Author Archives: Arleen Bradley

Holiday Networking for Introverts Part I

It seems that the road to success is networking.  It can be career suicide if you fail to network in this day and age.  Everyone is doing it and needs to do it.  But for many, networking is more painful than anything imaginable.   For introverts, shy people and/or socially challenged, it doesn’t mean the end […]

Five Things You Should Know About Networking During the Holidays

It’s the best time to be looking for a job.   It’s a highly social time of the year. Everyone is hosting a party to celebrate a holiday or the end of the year.  Due to the nature of the holidays, people are in a giving mood.  Attend as many events as you can and meet […]

Five Things You Should Know About Networking During the Holidays

It’s the best time to be looking for a job.   It’s a highly social time of the year. Everyone is hosting a party to celebrate a holiday or the end of the year.  Due to the nature of the holidays, people are in a giving mood.  Attend as many events as you can and meet […]

Black Friday is Like Job Searching

Well Thanksgiving is over.  It ended when the first store opened for the Black Friday sale.  It’s interesting the day the country has set aside for being grateful for what we have, many are eager to go get things they don’t have.  It’s similar to a job searcher who is grateful for all the wonderful […]

Coping with the family: Unemployment + holidays + family = stressed to the max.

In a parody of seasonal favorite, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” one of The Twelve Pains of Christmas is facing the in-laws.  Well, it isn’t just the in-laws that can be a pain, but your own family, as well.  Whether immediate or extended, your family has your best interest in mind.  The holiday season is likely to […]