I’ve received lots of help from lots of people throughout my job search. And I am grateful. Without your support, I’d be unemployed AND feel ignored. Somewhere along the line I would’ve taken to drink to soothe my fragile ego. Alcohol – being the gateway to depravity and debauchery my teachers always claimed it to [...]
Category Archives: Career Advice
Note to HR… be nice to the unemployed
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
[Welcome to my first guest post... pretty damn exciting. Ben is a talented and unemployed media professional looking for work in this difficult market. His article highlights some of his recent experiences, good and bad.] Ben Breier, 23, was a reporter and web producer for the New York Observer’s Politicker.com, a political news network that [...]
Pyramid schemes love the unemployed
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
How did I become such a target for pyramid schemes? Is it the unemployment? It’s like I have a giant sign on my forehead that reads, “yes, I would love to partner with you to sell the latest space-age product that could save my life, and in the process receive triple-digit returns on my money [...]
Perk-y jobs and the unemployed who love them
Thursday, April 9, 2009
I need a job because I need money to pay my bills. I’ve grown attached to food, shelter, Netflix and other necessities of life. Life without access to every DVD known to man is just death by another name. My situation, like most people’s, is pretty straightforward. I’d love to make a lot of money [...]
Will help the unemployed for money
Saturday, March 21, 2009
It never ceases to amaze me just how many people want my money. There’s not that much of it, even when including the change jar, the Altoids tin for quarters and whatever the cats collect with their miniature coffee cups (and “will ignore you for food” signs) down by the subway tracks. The number of [...]
Federal government to the rescue
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
My dad left me a message the other day. He was calling to check in, offer some encouragement in my job search and mention an interesting piece of info he’d seen. A big employer is hiring, maybe the biggest. The federal government has all kinds of openings in various locations, across departments and industries. And [...]
Temp to perm actually works sometimes
Monday, February 9, 2009
They’ll never know I’m not really working. My last temp assignment was in the office for a hospice-type care center. Hospice care essentially keeps terminally ill patients comfortable while they die. Some patients do recover or carry on for some length of time, but most don’t. On the official list of jolly, happy, fun-time places, [...]
Layoff Survival Guide
Friday, January 16, 2009
“Layoff Survival Guide” was a panel discussion I recently attended. This blog article outlines the unemployment tips I learned.
Start crying, but keep trying
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Unemployment figures may be bad, but there are also job search opportunities. In this article, an unemployed blogger gives tips from his experience.
Unemployed and signing up for Beyond.com
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
An article about signing up for Beyond.com.