Laid off 101

8 Tips on how to snag a job in the current market

Some timley advice on how to snag that next job in a difficult market (1) This is an unusual one in today’s “paperless” world, but sending your resume by good old US mail has its advantages. Yes, it’s a little cumbersome and old school, but it will drastically improve the chances of your resume getting read. [...]

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Job hunting through social networks

Job hunting through social networks Check out this article from the New York Times (Click here) - it provides a great overview of how recruiters and job seekers are now using social networking in the search process, sometimes even replacing the traditional job websites. Well worth the read. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Job hunting through social networks", url: "http://www.laidoff101.com/2008/09/job-hunting-social-networks/" [...]

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Working with a Career Coach

  Whether you want to fine-tune your career or change careers entirely, working with a career coach can help you jump-start the process. A career coach, like a sports coach, helps a talented performer—you—perfect your job-search or business startup game. Do you really need a coach? Hey, if pro athletes need coaches, the rest of us [...]

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Invest in Loss

  There’s a saying that’s become very meaningful to me in recent years: “Invest in loss.” I learned it in T’ai Chi pushing-hands, but it’s just a pithy way of saying, “learn from your mistakes.” In pushing-hands, you and your partner/opponent vie to push one another off balance or out of a solid stance. If you get [...]

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