TELL US: Would You Have Plastic Surgery to Get the Job?

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

I read an interesting piece by fellow career blogger,P enelope Trunk this week over at BNET. It’s called, “Why Your Career Needs Plastic Surgery – Literally.” In it, Trunk provides the evidence that supports the decision to have some work done to create a younger, better looking version of yourself as a way to get more job offers, money, promotions and professional power. Here are just a few of the facts she provides: Read more

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How Long Will a Job Search Take in 2010?

I know most of our readers have the ‘A New Job in the New Year’ resolution going on for 2010. However, the question of if/when we’ll land a new job is a true unknown.

FACT: Job search duration varies a lot. Why?  Well, for starters, a job seeker’s knowledge  with respect to the most effective way to look for a job (ie. ability to leverage social media and other networking techniques, proper resume design, effective interviewing skills, etc.) impacts how long they look. Then, factor in things like salary requirements, industry, location, skills, education-level, experience-level, and of course, actual job openings, and you start to see how a job search can take a lot longer than a person plans on.

So, my question to all of you is this:

How Long Will a Job Search Take in 2010?

• less than a month
• 1-2 months
• 3-5 months
• 6+ months

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TELL US: Is Giving Boss Holiday Gift a Good Idea?!?

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

Last week, a reader of our Twitter Advice Project asked if it was appropriate to send a holiday card to a potential employer. You can see the TAP question and discussion amongst the experts here.

However, it got me wondering what employees think Read more

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OPINION: Employer Stood Up Job Seeker…TWICE!

Last week, one of the questions that came in for our career experts to answer as part of our Twitter Advice Project involved a job seeker who was stood up by an employer, not once, but TWICE. Read more

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