(I initially posted this at jonathanmcleodrecruiting.blogspot.com, but thought some people at RecruitingBlogs might enjoy it too.)



Cleaning up my inbox, I found my letter of resignation from my previous job. Some might wonder, what the hell was I thinking?



Keep in mind that I liked the job, was good friends with my boss (and still am), and was on very good terms with the company... oh, and I… Continue

A woman has been sitting in our lobby for 71 minutes. Patiently waiting. Sitting and chatting. More precisely, a candidate for our administrative/bookkeeper position has been sitting patiently for more than an hour. Part of this is her own doing - she was 20 minutes early; part of it is happenstance - our branch manager had another meeting this morning that is running muuuuuch longer than expected. She's not concerned; she's willing to wait.



This is a huge point in her favour. She… Continue

I'm duplicating some of my posts at jonathanmcleodrecruiting.blogspot.com. There will probably be some unique content to each blog.

I don't pretend that any of it will be interesting.

Thanks for reading.

So I completed some job search/resume writing/interviewing seminars last week. Things went pretty well. I had about six people out to each one, but at least they all seemed interested.

I may have some more thoughts later on, but one of the main revelations I had was that I talk too much.

Cheers.

The other day, I noted that I had job search seminars coming up. Well, the first one (job searching techniques) is over, and I can say quite definitely, I have no idea how well it went.



The positives

1. I had enough material.

I know this shouldn't be a worry; there is a lot of information to cover in this area (and, certainly, I did not cover it all). Nonetheless, having not taken as much time as I would have liked preparing, I was a little concerned.



2. There… Continue

I'm tired of hobbies - don't get me wrong, they're great, and I have a few (though not as many now that I have a toddler). I appreciate that they help to maintain our sanity, and they make us more complete as people. Being fully developed is nice.



Here's the thing: I, most likely, don't care about your hobbies.



If you have submitted a resume for consideration for a highly specialized, technologically involved, demanding position, I have little interest in your favourite… Continue

No, I'm not looking for a new job. I like where I am, and I'm reasonably secure, so I'm sticking around.



However, about a month ago, I looked into offering a job searching seminar at one of the local library branches. It seemed like a good idea (which came from the owner), so I contacted the library. Well, within days I had set up a meeting at the library, selected an appropriate room (well, auditorium), booked dates (as my little seminar turned into three three-hour long seminars in… Continue

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