Archive: April 2010
How to ensure your informational interview request is ignored
Are you a recent grad whose requests for informational interviews have gone unanswered? Chris Perry, who blogs about the job hunt and personal branding at Career Rocketeer, thinks he knows why. [Photo courtesy of I Don't Know, Maybe.] As...
PRforPeople celebrates a year of promoting professional brands
When people look for work, the first impulse is often to send out as many resumes as possible, packed with as many facts and skills as possible, to let employers know they are out there. But by doing this, have...
Is it an employer's job to promote healthy living to workers?
Employees aren't schoolchildren. Most adults know that the road to better health isn't paved with extra trips to the candy machine. Likewise, it's not much of a newsflash that sitting hunched over a keyboard day after day can hamper one's...
The calm before Washington's nursing shortage storm
The last few years of this recession has provided all job seekers a harsh lesson in the realities of market economics. However, one labor segment - nursing - seems to defy the conventional laws of supply and demand. For decades,...
Balancing act: Inside the life of an OR nurse
Nursing has been hailed as one of the most recession-proof careers today. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that jobs for registered nurses will grow by 22 percent this decade, which the BLS says is "much faster...
Events roundup: Change in the air for tech workers?
Can you feel it? It's not just the springtime Seattle air (which does feel fabulous). There's a sense of optimism that is creeping back into the job market -- especially in the tech sector. After a few months of very...
Employees, don't wait for the next Earth Day to green your job
Maybe you went to a recycling event, planted some trees, or otherwise did your part to honor the planet during the past week's green festivities. Good for you. [Photo courtesy of NASA] But amid all the fanfare around Earth...
'Green jobs' movement hits mid-life crisis
Forty years is about the right time to expect a mid-life crisis. Having experienced a mild one recently, I can recognize some of the warning signs: An acute awareness of the passage of time, a sober measurement of past disappointments...
Sexting on the job: Bad idea or none of your employer's business?
By now, you've probably heard about the California cop who sued his employer for violation of privacy after getting caught sexting on his employer-issued pager. A quick bit of background for those new to the story: The Ontario, Calif....
Where to go to find financial help for tech training
In this era of bank failures, high unemployment and shaken confidence in Wall Street, the common wisdom is that new federal stimulus packages and tax breaks are needed to revive our workforce. While government will certainly play a big role...
Can passion for your profession be a competitive advantage?
Seattle-based career coach Curt Rosengren thinks so. And I tend to think he's right. When the thrill is gone from your career, it shows. If you're jockeying for a new position with your employer or a new employer altogether,...
Networking events for the young - and young at heart
Another spring week, another packed schedule of networking events and job fairs. As summer inches closer and the job market continues its slow thaw in the region, the events of the coming week are slightly skewed toward younger workers who...
Need a new career? There's an app for that
We chat, shop, check directions, and make restaurant reservations on our smartphones. So why not use them to revamp our careers too? [Great Career iPhone app | Photo courtesy of Franklin Covey Co] Several new smartphone applications help you...
Jewish networking group teaches professional development
When times are tough, it's natural for people to band together into groups with a common purpose. Most of these networking groups have been formed around certain professions, neighborhoods and age ranges. Ben Meyerhoff, a former sales executive, has taken...
First buds of the spring job fair season in bloom
As we finish dotting the decimals and checking the boxes on our Form 1040s this week, it's easy to note a change in the air. Now that we have the freakish hailstorms of last week out of our system, we...
Last-minute tax tips for job seekers
If you're like me, you're looking at the calendar for next week and marveling at how quickly April 15th has sneaked up on you. Because this is the last weekend to go through your W-2s, 1099s and Form 1040s, here...
Who wants to be a white collar criminal?
Apparently enough people to prompt Wake Forest University's Schools of Business to host a panel called "Finding the Way Back: Impacts of White Collar Crime" last week. Designed to warn students against the temptations of corporate theft, the panel featured...
Five ways to maximize your tweet power
Have you tweeted yet today? If so, did you get more out of it than a few marginally funny forwarded video clips, some lunch-menu updates from friends or perhaps a few hundred re-re-re-retweets from a long-obscured author? Hire Ground readers...
Spring renewal: Eastside networking on the rise
With spring comes hopes of revival. This week, signs of new growth abound, not just in the daffodils and tulips, but in the job market as well. The Labor Department chimed just in time for Easter with its latest report...
Big Brother is watching (to see if you're breaking confidentiality)
Forget dinging employees for using social media to gas on about how many cocktails they drank Saturday night or how they really spent their last sick day. A new software application allows companies to monitor whether employees are revealing trade...
What a year it's been -- No foolin'!
Today marks a full calendar year since I carved out my little cyberniche with this Hire Ground column. So far, I've posted more than 140 entries about interviewing tips, networking events, resume advice, development of interpersonal skills and some random...
Karen Burns is the author of The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl, a career guide based on her 59 jobs over 40 years in 22 cities.
Lisa Quast is a certified career coach, mentor, business consultant, former corporate executive and author based in the Seattle area.
Randy Woods writes about job-search tools, networking techniques and other tips to help you land your dream job.
Former contributors
Matt Youngquist is the president of Career Horizons, a career counseling firm.
Natalie Singer is a Seattle writer, editor and small-business owner.
Michelle Goodman is the author of "My So-Called Freelance Life" and "The Anti 9-to-5 Guide."
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