Harry Urschel

I was describing the reality of what happens on the receiving end of the job application process to a group of job seekers recently as part of  a presentation on how to land a key interview. It’s not unusual for an organization to receive dozens, or even hundreds of online applications for every position they [...]

Most people are not professional job seekers! That’s a good thing… because most people are working in jobs and not looking for a job. When they do need to look for a job, there are many tasks that are uncomfortable for them because they haven’t done them before and so they feel awkward. As a [...]

It’s pretty common to hear job seekers talk about their frustration with Corporate / In-House Recruiters or HR Representatives at the companies they are pursuing. In most cases their frustration is really the result of not understanding the role, the challenges, and the processes that recruiter faces. The more that’s understood, the better your results [...]

One of the most common pieces of advice given to job seekers when they are trying to decide what they want to be when they grow up is: “Follow your passion!” or “Do what you love!” While there may be some exceptions, this is usually bad advice and advice that has left many people’s careers [...]

Everyone knows there is an overwhelming amount of information available online that can be used in a job search. Most people, however, don’t think of any individual website or online tool about information outside of the primary function for which it was designed. Thinking ‘outside the box’ about the information available to see what other [...]

Keeping up with all the advice, new job postings, and other information in your job search can be daunting. One great FREE online tool to manage a lot of it is Google Reader! One advantage that Google Reader gives you over many other newsfeed sites or applications available is that it allows you to include [...]