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“Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” –Yogi Berra
I don’t know about you, but when I hear the word “industry”, the first thing I think of is smokestacks (hence the picture). I’m sure that has something to do with my age . Job search is much the same as today’s quote [...]

“A sale is not something you pursue, it’s what happens to you while you are immersed in serving your customer.” – Anonymous
You know the  old saying, a good salesperson can sell anything. I’m sure there is some truth to it, but to be a successful salesperson takes a certain personality and skill-set that (in my [...]

“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.” – Rich Cook
The vast majority of companies have some form of technology, but not may companies are drive technology. There are the usual [...]

“Sometimes it takes an expert to point out the obvious.” – Scott Allen
Consulting is “The act of providing information, analysis, and recommendations” and is a career choice that is very different than most. To be a successful consultant, you need to have great interpersonal skills, a high level of confidence, good communications skills and a [...]

“Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.” – Unknown
The posts over the next few days are about focusing on the source of jobs – companies. Yes, headhunters, job search sites and networking are all great ways to get a job, but let’s face it – all of [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison
I remember looking for my first “real” job (as opposed to those that I held during college). First of all, there were no personal computers, there were typewriters. This meant you were [...]

“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. [...]