There is no shortage of those who have positive and negative opinions about working with search firms or headhunters, either as an employer or as a candidate. In your job search, there are resources that can help you and those that are not so helpful, and using a search firm is no exception. Key to job search success is to know how you want to manage your time and how a search firm can play a role in helping to match you with your next role. By asking the right questions of yourself and of the recruiter your considering, you can direct your search appropriately.

“Silence is a source of great strength.” - Lao Tzu
I suppose silence serves a purpose, but when it comes to work and getting assignments that you want, it’s not helpful at all.
A great example was shared by a colleague of mine this past week.  In this particular situation, one of the heads of department had [...]

I’ve been seeing a lot more lemonade stands than usual in my midwestern town, probably due to a combination of the economic and meteorological climate.
At first I thought this flurry of business activity among the pint-sized set might mark the emergence of a new and particularly entrepreneurial generation.
But then I realized I wasn’t really understanding [...]

According to government records jobless rate is 9.5%, which is slightly less than what was expected, but nonfarm payrolls make 467,000 people jobless.
It was said by the Labor Department that in June US employers have cut down more jobs than what was expected by the analysts raising the unemployment rate up to 9.5%.

It had been the headline number that 467,000 jobs has been trimmed from nonfarm payrolls, investors were also greatly concerned about a decline that is observed in the average workweek, it falls to 33 hours in June from 33.1 in May. It has been indicated by this figure that a growing number of workers are underemployed, implying further declines in wages.

As the unemployment is expected to remain high in the US, consumer spending, which is a huge chunk of the economy, is unlikely to provide the backbone for a turnaround.

Stocks having high exposure to the condition of consumers were moving Thursday, along with energy stocks that declines as oil prices retreated. Crude falls $2.34 at $66.97 a barrel, pulling Exxon Mobil to $1.69, or 2.4%, lower, to $68.87. At the same time, the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary lost $1.24, or 3.4%, to $35.12.

By mid of the day the Dow Jones industrial average suddenly reduces 179 points, or 2.1%, to 8,325, and the S&P 500 fell 21 points, or 2.3%, to 902. The Nasdaq also reduces 45 points, or 2.4%, to 1,801.

Dow component Johnson & Johnson was in the news, as it has acquired Alzheimer assets from Elan and it has taken an 18.4% stake in the Irish drugmaker for $1 billion. J&J lost 88 cents, or 1.5%, to $56.19, while that of American depositary receipts of Elan shot up 96 cents, or 13.7%, to $7.96 in New York.

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This week I’m re-running three of the best networking tips I’ve found recently to help you find a job faster.

These proven networking tactics get results in good times and in bad.

Which can you try today?

1) Network with the Recently Departed

David Perry, author of “Guerrilla Marketing For Job Hunters 2.0,” shares a unique way to find and connect with employers using Google.

Back in a less politically correct day, over-stressed workers of both genders would sometimes throw up their hands in despair and wail, “I need a wife!”
Of course, that won’t quite fly these days, but the challenge of pursuing a career and trying to have some kind of life persists.
What about cloning?  Just imagine what a [...]