A couple of weeks ago, I posted some links to a couple of great articles by Sital Rupalia. He left me a comment to say thanks, and I said that as long as she keeps writing great articles, I’ll keep linking to them.
It didn’t take her long to post another great one. This one talks [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
13 Ways to Stay Positive
Posted in Job Search, The Economy, tagged Economy, Goals, Routine on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Three million (3,000,000!) jobs available, right now!
Posted in HuntingToHired, Job Search, The Economy, tagged eBook, Economy, HuntingToHired, Job Search, Job Search Paradigms on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
That’s right. It’s a little-known fact that in the midst of the current economic crisis and rampant unemployment, there is a labor shortage. This paragraph is taken from an article titled “3 Million Unfilled Jobs in the US” on TimesUnion.com, by Wally Altes:
“One of the great under-reported/unreported stories about the economy is that American employers [...]
What Are Your Top Job Search Questions?
Posted in HuntingToHired, Job Search, The Economy, tagged Economy, HuntingToHired, Job Search on May 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I get a fair share of job search questions from clients, contacts, and friends. I’m wondering, though, if the questions in my little corner of the world and the internet are the same ones that most job seekers are asking. So I’m writing an open question to job-seekers and job search bloggers:
What are the biggest [...]
“Nobody Called Yet. Where’s My Dream Job?”
Posted in HuntingToHired, Job Search, Resume/CV, The Economy, tagged Economy, HuntingToHired, Job Search, Job Search Paradigms, Resume/CV on May 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Remember my post last week about the “Hire Me” video that I helped my friend put together? Well, we put together the video and put it online, cleaned up her CV, mapped out a strategy, and she was all set and ready to go. That was a Thursday. Then, on Tuesday, I ask her how [...]
Effective Job Seeking In a Recession
Posted in Job Search, The Economy, tagged Economy, Job Search on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the blogs that I follow is YourHRGuy.com, by Lance Haun, who also blogs for Vault.com. I’ve been a fan for a while now, and I couldn’t resist sending you guys to a series of articles he’s put together on “How To Effectively Job Seek In A Recession”. Enjoy!
Best Career Strategies of 2009
Posted in Job Search, The Economy, tagged Economy, Job Search on February 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A little while ago, Bonnie Lowe of Best Career Strategies asked me to contribute to an eBook titled “Best Career Strategies of 2009 – How to Get Hired or Get Ahead, Even When the Economy is Getting Worse”.
The eBook is now available online, and I encourage you all to download it – dozens of career [...]
Dream Jobs? What About The Economy?
Posted in Job Search, The Economy, tagged Economy on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ok guys. The blog is called “Tough Economy Jobs”, so it’s time to talk a little more about the economy.
So far I’ve been talking mostly about broad job-search paradigms – stuff like adding lots of value by finding your niche. It’s all true, but it still begs the question “how does all this apply when [...]
Interview with Bonnie Lowe of Best Career Strategies
Posted in HuntingToHired, Interviews, Job Search, Networking, Resume/CV, The Economy, Value Proposition, tagged Economy, HuntingToHired, Job Search, Resume/CV, Value Proposition on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A while ago Bonnie Lowe asked subscribers of her Best Interview Strategies website’s newsletter, “If you could have a private conversation with me—or any other career expert—what two questions would you ask?”
She received a LOT of questions… and the answers to those questions may be of interest to YOU.
The first “result” of these questions [...]
A Labor Shortage Just One Rung Up The Ladder!
Posted in Job Search, The Economy, Value Proposition, tagged Economy, Job Search, Job Search Paradigms, Value Proposition on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Note: This post is extracted and adapted from the HuntingToHired free eBook titled “Forget Everything You Know About Looking For A Job… And Actually Find One!“
So to quick re-cap, people are still in the mind-set of an industrial rather than knowledge-based labor market, which frustrates them, because they feel that the demand for good jobs [...]
The Myth of the Tough Labor Market
Posted in HuntingToHired, Job Search, The Economy, Value Proposition, tagged Economy, Job Search, Job Search Paradigms, Value Proposition on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Note: This post is extracted and adapted from the HuntingToHired free eBook titled “Forget Everything You Know About Looking For A Job… And Actually Find One!“
As a teenager in school, you might have a paper route (maybe not these days, but you know what I mean). As a college student, you might work part-time at [...]

