I’m not sure how many diehard readers of my blog there are out there, but for those of you who pay close attention, you might have noticed that I waited a little longer than advertised to pull together the final installment of my recent “asking for help” series. If you missed these earlier articles, you’ll […]
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Questions, Questions, Questions…
September 13, 2011 
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Resourcefulness. Drive. Curiosity. A go-getting spirit. A willingness to ask for help. These are qualities that successful job hunters tend to have in abundance. And yet, I’ll confess, I’ve come across quite a few “transitioning professionals” in recent weeks where these qualities were noticeably absent. Or, to be fair, perhaps I’ve come across quite a […]
Read moreCareer Q&A: “How Explain Long Employment Gap?”
January 31, 2011 10 Comments
“Matt, I’m really struggling here. How do I explain being out of work for almost two years now? Is this stretch between jobs going to prevent me from ever getting hired again?” Over the past few years, as the economy has continued to dawdle, more professionals than you might believe have found themselves out of […]
Read moreCareer Q&A: “Involve my spouse in search?”
March 19, 2010 2 Comments
“Matt: I hate to admit it, but I’m really having a problem on the home front. I’ve been looking for a job for a number of months now and my spouse just won’t get off my back. She constantly tells me I’m not searching hard enough or that I’m being too picky about the types […]
Read moreCareer Q&A: “Should one discuss one’s religion/faith during the job search process?”
February 23, 2010 3 Comments
“Matt: I need some advice — in a recent interview, I was asked to talk about the reason I went from one job to another a while back in my career, and the honest answer is that I prayed on it and God made it clear to me that I should make the move. Since […]
Read moreCareer Q&A: “Is the job market getting any better?”
January 17, 2010 2 Comments
Question: “Matt, given the number of job hunters you tend to work with on a regular basis, do you see any signs that the market is getting any better as we kick off 2010?” If you held my feet to the fire, my answer would probably be yes. In the last month or two, there […]
Read moreCareer Q&A: “Tips on informational interviewing?”
December 8, 2009 0 Comments
Question: “I’m thinking about making a career change and have been told I should go out and set up some informational interviews with people who already work in the field I’ m targeting. I’m not sure why, exactly, these folks would want to meet with me. Any advice you can offer?” As if “normal” interviewing […]
Read moreCareer Q&A: “Will dropping my price help me find a job?”
November 11, 2009 1 Comment
“Matt: I’m getting pretty anxious to find work and have toyed with the idea of dropping my ‘price’ to employers in terms of the salary I’m asking for. Do you think this would help me land offers? I mean, after all, by hiring me an employer could get somebody with Director-level experience at a Management-level […]
Read moreBurning Question: What Do You Love About Business?
October 29, 2009 0 Comments
“What do you love, I mean really love, about business?” It’s so easy to bash the corporate world. In fact, it’s become downright fashionable to complain about the greed, waste, exploitation, and ethically-challenged behavior displayed by a high-visiblity chunk of the business world these days. Each day, it seems, I’ll come across yet another “corporate […]
Read moreCareer Q&A: How to Deal With Gaps On a Resume?
October 20, 2009 0 Comments
“Matt: Even though I consider myself to be a very loyal employee, I’m afraid that over the last several years I’ve bounced around to several different jobs, due to the economy, and also now have a few ‘gaps’ in my employment record that employers seem to be all freaked out about — to the point […]
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