Lindsay Olson

Top 5 Posts in 2009

With 2009 quickly coming to an end and some idle time, I've been thinking about my goals for Paradigm Staffing and for this blog in 2010. It's been a difficult year for many of us and I expect 2010 will treat us much better.

Despite the challenging economy, this year has been my most rewarding yet. I become a mother for the first time in September. I had an amazing and easy pregnancy. The support from the awesome team at Paradigm Staffing allowed me take the past few months to spend as a full-time Mommy and the smart group of PR and HR/search professionals I've been so lucky to work with volunteered to share their thoughts and time writing as guest bloggers here.

In preparation for the new year, I was looking through some of the posts written in 2009. In case you missed any, here's a short round-up of the top five posts this year according to page views.

1. How Not To Ask For Help In a Job Search

2. Write an Attention-Grabbing Cover Letter

3. How To Answer the Salary Question

4. Tough Interview Questions and How To Respond

5. Do You Have a PR Personality? (guest post by Alison Kenney)

Chau 2009... may 2010 be even better!

Job Seekers Keys to Success for 2009

Photo credit: Michael Mistretta

"The Recruiter's Roundtable" on Yahoo! Hotjobs is a monthly column that features answers to a question the editor, Tom Musbach, puts forth to a small group of recruiting professionals. For the December column, we were asked to give one thing job-seekers must to successfully land a good job in 2009. I talked about the importance of building your network before you actually need it and four other staffing experts weighed in with their thoughts.

Links

Recruiter Roundtable: Keys to Success in 2009 | Expert advice on what job-seekers must do this year