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If You are Unemployed Don’t Forget to Spend Extra Time With Your Children
Posted by klowrey in Uncategorized on June 27th, 2009
This article in Chicago Tribune got me thinking about benefits of being unemployed. I mean it does suck rotten eggs (really old rotten eggs) to be job less. It creeps into your soul and makes one fee like a failure. However, let’s not forget some of the benefits of being between assignments.
The number one benefit is the opportunity to spend extra time with your family. Don’t miss out on the chance to make some extra memories with you children. It’s easy to get caught up in the rat race and forget what really matters. On your death bed you won’t be thinking about work projects you’ll be thinking about wonderful moments spent with those you love..
How Many Careers Should You Have on Your Resume?
Posted by klowrey in Uncategorized on June 21st, 2009
One problem that I see with job candidates is having multiple careers on their resume. Sometimes you even see resumes that have work history going back 30 years.
Here is a a great article tha covers this topic.
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Ten Minutes with Mark Stelzner – HR Industry Expert
Posted by klowrey in Uncategorized on June 19th, 2009
Here is an interesting interview with Mark Stelzner a successful HR Executive. Check it out here!
How to Advance Your Programming Career
Posted by klowrey in Job Search, Resume, Uncategorized on June 14th, 2009
Here is a tip for all you computer programmers out there (get rid of that pocket protector, yes I’m talking to you). If you want to develop your programmer career,or even break into the profession, what can you do?
One thing you could do is get involved in a programming community. There are thousands out there but the one I recommend is called Stackoverflow. This is a programming question and answer site with some cool twists. For example answers are voted on by the community. Because of this the correct answers to the questions are almost always positioned at the top.
The feature that make this site useful for a programming job search is reputation. Stackoverflow’s reputation is a rough approximation of how much the Stackoverflow community trusts you. You gain reputation points by having your answers voted up by the community. As you gain reputation you gain more the ability to do things on the site like edit questions, leave comments, or even delete duplicate questions.
Success in building reputation is evidence of a talented developer. This is something that you could even put on your resume. I even know of tech recruiters that use the site to locate tech talent based (at least partially) on reputation scores.
In closing if you want to develop your programming career you should consider getting invovled with Stackoverflow.
Are Resume Distribution Services Worth It?
Posted by klowrey in Job Search, Resume, Uncategorized on June 11th, 2009
My company offers resume writing services. One of the easiest up-sells we could offer our clients is resume distribution. “Why don’t you give me $195.00 extra dollars and I’ll distribute your resume to hundreds of online job boards?”
So why doesn’t my company offer this service and pocket some quick cash? The simple reason why we don’t is the fact that blasting your resume to hundreds of job boards does not help you find a job. All it does is give you unwanted email and phone calls from people tying to scam you. (work at home and make $1,000 per hour stuffing envelopes).
Save your money and post your information on a couple of the top job boards. You should consider using a separate email and phone number to avoid spam. Remember that while it’s ok to post your resume online, your best chance of job search success will come from networking.
Never Do Reverse a Reverse Pterodactyl in a Job Interview!
Posted by klowrey in Uncategorized on June 6th, 2009
Check out the guy at 9:40 into this clip. Make a note never do your reverse Pterodactyl bit in a job interview.
Are you a potential IT Employee?
Posted by klowrey in Uncategorized on June 6th, 2009
Yesterday I linked to an article listing the 10 jobs that companies had the most difficult time filling. One of those jobs was for IT professionals. IT is a great high paying field with ever increasing demand. But, how do you know if IT is the right job for you? Read on:
If you had teachers in school coming to you about school related computer issues then IT might be for you.
If you have ever installed a video card or sound card in you computer then IT might be for you.
If you love figuring out different computer related problems then IT might be for you.
If your friends and relatives ask you to fix their computer issues then IT might be for you.
If you are a regular ready of Slashdot.com then IT might be for you.
If you have four computers and only two of them actually work then IT might be for you.
If you grew up loving Star Wars and Star Trek then IT might be for you.
If you love working with computers and want to make it your career then IT might be for you.
If you see yourself in this list and are wondering if IT is the right field for you then look not further. The answer is yes. So brush up your resume and find your first IT job.
The 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill in America!
Posted by klowrey in Uncategorized on June 4th, 2009
Here is great article in Forbes listing the 10 jobs that are hardest from companies. Two jobs are the list I would recommend to anyone is a position to retrain (which is most people by the way) are nursing and IT. Nurses are will paid and their demand will only increase as baby boomers get order.
IT professionals are always in demand. While programming is not as lucrative as during the dot com days, IT workers can make a good living doing something that is enjoyable.
Don’t Explode Your Career
Posted by klowrey in Uncategorized on June 1st, 2009
This video cracked me up! As someone who deals with job search issues all I could think about was how George Thornton (1:00 into the video) was going to add this to his resume.
Led project to remove the carcass of eight ton Sperm Whale. Utilized advanced explosive technique to disintegrate animal.
Do You Want To See Brian Tracy Live?
Posted by klowrey in Uncategorized on April 21st, 2009
If you are a fellow South Florida resident I have big news. Brian Tracy is going to be making a live appearance at the Weston Hotel on Tuesday May 5, 2009 at 7:30 PM. If you are familiar with Brain Tracy’s work then you are as exciting as I am. If you have not been exposed to Mr. Tracy then this is your rare opportunity to see him live and in person.
I won 12 $100 face value tickets for this event. My wife and I are going to attend and I’m going to give away the other 10 tickets. If you live in South Florida are might be interested in traveling to attend the event, please email me at klowrey@aplusprofessionalresumes.com. Give me your mailing address and let me know if you need one or two tickets. I’m not going to send you any marketing materials, I simply want to put these tickets to good use.
The first 5 to 10 people who contact me will get the opportunity of a lifetime to see, live and in person, one of the most dynamic speakers alive.
Please only request tickets if you promise to attend the event. If you take the tickets and then don’t show up you will be blocking someone else from attending.