by Joe Stein | Job Seeker Strategies
As much as I can enjoy the connectivity of business social media, it can be heart wrenching to read the posts from connections who are currently seeking work. They generally all start the same way…”I have sent out hundreds of resumes…” The concept of job seeking being...
by Joe Stein | Interviewing
There are many questions that an interviewer might present to you during the course of an interview. While perhaps not the most frequently asked, a common question revolves around wanting you to talk about a mistake that you have made in your career and how it was...
by Joe Stein | Employed But Looking
There are so many individuals that are stuck in a bad job, but for some reason, don’t jump into the labor market to find something different. This inactivity may be because of time constraints or the demands of their personal life. The real reason for most, however,...
by Joe Stein | Interviewing
It is common to hear from Hiring Managers about how close the finalists were for an open position. Often, the feedback is that their job experience and related education were similar to each other. The differentiator was what is commonly referred to as a “soft skill”,...
by Joe Stein | Job Seeker Strategies
Many years ago, I wrote about not falling under the spell of thinking your unemployment is an excuse for an extended “vacation” from work. This is especially true if it is the summer or holiday season and you have severance, unemployment, or even some savings to tide...
