Job Search – The Series (part 3)

Episode 3 in this serial picks right up where #2 left off.  In fact, much of this content I originally intended to include as part of the previous article but as it began to run long, I opted to divide the content – hey, 2 posts for the price of 1. So following with my previous line of thought, I want to share some of the other tools I’m leveraging as part of my job search/transition...

Job Search – The Series (part 2)

For those who have been reading along with me for more than a few days, you are aware that I am, at once, participating and not participating in the current recession.  While I have improved my fiscal fitness, I have also fallen prey to my previous employer’s lay-off schedule.  That puts me in a unique place today… on the job search but not desperately so. Additionally, there exists...

Job Search – The Series

Today I am launching what I hope is an interesting and informative series on the topic of Job Searches.  I plan to use my own live and currently ongoing experience as my jumping off point and will try to seed my experiences with practical advice I pick up along the way.  You may be aware from an earlier article that I accepted a buyout package from my previous employer.  A component of their plan...

Taking the Buyout Plunge

  From the relative comfort of one’s sofa – or keyboard – the theory behind parachuting or bungee jumping is pretty straightforward.  It is sound, proven, safe, and untold thousands have done it before – most more than once.  But theory, and even a live example, takes not just a backseat but a way-backseat when your rear is perched either in the plane’s doorway or on the overpass. I figure...