Finding Jobs Where the Headhunters Roam
There's more than one article in Fast Company that discusses how smart but newly-unemployed folks are solving their "no job" problem. They're starting businesses. Ah, but that it were that easy! Start a business! Become a consultant! Freelance! Sell yourself to the highest bidder! Get some funding and launch something new under the sun!
Tue Jan 12, 2010
Gen-Y, the Brazen Opportunist, and Curious Case of Penelope Trunk In today's job market, brazen opportunists in the career space make money delivering questionable advice to desperate consumers.
Posted Tue Dec 15, 2009
Ask the Headhunter Q&A: Should I Take a Cut in Pay? Q: I've been unemployed for six weeks. Was earning around $120k. Have been offered a position at $85k and, quite frankly, I need the money. Even more important, I recognize that my self esteem is too bound up in my career: I need to work for more than just the money. Am seriously considering accepting this lower offer, because I believe these folks cannot afford to pay more. Will my chances of negotiating another position at a higher salary be irrevocably damaged? Advice, please, and thanks in advance.
Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009
Forget the Interview Pipeline, Find Job Candidates Before You Need Them A business says it needs to hire great people. Yada, yada, yada. No problem, go for it, some might say. But an Ask The Headhunter reader insists on more specifics:
Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009
Toss Your Resume in the Trash and Tell Employers Your Story How do you craft a resume that tells a compelling story? Don't even try it. Throw away your resume and focus on creating a narrative.
Posted Mon Oct 26, 2009
Set the Employment Blender to 'Liquify' That sucking sound is your resume going into the vortex.
Posted Thu Oct 15, 2009
Googling for Headhunters... and Finding Fakes Who you gonna call to find headhunters when Google fakes it?
Posted Mon Oct 12, 2009
