Thanks to the wonderful group of individuals who attended last night’s Wired4Hire session. We had a lively debate and I appreciated all the positive feedback. I also understand some of the frustrations which were shared and can only say that your job seeking efforts will pay off. Attached is the deck I presented. The topic we discussed was about building [...]
Overcoming your Worst Job Search Enemy
Being unemployed is very difficult and the emotional impact cannot be underestimated. Join me on 1/31/2013 for a conference call at 12pm EST to discuss how to overcome self-sabotaging your job search. Here is a copy of the presentation that I will be covering. Overcoming your worst Job Search Enemy I look forward to ‘seeing’ [...]
Guest Blogger Ken Lang discusses how to re-engage with Recruiters in the wake of Sandy
While half of the MGD Office Members continue to remain positive after more than a week without power, we are all counting our blessings that we have homes without damage. We hope that life is getting back to its normal routines for you as well. Below are some thoughts on the aftermath effects of Hurricane Sandy [...]
How the Cloud is working out for the FDA
A 10K “Cloud”-burst of FDA Warning Letters On-line site availability exceeds the 10,000 warning letters mark At the end of 2010, an analysis was made of the warning letters available on the FDA FOIA website. At the time, my post made an analogy to the pursuit of 3,000 hits by Derek Jeter of the NY [...]
Hiring Managers: Are you using the right job description?
I just finished reading an article which discussed how to consistently hire great people. It raises questions that we at MGD Services consistently ask our clients when they engage us to fill their job openings. What struck me while I was reading was that this was one of those ‘cart before the horse’ scenarios for [...]
Blog Power!
I am often talking to clients about how important it is for them to be visible on the internet in a way that supports what they do in their area of expertise. Until today, I didn’t have anything concrete from a personal stand point that I could share. Now I do and I wanted to [...]
Simple Job Search Strategies – How to follow a process and expect miracles
Let’s face it, if you are out of work you probably don’t wake up every morning and think, “I’m just so excited to get up and start looking for work today”! If you do, don’t bother reading any more. But if you are like so many who dread doing all that is required to find [...]
Proof that Networking works in your Job Search
Are you sick of hearing how networking is a great way to find your next job? Are you stymied by what exactly is meant by networking anyway? Networking for job seeking purposes can simply mean that you are asking someone to help you with your job search. Why is it so important to network? Because [...]
Your Media is Social, But is Your Resume?
On Tuesday January 31st, MGD Services kicked off a six month series of seminars through our Wired4Hire career alliance program. It was held at the Flemington New Jersey Library. Our next Wired4Hire series will be at the Clinton New Jersey Library on Tuesday, February 28th at 7pm. Go to our events page for more details. [...]
Has the Paper Resume been forced into Unwanted Retirement?
Thanks to social media (LinkedIn) I didn’t miss a current Wall Street Journal article discussing the death of the paper resume (http://on.wsj.com/wftqlx). So is it true? Is the paper resume obsolete? Yes. As a staffing partner, I always hand them back to candidates I meet at career fairs or Wired4Hire seminars and gently ask that [...]
