I’m sure most of you know that it’s important to have good credit, especially when you’re planning to take out a loan to buy a house, a car, a boat, etc. Some of you probably know that, when companies are making a hiring decision, many will do a criminal background check in addition to [...]

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A friend of mine sent me a notice about a position available at his company. Here are the details in case you’re interested and meet the requirements for the position.
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We have found the demand for helping enterprises make the world a better place by providing software and strategy for online collaboration is growing [...]

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Here’s a useful site for those of you looking to work in “The Biz.” Variety’s The Biz bills itself as the first job and networking site for entertainment professionals.
You don’t have to be a star, baby, to be in show business. The current most popular tags on their site are Sales, Marketing, [...]

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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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1/30th of a second… that’s all it was. But that 1/30th of a second has raised a bit of a ruckus thanks to a post on YouTube, where a video posted has already been viewed over 750,000 times and another similar video being viewed over 990,000 times! It happened on the widely watched cook-off “The [...]

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Here’s a useful resource for your career and your job search. The US Government Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles information on job markets, job types, job titles, salary information, job outlook, and more. They make this information available to anyone who wants it. It can be a great way [...]

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Nearly everyone has some sort of gap in employment at some point in their career.  The days of “lifetime employment” are all but extinct.  While most gaps are relatively short, up to a few months, sometimes they end up being much longer.  Or perhaps it’s not really an employment gap but a career gap - [...]

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Here’s a useful post from Lavie Margolin’s blog, Lavie’s Job Advisement
How do I answer the question, “What is your greatest weakness?”
“Remember an interview is your chance to continue to ‘sell’ an employer on your appropriateness for their job opening. Every answer that you give should make your candidacy stronger.
“I suggest explaining a challenge/problem that you [...]

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We all know that when you’re between jobs, planning to look for a job, semi-employed, or self-employed, every dollar counts!
One very easy way to earn some extra money is to leverage customer acquisition programs. Many companies, such as some banks, will actually pay you to refer them customers. Why do they do this? Well, customer [...]

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I saw a post on a job search group in Yahoo! Groups and sent an email to the job seeker with several suggestions.  I’m not including the original post here but am including the text of the email I sent her, in the hopes that someone else can also benefit from this.  In case you’re wondering, the title of this blog [...]

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