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Engineers: Are We Too Technical to Manage?
Featured Guest Blogger: Anthony Fasano, P.E., CPC, LEED AP Founder & CEO, Powerful Purpose Associates – New Website! Civil Engineer and Professional Career & Leadership Development Coach Click to Connect With Anthony on Linkedin and Facebook Anthony is the author of a FREE service for engineers called A Daily Boost from Your Professional Partner. Click here to read about this service. Being a licensed engineer as well as a career development coach, I get the opportunity to...  Civil Engineering Central -
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 09:24
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Dream Your Way Into Your Perfect Career
By Todd Bavol, The Job Search Ninja. CEO, Integrity Career Transitions Following on from Friday’s post, today I want to look at a few more exercises to help you to discover your career passion, although this time I am going to be focusing on the future rather than on the past. The first of today’s exercises is one which involves visualization, and if that all sounds a bit New Age, then just bear in mind that without having a vision or a goal to aim towards, most of us tend to get... Job Circle -
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 16:22
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Building Better Boards
Any of us who have had anything other than a flat EKG have known for many years that a good many of the ethical failings that we see on the business pages with appalling frequency can and often are laid at the feet of the CEO. And why not, for if nothing else, a CEO is looked upon and expected to be the moral compass of the enterprise. So, when that turns out not to be the case, generally we " Six-Figure Learnings -
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 15:42
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Beyond.com Reports More Than 48% of Industries Experienced a Quarterly Gain in Jobs in Second Quarter 2010
Beyond.com, Inc., the world’s largest network of niche career communities, today released its Second Quarter 2010 Career Trend Analysis Report, which revealed more than 48 percent of industries experienced a quarterly percentage gain in online jobs posted, signifying a healthier economy leading into the second half of the year. EmploymentMetrix -
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:36
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Common Business Acronyms & Abbreviations
Are you abbreviating enough? Here's a handy guide. See how many you can stuff in a memo. Have contests among your peers. To learn more, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/hrsection/arti ... php?empl=1 Minnesota Jobs -
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 07:08
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Tell us what you think: Facebook Integration
It’s been over a month since we announced SimplyHired.com’s integration with Facebook and we hope you’ve had a chance to check it out. If not, watch our Personalized Job Search video that will show you how it works and then try out the cool, new feature for yourself! We'd like... Simply Hired Simply Hired -
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 11:00
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The Do’s & Don’ts When it Comes to Quitting Your Job
It makes me wonder about if I’d ever have the guts to just quit like that. While it must be empowering to take control, being impulsive isn’t always a good thing, especially when it comes to leaving your job. EmploymentMetrix -
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 10:41
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More Exercises to Help You Uncover Your Career Passion
By Todd Bavol, The Job Search Ninja. CEO, Integrity Career Transitions In this current mini-series, I am looking at how to uncover your true career passion and, in yesterday’s post, I suggested a few exercises which were designed to get you thinking about the things you loved when you were a child. As promised, today’s exercises follow on along the same theme. As before, don’t let your internal editor get in the way, and don’t worry about how silly your responses might sound,... Job Circle -
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 10:30
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Past Passions – The Clues to Future Fulfillment
By Todd Bavol, The Job Search Ninja. CEO, Integrity Career Transitions Feeling passionate about the job that you do not only leads to personal fulfillment, but to personal success too. In fact, your passion is probably the greatest asset that you will ever have during the course of your career. It is what will drive you on to bigger and better things and what will sustain you when the going gets tough. It will be there, visible on your face and in your eyes and your commitment and enthusiasm... Job Circle -
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 15:46
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Jobs in MN by category on Twitter
A great way to keep up to date on new job postings on twitter is to sign up for category specific jobs. We instantly tweet new job postings to specific accounts based on the type of job. If you are looking for a customer service job in MN, there's an account for that. To instantly sign up for twitter MN occupation specific jobs, visit MINNESOTAJOBS.COM/twitterjobs.php. Minnesota Jobs -
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 14:37
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July Metro Area Job Trends
Today, Simply Hired is releasing its monthly metro area job trends report detailing the current employment climate in 15 of the top U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and San Francisco. This July report contains a round-up of information about the top hiring companies as well as the... Simply Hired Simply Hired -
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 14:12
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July Metro Area Job Trends
Today, Simply Hired is releasing its monthly metro area job trends report detailing the current employment climate in 15 of the top U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and San Francisco. This July report contains a round-up of information about the top hiring companies as well as the most and least competitive job titles in each area. Check out a few of the report highlights below: Retail Industry Steps Up HiringLooking to get into the retail industry? For all of the salespeople... Simply Hired -
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 14:12
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The Girl who Quit via Dry Erase Board
We’ve all heard the story by now (which has officially been confirmed as a hoax by Elyse Porterfield and theCHIVE): “Jenny” couldn’t stand her boss’s antics anymore and became so fed-up that she decided to leave the company. But Jenny didn’t just put in her two-weeks notice through a professional letter, she emailed out 33 pictures to the entire staff illustrating, through writing on a dry erase board, how her boss had treated her the past two years – even emphasizing her boss’s... Simply Hired -
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 19:01
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The Girl who Quit via Dry Erase Board
We’ve all heard the story by now (which has officially been confirmed as a hoax by Elyse Porterfield and theCHIVE): “Jenny” couldn’t stand her boss’s antics anymore and became so fed-up that she decided to leave the company. But Jenny didn’t just put in her two-weeks notice through a professional... Simply Hired Simply Hired -
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 19:01
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Yet To Find Your Career Passion? Then, Start Here!
By Todd Bavol, The Job Search Ninja. CEO, Integrity Career Transitions For most people who are thinking either about choosing a first career or changing career, the process starts with a list of all the most popular occupations. As they work their way down the list, some jobs might be struck off because they don’t pay very well or because the individual knows somebody else in that profession who is unhappy in their work, and others because perhaps they involve a subject that they know... Job Circle -
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 15:36
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Letting the World Happen to You
It is really very hard these days to take anything positive from the challenges faced by millions of Americans trying to work their way out of a recession that has "ended" but where the jobs engine is not yet operating on all eight to say the least. And as if it were not bad enough as we read the newspapers, magazines, blogs, and/or see and hear about it all on TV 24/7 it feels like 99% of what Six-Figure Learnings -
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 15:09
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Best and Worst Metro Areas for Job Search – June 2010
Today, Simply Hired is releasing its monthly best and worst metro areas for job search report for June. Below you’ll find information on which cities have good and poor climates for job seekers to simplify your search. The top five best metro areas for job search saw only minimal change... Simply Hired Simply Hired -
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 11:00
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How to Recover From a Layoff - by Kevin Donlin
"Been laid off? Know someone who has? It's an emotionally draining experience. So, what's the best way to cope with a layoff?" So, what's the best way to cope with a layoff?For answers, I combed through my own client files and interviewed nationally renowned career expert Carole Martin. To learn more, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=62 Minnesota Jobs -
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 07:14
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Best and Worst Metro Areas for Job Search – June 2010
Today, Simply Hired is releasing its monthly best and worst metro areas for job search report for June. Below you’ll find information on which cities have good and poor climates for job seekers to simplify your search. The top five best metro areas for job search saw only minimal change from May 2010 to June 2010. Burlington/Plattsburgh, El Paso and Paducah/Cape Girardeau/Harrisburg Des Moines/Ames all switched positions, moving Burlington/Plattsburgh to the top of the list. The top five... Simply Hired -
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 19:42
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July Job Trends Report
It’s that time again; Simply Hired is releasing its July Job Trends Report detailing the month’s employment climate. Using data from the Simply Hired database, this report describes the performance of unique, de-duplicated jobs based on state, metro area, job title and keyword. Below are a few significant July trends:... Simply Hired Simply Hired -
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 18:42
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