Earlier this month, I posted “How to: Publish your resumé using Google Docs,” I went through the exercise of posting my resume on Google Docs and then publishing it. The link to my published resume is http://docs.google.com/View?id=dd5zbk2d_3cxzd24d8. But Google hadn’t found it at the time of this post. There are two ways to help Google find your published resume.
Read MorePersonal 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 job market compared to their competitors they would perform a personal SWOT analysis on their chosen career.
Read MoreWhat Matters Now – a collaborative eBook by Seth Godin
WARNING: If you don’t like challenges or change then don’t read this eBook. Reading this book will stir up your emotions and cause you to take action. You can’t help but be changed by it’s powerful contents. Seth challenged the readers of his blog to share the eBook along with their commentary on their own blogs. I’ve taken the challenge and plan to share it with my readers. I definitely think it’s worth reading. Please download what-matters-now or to find out more, visit Seth Godin’s website or Squidoo Lens What Matters Now.
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Read MoreThe invisible resumé
There is a little known secret in the job recruiting world. If you don’t post your resume where Google can find it, your resume won’t show up in a Google search. In other words, your resume is invisible. Most start-ups and small companies use Google searches exclusively to find candidates online. This is not good news for the job seeker that post their resumes exclusively to Job Boards.
Read MoreWindows 7 has been released, what are your plans?
When Vista was released, many Windows XP users resisted assimilation. Microsoft tried to force Windows XP into an early grave. Then recanted as businesses resisted due to many issues that I won’t cover in this post. Most people who did upgrade later wished they had avoided all the headaches.
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