http://cmscareerblog.com When career and life are at a crossroads Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:50:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alicia Keys is hiring! http://careeradvice4u.com/web-20-passing-fad/ http://cmscareerblog.com/is-alicia-keys-really-using-monstercom-to-hire-a-blogger/ One of the things I hear the most from job seekers is how difficult it is to quantify results form their past work experience. Everyone agrees that doing so is helpful, if not critical, to the job search. However, most find it difficult to show a measurement for something they ... http://cmscareerblog.com/careers-20-issues-a-challenge-to-all-job-seekers/ A while back I attended an event at which three recruiters from large companies told us what they look for in job candidates. It was interesting to get "the inside scoop" on the hiring process. VERY interesting! Here are some of the things I learned [peppered with my own HINTS].  ... http://cmscareerblog.com/the-inside-scoop-on-working-with-recruiters/ "How much did they pay you to give up on your dreams?" That's a direct quote from George Clooney in the movie Up In The Air. My wife and I saw it yesterday, and it really made an impact on me.  One, because this is some of the work I have ... http://cmscareerblog.com/how-much-did-they-pay-you-to-give-up-on-your-dreams/ The week before Christmas we held a workshop on developing your Elevator Pitch to promote your personal brand.  We taped participants before and after the workshop, and here are a couple of those examples. (continue reading. . . ) http://cmscareerblog.com/build-a-great-personal-brand-heres-how/ Your network let you down?  Really? If you feel like your network has let you down, then you really don't understand what a network is, how to develop it, or how to use it to help you in the job search.  Listen up, kids.  There WILL BE a test at the ... http://cmscareerblog.com/my-network-let-me-down-now-what-should-i-do/ I got a Borders gift card for Christmas and wanted to spend it as fast as I could, so last Monday I went to see what was out there. Armed with Mashable's list of "10 Must-Read eBooks For Social Media Lovers" (http://mashable.com/2009/12/21/must-read-ebooks/), I picked up three that looked especially promising ... http://cmscareerblog.com/why-i-chose-chrisbrogan-over-guykawasaki/ When I asked for input on what to write about in this blog I received the following request from Doug: "I would be interested in hearing about effective uses of time when you are looking for work.  How much time should be spent on internet search engines, linkedin, attending network marketing ... http://cmscareerblog.com/the-most-effective-way-to-schedule-your-time-while-looking-for-a-job/ When I asked for input on what to write about in this blog I received the following request from Doug: "I would be interested in hearing about effective uses of time when you are looking for work.  How much time should be spent on internet search engines, linkedin, attending network marketing ... http://cmscareerblog.com/one-day-in-the-life-of-a-successful-job-seeker/ In the spirit of Late Night with David Letterman, here is my Top 10 List for Job Seekers. 10) Get out of the house. Hey, you can't effectively conduct a job search from your home office.  Get away from the computer and go talk to somebody. Now! (Continue reading . . ... http://cmscareerblog.com/tops-10-networking-tips-for-job-seekers/