Understand Your Ultimate Goal

Several years ago I was living in New York City and taking the subway to work every single day.  Like many young people, I had been taught somewhere along the line that this was “the place” to work and where the most sophisticated work happened, where the highest salaries are paid and where the most important work occurs.  I think this is true to a great extent.  The city is extremely exciting and people work so hard there they cannot help but become incredibly good at their jobs.  The concentration of businesses in New York also creates an abundance of extremely [Read more]

You Need to Be Relevant to Your Employer

In the mortgage industry many jobs have simply disappeared. This has put tens of thousands of people out of work. People who lose their jobs in the mortgage industry generally have a couple of options. Frequently they look for a new job in the same industry, because it’s the industry they know. They do their best to network, and email their resume out to every opening they can find in the mortgage industry. “The job market is really tight,” they will tell you. They may get an occasional interview, but they do [Read more]