Your Stories On Air: When Work Isn't Enough, There's Plan B
Your Uncommon Economic Indicators pointed us toward how the economy has compelled many of you to get creative about making ends meet. Getting the bills paid on time is rough, but Caitlin Kelley, our...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Advice for the Jobless or Overworked
One of the words that comes up most frequently on Your Uncommon Economic Indicators is 'work.' Some have it, some want less of it, some are happy and others are trying not to panic.*Caroline is a...
View ArticleThe 99ers
Dan Ariely, behavioral economist at Duke University and author of The Upside of Irrationality, takes a look at the so-called 99ers -- the segment of the population that has been unemployed for over...
View ArticleHow to Get a Job After College
The job market has been tough for college grads in the past few years. As we near yet another cycle of transitions, we’re taking a look at the current state of the job market, and checking in with...
View ArticleHigh Cost Diplomas Lead to Low Wage Jobs
More and more college graduates cannot find a job in the field marked on their degree. But student loans won't wait, so many resort to working in the service industry at places like Walmart and...
View ArticleRon Lieber Responds to Takeaway Listeners' Job Stories
This week and last we asked you about your job and you responded with a flurry of calls. Takeaway listeners told us stories about loving and hating their jobs, having to relocate to find work, taking...
View ArticleJumping to a Job
Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute? 2015: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers (Ten Speed Press; Rev Upd edition, 2014), offers advice and talks about what's...
View ArticleWhat a Time to Be Looking for a Job
As 2015's batch of bright-eyed graduates begins the job search, the economy might be finally cooperating, promising a stronger job market and more offers.Since the 2008 recession, it's been tough for...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: I’m waiting for a job offer… Now what?
You had a great interview, the president of the company is interested in you, and HR said they’d be in touch. What should you do now? Photo by uniquely india/ Getty ImagesNick Corcodilos started...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: I lied about my salary to get a job. What if my employer...
Don’t lie about your salary, but better yet, don’t tell an employer your salary in the first place, says headhunter Nick Corcodilos. Photo by Image Source/Getty Images.Nick Corcodilos started...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: Trying to stand out? Video resumes are not the answer
If HR people don’t have adequate time to read resumes, how can you seriously suggest to job hunters that personnel jockeys are going to sit and watch videos for hours? Photo by Thomas Peter/ReutersNick...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: The do’s and don’ts for a job interview at a bar
The weather’s getting warmer. People want to get out of the office. So they schedule interviews in restaurants and at the local watering hole. There’s nothing wrong with this, but be careful, says jobs...
View ArticleAsk jobs guru Nick Corcodilos advice during a Facebook Live event Friday
Image by Imagezoo/Getty Images.Each week, Ask the Headhunter columnist Nick Corcodilos shares his insider advice and contrarian methods on how to win and keep the right job. In his weekly column, he’s...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: Why do employers hide the benefits?
Applicants wait in line to meet potential employers at the Diversity Job Fair in 2012 in New York City. Photo by John Moore/Getty ImagesNick Corcodilos started headhunting in Silicon Valley in 1979 and...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: Why do employers play ‘telephone’ with our lives?
HR hands reference checking off to a third party and pays for the service. What follows is a game of telephone, writes headhunter Nick Corcodilos. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/BloombergNick Corcodilos...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: Did this new grad get railroaded out of a job?
After reporting sexual harassment, a recent college grad was given an ultimatum: leave or stay. Making Sen$e columnist Nick Corcodilos offers some advice. Photo by StockLib/Getty ImagesNick Corcodilos...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: Employers, respect job applicants. Your company’s...
Recruiting and hiring does not mean herding cattle — yet managers send HR to do just that every day, writes headhunter Nick Corcodilos. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesNick Corcodilos started...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: Which industries are being too greedy to pay you fairly?
While your paycheck gets smaller, the owners of some industries make out, writes jobs columnist Nick Corcodilos. Picking good employers who pay you for your contributions to profitability has become a...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: 6 things that HR should stop doing right now
Columnist Nick Corcodilos has some simple suggestions for HR: Stop rescinding offers. Stop recruiting people then ignoring them. Stop demanding salary history from job applicants. Photo by...
View ArticleAsk the Headhunter: How to tell HR to take a hike (without sounding like a...
When HR demands that you meet or talk with a “screener” before meeting the hiring manager, you need to learn how to say NO, and you need to start saying NO right now, says jobs guru Nick Corcodilos....
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