Networking
What is the best way to find a job by posting your resume online?
Question: What is the best way to find a job by posting your resume online?
Answer: Posting your resume is only part of the equation. Of course you need to post your resume on the major job boards, but you should also post it on niche job boards focusing on your industry / type of job. [...]
Hunt for work during the holiday slow down
Many jobseekers slow down the job-hunt during the Thanksgiving/ Christmas holiday season, however that is exactly when you should kick it into high gear. Many companies implement new strategies at the beginning of the year when the new budgets are out; as such, many recruiters are operating in stealth mode sourcing and interviewing talent for [...]
How to build your network with autoresponders
Do you know what an autoresponder is? It is when you send an email to someone and a pre-programmed message gets sent to you immediately. Usually it will say, “Someone from our company will contact you shortly” or “I’m on vacation this week. Look for my call next week.”
When responding to an advertised job online, [...]
Yearbook Dilligence
How many people were in your graduating class? Is it time for your five year reunion? Ten year reunion? Fifteen year reunion? How cool would it be to call your old classmates and find out where they are working now? Someone you used to be chummy with could be CEO of a company [...]
The Almighty Business Card Technique - Patent Pending
1. There are gadgets for sale in STAPLES, OFFICE DEPOT and in several other such places that scan business cards. Basically, you input your card into the mouth of the device, it scans the words and numbers and then uploads it into a database on your computer. You can then add notes such as where [...]
Group Hugs
Okeydokey, where are we? Oh yeah…group hugs.
If you are not a member of an organization pertaining to your field of expertise, shame on you. If you are a member of an organization pertaining to your field and not active in it, then shame on you. If you are ,however, a member who shows up most [...]
Template for the perfect prospect letter
Okay, here’s a formula, a template if you will, of the perfect prospect letter; at least in my humble estimation.
(1) SUBJECT: “Isn’t 802.11x a waste of your time and money?”
Dear ?:
(2) I read about you in the September 2002 issue of Techlinks Magazine. Is 802.11x a waste of your time and money? I hope not! [...]
I love you and you love me
For the benefit of those who do not have 3 year-olds who worship a purple dinosaur named “Barney,” the end theme for his TV show is “I love you and you love me. We’re a happy family…” If you hear this song more than once it will infect your subconscious and cause you to sing [...]
