Tag Archives: holiday job search

The Best Gift You Can Give This Year is For You

  At this point in the holiday season, you have probably started selecting and wrapping presents for others.  Now is the time to think of yourself and what gifts you would like.  I would like to suggest that you give yourself the gift of peace.  The gift of peace comes with serenity, courage, and wisdom.  […]

Holiday Job Search Myths—Busted!

The holidays are filled with myths.  One man can deliver toys to every child in the world in one night with flying reindeer.  A snowman that can walk, talk and sing just the same as you and me.  An elf that sits on a shelf in your home that keeps children in line.  These myths […]

Prepare to Ace Your Interview.

The interview has to be the most stressful event in a job searchers life. In an earlier post,  I compared it to a root canal without Novocain But it doesn’t have to be.  By planning ahead of time, you will ace it. Preparing for you interview begins when you find the job ad and decide […]

How to be Jolly and Unemployed During the Holidays

 T‘is the season to be jolly. Or so the song goes.  But if you are unemployed at this time you are adding more stress to an already stressful time.  But it doesn’t have to be.  There are ways to cope with the season.  I have provided some suggestions for you to choose from as not […]

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 […]