• Life After 50: Shock and Awe

    Life After 50: Shock and Awe

    Meet Steve C., from Pittsburgh. Like many laid-off executives, he was given an outplacement package, which included job-search “assistance” that simply didn’t work — 0 job offers in 9 months. But after working with ace Guerrilla Job Search Coach, Mark Haluska,

    Sep 10, 2010 | 13 comments | View Post

  • Turbo-Charge Your LinkedIn Network Using Google’s ‘X-Ray Search’!

    Turbo-Charge Your LinkedIn Network Using Google’s ‘X-Ray Search’!

    You can quickly and easily build your professional network through LinkedIn. Using Google’s “X-Ray Search” function in conjunction with LinkedIn, though, you can TURBO-CHARGE your network! Learn how here!

    Sep 27, 2010 | 7 comments | View Post

  • 80% Success Rate for Resume

    80% Success Rate for Resume

    Meet Steve C., from Pittsburgh. Like many laid-off executives, he was given an outplacement package with job-search “help” that flopped — “0″ job offers in 9 months. In his ordinary job search, Steve emailed his resume “hundreds of times” to employers, with no response. (Sound familiar?) But in a Guerrilla Job Search, coached by Mark [...]

    Sep 10, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • Zero to 60 … learn to network like a Recruiter!

    Zero to 60 … learn to network like a Recruiter!

    Want to know how Headhunters go from from Zero in 60 in under 30 seconds? Headhunters network every day out of pure necessity.  That’s our life.  And More often than not I’ll have an assignment for “X,” — whatever “X” may be today —  and I’ve got to deliver,  even if I’ve never recruited an [...]

    Sep 12, 2010 | 7 comments | View Post

  • 7 steps to Success: How to Plan the Perfect Job Search

    7 steps to Success: How to Plan the Perfect Job Search

    Would you ever walk into a busy airport, amble up to the counter and say, “I want to go on vacation. Could I have a ticket, please?” Of course not. You’d get nothing but a baffled look from the ticket agent (not to mention a body search from Homeland Security). Finding your ideal job is [...]

    Sep 12, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

  • 10 Tips for Dealing with Recruiters

    10 Tips for Dealing with Recruiters

    Submitted by Lori Grant Are you a job seeker looking for how to deal with recruiters? David Perry is Managing Partner of Perry-Martel International, Inc. an international Executive Search & Recruiting firm specializing in high technology. The Perry-Martel International, Inc. website offers articles for candidates, including “10 Tips for Dealing with Recruiters.” Perry’s ten tips [...]

    Sep 12, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

  • Write a Prospecting Letter to Stand Out and Get Hired

    Write a Prospecting Letter to Stand Out and Get Hired

    Harness the power of direct mail.  The first thing you need to do for a prospecting letter is compile your list. Find 5-10 companies you want to work for based on your research.  Compose a letter to your network of contacts asking them if they know of anyone who works at any of the companies [...]

    Sep 08, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post

  • Hidden job market eludes millions of job seekers

    Hidden job market eludes millions of job seekers

    24 million people were hired in America in the last 6 months — did you see those 24 million “Help Wanted Ads”? Not likely! Did you also know that despite the fact that unemployment is higher than it’s been in 25 years, 2.4 million jobs unfilled last month. How is this possible? The way companies hire has dramatically changed: 95% of jobs are filled without being advertised.

    Sep 06, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • Of guerrilla tactics and job hunting. Some “dirty little tricks” to improve your search.

    Of guerrilla tactics and job hunting. Some “dirty little tricks” to improve your search.

    “Conventional job search tactics get conventional results – no matter what country you live in”, David Perry, owner of Perry-Martel International Inc. and co-author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0 has told us when we’ve interviewed him for Career Advice.

    Sep 07, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post

  • The Buddy system

    The Buddy system

    There’s strength in numbers — and perspective as well. Everyone needs a job-search buddy. The main objective of your “buddy” is to keep you motivated and honest with yourself.

    Aug 26, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post

  • New Economy Rules… Break Free

    New Economy Rules… Break Free

    Let’s be honest. The economy and this job market is unlike any we’ve seen before, and it can be pretty scary. For every job opening, hundreds of people are applying, hoping it will be theirs.  By now you’ve probably discovered that getting the exact job you want with the company you want is either highly [...]

    Aug 26, 2010 | 177 comments | View Post

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  • 80% Success Rate for Resume

    80% Success Rate for Resume

    Meet Steve C., from Pittsburgh. Like many laid-off executives, he was given an outplacement package with job-search “help” that flopped — “0″ job offers in 9 months. In his ordinary job search, Steve emailed his resume “hundreds of times” to

    Sep 10, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • Climber’s Catalyst: Social Media Convergence for the Job Seeker

    ** To View Climber Catalyst offerings and capabilities first-hand register for free HERE In a challenging economic environment, we often assume that the number of unemployed provides target rich active candidates that are easily assessable. The unexpected complication however reveals

    Sep 29, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

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    Heads Up! The Telephone Interview is Usually a ‘Trap’!

    You’ve landed a telephone interview with a prospective employer! That’s GREAT news! But, as “headhunter” and author Skip Freeman cautions, it’s also quite likely a “trap” designed to quickly and finally eliminate you from the potential “hiring pool.” He then shows you ways to avoid falling into this “trap.”

    Oct 10, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post