I found this in a job group posting and wanted to share it -
Sometimes we just need to be reminded! A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill.
In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am [...]

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Here’s another good article full of great tips!
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Speak Right and Network Like A Pro
Just as there’s a wrong and a right way to write, there’s also a better way to speak right, particularly at networking events. Knowing how to work the crowd is more than shaking hands and handing out business cards.
Speak right at these [...]

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I found this article posted to the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group - I saw it posted on the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group, but it was originally published in Advertising Age.
Social-Networking Sites Have Become ‘Supercharged’ Job Sites, the New Way for Candidates and Employers to Gain Unique Insight as They Search
By Erik [...]

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As you (should) know, to be successful in your career you should never stop learning. One of the ways to make your learning more efficient is to learn how to speed-read. I took a speed-reading class back in high school, and at one point I got up to over 1200 words per minute. Not bad, [...]

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I’m a strong believer in personal development and continuing to educate yourself even after school is over - it’s an ongoing thing.
I’ve been listening to the audio program “Lead the Field” by Earl Nightingale and it’s excellent! I was listening to tape 2 and thought I’d share some of the statistics on worrying, especially given [...]

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Here’s another approach to reducing procrastination and getting more done.  I found this on 43 Folders, a site geared towards personal productivity and “life hacks”.
Who it’s for:
- procrastinators
- the easily distracted
- compulsive web-surfers
- people with a long list of very short tasks (a/k/a “mosquitos”)
- people having trouble chipping away at very large tasks
What [...]

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Tim Ferris, author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich runs a very useful blog. His book is one of the most powerful books I read all of last year, and I would HIGHLY recommend it to just about anyone.
There is a post here that includes [...]

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If you’re looking to make some extra cash, whether you’re currently between jobs and hoping to make ends meet, or if you’re currently working and want to start creating extra streams of income, affiliate marketing can be a good option. Since nearly everyone is either looking for a job, would consider a better opportunity, [...]

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This is from Being A Broad, a Japan-based organization geared to help female foreigners living in Japan. It’s a tremendous resource for foreigners living in Japan, particularly foreign women. They’re putting on a career seminar soon (March 28th), and this is from the announcement. For more details you can go here
“It’s [...]

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Hat tip to Matt Cutts for bringing this to the attention of the blogosphere. I’ve had many people present me with their cards in networking events, but none so memorable as the one below.
What do you think of it?

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