Man getting hired

How I Got Hired

This post continues the series on how I went about finding a new job.  Last time I explained how I conducted my search and I’ll now explain where I found the job posting to which I applied and how I went about applying for it. Since I pretty much knew exactly what types of positions…

Job section of newspaper

Job Search Steps

In my last blog post, I described how I set up my search for a new job.  After that, I began doing the ongoing activities needed to “cast a wide net” for my job search effort. First and foremost, I checked company web sites regularly for job openings.  In today’s employment world, almost every company…

Don’t Be a Jerk if You Want to Be Hired

As a hiring manager, this is the one question I wish I could ask, straight up: “Are you a jerk?”.  That’s because, frankly, in the hundreds of interviews I’ve conducted, I’ve frequently met applicants with serious attitude problems. In fact, in my 25 years as a Hiring Manager, I’ve occasionally hired someone who was eminently…