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Resumes, Custom Resumes and Word Clouds

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Steve

As near as I can tell, virtually every career coach and resume expert out there (including me) recommends that you use a custom resume every time you apply for a job.  Telling you how to create this masterpiece is much … Continue reading →

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Greenwood Meeting Version 2

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Steve

Looks like we will need to move the date as well as the time. So it will now be Tuesday 9/25/2012 at 1:30 and every Tuesday there after.

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Monday Time and Location Change Coming!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Steve

The Green Bean Coffee house has been a big part of Notes from the Job Search from the beginning.  It was the location we started in. They have gone through significant trauma over these last several years and have flourished … Continue reading →

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What a Pain!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Steve

Being unemployed is a bitch.  Plain and simple.  It undermines your self-worth, puts you at risk of becoming homeless, can cause your car to be re-possessed, makes going out with your friends more difficult, etc, etc.  It will challenge your … Continue reading →

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Building your Strengths

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Steve

Kyle McGiligot shared an article from the Harvard Business Review(HBR) titled “Making Yourself Indispensable” that I found interesting. The link I’ve attached is actually to the author’s web page. It’s more complete. If you are a regular reader or someone … Continue reading →

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Brian’s Note

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Steve

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again:  The coolest part of my job is the people I get to work with.  We had our first ever  All-NFJS picnic over the weekend and it was just fun.  People from … Continue reading →

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Boring Resumes

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Steve

I had a fascinating discussion with one of my clients last week. It helped me understand in a new way one of the pieces in the resume selection process. This particular client (he’s a “ C” level guy) had at … Continue reading →

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Persistence

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Steve

I’ve had several examples recently of the value persistence. The first story is about a gentleman (I’ll call him Bill) who loves helping. An example is that he volunteers at the library helping people with their computer use. Doing that … Continue reading →

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BeKnown

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Steve

Watching the various “social networking” sites as they compete with each other is fascinating.  I don’t understand some of it, but then I’m used to some level of confusion much of the time anyway…. Linkedin is now positioning itself as … Continue reading →

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Job Search as Competition

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Steve

I was driving in my car and heard the Police song, “I can’t Stand Losing You”.  I’m sure you remember it, there is a section where Sting repeats the line, “I can’t stand losing” about 20 times, might be 30.  … Continue reading →

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