A Black Hole Ate My Resume!
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.
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.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business
Texting is worse than a personal phone call. Have you even been in a retail store, such as Starbucks or McDonald's, and seen an employee texting? How do you feel?
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business
Whether we are downsized or right-sized, unemployment in 2009 is not associated only with mid-level and lower-level jobs. It's an egalitarian phenomen...
New York Times | DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI | Posted 07.16.2009 | New York
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. -- As the unemployment rate climbed this spring, thousands of recently laid-off workers descended upon the resort communities alo...
Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business
My taxi driver had tacked to the back of the seat in front of me a professional resume announcing the job search intentions of recent LaSalle MBA graduate James A. Williamson III.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 06.20.2009 | Business
Whether we are downsized, right sized, fired for cause, or not...unemployment in 2009 is not associated with only mid-level and lower-level jobs. It's an egalitarian phenomenon.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 04.29.2009 | Business
Today's career fairs seem anything but "fair" to me. Approach those companies that don't appear to be looking. Another secret if you're unemployed is to offer yourself to employers on a "per-project" or "temp" basis.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business
It is important to remember even if the unemployment rate reaches 10 percent, that means 90 percent of Americans are still working.
Roseanne Colletti | Posted 02.11.2009 | Business
Heed the words of legendary bank robber Willie Sutton. When asked why he robbed banks, he replied, "That's where the money is."
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 01.17.2009 | Business
Create a youthful perception -- otherwise, there's someone else waiting in the wings with quicker computer skills and contemporary pop culture knowledge who will be all too happy to fill your shoes.
Liz Ryan | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living