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• How to Make Money While Looking for a New Job

  It’s easy for workers who have recently been laid off to quickly get discouraged, especially when faced with dismal economic news and grim job prospects. While traditional office jobs may be difficult to snag, there are many inspiring, nontraditional Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Cool Careers, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, Work

• Accountability Groups Help Unemployed Stay Motivated

  The New York Times just reported on a new phenomenon in job hunting that has arisen as a result of the high unemployment rate among white-collar workers – accountability groups. According to the Times, membership in various networking organizations across Read More... Posted Monday, February 02, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Networking, Ownership & Initiative, Productivity, Goals

• Make a Deal with a Bigshot in 10 Minutes

  Thanks to ProBlogger’s Darren Rowse for sharing an excellent piece by Laura Roeder on making deals with bigshots in 10 minutes. Here are some highlights of Laura’s advice, which is sound and absolutely worth following, because no matter how great you Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Job Hunting, Networking, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills

• Are THEY a good fit for YOU?

  In their eagerness to get a job offer, many prospective employees forget that they are making a choice too. Presumably they’re going to spend a good chunk of their lives with this organization, and yet they don’t take the time to really evaluate whether Read More... Posted Monday, January 19, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, Business, Job Hunting, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Book Review: Dig Your Job

  G.L. Hoffman has long billed himself as the wise, older mentor. He’s behind the successful blog What Would Dad Say? , and like most highly educated fathers, he always gives excellent advice. G.L. is a 25 year veteran of the business world. He’s also a Read More... Posted Friday, January 02, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Work

• Should You Take a Voluntary Severance Package?

  Way too many of my friends and acquaintances have been faced with this dilemma recently: my company has given me the option of leaving the company voluntarily with a severance package that sounds pretty good. Do I take it and run, or stick around and Read More... Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Troubleshooting

• Should You Accept a Counteroffer?

  My friend Anita Bruzzeze has a terrific post on the perils of accepting a counteroffer. You might not think this applies to too many people in this rotten economy, but you’d be surprised. The counteroffer dilemma is something that faces nearly every halfway Read More... Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career Change, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Reviews & Promotions

• Job Market Isn’t As Dire for Young Workers

  My friend Penelope Trunk has a great post on why young workers actually have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. The data she shares is very compelling: Jobs for low-level candidates are increasing. This data comes from a report from Beyond.com Read More... Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, News and Politics

• Beware of the Noncompete

  Thanks to MSNBC columnist Eve Tahmincioglu for revisiting the issue of the noncompete agreement. I address this topic briefly in Success for Hire , and I think it’s an important one to be aware of if you’re job hunting or thinking of making a career transition Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Troubleshooting, News and Politics

• Nagging Versus Appropriate Follow Up

  At my college reunion, I met a prominent national newspaper editor I’ve admired for a long time. I had e-mailed her a couple of times to introduce myself over the years, but she hadn’t responded, and I didn’t want to be a nag so I let it go. When I talked Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Communication, Job Hunting, Networking, People Skills

• Words of Wisdom on Job Action Day

  To rally those who have lost their jobs or are facing possible job loss in the current devastated economic climate, Quintessential Careers has created Job Action Day . Job Action Day, which is today, aims to empower workers and job-seekers to take proactive Read More... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Current Affairs, Job Hunting, Networking, Productivity, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• But I Want to Go Into Finance!

  I just got this e-mail from a WCW reader: “Dear Alexandra: When I was younger, my parents, who used to watch the old TV show Family Ties, used to call me Alex P. Keaton. I’ve always had a knack for numbers. I got my first savings account when I was in Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Handling the “Do You Have Any Questions?” Question

  Thanks to Phil Rosenberg at Secrets of the Job Hunt for providing this primer on asking intelligent questions, when prompted, at the end of a job interview: Do you have any questions? This is asked at the end of most interviews, and it gives the candidate Read More... Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Communication, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism

• 4 Ways to Keep Your Resume Out of the Black Hole

  There are so many people applying for jobs these days, it’s difficult even to get your resume read, let alone get invited for an interview. Some candidates, however, go overboard in the quest for attention, resorting to boldfaced lies about their education Read More... Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Troubleshooting

• TV for Job Hunters

  Over at Cheezhead , Vanessa Dennis writes about the new Chicago-based Job Search Television Network (JSTN) . The multimedia job search network is looking to expand its daily two-hour broadcast powered by Comcast into a 24-hour job ops channel. Currently Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Technology