How Social Media Is Muddying the Waters for Perfectly Good Jobseekers … and How Companies are Letting it Happen

Invited to an interview, you step into the room and unload that heavy photo album you’ve been clinging to onto the conference table. In addition to a resume and brag book, you have pictures on your iPhone of your dogs and the neighbor’s cat stalking the birds enjoying your new bird feeder. The interview progresses [...]

Freelancing Career – New Ray of Hope

It is an exciting career for many as it offers multiple benefits. Now any professional can render his specialized services to a freelance project from anywhere and anytime. Here are some benefits of working as a freelancer: 1. Freelance freedom- One of the biggest benefits of freelancing is to work independently. A freelancer can self [...]

Job Search 101 – Top Ten Ways LinkedIn Can Help You Get Hired

LinkedIn is the revolutionary networking website that has been trying hard to unite and empower all professionals since 2003. I can promise you, if you expend some effort on LinkedIn, you will get a fine return on those efforts for years to come.  Creating a complete LI profile there may seem daunting at first. But [...]

Finding the “Key Words” to Advance Your Job Search

It’s all about information. Dave Bontempo writes odds are, you have a computer, or at least access to one. (Go to your local library if you don’t and jump on the internet highway.) When you’re out of work, the internet is your best tool for amassing information that can help in your job search, provided [...]

Dane Hurtubise – CEO and Founder of JobSpice

3 Reasons Mid-Life Career Change Usually Stalls Before Getting Started

Many mid-life, mid-career executives and professionals claim they are ready for career change. They dread going to work each day. They realize their jobs do not draw on their strengths and capabilities. Often they read books about career change or even take steps to hire a career coach. But nothing happens. Here are three obstacles [...]

How to Re-enter the Job Market or Velocitize Stagnant Job Search

Many wonder how executives get back in the game successfully after months of frustrating attempts or an elective sabbatical of months or lasting years. One job search technique that has been proven universally effective for candidates who do not fit into standard job descriptions is Network Purposefullyâ„¢. They not only connect intentionally with hiring decision-makers [...]

Why Older Workers Will Get Hired – 5 Tips

According to a report just released December 11th from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more older workers will be entering or remaining in the work force. “As the members of the large baby boom generation grow older and continue their trend of increased labor force participation, the number of persons age 55 years and older in [...]

Marc Sotkin – Founder BoomerAlley.com

Marc Sotkin is the founder, writer and producer of Boomer Alley.  Marc began his writing career in 1976 and has been a staff writer and producer on more than 350 episodes of various situation comedies for every television network. His credits include Laverne & Shirley, The Golden Girls, as well as co-writing and producing two [...]

Risk Taking On Resumes

When it comes to resumes we talk about format. After making sure your format is perfect (concise, easy to read, in the proper order) we talk about “standing out” among the hundreds of other resumes the employer receives. It’s enough to drive a resume-writer/job-seeker insane. You’re torn between being conservative and taking risks that will [...]