I'm sure you've heard the a saying, "The grass isn't always greener". Does this apply to you when it comes to your career? How many times have you left a company thinking it was the right thing to do?



Maybe you left for:



- more money

- loftier title

- closer to home

- more flexibility

- better people



The problem is once you get to the new company you realize they have their own warts that you didn't see during the interview process. This blog… Continue

This week I am interviewing Joe Rohde. Joe has had a great sales career and agreed to chat for a bit about what's been successful in his job search.



First, can you give an over view of your background and the circumstances that led to your unemployment?



My experience was continuous growth which alternated between startups and established companies. Typically my success was in establishing the 'early adopter' customers for new technologies and products. The immediately… Continue

Gina and I met while networking on LinkedIn. She is someone who has successfully found multiple jobs this year who was happy to share her experience with us.

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Thanks again for volunteering for this. Can you give the folks a quick over-view of your background and the circumstances that led to your unemployment.



My background is Marketing and Administration. I have moved from High Tech Marketing in the Bay Area, to Newspaper Marketing, to… Continue

I'm continuing to interview successful job seekers and have just posted my interview with Ross Dreher. Check out what he did to find a job. You might even learn a thing or two.



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Ross -



Thanks again for being a part of this little social job search experience.



First, can you give a brief over view of your background and the circumstances that led to your unemployment?



My background is in IT sales, specifically as a software sales… Continue

Here's a quiz for you - name as many dual sports athletes as you can:



Deion Sanders football and baseball star.



Jim Brown was stellar in football and considered one of the greatest lacrosse players.



Charlie Ward played basketball and football.



Jackie Joyner-Kersee ran track and was a great basketball player.



Shaun White does snowboarding and skateboarding and dominates his sports.



Jackie Robinson dominated athletics at UCLA -… Continue

I've started a series where I interview the every day job seeker and have them share what's worked in their job search. Thought you'd find it interesting.



Joerg-



Thank you again for taking the time to share with us what you've done to land your job.



Can you give a brief over view of your background and the circumstances that led to your unemployment?



My background is electrical engineering, my degree is from RWTH Aachen University in Germany. I… Continue