I know I have stated many times in the past that I just don’t like Facebook. When it was a closed platform for only college students, facebook was a platform I trusted. It was a true gated community where you needed a college email address to get in. This made it much safer than it is today. At the time facebook had no apps, no games and no spamming problems. Privacy was not an issue. Today all I worry about is facebook and how much...

Image by Robert S. Donovan via Flickr I had the opportunity, a few days back, to participate in a discussion with a few individuals who were currently unemployed. The general feeling was that in today’s economy it was hard to locate work because “Everything is now done with the computer“. I couldn’t talk long but I left my card with the group and promised I would write about it. So, I explained, “Welcome...

Here is some great advice I received from a recruiter, one who is inundated with resumes and actually took the time to talk to me. I will not pretend that I am an expert on how to find a job in this job market. I’m not qualified to do that but I will share what I learned during my conversation with this particular recruiter in the hopes that it will help others. On Tuesday 2/23/10, I had the lovely experience of speaking with a...

This posting is really just for my records as I am starting up a new category call “Job Search“. I have left my “job” in the insurance industry to pursue a “career” in the accounting field. I am pursuing an actual career this time around, no more job hunting and I have been at it for a few months. It’s been exciting, I’ve met a lot of interesting people, I’ve taken interesting part time...