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“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take” – Wayne Gretzky
It is the same with job search, sometimes you just need to “go for it”. But you can’t go for it if no one is going for you. So what to do? You need to get your name and resume out there and [...]

“I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.” – Socrates.
This is a good starting point when it comes to job search (knowing what you don’t know), but what exactly is intelligent job search? Well for one, it is fine tuning your job search engines to search specifically for jobs that [...]

“Anyone who says businessmen only deal in facts, not fiction, has never read old five year projections.” – Malcolm Forbes
The Fortune 500 (and no, it’s not an oversight that I quoted Malcolm Forbes while reviewing the Fortune 500) is as well known as any group. And yes, there are more than a few from last [...]

“If you come to a fork in the road, take it.” – Yogi Berra
Maybe the most admired companies don’t take the fork in the road as Yogi suggests, but they certainly do know how to navigate their business sector better than most. These are companies that you will want to consider in your job search. [...]

“Are you tired of sand being kicked in your face? I promise you new muscles in days!” – Charles Atlas

Is your job search feeling a little like the 90 pound weakling? Are you not getting the results that you expected? Are you just not finding the jobs that are right for you? Well I don’t [...]

“If it’s the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?” – Robin Williams
Networking for job search is under-rated (and it certainly is not the Psychic Network). For some of us (like me) there is nothing I like less than “bothering” a former co-worker, friend, relative or business associate to let them know that [...]

“The winner ain’t the one with the fastest car its the one who refuses to lose” – Dale Earnhardt. That is exactly how you have to approach your job search.  Fast is good, winning is better. So to with the fastest growing companies. Not all of these companies will be winners (and some may not [...]

Where has your job search journey taken you? If you are like me, you start out on one page, get distracted by something you see and 30 minutes later you have completely forgotten where you started. For job search on the web, this may actually be okay. Of course, this all depends where you wind [...]

Sales are down in just about every industry and in many cases, sales jobs have followed. Looking at the trends, the number of sales jobs posted has not really decreased that much. Of course, much depends on the industry you are in and how that industry has performed. As an example, compare car salesman job [...]

Okay, so you graduated in May and still don’t have a job. Just your luck to graduate in the worst economy since the Great Depression. But, believe it or not, there are jobs out there and one of them has your name on it. “Ha” you say? I kid you not. You just need to [...]