Posts by Wendy Weber

I had conducted a survey years ago that was published in Direct Marketing Magazine about job satisfaction in Direct Marketing. This year, I created 2 follow up surveys; one for women (August 20th) and one for men (September 10th) in which I asked readers to respond to my blog polls on job satisfaction. I was…

From Money Magazine’s January/February 2010 issue: Use these tools to help you assess a job in another locale. – See how far your salary will go: cnnmoney.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html – Check out various neighborhoods: homefair.com – Research school ratings: schooldatadirect.org – Investigate home prices: domania.com and zillow.com – Find out what it will cost to move: relocation.com/library/moving_calculator.html…

I received a thank you note from someone I placed in a new job yesterday. On one hand, a simple expression of courtesy. On the other hand, it’s the first one I received this year. I recently coordinated a panel for a direct marketing organization. I don’t charge for that type of project. It’s one…

As the economy rebounds, we are seeing a lot of interest in bringing search specialists on board. One client in New Jersey has 5 websites that they would like to see rise to the top of organic search. One client in Georgia has a website that they would like to optimize through paid search. Several…

Crock Stars: www.nypost.com/p/news/business/jobs/crock_stars_DDs8jHF62x6BegfSnBnhcP In a recent article in The New York Post called “Crock Stars”, Virginia Backaitis brings to light a shocking practice for job seekers. An industry has sprung up designed to help obfuscating job seekers. These organizations will provide phony reference services that, for a fee, will pose as your former employer (or…

Interesting piece from yesterday’s New York Times on degrees. There are many, may people who attended college but never got a degree. According to data from the Education Department, after 6 years, more than 40 percent of those who started at a four-year institution have not finished. “More schools are reaching out to students who…

www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=32317 Top executives at online retailers made big bucks in 2008—at least on paper. While there’s been some belt-tightening in 2009, they can still prosper this year, if Wall Street cooperates.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to verify the legitimacy of a college diploma. Sadly, a growing number of people are choosing to purchase a degree outright rather than earn it the “old fashioned” way. Here is a distressing study put out by background screening firm EmployeeScreenIQ: http://www.employeescreen.com/DiplomaMills.pdf The company conducted a test: It requested a…