“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 [...] [...]
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“When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt I remember all of the jobs I had while I was in college and none of them, thankfully, led to the career I pursued once I graduated. I [...] [...] ‘The journey is the reward.” – Chinese Proverb Okay, maybe it is a bit too early to be thinking about the Holidays. But if you are a college student, you will be coming home (or at least on your winter break) in the next few weeks. And, as the proverb above indicates, you are well on [...] [...] “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 [...] [...] “It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine” – Michael Stipe, William Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills Yes, the world of job search has changed. The most dramatic change has been to job search boards (the fathers of which were Monster.com and HotJobs.com). But this change was on the horizon [...] [...] There are hundreds of job search boards on the Internet. The vast majority of those are not very helpful at best and a waste of time at worst. You could easily spend all of your time searching for job search boards and posting your resume. This would not be time well spent. As I’ve mentioned [...] [...] Back to school and focusing on your final semester before graduation? Not only is this the final approach to your college degree, but you should also be putting the final touches on your job search following graduation. Back in December (Recent Grads – Taking Aim for Targeted Job Search) I reviewed some of the basics [...] [...] |
 
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