Posted by thejob on June 5th, 2008
Your Not So Breaking News: How you answer questions at a job interview can be crucial. Do not become a statistic in Andrew Gardiner’s quest to bring us the Top Job Seeker Mistakes. Uncle Andrew of course the founder of BAjobs.com
The amazing Lauren Powers joins the fun - part of our brand new Career Coaching segment sponsored by the The Coaches Training Institute. CTI a great place if you’re searching for some career direction or looking to become a career coach yourself.
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo gives us the fine details about the California break laws. For instance, if you work on the 15th floor - do you get extra time for lunch because it takes you 10 minutes to get to the lobby (unless of course there is a Taco Bell on your floor and in that case you don’t ever need to leave).
In our Heffernan Insurance non profit minute we feature A Home Within - They connect foster children with therapist. You think you’ve tough adjustments when switching jobs? How about changing families 5 times before your ten years old. We’ll learn how A Home Within helps out the foster care system.
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Posted by thejob on May 30th, 2008
This weeks show might just very well go into The JOB Hall of Fame. Did you see that Civil War mini series in the 80’s called North and South. Patrick Swayze starred in it. I remember watching it with my family thinking that it would never end. Well, Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com is doing a series on Worst Job Seeker Mistakes…. and it might not ever end as well. Part II this week.
Our brand new sponsor kicks off this week. The Career Training Institute in Marin jumps aboard The JOB train. That means Career Coach Lauren Powers will drop some serious life changing knowledge.
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo talks internships. Armin Brott a.k.a. “Mr. DAD” chats about the sweet balance of work and being a good father. All that, plus 6 tips on negotiating a salary. Booo Yah!
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Posted by thejob on May 22nd, 2008
“Trabajo Experto” Uncle Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com drops his list of top job seeker mistakes. Here’s a hint: Do Not Throw Your Drunken Cancun Vacation Pictures on your resume (who hasn’t done that).
Author Pamela Skillings chats about her new book - Escape From Corporate America - A Practical Guide To The Career Of Your Dreams.
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo chats about the legalities of the office dress code (mainly his advice is to never wear peach after labor day)
Does it pay to go green at your company? A Wall Street Journal study runs the numbers…All that plus a couple of tips to get your family ready for the work week.
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Posted by thejob on May 15th, 2008
How do you think Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star in the first Star Wars movie (or the IV, if you want to be technical)? He did it through a trench run in the northern hemisphere of the Death Star - firing a proton torpedo into a small thermal exhaust port approximately 2 meters wide. You can’t do that unless you’re focused. Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com tells us how to “focus” our resume to the right job.
Do you have the next great American novel stuck inside your head? To “chicken” to let it out? Getting a book published it a lot easier than you might think. We’ll remove the excuses about why you can’t do it when author Peter Blair joins us to tell The JOB - how he did it!
Career coach Randy Block gives us job interview tips. Our Employment Lawyer Dennis Stazulo drops some legal knowledge about what you can post on your Myspace page about your job. All that - plus six signs your company is pondering giving you the BOOT!
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Posted by thejob on May 8th, 2008
Public versus private - we are not talking about where you should take a bath, but instead if you’re thinking about making a job switch what are the pros and cons of corporate jobs against working on the government dole.
Are you the next American Idol? Are you a budding musician who needs a break? Or should your singing be like mine and relegated to the “Cone of Silence”. A former talent agent from William and Morris joins the fun to give us the hard facts about what it takes to make it in the music business.
Have you ever asked someone you know, how much they earn for a living? Fair question, right? or wrong? More often than not it only leads to a VERY awkward conversation, but why? Rob Baedeker rights a column on
SFgate.com and he gives us some conclusions.
Our sexual harassment series continues - this time we focus on the person being
harassed (not fun)! And do you have a useful skill you could share on the Internet. If so, you could make some serious cash to do it - How TO videos on the web - all the rage these days. The JOB goes in depth.
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Posted by thejob on May 1st, 2008
To college degree or not to college degree - that is the question. If you didn’t go to college, can you apply for jobs that say college degree only. Sounds clear cut, it is not! And how do you handle it on your resume…Andrew Gardiner from Bajobs.com drops his wisdom.
Part II in Dennis and Larry’s blazing sexual harassment series. This week we look at sexual harassment from the EMPLOYER’s perspective. How do you keep the dirty ole men in your office from harassing everyone.
How about A Trader Joe’s business profile? Did you know that the original owner wanted a visit to TJ’s to be like taking a vacation (employee’s wearing Hawaiian shirts, bamboo on the wall, managers called First Mates - is it becoming clear now). The full scoop will mesmerize you.
All that plus Mark Gambirasi joins us from the Andiamo group to chat about the state of jobs in the Bay Area.
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Posted by thejob on April 24th, 2008
When you see the salary range for a job opening, what are you really looking at? Did the company low ball the number in hopes to get a giant stack of resumes? If so, can you negotiate the numbers? All you salary range questions answered by Andrew Gardiner of BAjobs.com
What in the world does a real estate developer actually do over the course of a working day? We spent they day with one in San Francisco, and guess what - they actually work for a living.
People use Bull Sh*# a lot in the office - probably not breaking news. Author Samuel Culbert discusses his new book Beyond Bull Sh*#, Straight Talk At Work. (You have to listen to the interview just to see how many times we had beep out all of Culbert’s “BS” bombs on air).
Resident employment lawyer Dennis Stazulo gives us the do’s and don’ts of Sexual Harassment (not that there really is any do’s by the way)!
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Posted by thejob on April 17th, 2008
Do you pimp yourself out to every job board in the universe - thinking each one will be the secret to your next greatest job. Andrew Gardiner from Bajobs.com gives us the lowdown on the difference between monster and dice and craigslist (listen to us as we try to not make it into an infomercial for BAjobs - Erik Estrada will not be stopping by).
Opening a small business? Trying to figure out a name for your company? Do not roll the random dice, let the Wall Street Journal give you a couple of tips.
Parade magazine out with its annual what people earn issue, we’ll break down the entertainment section. Plus how to use Facebook as a business advantage (versus using Facebook to poke people).
All that and our Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo talks about “Black Berry Thumb” - believe me, you don’t want to miss that.
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Posted by thejob on April 10th, 2008
It’s pretty simple, how you brand your company will determine what type of employee you can hire. So the moral to the story is, be careful how you brand your company. Good thing we have Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com to tell us how.
Our resident employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo breaks down the consequences of hiring an illegal immigrant - bottom line…DON’T DO IT!
Your 3rd grade bully has left the playground and is now in your office. Tips on how to- burst your bullies bubbles.
Did you know that the number of pair of shoes you buy can tell you what kind of leader you’ll be? No joke - but you gotta listen to find out.
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Posted by thejob on April 3rd, 2008
They clean bed pans and give sponge baths. I call them “Workplace Angels” - better known as nurses.
Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com chats about the gazillion health care jobs out there.
Did you participate in the office March Madness pool? If you did, you broke the law. The enemy of fun
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo talk gambling on the job (I’m sure we’re all throwing dice in the break room).
Do you care about what you wear to work? The man on the street checks in with their thoughts. Happiness - what does that have to do with the TV and your job? A new study untangles the results.
Day care at your desk. Taking your infant to work with you. Lots of companies heading that direction. We’ll break down the pros and cons.
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