When you think you've tried everything and looked everywhere for a job, there are some out of the box job search techniques to try.

WalletPop's Aaron Crowe talks with Alan De Back, an experienced career counselor and trainer and author of the new book GET HIRED IN A TOUGH MARKET (McGraw-Hill, December 2009). In GET HIRED IN A TOUGH MARKET, Alan shows job seekers and current employees the new tricks of finding, landing or keeping the perfect job for them in today’s jobs marketplace.

Service members exiting the military system face a unique challenge in their job search. They must translate their military experience into skills civilian employers and recruiters can understand, according to Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark in their new release Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions, Second Edition.



Writing a resume is a transitioning service member’s first step in translating his or her military positions and responsibilities into recognizable job skills. A strong, achievement-focused resume that clearly communicates his or her skills, expertise and performance record is essential in earning employers’ attention.

WalletPop's Aaron Crowe talks with Enelow about how military experience can be translated for a civilian job.

WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with Frank Armstrong -- financial guru and author of The Retirement Challenge: Will You Sink or Swim? -- on what people in their 20s and 30s need to do to save for retirement.

WalletPop editor Aaron Crowe talks with Scott Ginsberg, author of "Stick Your Self Out There" and "Get Them to Come to You" about how to be more approachable as a job candidate.

Scott is a walking talking life changing expert on approachability and the good fortune it brings. He teaches people the most innovative job search, interview tactics, and deal closing conversations he’s developed.


Scott says, “if you want to be approachable, your luck with people and the opportunities that come your way will dramatically increase.”

His goal is to get people to use fresh, new and really effective strategies to attract more employers, to create more job and contracting opportunities, get more clients and to bring more good luck and success into people’s lives.

“You can try any of these any time you like and watch and see what happens yourself,” Scott says. “Even one of these can steer you in positive new directions you’ve never gone before.”

Scott Ginsberg is author of the new two books in one flip book, Stick Yourself Out There and Get Them to Come to You. He is also known as ‘The Nametag Guy’ for achieving formal recognition in the Guinness World Book of Records for wearing a nametag longer than anyone else in the world.

His new book is packed with tips, strategies and specific do it now actions will help you get, keep and leverage that job or client or contract that you are after.

WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with Omar Wasow, a tech expert and founder of BlackPlanet.com, on how to research, search and buy electronics in today's Web-based economy.

WalletPop's Aaron Crowe talks with Nancy Keene of Stanton Chase, a global executive search firm, about how to fit specific job descriptions and be a perfect fit for a job.
By the time a job is created and posted whether internally at a company or on-line, there are already very tight definitions and parameters. And until the market shifts, hiring decision makers are unlikely to move off the mark in search of “The Perfect Fit.”

Candidates should make sure their resumes are in the databases of search firms, as it is excellent ''passive marketing'' for opportunities that might arise for which they are a qualified candidate.

WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with GoodIdeaGal.com blogger Jennifer Jolly on how we can save all year and cut down on shopping time by going online.

WalletPop's Aaron Crowe talks with John Rice, CEO and founder of Management Leadership of Tomorrow about how to identify the early warning signs of a business downsizing, and how to avoid being laid off.

WalletPop editor Aaron Crowe talks with Francis Larkin, senior product manager for SimplyHired.com, about using job boards to find a job and how SimplyHired.com catches fake job board postings.

If you don't want to be scammed in applying for a job you found online, then listen to this podcast for tips.

Traditionally, you stop the job hunt during the holidays because employers are wrapped up with parties, gifts and family gatherings. But these are unique times, and taking a break may mean missing out on a full-time position. WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with Aaron Crowe, WalletPop editor on careers, and Duncan Mathison, co-author of Unlock the Hidden Job Market, on how to catch an employer's attention during these hectic weeks.