Category Archives: searching for jobs
START
I read, in a book, recently, that one of the keys to success in any area of life is to….begin. Just….start whatever it is you want to accomplish – getting a new job or whatever. No more “some day.” So, as a writer, these first few words (of this blog) mark today’s “start,” for me. [...]
DON’T CAN’T AT WORK…or home.
Recently, I was given the gift of silence. It helped me realize where I go wrong so often, in work and at home. Daily, I prohibit myself from succeeding at things before I’m given much of a chance. I am possessed with two words: I can’t. Part of me argues that I say “I can’t” [...]
JOB DESCRIPTIONER WANTED
I often write about job searching topics. So people talk to me about job searching stuff. Last week, a friend reached out to talk shop and to get my take on the job market. We exchanged speculative generalities in confident tones, but agreed unequivocally that today’s job descriptions are far too creative. The following are my top [...]
DOING WHAT’S RIGHT…CONSTRUCTION!
“Aaron, why should I, as Joe Nobody from the other side of the planet, be interested in reading your book?” “Cuz!” “Uh huh. If you want more than friends and family to read this work, then this here house of words needs a little construction?” Turns out, calling an old friend (and accomplished editor) recently [...]
Job L0$$ eBOOK….COMING OCTOBER 8!
It’s a bummer being laid off suddenly. What do we do about insurance? How do I get a new job, one that I like, quickest? Why do I still feel like I’m wearing a Hester Pryne-like “U” badge of shame marking my unemployment? It happened to me, so I wrote about it. Writers and publishers [...]
