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“Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit”. – Frank Borman
In the “early days” (after the invention of electricity but before Personal Computers),  there were all of these “perks” that were available to those lucky enough to find the right employer. I remember one of my early jobs working on the trading [...]

“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.“  – Albert Einstein
You know the old saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. I’ve had many jobs that tested that quote and, while it probably has some truth to it, that is [...]

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Like many of my posts, today’s is about being the best. We’ve done “the best companies to work for” and numerous other “best” lists. As with most of these lists, much of being rated the best is subject to [...]

“Long-range planning works best in the short term” – Doug Evelyn
One of the brand new, “just out of school” guys that I work with is always asking questions about how to get ahead, should he get his MBA, what types of jobs should he be doing 5 years from now, how does he prepare for [...]

“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you’re still a rat.” – Lily Tomlin
So everything I read lately says that, even when the economy starts to rebound (and many think it has already started), new job creation will lag. Now who am I to dispute that bit of wisdom? But [...]

“Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.” – Robert Orben
You know what they say – “another day, another dollar. One million days, one million dollars”. Of course one million days is 2,740 years. The world of financial [...]

“Fast company, fast company, you’re goin’ nowhere, you’re goin’ nowhere fast” – Don Henley & Glenn Frey
Did you ever wonder what it must be like to be on the “ground floor” of the next best thing? Imagine having been one of the first 100 employees of Microsoft, Apple, Google or even GE? That’s part of [...]

Remember to balance your search across several different “methods”.  As mentioned in Out of work, trying to focus on your job search?, you need to spend time on recruiters, snail mail, search sites and company websites.  Today’s post is on job search sites which have a different focus than the job search sites reviewed in previous posts.

Hound.com [...]

Most job search sites cover a wide range of industries and functional backgrounds.  While you can generally narrow your search based on the site’s search engine, this can sometimes be time consuming.  This post highlights several focused job search sites.  Please feel free to drop me a line (click on the Contact Info link on [...]