Archive for August, 2006

Older Job Candidates – Part One

I know an older candidate, currently job hunting, who feels perpetually discriminated against. I’ve known him for years, and I swear he’s projected the same attitude as long as I’ve known him. He believes that employers see him as inflexible, unwilling to learn new skills, set in his ways. Honestly, I think he works hard [...]

How to Choose the Right Paper – Part 3

Our top ten tips to find the right paper for your projects should be in every designer’s notebook. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this article, we have discussed planning for paper, determining the personality of your project and considering the finish, color, brightness, weight and content of the paper you may choose. In [...]

Job Titles and Descriptions

Job title descriptions are the descriptions of the different jobs that are posted for hire by various companies, governmental departments and other organizations. They are the shortest and surest way of knowing whether the job that is being advertised is worth your attention or not.

Job Search Blues – How to Maintain Confidence and Stay Focused During a Less than Perfect Job Search

“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt Q: I have been searching for a job for months. I have been sending resumes and letting everyone I know that I need a job like all [...]

5 Ways to Detect a Phony Ph.D.

I was sharing the regional Toastmaster’s International podium with a fine, enthusiastic speaker. He was fun, his stories were crisp, and the audience loved him. So, when one of my clients asked if I knew a speaker they could hire for an annual sales meeting in Palm Springs, I mentioned this guy. But as I [...]