What’s Your Job Search Plan Z?

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by Phil Rosenberg originally published on March 12, 2012 in recareered.com (reposted with permission) Do you have a Job Search Plan Z? Most job seekers concentrate on either what they are doing now or changing careers. What you are doing now may be the easiest path to a new job because it’s easy for hiring managers to connect your abilities to their needs. You’re more likely to have recently solved the problems a hiring manager has today. However, changing careers to a path that seems more fulfilling is tempting for those trying to move to a new job. After all, if you’re going through the effort of changing jobs, why not get a job that you’ll enjoy more, make you feel like you’re contributing to society, or that will … [Read more...]

Two questions (and a link to the answers) to make you think – Seriously.

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Laurie Ruettimann writes, consults and speaks about Recruiting and HR.  Yesterday, on her way to London to participate and speak at the TruLondon5 Conference that starts on Wednesday of this week, Laurie wrote a bit in her blog, the Cynical Girl, that really made me think in a few different directions. The two questions have been staring us in the HR Industry for years, but seem to be moving up our collective industry consciousness ladder very rapidly. The Questions are these: What’s the better model for filling roles in the UK and the US - Agency Recruiting or Corporate Recruiting - and which approach is more strategic and relevant? Should talent professionals report into HR or should HR report into talent? I’m not … [Read more...]

Can You Safely Job Search at Work?

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  Last month, jobmob.com reposted an article by Dave Thomas with 5 tips for Safe Job Searching at Work. Among his suggestions were; your stock is higher presently employed; utilize former employers as references; keep your routine the same; and don’t send out resumes when you do not know the source This is all great advice, and there is a very good bonus tip for job seekers in this article too, that is well worth the read.  Dave’s post can be seen in its entirety here… But extreme caution is necessary when gambling with your current job stability.  As Dave puts it, “The last thing you want is to really need to search for a job because you just lost your current job due to wasting the employer’s time.” I … [Read more...]

Grit, Guts and Obsession: The new requirements for Success

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A lot of really smart people are writing about the "New Normal" in America when it comes to managing one’s own career.  And what they are saying is that the only way to succeed is through grit, guts and obsession. This weekend I was reading through several articles and noticed this common theme. For example, Dan Waldschmidt wrote about it this morning in his article titled “It’s not about what you do,” in which he speaks of success not being a series of actions, “but rather an obsession.” He writes: Business experts will tell you that if you think hard enough and plan long enough that you can generate ideas and strategies that avoid obstacles and end up leading to your success.  But that’s just not reality. And … [Read more...]