Generally speaking it is not a good idea to even mention a competitor. Even bad PR is still PR. But it is hard to stand by and watch job seekers get taken to the proverbial cleaners by people in the industry who profess to help them. A few days ago, JT O’Donnell had @TobyDayton and [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Luckily, THIS Will NEVER Happen Here in USA
Posted in January 27th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
From today’s Daily Mail, Jan. 27, 2010
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Jacob Share’s 117 Funny Job Ads
Posted in January 27th, 2010
My friend Jacob Share just posted 117 job and recruitment ads. Hilarious. There are ten or so here, but please, jump over to his site to browse through them all. It will brighten your day.
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Should You Pay a Job Board?
Posted in January 26th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
No. There’s nothing worse than people who take advantage of others when times are bad. Fake insurance agents who follow hurricanes and tornados, ambulance-chasing attorneys, Madoff-wannabe’s and now job boards who charge job seekers to see their “exclusive” job openings should all be exposed. The chief culprit in the last category is THE LADDERS. You [...]
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A Flash of the Blindly Obvious
Posted in January 20th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
Today’s post is part of the Career Collective, where a few of my friends gather to offer up some suggestions for today’s job seeker. The topic of the month is to provide some transition guidance for job seekers who find themselves either without a job or starting a new one. That’s paraphrased but I am [...]
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Who’s Not Your Daddy
Posted in January 20th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
Ed. Note: This is a post that ran on USNEWS yesterday, except my editor changed the title to “How To Love the Job You’re With.” That’s ok, she does a great job of editing. But I got absolute no credit for me, a baby boomer, who likes country music, Elvis, the Beatles and even F. [...]
One More on the Farm Theme
Posted in January 19th, 2010
LETTER FROM A FARM KID, Now at San Diego MARINE CORPS RECRUIT TRAINING Dear Ma and Pa, I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled. I [...]
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He Ain’t Coming, Folks
Posted in January 18th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
Maybe you call it a “magic bullet” or something else but the thought is the same. We all hope for the arrival of the magical, mythical figure who comes out of mist, taps us on the shoulder and says in his James Earl Jones voice “Today is YOUR day, son, I am going to make [...]
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Plowing Crooked and Cousin Keenan
Posted in January 17th, 2010
Thanks to those who contributed their own farm memories in the comments section of the previous post. I have a couple to add. We lived on our little Kansas farm until I was six or so, then moved to town, but we kept the farm, which my dad farmed on his days off. From time [...]
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Farming is a Disease, Not a Job…Old Farm Saying
Posted in January 15th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
Being that one of my popular blog posts was about my cousin Craig and his farming operation in north central Kansas, I keep my eye out for other farming stories and noticed a similar piece the other day, which may be of interest in this economy. See, people are reading and writing about all sorts [...]
