No question about it. Job hunting can be an emotional roller-coaster. If you’re “normal” in any sense of the word, and have found yourself looking for work, you’re inevitably going to experience a gamut of emotions ranging from nervous to scared to angry to jubilant on a daily (or hourly!) basis — depending on your […]
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Archive | June, 2011
LinkedIn Tip: Check the “Jobs” Page — Finally!
June 22, 2011 
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For the past several years, when advising clients on how to search for online job openings, I’ve startled a ton of them by proclaiming “The LinkedIn Jobs page is a terrific source of leads and one of the fastest-growing job boards in the world. But don’t ever check it!” I’d then clear up the puzzled […]
Continue readingSuccess Story: Karen’s Career Colonoscopy
June 20, 2011 4 Comments
Remember the old Monty Python movie “And Now For Something Completely Different?” Well, that’s what I’ve got for you today. An acquaintance of mine, Karen Vogel, recently landed a new opportunity (hooray!) here in the Seattle area — and offered to share some thoughts via my blog about her job search journey and the experiences […]
Continue readingLeadership, Wherefore Art Thou?
June 18, 2011 1 Comment
What is leadership? What does it entail, exactly? And how is it different from the skill set of management? If you’re interviewing for a leadership position of any kind in today’s market, you can’t afford to “phone it in” when it comes to these types of questions. You need to arrive at each hiring conversation […]
Continue readingFree Retraining Programs: WA State WorkSource
June 16, 2011 1 Comment
Are you currently receiving unemployment benefits in Washington State? If so, one of my contacts in the WorkSource system wrote me to remind people of a few special training options/benefits that are available to certain professionals who qualify for them. Here’s what she asked me to pass along: “Matt: Just thought you might want to […]
Continue readingReverse Reference Checking = Peace of Mind!
June 14, 2011 3 Comments
The other day, a client of mine called me up to report the news that after several months of searching, he finally had a viable job offer in hand — and that a local high-tech firm had invited him to come join their team in an account management capacity. Needless to say, he was quite […]
Continue readingEndangered Careers: Dr. Ira Wolfe’s Opinion
June 9, 2011 15 Comments
Scary stuff, but here’s an article on the changing job market that I’d encourage you all to read with the permission of the author, Dr. Ira Wolfe of the “Perfect Labor Storm 2.0” blog. High Unemployment: Slow job creation is just part of the problem As Dr. Wolfe points out, and I’ve echoed in many […]
Continue readingLatest Thoughts: Twitter & Job Hunting
June 8, 2011 8 Comments
Now LinkedIn, that site I know like the back of my hand. But Twitter? That tool continues to confound me a little bit, even though I’ve been using it for a few years now to distribute some of my blog articles and to share tips, leads, and advice with members of my network. I guess […]
Continue readingFall-Back Jobs & The Marketing Delta
June 7, 2011 1 Comment
Many times, when you’re caught between employment engagements for a number of months, you’ll find yourself wondering whether — as the old saying goes — it might be time to fish or cut bait. I have clients come in on a fairly frequent basis, in fact, saying things like “Matt, I’ve been looking for work […]
Continue readingThe (Job Board) King is Dead. Long Live the King!
June 2, 2011 4 Comments
Indeed.com. Oh how I’ve loved you over the years. You’ve been an old friend. A trusted companion. A tool that I could consistently rely upon to save my clients literally hundreds of hours of wasted time during the course of their job search, given your amazing ability to “aggregate” job leads from nearly every other […]
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