If you’ve been following this long, I’m going to touch on a bit that I’ve mentioned earlier, but in more depth. That is networking, and its close relative the reference.  Continue reading “Job Hunting 107 – Networking / References” »

There are two predominant schools of thought regarding the resume. One says that it is dead and no longer relevant. The other seems to think the resume is how you job hunt. Neither is really the case. Keep reading and I’ll cover what role your resume plays, and what needs to go in it. Continue reading “Job Hunting 106 – Your Resume” »

This is the fifth post in a series on job hunting. You can go back and read the first posts for the introduction and content so far, or you can just dive on in. These job hunting modules build on each other, but they are also distinct enough to have value in of themselves.

What is your vision? If you know then questions like “why do you want to work here?” get a lot less awkward. Your vision has to be well defined to you. There are other terms for this, but I like “vision” because like the literal definition of the word, your vision can be blurry, crystal clear, effective only at certain distances, or outright useless. In this sense you define your vision, and in many ways your vision defines your future. Continue reading “Job Hunting 105 – Your Vision” »

This is the forth post in a series on job hunting. You can go back and read the first posts for the introduction and content so far, or you can just dive on in. These job hunting modules build on each other, but they are also distinct enough to have value in of themselves.

This section will cover the first concept of job hunting (job hunting is a job), and the first component of job hunting (your vision). These two topics will lay the groundwork for the rest of this series. Continue reading “Job Hunting 104” »

This is the third post in a series on job hunting. You can go back and read the first posts for the introduction and content so far, or you can just dive on in. These job hunting modules build on each other, but they are also distinct enough to have value in of themselves.

This section will cover the stages of grief related to the loss of a job, and the next section will dive into the first concept and the first component of job hunting. Continue reading “Job Hunting 103” »

This is the second post in a series on job hunting. You can read the first post for the introduction, or you can just dive on in. Continue reading “Job Hunting 102” »

Part of having deep roots in life is having a reliable means of providing for your needs and comforts. For most of us that involves earning money which we exchange for the things we need and want. And again for most of us that involves employment. Problem with all that is that employment isn’t stable. Maybe it used to be, but those days are dead and gone. A lot of people bury their heads in the sand and pretend that they could never lose a job, but being laid off is simply part of being employed at this point. You might go your whole life and never lose a job, or it could happen tomorrow. Point being, job security is a myth. Continue reading “Job Hunting 101” »