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Too Fat to Get a Job

Apr 20

Carolann Jacobs on April 20th, 2009

I was waiting at the bar before a networking event, a man and a woman walked in. They were talking about his job search, loudly enough for me to stop reading my Kindle and look up. (This sounds like a bad joke. WIsh it was.)
The man was relating a story about an interview he had [...]

The Best Answers to “What’s Your Current Salary?”

Apr 3

Carolann Jacobs on April 3rd, 2009

When I go to Sam’s Club and a walk by the Cheesecake Factory’s Cheesecake Sampler in the freezer case, it is easy for me to walk by. I can see the delicious cheesecake on the pretty packaging, but I’m not invested. If it costs too much, I can walk right on by. If there is [...]

Uncover Hidden Opportunities in Challenging Times

Apr 2

Carolann Jacobs on April 2nd, 2009

Besides keeping your winning mindset, the overriding theme in my “Replacement For Outplacement Bootcamp” is uncovering hidden opportunities and taking a systems approach to doing that. These same concepts apply to all of us, as things change.
So, how do you uncover opportunities in these times?
Many people would rather be right than successful. Is what you’re [...]

Liz Ryan’s Top 5 Networking Rules – Good Stuff

Mar 11

Carolann Jacobs on March 11th, 2009

Navigating business networking these days can be confusing at best. My friend Jeff Klein offers two excellent excellent teleseminars on the subject. Learning the rules of the networking road becomes more and more necessary as more and more toes get trodden upon.
There are more networking tips out there than one can read in a day, [...]

“The Whole Process Has Changed–And I was so Overwhelmed”

Mar 10

Carolann Jacobs on March 10th, 2009

“Carolann and Miriam helped me reframe my job search. It’s more than a search of the job boards. It’s really a search for others who are traveling the same way and to whom I have something to give….Thank you, ladies, for shining bright lights through the murky waters of job seeking for [...]

What’s Your Saddest-But-Can-Now-Laugh-At Red-Flag Story?

Feb 25

Carolann Jacobs on February 25th, 2009

Miriam Salpeter, my partner for “Land Your Dream Job” and I were talking about some of the “horror” stories from her recruiter friends about major faux pas that candidates have done in interviews (such as calling their previous boss an insane a$$hole). She recently wrote a post on her blog about Red Flags and [...]

Inspirational Workplace Q&A – We’re Having a RIF. What Can We Do To Help Our Laid Off Employees Make the Transition

Feb 24

Carolann Jacobs on February 24th, 2009

Q: I am so overwhelmed. I work in Human Resources for a mid-size business, and we’re having to reduce our staff. I’ve worked side-by-side for several years with many of these people, and it breaks my heart that we’re having to do this. How can I make this easier for them.
A: First, I want to [...]

Why can’t job interviews be honest dialog?

Feb 18

Carolann Jacobs on February 18th, 2009

Wouldn’t it be refreshing?
These days job interviews resemble this weird, parallel, Stepford-wives-ish universe in which everyone is perfectly groomed and smiling. Let’s play a game of interview tennis.
The interviewer serves the ball: “Tell me about yourself.”
The well-prepared candidate slams it the ball just inside the right corner with a well-prepared two minute commercial about all [...]

10 Ways to Use Linked In To Find A Job

Feb 16

Carolann Jacobs on February 16th, 2009

Guy Kawasaki wrote a very nice post about some more sophisticated ways to use LinkedIn to help you. Most of my recent postings have focused more on using social media to build relationships. This is about the nuts and bolts of doing research. Small Business Owners, the ideas that Guy talks about in his post [...]

Do you Kill Your Credibility At the Handshake?

Feb 11

Carolann Jacobs on February 11th, 2009

Has this ever happened to you?
You sat across from an executive at a business meeting or company event. You had a nice chat. Maybe you even heard about their last vacation or what’s been going on at a big picture level in the company. Fast forward two weeks.
You’re at another event or meeting. You walk [...]

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