Are you treating your job search like it is your full time job?

Feb 19th, 2009 - Posted By Blake Cannon

There is no denying that we are in the midst of the worst job market that most of us remember. Just this week the economy lost 82,500 jobs - 71,000 jobs on Monday and 11,500 jobs on Tuesday. With 4 days left in the month the economy has lost more than 211,500 jobs in January. In President Bush’s last report to Congress he estimated that the unemployment rate would climb as high as 7.7% and predicted that the U.S. would lose 235,000 jobs per month in 2009 versus 114,000 jobs per month lost in 2008. According to former President Bush “The administration projects that employment will… ...Read More

Framing previous experience for a resume

Feb 17th, 2009 - Posted By Blake Cannon

When most people apply for a new job, they understand the significance of making an effort to boldly emphasize the important experience in their resume and make sure it represents them as they want to be viewed by any potential employer. However, in some situations, previous work experience may be unrelated. And it might not always hurt to include items in your resume that aren’t necessarily part of your work history. The most important thing to remember is that you need to impress upon your recruiter the fact that you offer something more than the other candidates. Most people… ...Read More

Hoping and Groping

Feb 9th, 2009 - Posted By Blake Cannon

Very few people are really equipped to make a solid long-range career decision. They have no training in this area, no background, no knowledge of the basic principles pertaining to successful career planning. They just blindly stumble about, hoping and groping, hoping that somehow they will do the right thing, groping for the right thing and then not knowing what to do if they do find it, until eventually they reach an age where they no longer have a choice. They make decisions with their heart - and when it comes to long-range career decisions, the only way to get the right answer is to use… ...Read More

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