Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Oct 27, 2011, 3:22 pm
For many individuals the most obvious way of advancing down a career path is through pro-actively applying for jobs that seem appealing. When more senior positions become available, either inside or outside their current place of work, individuals will send in their CVs and applications for these po...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Oct 2, 2011, 7:50 pm
Demand for healthcare workers is expected to continue over the next several years as the population ages and access to health care is expanded under federal reform measures. Nurses can expect to find many career opportunities and continue to earn competitive salaries. Those interested in becoming a ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 22, 2011, 10:36 pm
My re-read Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” and again it gave me some gave me some unexpected spiritual insight. If you follow my blog, you know I’ve reviewed books on spirituality.  The list includes “Silence on Fire,” “The Power of Now” and “A New Earth“.  They all work ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 14, 2011, 12:40 pm
Sites such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com are favorites for those wanting to be able to quickly scan through a large list of jobs, they aren’t always the best option for those wanting a position in a specialized field. If you have a specialized degree such as those below, consider using care...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 13, 2011, 11:27 am
Career shifting is very rampant in today’s work environment. Recent studies point out that the average employees change careers due to many reasons. However, if you’re planning to change your career, you must determine the pros and cons before jumping out of your current boat. One of the essenti...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 3, 2011, 7:52 pm
Job hunting is can be rough, especially if it drags out for weeks or months. But if you’re glued to your computer the whole time—going cross-eyed looking at job postings and reviewing your resume—chances are that you’ve gained weight and lost some of your initial focus, confidence, and momen...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 1, 2011, 8:22 pm
So you’ve spent time working in a specific career pathway, and suddenly you’re faced with a momentous decision. Another job offering has come your way, or you’ve decided to switch career paths, or you are laid off and the job market within your current career is dead. What do you do? You have ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Jul 5, 2011, 9:58 am
The economy is bad and, even as NPR reported this week, the unemployment figures crept back up slightly above nine percent. This comes after months of economists and officials saying that the worst is over. Millions of Americans are looking for jobs where there simply aren’t enough. You may be try...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Jun 28, 2011, 4:25 pm
Marc Cenedella from Ladders.com announced earlier this week that they have a program that guarantees you a $100K job in 6 months. The program costs $2,500, but they are offering you a money back guarantee if they cannot deliver. You can listen to the Cenedella’s announcement on CNBC below: I’d...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Jun 27, 2011, 4:15 pm
The folks at Bacholor’s Degree Online published “The 50 Best Books for the Unemployed.”  The list contains a number of books I have reviewed on CareerJockey.org.  It’s a real good set of references. If you are looking for work or even if you are employed and you are interested in good care...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - May 16, 2011, 5:21 am
So you’re looking for a job and wondering how well you stack up. You ask yourself the obvious questions: Do I have the right experience? Am I showing a high enough level of education? Am Italented enough for the job? But you may be focusing on the wrong questions. Think about it. How many employe...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - May 9, 2011, 1:04 pm
As more hiring managers turn to the phone interview as an efficient and cost-effective method of reducing candidate search expenses, job seekers have to adapt to this change by figuring out ways to take advantage of the benefits of the phone interview while also adjusting their own conversational st...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - May 4, 2011, 5:13 am
If you’re a recent graduate from college then you’ll notice that you have the unfortunate task of trying to find a job in a market where demand exceeds the current supply. This means that you’re going to have a tough go of it and standing out is the key. Unfortunately professionalism seems to ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - May 3, 2011, 8:21 pm
The unemployment rate in America is still hovering just shy of the 9 percent mark, which is better than it was, but the economy is promising a slow comeback. This is due in part to a lagging housing industry where many people were forced to either foreclose on their homes or be content with remainin...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Mar 3, 2011, 5:53 am
St. Patrick’s Days is fast approaching. What better time to learn from one Irish job hunter, who was so resourceful, he found work in only 7 days — despite having no permanent address. Read on to learn how you can get hired faster by taking the “Irish” approach, courtesy of Curt Bolan, a c...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Jan 19, 2011, 10:30 am
Maybe you’ve heard the “golden voice” of YouTube sensation, Ted Williams .. He’s the formerly homeless, formerly unemployed man who was hired — literally off the street — by the Cleveland Cavaliers for his dream job as an announcer. Other job offers are still pouring in from around the c...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Jan 17, 2011, 6:30 pm
We eat, we sleep, we watch our favorite TV shows. We listen to music and maybe play a little solitaire or poker on our computers every day. But do we exercise each day? Yes? No? Sometimes? Never? Unfortunately, few of us can answer yes to this question. But at least getting some exercise a few days ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Jan 10, 2011, 11:00 am
Losing a good employee can be disruptive to a business. No matter what has prompted you to leave a company, make a professional transition from one job to another – it’s important for your career in the long run. The damage you can cause by going on a tirade when you quit easily outweighs the sh...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Jan 3, 2011, 11:00 am
The journey to landing a job offer can be lengthy, especially in today’s market where there are more qualified candidates available than job openings. Securing an interview with an employer is a great first step and properly preparing for that interview is another major step, but what about after ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Dec 8, 2010, 9:00 am
If you’ve been struggling to find work this year, you’ve got company. The average job search lasts 33.9 weeks — more than 8 months — according to October 2010 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Times continue to be tough. And times may stay tough for you, if you’re making one o...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Dec 6, 2010, 9:00 am
One of the major reasons resume writers—or any writer for that matter—are in business is because it’s simply so hard to be objective in writing about ourselves or our businesses. For this very reason, if you are writing your own resume, it may be tricky for you to try and customize your resume...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Dec 1, 2010, 9:00 am
Vince Wiskovitch, from Nassau County, New York, was just hired for a legal position after searching only 6 weeks for a job. By comparison, the average job search in America now lasts 33.3 weeks. Read on to learn the 4 things he did to get hired 27 weeks faster than average . 1.Don’t send a cover l...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Nov 29, 2010, 9:00 am
What’s your strategy for finding a new job? Do you figure out exactly what you’re looking for, create a search image for that perfect job, and then look for it at the exclusion of everything else? Sounds like a good way to crack the employment nut and guarantee that you’ll be happy with your c...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Nov 15, 2010, 11:30 am
So you’ve finally landed that first job. Congratulations. I’m sure you went out to celebrate your good fortune, but now it’s time to show up to work and start making money. If you’re like me, then you’re probably experiencing the same things I experienced on my first day of work: anxiety w...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Nov 3, 2010, 2:59 am
This may ruffle a few feathers, but your time is valuable, so I’ll be blunt: If you’ve been struggling to find a job for more than 6 months, you may be doing the wrong things to get hired. Worse, you may have been given bad information by well-meaning folks who have steered you wrong during your...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Nov 1, 2010, 2:59 am
I received an email recommending this story off the Fox News site.  I don’t really need to say much more than what’s included in this 10 minute video.  Two people who have no reason to forgive did so in a very public way as a part of their court testimonies. They serve as an example for us al...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Oct 27, 2010, 2:59 am
If you’re looking for a job in this economy, consider adding social media to your tool kit. Specifically, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn — used correctly — can help you find work faster. To get the latest tips, I spoke with Dan Schawbel, author of “Me 2.0, Revised and Updated Edition: 4 Ste...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Oct 25, 2010, 2:59 am
After coaching literally hundreds of executive clients and hosting over 3,000 executive teleseminars, it’s easy for me to see the repeat traits of those clients who consistently rise to the top, find and win their dream jobs, and meet their career goals. Here are three distinct traits that these s...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Oct 20, 2010, 2:59 am
Over the past few weeks, I’ve received dozens of questions from job seekers around America. Yes, if you’re like most people looking for work, times are tough. So . why be like most people? Think about it. If the things most people do to find a job don’t work, why do those things? The best advi...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Oct 18, 2010, 9:13 am
In 1964, Disney’s Mary Poppins was nominated for an academy award and Julie Andrews won Best Actress.   People went in droves to see the enchanted story line and animation.  (My goodness, real actors could interact with cartoons!)  It was a huge success for Disney’s animation business.  I r...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 30, 2010, 2:59 am
Dr. Woody published another article.  You can find Unplugging: Escaping the Digital Curse and at Fox Business.  It talks about how a group of scientist held an informal experiment.  They took a trip without their laptops, PDAs, mobile phones, etc.  In a few days, they all had to admit, they ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 29, 2010, 7:40 pm
For some of you in today’s economy, your last job may have been your last job. Literally. You may have decided to chuck the idea of employment altogether and become your own boss.  But what if you’re not clear on what, exactly, to do as a self-employed person? Good news: If you have a curious ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 22, 2010, 7:11 am
Adele Sheele wrote “How to Escape a Dead-End Job” at the Huffington Post.  Definitely worth the read.  It gives advice for dealing with a: Dead end postion at your organization Dead end boss that holds you back Dead end attitute where you need a change Give it a read and tell me and the rest...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 22, 2010, 2:59 am
There’s an old marketing maxim I live by when advising job seekers.  It dates back to the 1930s and comes from Robert Collier, one of the best writers of sales letters who ever lived. It goes like this:  To create successful advertising, the writer must enter the conversation already going on in...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 20, 2010, 7:24 am
There’s no better time than right now to pay attention to my own advice.  I collect quotes.  Some of them are mundain and ordinary.   But these very same simple quotes are behind a lot of the advice I give.  Take this one: You are in one of two places. You are either in the current moment ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 16, 2010, 5:59 pm
I attended a South Florida Business Journal event today honoring 25 of South Florida’s most influential business women.  You can visit the SFBJ page for a list of the 25 women.  I know a few of them and I can tell you, “These are some seriously influential ladies in this town.”  Each woma...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 15, 2010, 2:59 am
You hear a lot of talk these days about personal branding and how you should “brand” yourself in a job search. But you hear very little about how you should sell yourself to employers. Yet, I submit that, if you want to get hired as soon as possible, you should sell yourself as much as possible ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 14, 2010, 2:59 am
Dr. Woody’s been delivering a steady stream of articles at Fox News since publishing The YOU Plan: A 5-Step Guide to Taking Charge of Your Career in the New Economy.  I’ve run a few articles covering his book and articles (just search for Dr. Woody in the search box above) and I give them all ...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 13, 2010, 2:59 am
If you read Lewis Carrol’s Alice in Wonderland, you get a glimpse of the craziness Alice deals with running around aimlessly looking for who knows what. There’s a lot of confusion. Along the way, she runs into Cheshire Cat.  This sarcastic and cynical feline isn’t much help to her, but h...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 8, 2010, 2:59 am
I get a lot of requests to review books. I’m a reading addict with books all over the place, an Audacity account for my IPOD and of course my Kindle. You can’t get to all of them, but I’m really glad David Couper’s assistant Loetta stayed on me to read this one. It offers advice I haven�...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 7, 2010, 2:59 am
Those of you who follow my blog will remember my recent review of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love book.  (You can click here to read it.)  I found the book facinating.  I compared it with Eckhart Tolle’s books as a resource for increasing your conscious contact with the divine. Gilbert i...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 6, 2010, 2:59 am
If you’re looking for a job in this economy, you need to stand out from the crowd to get noticed — and hired — by employers. It’s as simple as that. And here are three “guerrilla” ways to do it . Tactic #1: Create a Competitive Analysis You can make a huge impact on employers by analyzin...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Sep 3, 2010, 3:46 pm
What separates successful job seekers from those who struggle to get hired? Two things: clarity and motivation. You must be clear about the job you seek, the results you’ve produced before, and the employers you want to work for. And you need motivation to persist through long hours of research, n...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 30, 2010, 8:01 am
Are you unemployed? Or currently employed but still hunting for that better job? If so, career advising blogs could be a great place to start your search.  www.OnlineDegrees.org offers  help connecting you with the Top 100 Career Advice Blogs. Form this well put list, you can mix and match until y...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 25, 2010, 2:59 am
One of the key areas you may be struggling with as a job seeker is a feeling of rejection. This can cause a real slowdown in your job search activity. This downward spiral can happen for a variety of reasons including: A poor response from companies and/or jobs for which you have submitted your res...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 24, 2010, 2:59 am
If you’re job hunting in this tough economy, take heart from the following three stories of people who found work in three to four months — about half as long as the average job search, which takes nearly 8 months (31.2 weeks) as of March 2010. How did they do it? By using Guerrilla Resu...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 23, 2010, 2:59 am
I’ve been following a stream of articles written by Michael Woodward (a.k.a. Dr. Woody) and he delivers so solid advice for job hunters of all ages.  He draws from the information from his recently published book  ”The YOU Plan: A 5-Step Guide to Taking Charge of Your Career in the Ne...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 18, 2010, 2:59 am
My daughter gave me a copy of “Eat, Pray, Love” and it was a book that gave me some unexpected spiritual insight.   And it was a good addition to a few others I’ve reviewed to help explore our spiritual side.  I’ve read and reviewed “Silence on Fire” (follow this link for my revie...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 17, 2010, 2:59 am
How do you find a job quickly, in this rotten economy? Hunt like a Guerrilla. That was the experience of Mark Thomas, a systems administrator from Mesa, Ariz., who started a new job on March 8, 2010, after a search of only 6 weeks. According to Thomas, he would have been hired sooner, but “the...
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Jorge Diaz posted an article on Career Jockey - Aug 16, 2010, 2:59 am
I make a habit of attending noon Mass near the place where I work.  It’s only a few blocks down and it gives me a chance to get away from what is typically a busy and stressful day.  It occassionally also gives me a chance to attend confession. Before Fr. Eddy even saw me coming around the...
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