FiredUP Careers and Job Re-Joov team together

We’re excited to team up with Job Re-Joov… here is the press release: FiredUP Careers and Job Re-Joov team together - bringing job seekers top quality resources along with ‘encouragement’ to win the job! June 30, 2009, Los Gatos, CA – FiredUP Careers, a uniquely focused career coaching company, announced today that it has teamed with the » Read More

Hiring and Thriving?

In today’s economy we aren’t often seeing the words ‘hiring & thriving’, but according to CNNMoney.com’s article “Where the Jobs Are” there are industries and are in fact hiring and thriving.  As the article points out - despite our year to date job loss of 1.9 million (yes…1.9 million!) industries like education, accounting and health » Read More

Career Blunder Recovery

Are you home licking your wounds from a career blunder?  Late for an interview, a horrifying typo on your resume, rude to the receptionist or forgot your interviewer’s name?  These are all things that can happen when you least expect them, so be prepared on how to handle a blunder before it happens. Here’s a good » Read More

Smash the Ladder – realize your dream job

Came across this weekly radio show created by Diane Danielson and Anita Bruzzese of Downtown Women’s Club. This particular show is spent with Alexandra Levit who has written a new book “How’d You Score That Gig?” I haven’t read the book yet, but the radio show is great – good tips on how to » Read More

Meetup.com – have you heard of it?

A colleague of mine sent this link over to me the other day and said I should check it out and I’m glad I did.  A huge part of our professional lives is supported, if not determined, by our ability to network and build relationships.  The site, Meetup (with about 2.5 million members) is a » Read More

Want a promotion, pay hike, advancement, career opportunity? First they have to find you. part II

First the opportunity has to find you. If you’re a Passive Job Seeker, PJS, how visible are you to the professional world? Are you on linked in, zoominfo, do you have an online efolio, are you active in blogs, do you check out online employer events? If your answer is no to » Read More

Corporate Chic: What’s your image?

Staying on top in today’s fast paced corporate environments can be overwhelming, to say the least. Not only does one have to stay on top of the latest technology, the who’s who in networking and whether a paycheck will appear next month – we also must create an image that sets the tone for » Read More