The folks over at Jobvite tell me that their recent survey on the state of recruitment revealed a compelling tidbit - many of the jobs available out there never show up on job boards. So sitting there in your pajamas firing off countless resumes might be a waste of time… Read the rest of this entry »
This just in from Kris Rowberry, who’s having a tough time of it: Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes, feeling financially secure can be uncomfortable when everyone around you seems to be struggling: Read the rest of this entry »
Musings from our Pink Slip 2.0 guy, laid-off aviation worker Kris Rowberry: Read the rest of this entry »
This note comes from Terry Blanchard, the generous restaurant owner who reached out to Elise…. Read the rest of this entry »
One of our three job-seekers has proven by far to be the most stubbornly prodigous of the bunch. Elise Sandusky, the laid-off bookeeper from South San Jose, tells me this week that she’s now applied for 1,700 jobs online. But wasn’t it Einstein who defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”? Read the rest of this entry »
My, but we have some angry people out there. In response to our debut in Sunday’s paper, dozens of folks weighed in on the plight of our three laid-off workers. Some were sympathetic. But not all. Read the rest of this entry »
Heads up! The Pink Slip 2.0 project officially gets underway this Sunday with the first installment chronicling the lives of three recently laid-off Silicon Valley workers. I think you’ll find each of their stories compelling in its own way, with some common themes inter-linking their pink-slip experiences. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s free. It’s this week. And it’s a possible pipeline to a job for a military vet. Sponsors are expecting 300 veterans to show up for the RecruitMilitary Career Fair in San Francisco on Thursday, March 19, at AT&T Park from 11am-3pm. Read the rest of this entry »
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