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“Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you.” Maori Proverb
Admired – “to regard with admiration” (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary), and that is the basis for the companies on Fortune’s list. Many people think of a job search as looking for a company that wants them or looking for a job [...]

“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it” – Benjamin Franklin
Okay, so you’ve done all of the hard stuff. You updated your resume, applied to countless jobs, went on almost countless interviews and now it’s paid off – you have a job offer pending references. [...]

“And I’m already gone And I’m feelin’ strong” – Jack Tempchin and Robert Arnold Strandlund
I was looking at my weekly LinkedIn updates (which I usually ignore) the other day and noticed that one of my former coworkers had a new profile (and a new job). So I got to thinking, where are all of my [...]

“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.” – Booker T. Washington
Trust. We often over look the value of trust until we’ve been cheated, let down, disappointed or all of the above. This is true not only in our relationships with each [...]

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” – Henry Ford
The perfect job. I’m sure you’ve been asked “What would be your perfect job?”. And, you probably have an answer (and if you don’t, you should). I’ve been asked that by recruiters and career counselors many times over my [...]

“It’s lonely out in space On such a timeless flight” Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Yes, it is lonely out there in job search space and it can sometimes feel like a timeless flight. But if you are looking for an entry level job, you are in luck because there are so many choices and opportunities when [...]

“Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in’.” Ronald Reagan
Ah yes, status quo. An interesting study is looking at the Fortune 500 now and the same list two years ago. How many companies are no longer on the list (bankrupt, swallowed, it does not really matter)? But you’re still here and that [...]

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be” – George Sheehan
Unemployment may be up, but these companies have over 4,000 job opportunities and are looking to hire them direct. What does that mean? It means that these opportunities may not be posted [...]

“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.” – Jim Collins
So many of my posts have been about where to find a job (as you would expect). But then I started thinking, what about the not so obvious places to find a job? [...]

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