Category Archives: Job Search

Tis the season to be jolly or so the song says. But how can you be jolly while you are job searching. Not that the holidays are always enjoyable by our colleagues that trot off to the office everyday. It’s just that being unemployed has different and additional challenges. The toll of the process has […]

Pressed For Success: Success begins with Networking

Any successful job searcher will tell you that the job was attained by networking. By contacting friends, colleagues and former classmates, one can find openings in the hidden job market. After an opening is found, the job seeker reaches out to contacts within the company to walk a resume in, put in a good word […]

Pressed For Sucess: Support When You Need It Most

http://pressedforsuccess.blogspot.com/2009/07/pressed-for-success.html Pressed for Success is a job search group that began on December 1, 2008, with three members. Today, we have over 60 members with 14 success stories. Following the job club model recommended by Tory Johnson of Women for Hire, we meet to network, share resources and provide mutual support. We have three types […]