Author Archives: Leslie Drew

How To Get A Job Before You Go Broke!

How To Get A Job

The job market is finally starting to shows signs of life. So if you’ve been on the sidelines waiting, now is the time to get back in the game. Here are four tips to help you get a job this year. Maximize Your Exposure There’s no way to find a job if no one knows…

3 Simple Ways To Scam Proof Your Life

Scam Proof Your Life

There’s a sucker born every minute   -David Hannum P. T. Barnum of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus made a living off of scamming the paying public. Barnum built his fame and fortune producing elaborate hoaxes that he then charged people to see. He said he didn’t consider it ripping people off if they…

New Year, New You, New Job!

new year new job

2010 is in the books. It’s time to make and break a bunch of new year’s resolutions. Last year was good but it could have been much better here at Unemployed Help. With that, here are my new year’s resolutions to help you get hired in 2011:

Unemployed Help Blog Buffet 7

Welcome to the November 29, 2010 edition of carnival of the unemployed. debt kid presents Are You Too Comfortable? posted at DebtKid. Job-Interview-Site.com presents What Is Your Greatest Strength? posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “though employers are interested in hiring you as a person, they are concentrating on knowing your strengths – those things…

8 Scam Free Ways To Work From Home

Scam Free Ways To Work From Home

Tired of scams and ripoffs? Here’s a list of eight scam free ways to work from home. Really legitimate. That means none of the you pay us now and we’ll pay you never crap that’s everywhere. The first three scam free ways to work from home on the list give you the best chance at…

Tell Me About Yourself?

This is one of the most common job interview answers you’ll be required to give. It’s usually the very first question and used as an informal ice breaker. But make no mistake about it this question is part of your official interview and evaluation.

Job Security Is Dead

Recently, Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes highlighted the unemployment crisis in San Jose, CA otherwise known as Silicon Valley.  The unemployment rate is about 12 percent there. The unemployment and underemployment rate is about 22 percent in  all of California. Many of these folks are facing the end of their 99 weeks of unemployment benefits….

Unemployed Help Blog Buffet 6

Welcome to the November 8, 2010 edition of carnival of the unemployed. Patricia Robinson MFT presents Interview Tips for Adults with Asperger’s: It’s an Interview, Not a Therapy Session – Thrive On the Autism Spectrum posted at Thrive On the Autism Spectrum, saying, “I’m a therapist and coach working with individuals with autism, Asperger’s and…