by Joey | Jun 5, 2014 | Cover Letters, Risk Worth Taking
According to a bleakly titled first-quarter article in the New York Times (“Unemployed? You Might Never Work Again”), a recent study by economists at Princeton University shows that the long-term unemployed find it much more difficult to get work than do the...
by Joey | Mar 31, 2014 | 50+, Cover Letters, Job Search, Risk Worth Taking
Ding, ding, ding! In this corner, weighing in with an Executive MBA plus ten years’ experience as CFO of a mid-size global services firm, Bill Jenkins! And in this corner, with a BS in Finance, two investment-banking internships and three years’ experience as a...
by Joey | Feb 19, 2014 | Interviews, Risk Worth Taking
Interviewer: If you could have any super power, what would it be? You: [Pretending to be slightly offended] What do you mean if I had a super power?! [Then playfully] Seriously though—because questions about having superpowers should be taken seriously—my super power...
by Joey | Jan 23, 2014 | Risk Worth Taking
Most job seekers are afraid to let their hair down and just be themselves during the all-important, all-serious job interview. Yes, your main goal should be to prove to the interviewer your ability to get the job done. But beyond that, the aim is to get the...
