Sick of Reading about Passion

Happy Friday! Friday is most corporate-goers’ favorite day of the week. Perhaps it consists of an unhealty breakfast from McDonalds, excitement about weekend plans or just the simple joy of knowing you don’t have to get up for work the next morning. Since I’ve been away from my favorite blogs this week, I spent some [...]

March 19, 2010 43 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What Apartment Shopping Taught me about Careers

Dear Apartment Gods, Please, oh please let us find a dog-friendly 2 bed/2 bath within walking distance of the L. We’d like parking included. We also wouldn’t mind granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and wood floors…equal sized bedrooms and new bathrooms…oh yeah, and keep us way under budget and within 4 block s of the park. [...]

March 17, 2010 18 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

5 Ways to Avoid Your Resume Getting Trashed

Thanks for sending in all of your resumes over the past week in preparation for Job Search Boot Camp! I’ve loved looking at them. After reviewing all the resumes, I wanted to share 5 big picture ways to avoid your resume getting thrown in the trash. These are just the first step of having a [...]

March 12, 2010 14 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Apply The Rules of Dating to Your Job

My favorite dating book of all time is called “Why Men Love Bitches.” Girls, you need to get this book. Guys, pretend you didn’t read that first sentence. I don’t want you to know all of our secrets. The subtitle of this book is called “From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her Own [...]

March 10, 2010 19 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Annoucing Ms. Career Girl’s Job Search Boot Camp!

You may have noticed that I have something exciting cooking. I’m writing a pretty cool job search guide for college seniors and recent graduates. It all started because of your emails and tweets. Many of you share the same fears. Many of you make the same mistakes when it comes to executing your job search. These [...]

March 9, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads: Why losing your job, being married and reclaiming your day are awesome.

The “Well, shit…I lost my job, it sucks, but it sort of feels OK” post This is one of my favorite posts written by Matt Cheuvront. Maybe it’s because I happened to be emailing with him intensely about his career the day before he was let go. When he told me the next afternoon that [...]

March 7, 2010 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

One Family’s Recipe for Happiness

1 cup of patience 5 cups of optimism 3 cups of unconditional love Sprinkled with a passion for your career I spent the first two days of this week at the strangest funeral I’ve ever been to. Everyone was smiling, laughing, telling hilarious stories, eating great food, and embracing distant friends as if they were [...]

March 4, 2010 26 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Senior Series: Should Seniors Skip Spring Break this Year?

At the end of my summer internship two years ago, my boss offered a single piece of advice for the remainder of my college career: take an awesome senior-year spring break. Why? He said that once I graduated into the “career world” it would become nearly impossible to ever find one week during which all [...]

March 4, 2010 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads: Lion or Lamb?

Happy March! How will you use the next month to get what you want? Are you still pursuing your New Years Resolutions or have you fallen off the wagon? Today’s a chance to sit down, make plans, and put yourself on a better path of finding out who you are, what you want and how [...]

March 1, 2010 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →