Job Search Lesson from Journalism – Get Your Facts Straight
I consider unemployment to be the biggest life-changing experience since I discovered Netflix on my Xbox 360, but there are also a lot of lessons you learn in previous careers that could be helpful in...
View ArticleWhat You Should Ask at your Law Firm Interview
In the eighth of their series of “Interview Strategies” articles on law.com, legal search consultants Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass offer tips on how to prepare for the “So, do you have any...
View ArticleTurning a Bad Job Interview Into a Positive Experience
When it comes to the job search, desperation is your enemy. It will make you do some crazy things, many of which are ill advised, but sometimes, desperation leads to creativity, especially when...
View ArticleMBADiversity’s Hiring Event Hits New York This Weekend
Event Alert! MBADiversity, a global MBA prep program is hosting its New York City Forum this weekend. What’s on offer? Chance at meeting one-on-one with recruiters at the recruiter fair, hearing first...
View ArticleBatman’s Interview Portfolio
Bruce Wayne never went on an interview in his life. An international playboy and the inheritor of a family business worth obscene amounts of money, Wayne didn’t even have to graduate from Princeton; he...
View ArticleHow Showing Flexibility Can Help You Land Your Next Job
Following on from yesterday’s post on changing paradigms in the working world, both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times provide further evidence that this isn’t your grandparents’ hiring...
View ArticleBook Review: What Color Is Your Parachute? (2011 Edition)
Few readers need an explanation of the What Color is Your Parachute? series’ pedigree, or its ubiquity on the shelves of many professionals. As a manual for launching and furthering one’s career, the...
View Article5 Things Comedy Class Teaches You About Job Search
For six weeks this fall, I’ve been studying writing of a different kind—Karen Bergreen’s beginner comedy class at the Manhattan Comedy School. I always tell my job-seeking clients and column readers to...
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