Often, job seekers want to know exactly what to say during the interview. I think they hope there is a magic answer. “Ah, Miss Jones, you answered that one correctly…here’s your job.” Sorry, it does not work quite that easily. There are some things you CAN say at every interview that WILL make you stand [...]

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I get so frustrated trying to figure out how to game companies’ voice mail system so I can talk with a live person. Luckily, I found a website that lists nearly every company for you. Here is a partial list. At the end of the post, I give you the site url which has even [...]

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It used to matter when a company or its executives did something wrong, unethical or illegal.  The marketplace reacted and punished the company by withdrawing support and by not using them any more. Somehow Monster seems to have dodged two serious bullets.  For some time, job seekers have known that Monster is not a particularly [...]

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Hugh MacLeod highlights the value of authenticity and hard work, and reveals the rewards of being creative.

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1.  Respect.  I don’t have any self respect left and I sure don’t get any from some of the hiring managers.  I guess they don’t take Dick Bolles’ advice and go on a few job interviews themselves. 2.  Answers.  I want a simple acknowledgement to my application.  Is that too much to ask?  I feel [...]

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Q: How did you end up being a magician’s assistant? Did someone tell you about it?A: No no. I sought it out. I was majoring in theater and I needed to be in the entertainment industry. In Tacoma that means you’re the Red Robin bird or you work at Enchanted Village doing a magic show. [...]

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Ok, he was funny in Seinfeld.  Since, then…a train wreck.  Mel Gibson, who has some modicum of talent, can work at his issues, apologize, and move on.  Kramer, with little talent, but lots of pent-up ill will and anger (it seems), cannot.  He should simply go away for a year somewhere. I hear Lebanon is [...]

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Henry Ford was asked once if he had talked to any customers before he developed his car.  You know, market research. He said if he had asked them what they wanted, they would have said “faster horses.” Back in 1990, trying to get funded for my second start up, I was told by a VC, [...]

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   ~Mindlessly following what TV commercials he watched last night, Erwin makes a big mistake. WASHINGTON – Employers boosted payrolls by a respectable 132,000 in November, but the unemployment rate edged up to 4.5 percent as jobseekers streamed into the labor market by the thousands with the onrushing holidays. The tally of new jobs added [...]

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It is so cool to see how people like our brand so much that they take us on vacation.

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