Radio Talking Book

Career Corner is a program produced by the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network, part of State Services for the Blind, and it is recorded for people are blind or have reading disabilities. You can listen to the stream of the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network at www.mnssb.org/rtb, and the password is RTB. Your host, for Career Corner is Anne Obst. Music From the Star Tribune Ask Matt: 1,000 interviews, still no job! Why? By MATT KRUMRIE April 27, 2015 Dear Matt: I’ve interviewed over 1,000 times and still don’t have a job. What’s going on? Matt says: This reader claims he has sent out 12 applications a week, had 2-3 interviews a week and spent 10 years trying to get a real job. The fact that he’s getting so many interviews and no offers is a real red flag, says Ron McGowan, author of “How to Find Work in the 21st Century — A Guide to Finding Employment in Today’s Workplace” (howtofindwork.ca). He must have marketable skills to be getting the interviews, so the key question is, why no offers? “Spen