When you are out job searching, there are some key initial questions that you need to be asking yourself before you get started and in order to really optimise your job search. Without the initial thinking, planning and reflection you can waste a lot of potentially valuable job hunting time. MORE >>

If you’re entering the job market for the first time or haven’t searched for a new job in the last three years, you’re in for a shock over how the process works—and how it has changed in a relatively short period of time. Job search 1.0 = help wanted ads in newspapers. Job search 2.0 = online job boards. MORE >>

400 million strong, and even KODA uses Facebook to share content and connect with job seekers. KODA is striving to become the Opportunity Community monster—transforming the blah way hiring is done into something that includes actual conversation with employers. So here’s my question: are you expressing your inner monster to employers? MORE >>

If you are one of the many professionals who has been searching for a new job during the first half of 2011, the recent news of stagnant job growth and the layoffs at CISCO , may be a bit disheartening, to say the least. Job search is not what it used to be. Mid-Year Job Search Checkup: Are you wasting your time? MORE >>

Naturally, Michelle and I talked at length about her job search, and I immediately noticed that she needed more focus. I won’t go into details, but when I began giving her tips on how to organize, track, and measure her job search, she agreed that I should turn this advice into a blog post. Skills required for job. MORE >>