[Daily Post from itzbig] The itzbig Blog: The Year-End Push: Kicking Your Job Search up a Notch

“December can be a great time to kick up your job search. Come January, even those with their dream jobs will decide it’s time to make a change. Just as they’ll decide it’s time to lose weight, quit smoking, and to do all of those other things that continually make it onto the New Year’s Resolution lists.”

Tech Crunch: Online Job Hunt 10 Years Later - Still Sucks
itzbig gets a shoutout from TechCrunch:

“Another stealth start-up looking to ‘revolutionize’ the online job search is itzbig, which we are told is backed by an investment bank and is being run by (consultant) Hank Stringer (founder of Hire.com) and Chairman Jim Hammock (former CEO/Chairman of Hire.com).”

Computer World: Why You Should Turn Down That Job Offer

“…ask the hiring manager the following questions:
Why is this job vacant?
Is the turnover rate high for this position?
What’s typically the next career step for those with this job?”

Articles Base: 5 Great Tips For Conducting The Best Job Search Ever!

“Evaluate your skills, strengths and weaknesses. Try to match up what you can do and what you’re trained to do with ideal positions. Going after the wrong kinds of jobs for your skill set can be an exercise in futility.”

Job Search Campaign HQ: How truthful are you?

“Before I took a class called Truth vs. Fraud, I had a feeling I would feel bad about things I do too often such as talk about people behind their backs. That was true, but I also got a lot more out of this class.
We were talking about letting go of the outcome. This feels pretty foreign to coaches since we’re usually so focused on goals.”

Adage: Will work life balance change with the next generation?
Some things to consider when recruiting Gen Y:

“I got to thinking - will the next generation solve the question around work and life balance?…
So I thought I would try to list my observations as to why the Nintendo or iPod generation may have a better ability to survive the whole work scene than their predecessors.
Born after 1980
The need for speed - don’t all businesses have super fast broadband
The need to parallel process - I am used to playing video games and watching TV and doing homework all at the same time –why would work be any different
Send me the link – I am used to getting links and connections to information I need – don’t make me read long reports”

Recruiting Bloggers: LifeHacker on landing your dream job

“So my question for readers is this: How would you go about getting your foot in the door at your dream job?”

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