In an article in today’s Wall Street Journal (Firms Invest Big in Career Sites),  a new trend is outlined in which companies are finally linking three critical branding elements – their internal culture brand, their external marketing brand and their HR recruiting ‘talent brand’ – to successfully create new and innovative online and social media […]

This morning, job seeker consultant and blogger John Heckers hits us between the eyes with this interesting blog courtesy of Colorado Biz Magazine. Read John’s blog here.

Job seekers in Colorado take note.  Colorado Biz Magazine, one of Colorado’s premier business publications, has come out with it’s annual top 100 public companies in Colorado.  See the whole list by clicking here. In addition, they have published their annual list, 5o Colorado companies to watch; a list of second-stage enterprises whose success, growth […]

What does orange juice and job searching have in common? A lot, actually. I was in the grocery store last week looking for orange juice. I went to the case and counted 6 brands and at least 20 different types of orange juice. There was pulp-free, some pulp, extra pulp, calcium enriched, organic, extra vitamin […]

I used to believe that video resumes were the next greatest thing to hit the job-seeking market.  Imagine, you can put your best foot forward by highlighting your charisma and your wit – all in a simple three-minute video profile! As a matter of fact, I found a video resume, G’s video resume, on YouTube […]

Quitting a job is a big decision and there are many factors to consider. I spoke to a few people recently who had terrific reasons for wanting to quit, but when it came down to actually leaving their employment, it was just too scary for them.  One person told me  “No matter how much I […]

I was at my trainer’s office the other day and saw the essay (posted below) hanging above his desk. I find it is very relevant and inspirational to folks who are making a change in their lives, particularly those going through a career transition. I’ve met with job seekers who are often frustrated, scared, fed […]

There is no such thing as a one-way job interview; in other words, even though you are being interviewed for a job, you must also interview the organization to determine if this is a career position in which you are comfortable committing your skills, expertise time and energy. You should definitely hit the Internet to […]

Here’s a really terrific article from this morning’s Wall Street Journal about three people who were able to recover after making mistakes early in their careers.  It’s an interesting profile of the soul-searching these professionals went through after facing setbacks early in their career.  These high-profile examples had to deal with addressing and overcoming the […]