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Tue, Oct 14, 2008 19:03 EDT

Week 55: Personal Job Search Update

Topic: Personal Management

Blog: CIO Job Search: A Real Life Chronicle

Current Rating: 5 Comments: 13

It’s been just over a year since I officially started my job search.  Since then, I've been offered six jobs — three of which were cancelled due to the economy, just as the employer and I were in final negotiations.  I've also come in 2nd for nearly a dozen other positions.  Darn frustrating, let me tell you!  So in one sense, I’ve been successful in my job search: I have received several job offers, landed several contracts, and directly assisted a number of my peers in finding employment. But I have not yet achieved my own final goal.  I've analyzed why this is, and I’ve come up with four major issues that I need to address.

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Sat, Oct 11, 2008 15:11 EDT

Bait Your Resume

Topic: Personal Management

Current Rating: 3 Comments: 0

Yuck! Why would you want to bait your resume?

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Fri, Oct 10, 2008 22:20 EDT

A Fine Whine

Topic: Personal Management

Current Rating: 1 Comments: 0

Just quit yer Whinin’!

Yet another in a long line of things that amaze me….The Fine Interview Whine.

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Thu, Oct 9, 2008 16:02 EDT

Visualize your Dream Job

Topic: Personal Management

Current Rating: 1 Comments: 0

We’ve all heard that a positive attitude is critical to your job search. But is it enough?

Visualization exaggerates a positive attitude. And there are many reasons.

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Wed, Oct 8, 2008 11:23 EDT

Hubs in your job search - What’s all the Hubbub about Hubs?

Topic: Personal Management

Current Rating: 3 Comments: 0

Hubs in interpersonal networking aren't the same as in System networks, yet they work in similar ways for your job search.

So you’re likely asking is…What is a hub anyways?

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Tue, Oct 7, 2008 15:24 EDT

Demonstrating You've Created Employer Value

Topic: Personal Management

Current Rating: 3 Comments: 0

Do You Create Employer Value? Or do you just take up space?

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Tue, Oct 7, 2008 1:21 EDT

7 Ways to Discover - Who Do I Want to Be?

Topic: Personal Management

Current Rating: 1 Comments: 0

Who do I want to be? Sometimes this is the most difficult question to answer in your career search.

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