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“All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move” – Arabic Proverb
So which are you? Successful job search is all about putting in the time to get your resume out there and cultivating your contacts. Networking is a key component, but you need to have [...]

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” – Abraham Maslow
So what tools are you using for your job search? I ask this question all of the time and I’m constantly amazed at how many people leverage so few of the tools available to them. [...]

“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.” – Ben Stein
Whatever you do for a living (or whatever you want to do for a living) requires focus if you want to be successful. The “shotgun” approach to job search does not really work (as [...]

“The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.” – Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu, the Art of War, Target Job Market, it kind of all fits together. But the key is strategic advantage and the only way to gain that is to target your job market and [...]

“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. [...]

“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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“‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ ‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’ said the Cat.” – Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
I’ve never really been a big believer of networking as the main job search strategy. In fact, for whatever reason, I’ve [...]

Okay, so I admit it – I’m a fanatic with job search (and, therefore, this blog). When I’m looking for a job I’m obsessed. A victim of the financial services implossion last year (yes, I admit it), I found myself without a job on October 30 – arguably the worst time you could be looking [...]

“In business, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.” – Chester L. Karrass
You would be surprised as to what can be negotiated when offered a job opportunity. Yes, of course the bigwigs can negotiate for whatever they want. But what about the simple folks like us? We can negotiate as well. [...]