How to Get Referrals – A Guide for Job Hunters: Part II

02 December 2011

In our previous article, we examined the importance of expanding your own network of contacts through the use of referrals. We also went through the first five of ten steps for successful referral pro...

How to Get Referrals: A Step-By-Step Guide for the Job Seeker

02 December 2011

Chances are good that your next job isn’t going to come via a classified ad. Few people hire unknown quantities. Your next job, most likely, is going to come, directly or indirectly, via someone you...

Between Jobs? Get Back In Shape!

18 November 2011

A few years ago, some wag wrote a fake news story with the headline “Unemployment Among Hot Young Women Hovering Around Zero.”...

Education Must Become More Sensitive to Employer Demand

28 October 2011

During the American Revolutionary War, John Adams, America’s 2nd president, wrote in a letter to his wife: I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and phil...

The Misfortunes of Obamacare

08 October 2011

We have to admit: Obamacare was created out of good intentions. Health care costs continue to rise in alarming rates, and millions of Americans cannot afford them. Plenty had no other choice but to su...

Obama’s Jobs Bill: Who Will Benefit the Most?

07 October 2011

We do not need any more figures or statistics to tell us that we are on the verge of a double-dip recession. We may not be able to prevent that, but citizens can greatly decrease the negative effects ...