One of the most frustrating -- even humiliating -- things that can happen to job seekers is not to hear one word back from the potential employer after an in-person interview. And it seems to be happening a lot these days.

The negatives are you are not seen on a daily basis by the people who can promote you, who can give you good deals, who can give you those references in person just because they happen to see you.

It is absolutely the 21st century, maybe the 22nd. They are so smart to know that they can't just send you home and say, 'Go produce,' that you have to know what to do, that you have to know how to be safe, that you have to have a babysitter.

If you're a hard-working, flexible, task-oriented computer type with overseas experience, go to the front of the line.

There are eight words or references that light up employers' eyes: languages, computer, experience, achievement, hard-working, overseas experience, flexible, and task-oriented.

It is absolutely the 21st century, maybe the 22nd. They are so smart to know that they can't just send you home and say, 'Go produce,' that you have to know what to do, that you have to know how to be safe, that you have to have a babysitter,