Archive for July, 2008

Starting new career, business possible with careful planning

Posted on 21. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Starting new career, business possible with careful planning
Getting a new start in a different career often means making sacrifices and tough financial choices. Just ask D.J. Barker.
Barker had two uncles who were policemen. After years as an officer with the Austell Police Department, D.J. Barker became intrigued by the financial industry. He researched the field, [...]

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Baby boomers looking for jobs find the landscape has changed

Posted on 21. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Baby boomers looking for jobs find the landscape has changed
Looking for a job was an exercise in frustration for Mike O’Bryan, and nothing was more aggravating than the interview.
The Grapevine man’s 25 years in information technology turned out to be more a liability than an asset. Employers looked at the 60-year-old applicant and asked him [...]

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The Drawbacks of the Video Resume

Posted on 21. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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The buzz when looking for a job in the past few years has been around video resumes. Are they effective? Is this required by all job seekers? Although we can’t speak for all employers, we can provide you with our experience having screened and hired for many reputable companies. Personally we aren’t ready to endorse [...]

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Quit Shuffling Your Feet: Focus On That Job Search

Posted on 21. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Quit Shuffling Your Feet: Focus On That Job Search
Businesspeople constantly talk about focus, especially after they lose it. Job seekers have a particularly difficult time maintaining focus after they’ve established a target. This column will discuss three different people from the East, South and West and how their ability to focus simplified their job searches. [...]

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How to Ask Your Boss For a Raise

Posted on 20. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Do you feel that you deserve a higher salary and need to ask for a raise? Let’s look at the facts: You’re long overdue for a raise. Your boss hasn’t exactly been forthcoming with one. And sitting around waiting for him or her to give you a raise hasn’t really been of much help.
So what [...]

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Online professional sites can expand your job search

Posted on 19. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Online professional sites can expand your job search
Minutes after attending a seminar titled “Use Social Networking to Your Professional Advantage,” I opened my e-mail and found two new invitations to join LinkedIn.com networks.
One request came from a person I’d had professional contact with previously. I clicked “accept” and quickly went on to other things. I [...]

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Keeping Older Workers on the Job

Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Keeping Older Workers on the Job
Companies that fear a shortage of qualified workers are trying to entice older workers to stay on the job longer. The Los Angeles-based defense and technology corporation Northrop Grumman is exploring innovative ways to keep baby boomers at their desks and get them to teach younger workers their vital skills. [...]

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Surviving the Diva Boss

Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Does your boss make the most exasperating requests? Or perhaps demands for things on the spot? Maybe even reschedules meetings around her manicure appointment during office hours? Does she come into the office every morning sporting a look that makes you wonder if she realizes she’s not waltzing down the red carpet at an LA [...]

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Take control of your online image

Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Take control of your online image
The rise of online networking sites has made it easier to connect with colleagues and learn about job openings. It’s also part of a much larger trend in which more information about you may be available to anyone who’s interested including hiring managers, who often perform Internet searches on [...]

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Job Hunt Tips For Older Workers by Allison Allen

Posted on 17. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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This isn’t your Moms Middle-Age!
The hunt for a new job is rarely fun. Even at the best of times, it can be stressful and time-consuming. What happens though if you are a 50 something woman and find yourself laid off, or trying to switch jobs?
Unfortunately, it seems to be true that older workers in general [...]

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The Cover Letter – Is it Your Blind Spot in Searching For a Job?

Posted on 17. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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After working for days creating my resume, I’d carefully constructed my employment history with an eye to grabbing my prospective employer’s attention with what (I hoped) would be my spectacular accomplishments. I went over it repeatedly, looking for misspelling’s and typos, trying to find places where I could “word things” better.
Finally, after two weeks, it [...]

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Enhancing your career potential in the Web 2.0 world

Posted on 16. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Enhancing your career potential in the Web 2.0 world
Is your resume new media ready? Do you know what makes a curriculum vitae (CV) tick in the social media space? Are you sending the right messages for recruiters trawling the web? Is your career Web 2.0 proof?.
RECENT SHIFTS in the Web 2.0 world like content co-creation, [...]

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Five Things You Should Never Put in Your Resume

Posted on 15. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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So much has been written about what you should include in your resume that it’s easy to overlook the things you should not put in your resume. These can send your resume to the trash can just as fast as the things you omit.
Here are five things to never put in your resume.
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Any statement about [...]

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