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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 [...]

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” – Steve Jobs
Technically speaking (no pun intended), not all of the companies and institutions on this list are Technology specific (in fact, most are not). The point of this list, provided by Computer World, is to point out the [...]

“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 [...]

“You can’t always get what you want, But if you try sometimes you just might find, You get what you need” – Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
It’s hard to remember exactly when company career sites started to become popular (as in companies started to post jobs directly on their website). Certainly the last 4 or [...]

“Advertising is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.” – Jerry Della Femina
Closing the sale. That’s what it is all about in Job Search, selling yourself, closing the deal, elevator speeches, etc. Intuitively, you would think that someone who is good at marketing and advertising would have an easier time selling themselves [...]