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Liz Ryan

Oh, You Mean That Job Market?

Liz Ryan | Posted 02.23.2010 | Business


Liz Ryan

There is another job market. It's not the be-a-good-boy-or-girl job market of Black Hole resumes lobbed over the transom and ignored forever. That job market is broken. Forget about it.

They Love Me, So Why Don't They Hire Me?

Liz Ryan | Posted 02.11.2010 | Business


Liz Ryan

Don't you love shiny, sparkly people who use up your time and flatter you with cappucino and ask your opinion? They are getting what they want -- your time and good ideas -- and you're getting bupkus.

Get a Job: Break Rules

Liz Ryan | Posted 01.27.2010 | Living


Liz Ryan

Getting a job might require you to step outside of the rules ... She (a job-seeker): Liz, I know you tell us to avoid the "Black Hole" when we're job...

Building a Job-Search Brand? Make Us Care

Liz Ryan | Posted 03.18.2010 | Living


Liz Ryan

We need to take the employer's perspective, and come up with a job-search branding message that focuses on how we make our employers' or our clients' businesses thrive.

A Black Hole Ate My Resume!

Liz Ryan | Posted 03.18.2010 | Living


Liz Ryan

Look, I said, that's what those Black Holes are made for. They're designed to eat resumes the way prom-goers suck down calamari at the Olive Garden.

Why That Guy Doug Got the Job

Liz Ryan | Posted 03.18.2010 | Business


Liz Ryan

My friend Mollie called and she was mad, mad, mad. You won't even believe this, she said. I've been waiting for this job interview for two weeks, and ...

Weasling Out of a Job Reference

Liz Ryan | Posted 03.18.2010 | Business


Liz Ryan

A lady called me on the phone and said "Help!"What's up? I asked. This guy who used to work for me, she said, he's using me as a reference. I don't wa...