Selling a Vintage Fiat? When I was a young man in late 1970s, I wanted a convertible. I was also cheap! The first car I bought was a 1972 Triumph Spitfire from a woman I worked with at IBM. It needed a clutch and a throw out bearing. I had just received my engineering degree […]
Build Your Referral Network – The Targeted Job Search (Updated)
Your Referral Network About 85% of all jobs are filled through employee referrals. Therefore, it makes sense to build a referral network at every company where you might like to work in the future. Before you read on, this is the fourth in this series on the Targeted Job Search. If you have not read […]
Building your Target List – The Targeted Job Search (Updated)
Your Target List Your target list should contain companies that could hire you. You should be looking for companies that are looking for your skill set. We are not looking for companies that are hiring, but those that are capable of hiring you at some point in the future. This is step one of the […]
The Illusion of Job Security
The Illusion of Job Security Job security was something I was raised to attain. I was raised to be an employee to work for a father-like company that would take care of me. After 30 or 40 years there, I would retire and ride off into the sunset. Job security is something that used to […]
