Monthly Archives: December 2009

Merry Christmas

I hope everybody has a Merry Christmas. My wife and I had a fabulous dinner Christmas Eve with our kids. We open presents a little early, since all the kids are grown up & spend time with other families as … Continue reading

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Social Network sources

Your social networks are made up of people you’ve known in your past and present.  The question is where do you find these people?  Some of them are not as obvious as you would think.

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Informational Interviewing

Informational interviewing is an informal way of building your networks and expanding your understanding of an organization or gaining new information in the industry.  The cool thing about this kind of interviewing method is that you’re not asking to be hired.  

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Personal SWOT Analysis improves job market position

When a business wants to understand where they are in the market compared to their competitors they would perform a SWOT analysis.  SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.  When an individual wants to figure out where they are in the … Continue reading

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The internet is not always there when you need it, don’t rely on it

We live busy lives.  Some of us have busier lives than others.  We often make appointments days, weeks, or even months in advance.  When recording an appointment, we write down the person’s name, reason for meeting, location of the meeting, in addition to … Continue reading

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