TheJobBored

… According to Weddles.
If you don’t know Weddles, they have, for several years now, published a guide to online job search. The poll I’m going to reference is an online poll from Weddle’s readers. They seem to have a decent grasp on the realities of the modern job search:
“Most job seekers use a number of […]

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There’s a series of things “they” always tell us to do: payoff your debt, never carry a credit card balance, fully fund your 401k and IRA every year…
One of the things “they” also mention is a rainy day emergency fund. How many of us out there are disciplined enough to have one of these? And […]

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The invention of the cell phone gave job seekers one of their most powerful tools. You might do your search and application process over computers and emails, but the cell phone is your primary weapon when it comes to the interviewing stage.
Wielding this weapon in the right way can be very important to your overall […]

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Just ran across a nice list of Niche Job boards from a site I had never heard of before, JobProfiles.org.
I’ve written in the past about niche boards and how they’re sometimes more valuable than the monstrously sized job boards.
The entire list is here, featuring over 100, in categories ranging from Healthcare to Office/Admin.

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When I got back from vacation this week, I had an Ask Brian question waiting for me that was very specific. It boiled down to: “I have two job offers. Which one should I accept?”
I did my best to help the emailer, but that sort of question is not one I can usually share here […]

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While I was away last week, I missed the news that Indeed.com has introduced job search by salary requirements.
h/t Job Search Guy
With this new feature, you can now enter your desired annual salary in the search box on their search parameter and receive a list of all jobs that are estimated to pay at […]

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People are nervous out there.
One of the reasons I know this is because I’ve been getting an inordinate amount of Ask Brian emails that boil down to: “I’m in industry X. Do you think this is a good industry to be in or should I try another career?”
I have written a couple of posts on […]

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The first employer you try probably won’t work out.
This is a hard one for most people to swallow. But chances are, your job search won’t be simple and fast. You’re most likely going to have to try again and again. You might have to endure several interviews. You’ll definitely have to send in […]

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A commenter left a brief note last week about job search expenses.
I was thinking of writing a more formal post, but as I sat down to think about it, I thought it better to list all the job search expenses I could think of.
I don’t think a lot of people think about the amount of […]

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