The Traditional Job Search is Dead The days of looking online for a job posting, applying for the job, and then getting an interview are long gone. Note: This post was originally published in August of 2015 and was updated in May of 2020. If you want to stay employed, you will need to use […]
Emotions and the Job Search – Creating a Blank Slate [Updated]
Emotions and the Job Search Managing your emotions is as key in the job search as it is in negotiations. It is important to become a blank slate! If you can keep your emotions in check, you will find that you will be so much better off as you go through the job search. This […]
Who is Really Making the Hiring Decision? [Updated]
Who is Making the Hiring Decision? Who makes the hiring decision to hire you? It may seem obvious, but it’s often a shell game. You would think it was the hiring manager, but does he or she really have the final say? There is an exact correlation between a) understanding who is the decision-maker in […]
How to Create Your Career Story So That It Makes Sense [Podcast]
Podcast #167 – Marc Interviews Gary O’Neal on How to Create Your Career Story So That It Makes Sense Description: Gary is a recruiting and hiring consultant. He has trained and led high-performance recruiting teams that have made well over 10,000 hires. He has seen the inside story of how recruiting and hiring happens inside […]
Back to Work: The Resumé Advice You Need to Know [Guest Post]
The Resumé Advice You Need to Know There are several reasons you may have taken a career break, whether that was to look after an elderly parent, look after children or because you were let go from another position. Whatever your reason, it can feel daunting when you decide you’re finally ready to return to […]
Got Hope? Current and Future Job Prospects for 50-Plus Workers with Kathy Lansford [Podcast]
Episode #126 – Marc Miller and career coach Kathy Lansford discuss the job search for seniors Description: After several years of different career paths, Kathy unexpectedly fell into something she loves to do — helping people find jobs. Kathy is an award-winning trainer, skilled in the design and presentation of seminars and workshops that have […]
Should I Take a Survival Job and Why? [Updated]
Survival Job Are you considering taking a survival job? Have you been out of work for over six months? Have your unemployment benefits run out? Are you running out of money to pay the mortgage, or are you going to raid your 401(k) for living expenses? Many are driven to this decision by monetary issues […]
Dr. Lynn Marie Morski Tells Us How to Quit [Podcast]
Episode #107 – Marc interviews quitting evangelist, Dr. Lynn Marie Morski on quitting strategies Description In this episode, Marc and Lynn discuss her book, Quitting by Design and discuss the advantages of quitting a job you don’t fit, some of the fears associated with quitting, how to prepare logically to meet the fears and move […]
Susan Joyce of Job-Hunt.org on Searching Proactively for a Job [Podcast]
Episode #105 – Marc Miller interviews Susan Joyce of Job-Hunt.org fame for proactive advice. Description In this episode, Marc interviews Susan Joyce to discuss the difference between a reactive and a proactive job search. Job-Hunt.org and Susan have been helping people find jobs since 1998. Susan P. Joyce holds a BS in Education and an […]
