Many of you have read Tim Ferris’ outstanding book, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich.  If you haven’t - you should!  It’s one of the three most powerful books I read all of last year.  
If you’re at all familiar with his book, you’re probably wondering why in the world [...]

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This was originally posted on The Recruiters Lounge, but I thought that the readers here might receive some benefit as well. (Hope so - Smile.)
Jim Stroud
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I don’t get out as often as I could (or as I should) I suppose, so when I do venture my head out of my laptop, I like to make [...]

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Here’s another good article full of great tips!
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Speak Right and Network Like A Pro
Just as there’s a wrong and a right way to write, there’s also a better way to speak right, particularly at networking events. Knowing how to work the crowd is more than shaking hands and handing out business cards.
Speak right at these [...]

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I found this article posted to the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group - I saw it posted on the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group, but it was originally published in Advertising Age.
Social-Networking Sites Have Become ‘Supercharged’ Job Sites, the New Way for Candidates and Employers to Gain Unique Insight as They Search
By Erik [...]

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Looking for a job is largely about self-marketing, even if “marketing” has nothing to do with your job description. So, here’s a “guerilla marketing” tactic you can use in your job search.   Internet marketers have known for quite some time that articles can be a great way to drive traffic to their websites and to [...]

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Useful article from US News & World Report (via Yahoo Finance):
“The jury’s still out on where the job market is heading, but one thing is certain: Employers have put the brakes on hiring. Job creation fell by 17,000 in January, the first month of decline in more than four years. Hard-hit industries like banking and [...]

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Check out this very interesting video on how to use guerilla tactics to find work.

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Well this entry is part rant, part serious advice. I received a call a little while back from a gentleman I had met at a networking event. He asked me to look over the resume of a friend of his, which I was glad to do. The person sent me a long [...]

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So glad to welcome the contribution of a good friend of mine - Otis Collier. Check out his article below and be sure to check out his website.
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X-RAYING YOUR NEXT JOB
By: Otis Collier
http://www.otiscollier.com
In today’s market, networking is an extremely important part of job-hunting. Many experts will tell you that it is still the most popular [...]

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“If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always received,” said some wise person. This is certainly true when it comes to job-hunting, especially during a “sucky” economy. How many times have you applied to a job on Monster.com? Now ask yourself, “How many other people have applied for [...]

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