Author Archives: Kurt Allan
Find All The Jobs
When most of us give thought to a web based job search, we think of the big job search engines like Monster or Careerbuilder. And with good reason, these sites are the undisputed heavyweight of on-line job searches. They’re well-known, have high visibility worlwide, and have a huge quantity and diversity of job postings. Besides that, many have additional job and career tools such as sample resumes, job discussion boards, and company exploration. All of this is also cost free! Really good reasons why you should make use of these websites as part of your job search. Continue reading
Be Sure To Keep Your Job Network Alive
Many years ago I was employed by a large public company in Minnesota. I had been with this employer for more than ten years, as had a lot of my co-workers. One day, we arrived at work and found that our company was in fact purchased by an out of state (Washington) employer. During the period of 1 year they began consolidating numerous positions back at their home office. A number of Minnesota employees were given the alternative of relocating from Minnesota to Washington keep their jobs. Most declined considering that the distance was so great and most everyone had roots in Minnesota. Continue reading