Aug

11

Targeted Job Search

Posted by Dan

August 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I am a huge advocate of targeting resumes for specific positions.  Generic resumes are gone with the wind.  Targeting is the only way to grab a recruiter/employer and keep them reading – “what’s in if for them” if they decide to bring you in for an interview.  The only problem is with so many options […]

Aug

8

Vocation Vacations

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August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Think you may want to be an Alpaca Farmer?  How about an Auctioneer?  Perhaps a Chocolatier? (mmmm….)  You’ve got to check out this cool site! 

How many of you would love to be able to try out a new profession without jumping off the deep end to do it (ie; quiting your current career, packing […]

Aug

5

Job Interview Blunder

Posted by Dan

August 5, 2007 | 3 Comments

I was having dinner with a group of people and one of them mentioned that they were scheduled for a job interview.  This person is currently working, but like so many of us is looking for something to ignite a new spark.  We were discussing the interview process when I asked what she was going […]

Jul

27

Mission… ‘Possible’

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July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Tucked away in my email was a newsletter from Nightingale Conant, a website loaded with personal improvement information (ok, yes…I’m an improvement junkie).  Anyway, there is a quote by Jim Rohn that says: “You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.”  
What rings true to me in his quote is […]

Jul

25

One Week Job

Posted by Dan

July 25, 2007 | 2 Comments

Over 3 months ago I discovered Sean Aiken’s new adventure One Week Job.  It sounded like a fun idea (and I always like those…) so I communicated with him to share my support and wish him luck. 

Now, just a few months later he has taken his successful adventure in finding his passion to the […]

May

21

New Grad – It’s your LUCKY year!

Posted by Dan

May 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I just read an article in the CS Monitor titled Job Prospects Good for College Grads in the US, written by Tom A. Peter. It points out that college grads are in demand.
Hiring is picking up and job search should be short lived. Now that’s good news! Why is it happening?

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