Lost! How do I find a job?

What’s your strategy for finding a job? 
Your Rant: I’ve got a great resume, I’m really respected in my field and I send out resumes every week, yet I’m having no luck landing a job.
911 Repair:
Your e-mail reminds me of the valedictorian of New Orleans’ Alcee Fortier Senior High School. She recently failed the state’s [...]

Nigel Marsh on being Fat, Forty and Fired

Dear Readers: Nigel Marsh is the author of “Fat, Forty and Fired” (Andrews McMeel, 2007), a self-described “stressed, overweight mortgage slave” who “lost his job and found his life.” Talk about hitting the bulls-eye, this book reads like many of the emails I’ve received-except it has a more upbeat ending. Below is an interview with [...]

What are the real reasons that you didn’t get the job

DEAR WW: I just keep striking out in my job search. I get interviews, but then nothing. Is there something wrong with me? FIRING BLANKS
DEAR NOT:
Ptolemy, the Greek mathematician, geographer, astronomer and astrologer was a key proponent of a solar system where the Earth was at the center of the universe and that the sun [...]

What every job seeker should know

DEAR WW: Whenever I think of a job hunt, I’m reminded of a pair of crutches that were in our attic when I was growing up. With three active kids, those crutches got used a lot. Then one day my mom decided it was time to get rid of them. You guessed it within weeks [...]

I can’t get a job-my interviews are failures.

What’s your strategy for job interview success?
Your Rant: I have a great resume. I get a lot of interviews. But I can’t seem to turn the interview into a job. What’s up?
911 Repair:
I heard an interview with a football player, who said that he wouldn’t want to have Terrell Owens on his team. T.O., [...]

Cover me, how to write a cover letter

 What is your strategy for writing a cover letter?
Your Rant: I’ve always thought cover letters were a waste of paper. But recently I talked to a friend who said that he hired someone based totally on what they said in their cover letter. Am I off base?
911 Repair,
Have you heard of “The Swan”? It’s [...]

Unemployment is my career, how to get a job

 What is your strategy for getting a job after being unemployed for a long time?
Your Rant: I’ve been unemployed for a long time and I’m starting to lose hope. Tell me the secret to getting a job.
911 Repair,
Takashi Chiba was having a great time playing pachinko, a pinball machine that is popular in Japan. [...]

I see red flags all over my own job interviews!

What’s your strategy for dealing with a tough past in an interview? 
Your Rant: I’m stuck in a crummy job because of my checkered past. Is there anything that you can do to cover up stupid stuff from your past?
911 Repair,
Wesley Fitzpatrick was granted a temporary restraining order against a woman whom he said had been stalking [...]

I really want a job! NOW

What’s your strategy for getting a job? 
911 Repair: J. Paul Getty, the oil tycoon, once said “My formula for success? Rise early, work late, strike oil.” Since we can’t all strike oil, it’s important for each of us to have a personal job hunting strategy. A former University career counselor sent me his four key [...]

Promotion inside my company is who knows who-Ahhhh

Your Rant: I’ve always heard that going through Human Resources for a job is a waste of time and that you should approach the person hiring directly. That’s fine if you know people, how do you do it when you don’t know anyone? 
911 Repair,
Your email reminded me a zoo suffering from a lot of [...]