Some people seem to know job search secrets that enable them to land jobs even when the economy isn’t booming. I’ve watched job seeker behavior for 20+ years. Want to know what successful job seekers do well? Here’s a checklist: – Choose a focused career goal before you launch your job search. Trying to implement a […]
College Internship To Full-Time Job Success Story: Stephanie Cobian
By Last updated: Wednesday, January 17, 2018
This success story is part of a series profiling people who leveraged their college internship experience into a full-time job. This interview features Stephanie Cobian, a television professional. Stephanie, what college did you attend? California State University of Northridge, Northridge, CA What year did you graduate from college? . 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in […]
College Internship To Full-Time Job Success Story: Julia Dalton
By Last updated: Wednesday, January 17, 2018
This success story is part of a series profiling people who leveraged their college internship experience into a full-time job. This interview features Julia Dalton, a product development and marketing professional. Julia, what college did you attend? Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO What year did you graduate from college? 2005 Where did you complete […]
College Internship To Full-Time Job Success Story: Shane Arman
By Last updated: Saturday, April 12, 2014
This success story is part of a series profiling people who leveraged their college internship experience into a full-time job. This interview features Shane Arman, a public relations professional. Shane, what college did you attend? University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin What year did you graduate from college? 2010 Where did you complete an […]
College Internship To Full-Time Job Success Story: Ansley Fous
By Last updated: Wednesday, January 17, 2018
This success story is part of a series profiling people who leveraged their college internship experience into a full-time job. This interview features Ansley Fous, a Publicist. Ansley, what college did you attend? Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana What year did you graduate from college? 2010 Where did you complete an internship? A Fashion PR firm […]
How To Use LinkedIn: Advice From A Recruiter
By Last updated: Thursday, May 29, 2014
Job seekers, recruiter Bruce Hurwitz has advice on how to use LinkedIn: Focus on keywords and make your availability clear! He explains, “I use LinkedIn to find candidates. I do a search in the geographic area of my client, filtering by industry, and I send a message through LinkedIn to everyone in my network who […]
How To Land A Job By Impressing A Recruiter
By Last updated: Sunday, February 7, 2016
Every week job seekers ask me how to land a job by impressing a recruiter. Sometimes it may seem mysterious how recruiters evaluate talent, so recently I decided to go straight to the sources and get specific answers from the recruiters and employers themselves. This is one of the longest blog posts I’ve ever written […]
From Self-Employed To Salaried: Success Stories
By Last updated: Monday, October 6, 2014
When I tell career coaching clients that self-employed freelancing or consulting can be good paths toward landing full-time salaried employment, many people express skepticism that this strategy ever works. Perhaps because many recruiters are unenthusiastic about self-employed job seekers, there is a persistent myth in the workplace that once you are a freelancer or consultant, […]
10 Ways a Job Search Coach Can Help You Land A Job
By Last updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
I am asked all the time how a job search coach can help you land a job, so I decided to blog about the answers I always give. First, as a job search coach, I am often mistaken for a recruiter, so one of the most important things to clarify is what I don’t do: […]
What To Do If You Are Over 50 And You Can’t Land A Job
By Last updated: Friday, August 17, 2018
Recently I published two success stories about a marketing executive and a web editor who are age 50+ and landed new jobs. While I believe ageism is real and problematic, I also wanted to illustrate that there are people who successfully land employment even in their 50s. However, the U.S. Dept. of Labor says that […]
