Ron Herzog

In year’s past we’ve written articles about how to do career assessments at the end of the year and make plans for your career development during the next 12 months. This year, it’s not so simple. During 2009, people were not as concerned with whether they were being fairly compensation and properly stimulated by their jobs – they were just happy to HAVE a job. That is beginning to change.

Why do some people swear by recruiters and other people simply swear when it comes to recruiters? It’s because the people who swear by recruiters as the best resource in their job hunt know how they work and even more importantly, know how to work with them. The others may only believe the myths of recruiters.

You worked hard to get an interview, you researched the company and you presented yourself well to the hiring manager. You left the interview feeling confident. Now what? There are important professional steps you need to take whether you left the interview feeling like this would be the right next step in your career or not. Following are important steps you need to take if you do want the position.

You’ve just lost your job. Give yourself a few days to deal with the emotions involved and then get moving toward finding your next position. Under any circumstances, finding a job can be time-consuming. Given the current economic climate, those job-seekers that are organized and dedicated to the search will get the positions. It’s important to realize that conducting a job search is a full time job. Here are some guidelines to help you create your daily plan.

The importance of social networking sites in the job search continues to grow. Employers increasingly look to “personal” pages on MySpace and Facebook to make very professional decisions, so it’s more important than ever that you take control of your online brand. You may be surprised just how many hiring managers are investigating applicants online.

Recession, Recession the word is everywhere. When we hear this word we automatically think job losses and economic doom. It is all around us, the TV, websites and radio are all reporting stories of financial despair. What officially is a recession? A recession is the extended decline in the gross domestic product (GDP), typically two consecutive quarters. You may be wondering, is now the time to begin a job search and start a new career?

Job skills are at the core of any hiring. The bottom line that the employer wants to know is, do you have the skills to get the job done right. If you identify your transferable job skills, you'll unlock a lot more opportunities in your search for employment. While your industry might be laying people off on a grand scale, there are other industries that have openings they need filled.

More and more companies are using social networking sites as part of their interviewing and background checking process and frequently find content on these sites that ultimately change their mind about offering someone a position. The concept of social networking is great, but since you have little control over who sees your profile – even if you set your profile to private – you still have to be mindful of exactly what you put out for the world to see. The concept of social networking is gre

Over the years, there have been hundreds of articles on the internet about networking but the current economical climate creates a whole new level of importance. It’s no longer about networking on your own and if that doesn’t work out then you turn to a recruiter, it’s about networking even to get to the recruiter while simultaneously networking on your own to get to hiring managers.