Category Archives: holiday job search

The 12 Pains of Job Hunting

You have heard and even sang the 12 Days of Christmas.  But have you heard about the 12 pains of job hunting?  If you have ever been in a job search, you have experienced all or some of them.  Here is my tribute to the 12 Pains of Job Hunting for you to enjoy.  The […]

The Best Thing for Your Holiday Job Search

One thing on shopping lists at this time of the year is batteries.  Batteries come in different sizes to accommodate the various toys and electronics they will be used to power.  You want the ones that will keep going, and going, and going. You are like batteries when you search for a job.  You keep […]

The Best Thing for Your Holiday Job Search

One thing on shopping lists at this time of the year is batteries.  Batteries come in different sizes to accommodate the various toys and electronics they will be used to power.  You want the ones that will keep going, and going, and going. You are like batteries when you search for a job.  You keep […]

It’s All About the Gratitude

When my children were little, I would take a holiday photo of them in festive clothes and cute poses so that friends and relatives could see how they had grown in the previous year.  Then I would write our names in the cards and address the envelopes.  People enjoyed receiving the photos.  I would see […]

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 delightful, they don’t give the job searcher what he/she really needs—meaningful employment and a paycheck.  You can be assured […]