“Fortune favors the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur Sometimes, against all odds and due to no fault of your own, you find yourself either out of work or about to be out of work. Maybe your company has gone out of business or is taken over by another company. Sometimes a product line is eliminated or [...] [...]
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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain A friend of mine has been “looking for a job” for a very long time. When I press him on what he as [...] [...] “The minute you’re satisfied with where you are, you aren’t there anymore.” – Tony Gwynn Not likely to help. Wishing for a job, that is. Wishing is nice from a “positive thinking” point of view but it won’t get you a job without putting in the time. Kind of like wishing to win the lottery when [...] [...] “By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.” – Robert Frost You are somewhere in your (hopefully) four year college career and, if you’ve not already figured this out, the experience is likely to be different than you envisioned when you began. Whatever [...] [...] “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes” -Mahatma Gandhi A friend of mine recently lost his job (his company shut down, no severance and no benefits) and, while he was “fine” financially while he was working, he is in financial distress now that he is out of work. [...] [...] “It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It doesn’t matter how many times you almost get it right. No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them and those around you because… All that matters in business is that [...] [...] “Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.” – Peter F. Drucker Books, movies, TV shows and a computer game, the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” has many forms. Not to disappoint, but my guide is not so bold or interesting. Unless, of course, you are looking for a job and [...] [...] “Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.” ~David Star Jordan I remember a story that a friend of mine told me about one of the products they covered at their advertising agency. This particular product was part of a well known brand, let’s call it Brand A. Anyway, my friend told me [...] [...] “I told a girl I can start right away And she said listen babe I got something to say I got no car and it’s breaking my heart But I’ve found a driver and that’s a start” – Lennon and McCartney Author: Dr. Jeelani What is CAR? Most of us know that CAR is an acronym for Challenge, Action and Results. [...] [...] “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Have you ever seen someone’s career take a really bad turn for the worse? Not by imploding (you know, committing a crime or something stupid like that), but things suddenly not going well. Missed deadlines or responsibilities that are not met. This may happen [...] [...] |
 
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