What if a previous employer has changed its name? Should you use the new name on your resume or the old one? Both. A very simple protocol for handling company name changes on your resume is to simply list the current name of the company, and then, in parentheses and in smaller type, list the name of the company when you worked there. So, for example: Bank of America (formerly NationsBank). Make sure you follow all the other rules of resume-writing.

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By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago)

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During this week leading up to Halloween, a holiday designed to let you live out your secret fantasy or nightmare for the evening, I have been plagued by weird dreams about work. I decided to do some research and  it turns out that bizarre work-related dreams are very common. But what do they mean?

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)

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Not all the 20 finalists (out of nearly 1,000 submitted) in Organizing for America’s Health Reform Video Challenge are stories, but some are.

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My quest to respond to the challenge of reader Raf Stevens for examples of superlative storytelling has been rewarding because it has exposed me to some great storytelling, as well as gotten me thinking about a taxonomy of the kind of storytelling that’s available on the Web.

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Results are in for the “Six Words on the Digital Life” challenge sponsored by SMITH Magazine and FRONTLINE/Digital Nation after 850+ entries.

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If you’ve had jobs that were of short duration, focus on highlighting and leveraging your accomplishments from your previous work experience. Consider reading For Job-Hunting Success: Track and Leverage Your Accomplishments. Remember that no matter how good a job you do with your resume, the question about your last few experiences will likely be asked - and you need to be prepared with a good answer.

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Yesterday’s post described Natalie’s tale – every job seeker’s nightmare illegal interview. She chose to simply respond to the questions. What other options do you have? JobWeb has some great information about how to handle illegal interview questions. They point out that you have a few options if faced with a question you think is inappropriate.

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Having a profitable hobby can be one of the most enjoyable ways to make a living, especially if you can turn it into a thriving small business. Who wouldn’t want to generate substantial income doing what they love? The world is full of people who have done just that — they’ve taken their hobbies, originally enjoyed solely for personal pleasure, and turned them into income-generating career acts.

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As I’ve talked with folks about my academic training and work in the field of business anthropology, one common response I get is: “Wow! That’s cool! So, what in the world is business anthropology?” One of my assignments this week was to read a chapter written by Marietta Baba from a book called Applied Anthropology: Domains of Application and write a synopsis. I immediately saw it as an opportunity to post information on the field based on the writings of someone I greatly respect.

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I have a simple question for you:

What’s the one thing you wish your manager understood about you, which still hasn’t sunk in with him/her?

I ask because I’m giving a ton of presentations to groups of managers about happiness at work these days and I’d like to give them an even better idea of where managers and employees often don’t connect or misunderstand each other.

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For millions of job seekers, unemployment is a painful position they must endure until another opportunity comes along. But for some, it’s the impetus to do something great. When Masoud Modarres lost his job, he saw an opportunity to make big changes.

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Is your job search taking longer than expected? Most are right now. Certainly the difficult job market is making things harder.  However, a great number of people could speed up the process by asking themselves five critical questions.

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Surely you know that a job interview requires preparation and research. We often spend hours and hours practicing answering the most common questions. Yet, our greatest keys to success come from asking only a few questions prior to the interview. In this post, I’ll present three key questions that you must ask to set the stage for your interview preparation, as well as give you the competitive advantage you need to win each conversation.
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Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are all tools we use to research people we’ve never met. Over 50 million people are  Googled a day.

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Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™

A workshop participant recently asked me, “How do I prepare for my final interview at [major financial institution]?”

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In honor of Halloween week, I thought it would be fun to commiserate and share some job search horror stories!

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Despite the numbing loss of over millions of jobs – and the worst job market since WWII— young professionals, job-seekers and career changers can and do get jobs today. They are accomplishing this by adapting to a morphing workplace, determining how they can add value to the industries and jobs that matter now, and swiftly repurposing their skills.

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Roughly $211 billion separates what the country owes and its self-imposed credit limit.

And by Friday, after another week of massive debt sales by the Treasury Department, that gap will likely have narrowed considerably.

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Short of being a known serial killer who’s lost his Internet privileges, anyone can get introduced to you.

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By Liz O’Donnell (Boston)

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Posting from Career Sherpa

You want a new job. You want it fast. How will YOU make it happen?

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