Category Archives: find a job help

Think Positive: When not If You Get a Job

“Whether you think you can or you can’t you’re right.”  Henry Ford said these words many, many years ago.  But they still ring true.  Job searchers need to take this to heart.  Thinking positive is a powerful way to get a job. What?  Yes, thinking positive will get you a job.  It has to do […]

The Job Searchers Most Needed Tool: Job Search Networking Support Group

In the past 4 years, I have been a part of a job search networking group called Pressed for Success.  When it began there were only 3 of us.  The following week, 5 and it grew steadily for a couple of years.  However as the economy improves, growth has not been as steady.  But the […]

5 Job Search Features on Your Smartphone.

If your smartphone is so smart, why can’t it get you a job?  Well it can with instant information, no more phone tag, and lets you know when you should be doing something.  Who knew that you can perform all this with one compact device?  The only problem is you have to remember to keep […]

Twas The Night Before Christmas of the Job Searcher

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was working, not even the mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes they wouldn’t show the wear and tear. The children were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of ipads, Abercrombie and Fitch danced in […]

10 Gifts Job Searchers Need But Won’t Ask For

Ask a job searcher what they want for Christmas.  From my experience,  the answer is “a job.”  The last thing a job searcher needs is a scented candle or a box of chocolates.  While these gifts are nice, they don’t give the job searcher what he/she really needs—meaningful employment and a pay check.  You can […]