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| New City & No Job? Five Steps to Finding Work by Mary Sherwood Sevinsky I have had a couple of clients ask me how to network now that they have moved. Career change is hard enough, let alone finding new network contacts in an unfamiliar area. First, let me recommend that you have your career goal in mind and, preferably, at least partially achieved. It surpris... | |||
| Vaction Vocations? How to Live & Work in a Resort Area by Mary Sherwood Sevinsky Who hasn’t gone on vacation to mourn leaving and say, “I wish I could live here...let’s not go back!” Well, as my husband would say that is unemployment, not vacation. A valid point, I think. That having been said if you do have a regular vacation site and do have a sincere desire to re... | |||
| Think Twice Before Relocating For Job by Ramon Greenwood You've been sitting on the edge of your chair, waiting for that offer for the job you badly want. Bingo! The offer comes through. But there's just one hang-up: you'd have to move to a new location half way across the country. You should back off and carefully analyze your needs as compa... | |||
| DC Reaches a Tipping Point - The Great Talent Migration Has Started by Bob Corlett An astonishing shift has occurred in the DC metropolitan area job market just in the past few months. We are now importing the brightest and best candidates from weaker job markets in record numbers. The combination of lower real estate prices, a strong job market, and a tidal wave of plan... | |||
| Career Survival Tips: Taking Care of Mind, Body, and Soul while in Career Transition by Hallie Crawford Sometimes we're so busy taking care of business that we forget to take care of ourselves. Yet, if you're amidst a major career change, there is nothing more important than listening to your Inner Voice and tending to all the little things your body, mind and soul is asking for and needs. H... | |||
| It's a Terrible Time to Relocate for a Job. Or Is It? by Paula Santonocito Home prices keep falling, fewer employers pay relocation costs, and company layoffs dominate the news. It all suggests staying put is the best move right now. But, surprisingly, for some people, it may actually be a good time to relocate. Ultimately, It's about You Like so much in ... | |||
| First You Must Decide by Norine Dagliano A close friend called me today to about a job opportunity she felt would be a good match for her husband’s skills and experience. The job was in southern West Virginia and they currently live in central Pennsylvania. She began by asking for my help in updating her husband’s résumé, but wit... | |||
| Long Distance Job-Search Tips by Kevin Donlin If you’re looking for a job in a distant city, you face an extra challenge: How do you convince employers to interview you when there are plenty of local applicants to choose from? Challenging, yes. Impossible, no. You can make a long-distance job search work. All it takes is some p... | |||
| How to Choose and Hit Job Search Targets Creatively by Kevin Donlin Ever want to slap your forehead and say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” You might, after you discover how one New York man found the right job, largely as a result of blind luck…or was it creative smarts? Read on to judge for yourself and, more importantly, to find the two lessons th... | |||
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