Job search Archive
Job Seekers 2
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search
Everyone from Ben Bernanke to my local librarian is talking about the need to create jobs. For the last two years the local library has been bustling with unemployed folks using the computers and reading the newspapers and journals. While I am happy... (more...)
A New Career in Sports!
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Videos
You may not have made it to the pros on the field, but how about landing a gig in the front office? We look at a few creative ways to work in sports and live your dream. Read More →
Get a Job: The Paycheck
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Videos
Tags: caraccioli, job, MARY, money
Daymond John: Make Like a Shark in Your Job Search
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Videos
Daymond John, founder of the FUBU clothing line and one of the sharpest Sharks on ABC-TV’s Shark Tank, gives fantastic advice to those of you looking for work. Listen to this guy- he figured it out! Read More →
Tags: caraccioli, daymond John, jobs
Your Elevator Pitch
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Uncategorized
It used to be the only folks who had to master the 30 second elevator pitch were in Hollywood. Now we all need it. Not just because the job market is so awful- that is part of it. But even after the unemployment rate falls there will still be a need... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, elevator pitch
Job Search Tax Reality
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search
The IRS has started a PR push touting the tax benefits bestowed to those looking for work. But a closer look at the rules reveals a lot of job seekers get no tax advantage at all. Those snubbed include folks whose industries have died (or so brutally... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Job search
Job Loss: Investing in You
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Personal Development, Videos
Having lived thru my own job loss in the recession, I know the feeling of wanting to stop spending on all but the essentials. But through the process I also learned that you have to invest in yourself if you want to be hired. I am not talking about dinner... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, hiring, investing in you, job loss, jobs, Mary Talks Money
Get Hired by Looking like a Winner!
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Personal Development, Videos
Rita Hazan is one of the Stylists and Hair Color Specialists in the world. From Oprah to Oscar winners she makes her clients sparkle. She shows my viewers how they can look better ont he outside to help them land the next gig. She believes when you feel... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, employment, hair, hazan, Job search, jobs, Mary Talks Money, rita hazan
Unemployment hits 9.7%
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Job search, World Economy
That is higher than economists had expected. However the number of jobs lost, while high, continues to be “less-bad.” What does it all mean? As someone who went through the unemployment process this year and who knows lots of other people... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Economy, jobs, unemployment
Sell Yourself in 30 Seconds or Less
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Personal Development, Videos
Peggy Klaus has the best tips for helping you sell yourself. Before you hear from her you have to watch an awkward moment with a guy who felt he had all the right moves- but was, alas, delusional. Enjoy! -Mary Caraccioli Read More →
Tags: Brag, Job search, pitch, sell yourself
From the Street: A Simple Lesson
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development
When you open your eyes you see lessons all around you. In the world of marketing you are always trying to find points of differentiation between your stuff and your competitors’. Creating value-added that no one else in the field offers, then... (more...)
Tags: 6th Ave, communications, marketing
Getting that First Gig: A Few Tips
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Videos
We followed two job seekers through a first interview. Learn from what they did well and where they missed opportunity. The thing that struck me was the energy level between the two candidates. You don’t need to be giddy— but show up mentally... (more...)
Tags: interviewing skills, Job search, the interview
The Opportunity
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Featured, Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development
These are hard times… everything I thought I knew… or had planned seems to be unraveling. Investments for retirement and my daughter’s education, even my career path seems to be a mess. The economy has created challenges and has forced me to rethink... (more...)
Tags: biggest loser, consumption, contraction, Economy, fear, jobs, shopping, unemployment
Elevator Pitch: do’s and don’ts
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Videos
After watching our cheesy staged elevator pitch, there is a payoff. You get great advice on learning how to brag correctly so you can nail the elevator pitch. Peggy Klaus is fabulous and gives practical advice to help you do a better job networking or... (more...)
H1N1: Prudence vs Hysteria
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Alternative Fuels, Economy, Investing, Job search, Personal Development, housing
In the last several days there has been increasing news coverage of how the media is blowing the H1N1 Virus (aka Swine Flu) out of proportion. Some have blamed the media for creating hysteria. While I am not ready to make-like-Joe-Biden (no confined... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Cumberland advisors, GIC, H1N1, hysteria, Joe Biden, media coverage, pandemic, swine flu
Ink: The Hidden Cost of Body Art
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Job search, Lifestyle, Videos
Tags: body art, employment, ink, Job search, money, tattoo
Ashamed!
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Featured, Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development, World Economy
Yep that is how I felt after I lost my job. Yeah I know it wasn’t my fault, it’s the economy stupid. But I cover the economy, shouldn’t I have known to get out before they got me? If I was so great, wouldn’t they have found some way to save my... (more...)
Tags: ashamed, Brag, caraccioli, facebook, job, Job search, layoff, linkedin, networking, Peggy Klaus, social networking, unemployed
When You Become the News
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Featured, Finance, Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development
Saying Goodbye After Our Final Show I am my lead story. As my staff and I reported on the world’s economic turmoil for my nightly TV show Money Matters Today, we got the news. Our network, show, and jobs were being eliminated. Three-hundred-and-fifty... (more...)
Tags: credit crisis, Economy, jobs, mary caraccioli, recession, tv news, unemployment
Archives
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Alternative Fuels, Economy, Finance, Green, Investing, Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development, banking, housing
Financial Crisis: A Conversation with Steve Forbes Publish On 2008-10-08 , 9:24 PM By Mary Caraccioli October 8, 2008 This morning central banks around the globe pulled off the difficult feat of a coordinated interest rate cut. The idea... (more...)
Tags: bailout, green ideas, steve forbes
