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Find the Back Door for a Job Posting Using LinkedIn

August 3, 2010

As I read and write posts, there is a heavy influence on networking into your next job.  Right? You also have to use the the job boards.  You want to cover all your bases.  So rather than just sending your resume and cover letter over to the company, do some follow up on LinkedIn. I [...]

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The Garden

July 19, 2010

Back in May my family planted a vegetable garden in a community plot across the street.  In the beginning, we checked on it regularly, weeded and watered and even added MiracleGro (sorry Amy). As the summer started up and we got busy with summer activities and vacations, the garden, still in its infancy got ignored…until [...]

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You’ve Landed A Job, Now What?

June 1, 2010

You've persevered and finally secured a new job.  Congratulations!  You'll have a lot of work ahead of you to learn your new job.  Well, not really the job, but what your new employer expects of you and how to fit in.  This in itself is more than a full-time job.  You are bound to feel [...]

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Don’t Be a Victim

December 22, 2009

Why is it that job seekers so frequently play the victim?  They cry age discrimination, complain about spam, criticize companies for not responding, bad mouth recruiters for being unscrupulous, blame the economy, blame the US for allowing jobs to be sent oversees, claim there are not any jobs in their field, etc. No wonder these [...]

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