Category Archives: Job Search

My Husband and My Job Search

The other day I met a couple of job searchers for coffee.  http://portageparkdistrict.org We talked about many things including the job search.  And inevitably the subject of how their spouses are handling their job search.  It was interesting that both shared the same feelings.    When I was job searching, my husband would tell me […]

What the IRS Wants Job Searchers to Know

It’s getting to be that time.  Each year every citizen in the United States is required to report to the IRS http://siedc.org/wp/ their taxable earned income.  The IRS will be looking forward to hearing from you on or before April 15.  Are you ready?  Do you have all your documents?  And more importantly do you […]

2 Things Job Searchers Want Human Resources Managers to Know

  http://iupatdc5.org There are many things job searchers desperately want.  The number one item is a job!  Job searchers want human resources managers to know is that they want the job and they need the paycheck that goes with it.  Human resource managers aren’t the ones making the decision.  It’s the hiring manager.  However, next […]

Your Job Title: Does it Define You?

Years ago I lost my job.  It wasn’t just any job; I was working for my church.  The church my family had been involved in for 100 years.  I lost not only my job; I also lost where I went to church; the support system of people I had shared my faith with; the place […]

Success Is In The Palm of Your Hands

I remember the day when all the phone did was connect two people to have a conversation.  You could hear the other person, but you couldn’t see them.  Slowly, new technology allowed you do more things.  Such as put a caller on hold while you answered another call.  And now phones do just about everything […]