Tag Archives: Networking

Finding a Government Job at Sam’s Club

By John Wojcio | Published: January 8, 2010
Tony was out of a job and feeling discouraged, embarrassed, and even a little depressed, although he’d never admit to it. His wife tried to be positive and supportive, but it was hard on them both. Although he was in his, “I can’t go out, I need to be looking for work” mindset, she finally [...]
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The Hidden Job Market

By Alice Wojcio | Published: January 5, 2010
Years ago, when we taught workshops at an outplacement center, we made sure to tell people that only 15% of the available jobs were ever listed in the paper or even online. Even now, fully 85% of the jobs people find have never been listed anywhere! People find these jobs in other ways. They network with [...]
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Retirement: What Will You Miss about Your Job?

By John Wojcio | Published: November 5, 2009
Retirement planning is just as important as career planning. Especially the non-financial aspects of retirement. If you’ve done your career planning well, your retirement planning will be lots easier. What is it that you most like about working? That it gets you out of the house? That you’re able to make a difference to your company/organization or to the [...]
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Unexpected Networking

By John Wojcio | Published: October 28, 2009
Participants in a workshop at an outplacement center had been asked to do some informal networking to find contacts in companies they planned to seek informational interviews in. At the follow on session, “Larry” said he couldn’t find anyone who worked at the company he thought might be a good place for him to start. Alice [...]
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