Unemployed, Discouraged, But Not Hopeless

by January 30th, 2013

Laid off. Let go. Terminated. Fired.

However you want to spin it, I am jobless.

Business Proposal: Quiet Spaces to Make Private Phone Calls

by January 24th, 2013

Where do I make that phone call? My car used to be the go-to spot for personal phone calls, but living in New York City doesn’t afford me that luxury. So what’s a job-seeker to do?

Lies My Recruiter Asked Me to Tell

by December 19th, 2012

The daily hunt for a new job is exhausting. After a long day at work, it’s tough to trek home and then hop on the computer to scour Indeed.com or Idealist.org for the latest postings, all while eating leftover Pad Thai.
 
Enter: The Recruiter.

I’m Stuck in a Career Rut

by October 30th, 2012

I’m 30 years old, and I still don’t know what kind of career I want to have. Having a job you love isn’t everything, but lately, it’s all I can think about. I’m spending over 40 hours a week selling luxury goods to people with money (which sounds harder than it is), and feel like my career isn’t really going anywhere. Most people seem to figure out what they want to do in college, or at least form an idea of what they want to do in their twenties, but nothing has seemed to click for me yet.

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