Category Archives: links

The value of focus

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Steve

The NFJS groups have been have been working on researching companies and opportunities and this process re-enforced the value of having a specific goal.  There are all sorts of great old clichés for this, “If you don’t know where you … Continue reading →

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Boolean Logic

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Steve

It is really easy to be intimidated by a term like “Boolean Logic”.  What the heck is that?  There all kinds of discussions on the internet about it, but what is it? It’s actually fairly simple, the hard part is … Continue reading →

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Working a Room

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Steve

One of my favorite people and a former client, George Gibbs turned me on to a really terrific book on networking that I simply must pass on.  The title is, How to Work a Room by Susan RuAne.  As I … Continue reading →

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Craigslist

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Steve

Every once in a while, someone points me to a web post that is especially relevant and useful.  Michael Casey just did this, so I am passing it on. I’ve talked about the value of Craigslist off and on since … Continue reading →

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New Links

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Steve

Something that most unemployed folks struggle with is simply remembering their own competence. Sad but true. We all rely, at least a little, on our daily delivery of goods and/or services to help us with that task and when we’re … Continue reading →

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Social Networking Tools

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Steve

I have to admit I personally have a mixed relationship with these tools.  I am a blogger, have an active presence on Linkedin, at least a minimum presence on Facebook and have had a twitter account for a few years, … Continue reading →

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Tools

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Steve

For all of the cautions I throw out regarding internet use and getting lost in it etc. it brings some amazing resources into our homes/offices. Here are two that are new to me and that I’m really appreciating. I wish … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Job Search Tools

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Steve

Bruce’s Top Ten List got me thinking along similar lines, so here are the 10 things I think are the best tools in job search. 1. Friends; Kind of weird to put our friends in the category of tools, but … Continue reading →

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Buzzwords

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Steve

It’s amazing how persistent generalizations are. Recently, Manu Sharma posted a blog entry detailing the 10 most overused buzzwords in Linkedin Profiles in 2010. In early 2009 Squawk Fox posted a great article titled “Six Words that Make Your Resume … Continue reading →

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Web mistakes

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Steve

One of the results of the article in the Seattle Times has been that I’ve been contacted (out of the Blue) by folks with useful stuff they want to share. One of those is a group/web page named OnlineTraining.org. What … Continue reading →

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