The Job Search Strategist

Strategies, tips and tutorials on how to find work and advance your career

What…Me Worry?

I’m a strong believer in personal development and continuing to educate yourself even after school is over - it’s an ongoing thing.
I’ve been listening to the audio program “Lead the Field” by Earl Nightingale and it’s excellent! I was listening to tape 2 and thought I’d share some of the statistics on worrying, especially given [...]

Here’s another approach to reducing procrastination and getting more done.  I found this on 43 Folders, a site geared towards personal productivity and “life hacks”.
Who it’s for:
- procrastinators
- the easily distracted
- compulsive web-surfers
- people with a long list of very short tasks (a/k/a “mosquitos”)
- people having trouble chipping away at very large tasks
What [...]

Tim Ferris, author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich runs a very useful blog. His book is one of the most powerful books I read all of last year, and I would HIGHLY recommend it to just about anyone.
There is a post here that includes [...]

If you’re looking to make some extra cash, whether you’re currently between jobs and hoping to make ends meet, or if you’re currently working and want to start creating extra streams of income, affiliate marketing can be a good option. Since nearly everyone is either looking for a job, would consider a better opportunity, [...]

Career Option: Being a Recruiter in Japan

This is from Being A Broad, a Japan-based organization geared to help female foreigners living in Japan. It’s a tremendous resource for foreigners living in Japan, particularly foreign women. They’re putting on a career seminar soon (March 28th), and this is from the announcement. For more details you can go here
“It’s [...]