Who is ZippyTheWonderbat and what does he know about getting a job?

Hello:

I'm ZippyTheWonderbat, a male in his late 40's living in the Southeast (although I'm not originally from here). I'm a regular guy from a blue collar family who got himself educated. I had a successful 15 year career in the for profit sector before I got laid off. I took that opportunity to re-evaluate what I wanted out of life and decided I wanted to make a difference in the world. I wanted to do something I could passionate about. I wanted to go to work every day and know that I was making the world a better place for my kids, and hopefully someday, grandkids. The idea of spending my blood, sweat, and tears enriching share holders was no longer appealing to me. I wanted to do something that was meaningful to me.

At that point I embarked on a non profit job search. After a few months I landed the job of my dreams. For 5 years it was the best job I ever had. When the time came to move on I embarked on another job search and found the next job of my dreams. For the last year I've been loving my current job.

Over the last year of so I've helped several of my friends find jobs. I've given advice on resumes and cover letters, networking, and nearly every other aspect of the job search process. I didn't set out to help people find jobs, I just wanted to do what I could to help my friends. Since then I've been told by many people that I should open a business giving job hunting advice. I've been told my help was critical and I've been called an inspiration. I love my current job so I have no interest in starting my own business right now, so instead I decided to start a blog.

The purpose of this blog is to help people looking for jobs. If no one reads it, that's fine, but if anyone is interested here it is. I think I have some good knowledge and I'm happy to share it. I certainly know some things that have worked for me and for others. The other purpose is to create a place for people to share things that have worked for them.

If you have a question, please post it. If you have a good idea, please post that as well. ZippyTheWonderbat is listening.