I have worked on a number of open jobs where the hiring manager or hiring authority has suggested that they’d prefer to hire someone who is already employed. In other words, they suggest that they’d prefer not to hire someone who is currently unemployed. In some rare cases, I’ve had hiring managers tell me to [...]

I just saw a good video on CNN.com that is relevant for anyone out of work or searching for work or who simply wants to see an interesting way that one man has learned to adapt to the job search process. The subject of the video is a guy whose wife works in the military [...]

If you’ve been out of work for awhile, you’ve probably already found that the longer you are out of work the harder it can be to get back into the workforce. First off, the longer you’re out of work the easier it can be to get out of the routine of getting up and the [...]