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 steps to shore up their job and career outlook.  As a blogger in this space, ...

I’ll be honest.  I always thought that going to a temp agency was a waste of time.  This perception comes from the fact that when I was in college in the late 90s, I visited a few firms, filled out reams of paperwork, took a few computer tests, did several interviews, and never got a single job out of the ...

Far too often, I see or hear about people jumping into new job situations, either because they’re desperate to be employed or because they get overzealous after a really good interview.  But rushing into a job is like rushing into a relationship – a lack of knowledge about the other party can lead to disappointment.  Over ...

When I graduated from college, I immediately moved from Chicago to New York to begin my career in a global PR agency.  I left behind my boyfriend of a year, Stew.  Newly Corporate has a helpful post on surviving a long distance relationship that’s a result of relocation.  Here are four of Brandon’s best tips:   Make friends ...

Do you want to learn how a nonfiction business/career book is researched and written?  As my summer intern, you will be responsible for screening interview candidates, soliciting questionnaires, and setting up phone discussions with the people who will be profiled in my new book on career changers to be published by Random House in ...

Employment Digest has posted a brilliant article on job offers that aren’t actually as good as they look at first.  Writer Carole Martin tells the story of Nicholas, who received an on-the-spot offer and was so thrilled he accepted right away. Nicholas was offered $55,000 per year, with a hiring bonus of $5,000 – a $10,000 raise from his last ...

Employment Digest has an interesting post on the qualities that potential employers want to see, and how these qualities can be translated on a resume.  Among them:   ·         Communication Skills: For example, the phrase “Ability to be persuasive when interacting with clients, junior colleagues ...

I really like Marci Alboher’s Shifting Careers blog over at the New York Times, and this week, she shares a great self-assessment exercise from career coach Michael Melcher.  Since people are always asking me where to start when considering a career switch, I think Melcher’s “Zagat Approach” is worth mulling over.    Melcher ...

One of my friends, Mike, who has been on the job market a while, faced a tough dilemma this week.  He received two fairly attractive offers in the same geographic location and had to decide on one of them within a few days.  Mike got Job Offer #1, which would have a really steep learning curve, on the strength of his resume, which did a ...

Steven Rothberg at College Recruiter posted a great article from Beyond.com on salary negotiation.  I loved this piece in particular because it addresses the question of how much information to give away about your requirements before the interview.  This came up recently when I was hanging out with my friend Rob, who was filling out a ...