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“I can’t complain but sometimes I still do.  Life’s been good to me so far” – Joe Walsh
It’s human nature to complain. Some people are really good at always seeing the positive side of things while others are always thinking that every silver lining has a cloud. Most of us fall smack in the middle. [...]

“Life in the fast lane Surely make you lose your mind” -  The Eagles
If you’ve been working for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve had the thought “How did I wind up in this job?”. Not all of us wind up where we had planned at the beginning of our careers. And, if you [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold And she’s buying the stairway to heaven.” – Led Zeppelin
Okay, let’s be honest, it’s all about money in the end. “No way” you say, “money is not the driving factor for me, it’s all about the experience”. So maybe that’s true, but unless you are [...]