Don’t get stuck in a rut. If you need a job and you can’t find one in your industry, consider changing industries. If you are struggling to get your phone to ring and/or get an interview, you may want to step back and evaluate your skill set. Identifying your transferable skills will help you make a successful transition to another industry. However that is not the only thing you need to consider.
If you want to or need to change industries you may want to consider a few more things.
1. Go back to school for a specific trade or skill you …read more

High School graduates have a huge challenge in front of them when it comes to a job search. Whether the graduate is looking for a summer job before college or they have decided to work rather than go to school, the job market is a difficult place to be. For high school students to have a fighting chance of finding a job, they will need assistance from friends and family. Even for some of the entry level jobs that are typical for teenagers.
The issue for high school graduates is that most of them don’t have marketable skills. And even if …read more

What are you doing to create a buzz about you? If you are waiting for the phone to ring, but there is no traction or attraction, you are waiting in vain. I have been following a question on LinkedIn. You can jump in the conversation too, just find the Job Angels Group, join and come share your thoughts and/or questions.
Here is the question:What are you doing to stand out to employers? Especially when you are responding without referrals to a job opportunity? Is a strong cover letter or resume enough to put you on the top of the stack?
My response: …read more

Jhobbie: Something created when a Boomer turns his/her hobby into a job. The jhobbie brings in some supplementary income and gives the Boomer an excuse to follow his bliss. What hobbies do you have that you can turn into a business? Despite the economy people are starting businesses every day. As a Baby Boomer, you might want to consider becoming an entrepreneur if you can’t find a job in this market.
How do you take a hobby and turn it into a Jhobbie?
1. Do some research on your potential business
2. Identify potential customers
3. If startup cash is limited, Identify ways you …read more

If you have been laid off, I know you need support. The Layoff Network is a site designed to help people with the other aspects of being jobless: money, health, stress and they will help you with your job search. According to The Layoff Support Network, they were created to help people who have lost their jobs due to either the down-turn of the economy or the greediness of big business. With record numbers of people being laid off, the skills required to survive unexpected unemployment have changed. The job market is flooded with highly qualified people and the competition …read more

Part 4 Of My Series About LinkedIn
LinkedIn Connections are people and people are connected to other people. The connections you make on LinkedIn are very quick, quicker than if you were standing in a room full of people with every good intention to meet them.
LinkedIn Connections are exponential. Why you may ask? Because my 31 connections have mushroomed or expanded exponentially because of the people that are connected to them.
LinkedIn Connections can be deceiving if you believe that you are truly connected to all of those people. What do I mean by this statement? My LinkedIn Connections begin with …read more