The 2011 Top 5 Trends, Tools, Tips and Preps for Your Job Search

Helping to Put Magic in Your Job Search

It’s the end of the year and the calendar tells us we have the opportunity for a fresh start, a new beginning and a clean slate for the New Year.  For new job seekers and for people still searching for that right position, this can be daunting. At Booyango, we are dedicated to helping job seekers find meaningful employment, and helping companies find better talent solutions. We have put a lot of time and effort into bringing our reader’s valuable content that can help them find a better job, hone their interviewing skills, find resources for their job search and have brought them the wisdom of the experts through our blog postings. In 2011, we posted 86 articles - our own and others’ - of outstanding content addressing … [Read more...]

The 1st Step in Landing a New Job – Ignite Your Network

Ignite Your Network

by David Luke I have a good friend named Abe Kvetch, who lost his sales job this summer. Abe is an honest guy, and wasn’t ashamed to admit how bad the process made him feel. He was also willing to talk about how many people didn’t help him, and many treated him poorly because he was out of work. Because Abe is over 40 years old, he also encountered some ageism, which compounded his problems. While this story sounds like hundreds of others you may have heard, this one is different. This one has a successful conclusion: Abe has found a job. I asked Abe to tell his story and share what positive steps that he took to land his next job. It’s a story worth telling. And it’s a good lesson for all of us. According to Abe, … [Read more...]

Self-Defeating Job-Search Moves to Avoid

Don't Make These Mistakes

By Liz Ryan on Power Your Future The desperate post-interview phone call, the proclamation of self-doubt, and more blundering ways to negate your chances of winning the job Despite the healing economy, employers are often slow to post openings and make hiring decisions. It's a frustrating situation that can cause eager job candidates to act in counterproductive ways, scotching promising opportunities. Here's our list of 10 real-life job-search misfires we hope will serve as cautionary tales for job-hunters. Don't replicate these counterproductive deeds. 1.  Inflicting Gratuitous Interrogation I was reviewing résumés and found one that stood out in a positive way. I e-mailed the sender and asked whether he had a minute to … [Read more...]

Diversity Lessons and Global Employment

Around the World

I came across the article below by Laurie Ruettimann on her blog, The Cynical Girl, and it struck a cord with me.  After reading her poignant article on learning to get along with others, it occurred to me that not only should we welcome diversity in neighborhoods, schools, jobs and life, but also in about how we seek opportunities in job hunting.  Let me explain. First, speaking globally, we are all floundering in this economic mess together - every people, every nation, every city, and every neighborhood – all around the world.  Many American workers have found themselves to be geographically and financially restricted in looking for new job opportunities.  The recent American housing bust makes the prospect of relocating … [Read more...]