PORTFOLIO CREATIVE BLOG

Start the Summer with a REBOUND!

Because I’m a book nerd, I get a daily “book club” email through the library. It’s pretty cool, they start a book on Monday and run a few pages each day that week. You get through about the first chapter, if you like the book you can check it out or purchase it.

A recent book was Rebound, by Martha I. Finney. I only read the first few excerpts, but it’s very timely so I’m sharing it with our readers. If you read

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Job Hunting Frustrations?

It seems to me that a lot of job seekers’ frustrations come from not knowing how the game is played. This article/Q&A is a good example. Unfortunately this job seeker has expectations that are not in-line with the way most companies and recruiting processes work, and is getting extremely frustrated when their expectations are not met.

It’s important to know what a company’s procedure is, as much as you can tell or find out, and to understand generally how the process works today perhaps as compared

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One Guy’s Perspective on How to Get Hired

How to Hire-and Get Hired-in a Recession is a good article about job-hunting and the current market. Tough? Yes. Opinionated. Absolutely . But a lot of what he says is true now and in any job market or economic situation. Employers want the best people. Job seekers have to show why they’re the best person. Easier said than done.

Highlights for job seekers:

– candidates have to work harder to come out on top, and not be afraid to show it (by the way, this doesn’t

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Dispatch Job Hunting Series

The Columbus Dispatch is running Help Wanted, an eight-day series on finding work. Topics include dealing with a lay-off, job hunting, resumes, self-employment, interviews, retraining, researching companies, and retirement jobs. First installment is available online, and it looks like each day’s articles will be posted as they run. Today’s article had solid guidance and resources, definitely check it out.

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Tune Up for the New Year

Excellent article from Oprah magazine, by financial guru Suze Orman, all about getting focused and getting your next position no matter where you’re coming from.

Key Points:

Tune up your skills (through your current employer or on your own)

Tune into old networks (you know waaay more people than you probably realize!)

Tune out the negativity (enough said)

Here’s to a great 2009!

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