“We are currently not planning on conquering the world.” – We are currently not planning on conquering the world. – Sergey Brin Imagine that you’ve been looking for a job for six months and you’ve had virtually no luck. Yes, you get the occasional interest, but nothing serious. You begin to feel like there is something [...] [...]
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle You know what they say “you don’t know what you don’t know”. With the vast wealth of information on the Internet, it is virtually impossible to cover any one topic from beginning to end with all of the links [...] [...] “Let the good times roll, let them knock you around” – The Cars If you are one of the thousands of people who graduated from college this last May (and you are not working on the “next degree”), there is a very good chance that you’ve not found a job yet. Still one of the worst [...] [...] “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Margaret Mead Summertime in New York. Hot, humid and lots of tourists. You know how it is, everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere on very crowded sidewalks. But when you throw in the “wandering texter” to the mix, it’s almost impossible to [...] [...] “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby I often get asked “what’s the best job search board” or “who are the best recruiters”. There are so many resources for job search, literally, tens of thousands. And, as with everything in life, what is considered [...] [...] For those of you who have followed by blog from “the early days”, you will know that I work for a Wall Street firm. Two years ago, the answer to my blog title would have been “no one”. But today, there are more jobs on Wall Street than they can fill (“not true” you say?). [...] [...] “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 [...] [...] “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 [...] [...] “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. [...] [...] “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 [...] [...] |
 
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