Posted by: Darin Manis in Untagged on
Mar 07, 2010
For those of you that are unsure about what job you want or are open to looking at other types of jobs that your transferrable skills would be a match for you are likely perplexed and a bit confused where to start. There are two ways you may ant to approach this. You can go through the process of taking self assessment tests to get a professional analysis of what you would be best at, the kinds of skills and abilities you have and how they translate into potential careers you should evaluate. These are easy to take because you can do them online. You click the multiple choice answers and immediately after the test you get your results. It makes sense to do and is reasonably priced.
Posted by: Darin Manis in Untagged on
Mar 04, 2010
There are job seekers with good attitudes, those with bad attitudes, and those that are down right ugly. Preparing yourself to have the right attitude towards your job search and everyone you will be interacting with throughout the process is the most important thing to properly prepare. It’s the most significant because it really doesn’t matter how good your resume is (or anything else) if you have the wrong attitude.
Posted by: Darin Manis in Untagged on
Feb 26, 2010
You have probably heard the advice that you should: Look for a career and not a job. What is the difference between a career and a job? A career is basically the professional pursuit of a lifelong ambition. A job is typically referred to as an activity which one can earn money. I encourage you not to get too enthralled into the semantics of the words. You can certainly get a job that turns into a career. You can get a job that leads into a promotion that leads to another promotion and before you know it you have a career.
Posted by: Darin Manis in Untagged on
Feb 24, 2010
If you are new to the job market or beginning to re-evaluate your career options because of present realities then you may struggle with what direction you should go and what opportunities are available. Some of the biggest choices you will make in the positions you go after center around love of passion for what your doing, compensation and benefits, and the skills being utilized.
Posted by: Darin Manis in Untagged on
Jan 25, 2010
Financial Advisor recruiting has seen a boom over the last two years. Will the boom continue or has Financial Advisor (FA) recruiting stabilized?
In the 15 month period from August 2008 to Nov 2009 there were 11,875 wirehouse reps and 1687 regional firm reps who switched firms. Wirehouse reps are Financial Advisors from either Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, UBS, Merrill Lynch/BofA and Wachovia/Wells Fargo.
Posted by: Darin Manis in Untagged on
Dec 04, 2009
The unemployment rate dropped from 10.2% to 10% for November. Economist thought that the rate would maintain 10.2% for November so the news I’m reading is overly positive about the .2% drop. Most of these same economist however thought the unemployment rate would peak at 10.2% in February of 2010 but we saw that number 4 months earlier in October of this year. So forgive me if I am cautiously optimistic.
Posted by: Darin Manis in Untagged on
Nov 30, 2009
The Competition Principle is a formal title I gave to what I believe to be a fundamental truth. The Competition Principle simply states, “There are others more qualified or talented than you who want what you want.” To make this principle specific to jobseekers I have defined the tenet as the Jobseeker Competition Principle. The Jobseeker Competition Principle states: “There are others more qualified or talented than you who want the same job you want.”