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“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau
And what you see is not always what you get (not to be confused with “you don’t always get what you want”). The Fortune 500, long a measure of successful companies, is not always what it seems. This is an [...]

“Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left.” – Hubert Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States
Job loss is not easy to deal with. Whether you knew it was going to happen or you were surprised. My post “I Lost [...]

“What you want to do, and what you can do, is limited only by what you can dream.”  – Mike Melville
A fresh new list of the Best Companies to Work for from Fortune. The “Best” list is compiled by the Great Place to Work Institute which surveys employees and assess company culture. Many of these [...]

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas A. Edison
Work, to some a four letter word. So exactly what is “underemployed”? Well, there are several definitions like – “Not fully or adequately used or employed”. In this case I am referring to either those who have [...]

“Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.” – Zig Ziglar
Back to the Fortune 500 list. You know the saying, there is safety in large numbers (both profit and number of employees). I prefer larger companies (say 20,000 + employees) to smaller companies. The Fortune 500 will [...]

“We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” – Carl Sagan
Most (if not all) job searches must leverage technology to be successful these days. Even the “low tech” methods require that you have a resume in Word, pdf or some other electronic [...]

“If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.” – Vince Lombardi
Is it almost time to graduate already? Four years felt like a long way off and, unless you are on the 5 year plan, in a few months you will be looking to start your new job. What, you don’t have [...]

“New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!” – Arthur C. Clarke
If it helps you get a job, it must be a good idea. Now I won’t go as far as [...]

“Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.” – Andrew Grove
This statement is so true when it comes to business. If you look at some of the Fortune 500 companies that have stumbled big time  in recent years (like GM) and compare them to those companies that continue to be successful through the [...]

“Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.” – Napoleon Hill
Okay, so what is today’s quote all about? Simply put, don’t be discouraged in your job hunt. Not every lead ends in a job offer, in fact, the vast majority don’t pan out. It’s kind of like Lotto, if you have [...]