This isn’t just an important job interview question. It isn’t just a common job interview question. This is the only job interview question any employer has ever asked you. Wait a minute! I’ve been on a few job interviews. They definitely asked me more than one question. No. Not really. You were only being asked…
The first order of business you have to take care of when you apply to a job is getting past the resume “bouncer”. The bouncer in this case is the recruiter who screens out your application before the hiring manager has a chance to see it. But make no mistake about it, this bouncer is…
There comes a time in every job search when you have to ask yourself: “Why won’t anyone hire me?” There are probably a few different reasons why your job search has stalled. One reason is that we’re currently recovering from one of the worst economies in history. Of course this a major overall reason why…
Welcome to the October 18, 2010 edition of carnival of the unemployed. BudgetSnob presents Walking Away From Your Mortgage posted at Budget Snob. Tax Debt Help presents IRS Informs Taxpayers of Changes on OTC Prescriptions for 2011 posted at Tax Debt Help. Wise Bread presents Living Well on a Feast to Famine Income…
To protect yourself. That’s a hard lesson Gene Cranick from Tennessee just learned. The poor guy just lost everything when his house burned down because he didn’t pay a $75 service fee. Gene lives in town without a fire department. The neighboring town offers fire department coverage for $75 a year. For two of the…
Forbes just released its 10 Best Cities For Business and Careers. It really should be called 10 Most Shocking Cities Where Jobs Are Available Because Most People Have Never Heard Of These Places And Couldn’t Point Them Out On A Map To Save Their Lives. That was probably too long and politically incorrect. Anyway here…
Welcome to the September 20, 2010 edition of Unemployed Help Blog Buffet. Below is a collection of articles from around the blogosphere selected to provide help for the unemployed.
In light of Mel Gibson’s potentially career killing fall from grace, I thought it would be interesting to see if there is anything in that fiasco we all could benefit from. Here are five lessons I pulled out of all this mess.
Tired of being labeled overqualified for a job? Discover what employers really mean when they say you are overqualified and what to do about it!
Welcome to the August 30, 2010 edition of carnival of the unemployed. Silicon Valley Blogger presents Got Laid Off? What To Do When You Lose Your Job posted at The Digerati Life. Katy Unitek presents Shaping America’s Green Workforce: Community Colleges’ Role posted at Boots On The Roof. Leave Debt Behind.com presents Ways…