WEDDLE’s 2010 User’s Choice Awards, The Elite of the Online Employment Industry

I wanted to share with you a list I discovered online.  It contains some really solid online employment sites.  Check them out and tell me what you think about using them to find your next job.

Absolutely Health Care http://www.healthjobsusa.com/
AfterCollege.com http://www.AfterCollege.com/
AllHealthcareJobs.com http://AllHealthcareJobs.com/
AllRetailJobs.com http://www.AllRetailJobs.com/
CareerBuilder.com http://www.CareerBuilder.com/
CollegeGrad.com http://www.CollegeGrad.com/
CollegeRecruiter.com http://www.collegerecruiter.com/
Dice.com http://www.dice.com/
DirectEmployers.com http://www.DirectEmployers.com
DiversityJobs.com http://www.DiversityJobs.com/
EmploymentGuide.com http://www.EmploymentGuide.com
ExecuNet http://www.execunet.com/
GetTheJob.com http://www.GetTheJob.com
Hcareers http://www.Hcareers.com/
HealthCareerWeb.com http://www.HealthCareerWeb.com/
HEALTHeCAREERS Network http://www.HEALTHeCAREERS.com/
Indeed.com [...]

If You’re Out of Work and Reality Bites…..Here’s How to Actually Get Hired – Now

A certain television station likes to pitch its programming with the slogan: “It’s not reality it’s actuality.”  It’s an interesting statement, although a bit confusing – much like today’s job market.

The reality is if you read a variety of articles or talk to a group of “experts” you’ll actually get a broad range of opinions [...]

Ya Know What They Say About Assuming...

People come to me looking for help with their careers and businesses and I tell them if we are going to partner, they have to adhere to my three “golden rules”. Thou shalt not prejudge, compromise or assume.

Now that sounds simple enough, right? But how many times each day do we do that?

Many people prejudged [...]

Demystifying Twitter and your Job Search

Flipping out 140 character messages may not be the salvation to your job search, but these few tools and tips just might help. I found Marci Reynolds’ site and it gives a good overview of what you need. It gives a Twitter primer (It’s a mystery for many of use, I know.) and [...]

Listen Up If You Are in Job Search Mode

Keith Ferrazzi wrote an article called “Are Your Poor Listening Skills Hurting Your Career?”   Ferrazzi’s the guy that wrote a “Never Eat Alone” and another one recently called “Who’s Got Your Back.” In both books Ferrazzi talks about networking and gaining support from the people around you. Could your listening habits [...]

To Stay at Your Electrifying Best...Pull the Plug

No matter if it’s voice mail, email, your Blackberry, a text, your next meeting or perhaps  even an letter delivered the old fashioned way – in an envelope with a stamp, every once in a while you have to pull the plug and scream an obscenity ridden with – ENOUGH!

What a concept…becoming unattainable for some [...]

Let Me Share Some Positive News

There’s a rumor going around that the economy’s improving. Job creation is on the move. Since good news is meant to be shared, I’m passing on the article “Four signs our recovery may not be entirely ‘jobless’” that should raise your spirits. After you read the article, shake off the blues, rebuild [...]

Are You Buzzard, Bat, Bee or People?

I got this from someone in an email a long while back.  I keep stuff much longer than most do only so I can use it for writing fodder someday in the future.  Well I ran into this one and the day came for this one.   Watch out!  (BTW, it came with no author, so [...]

A Career Lesson from Tiger Woods

He’s the expert on the greens…….. You’re the expert in the field.

You both have to manage your turf and keep the grass from growing under your feet.

I bet you never knew you had so much in common. But “mowing down” these sod (and sad) analogies, let me ask, “Do you have this in common [...]

A Lesson on the Power of Fun

For Thanksgiving, I wanted to share a smile and provide a “lesson” in the power of fun!