Monthly Archives: July 2013

Typos—everyone hates them, especially possible employers

Don’t rely just on spell checking, it can miss usage of the wrong word in a sentence and if can even miss misspellings from time to time, I’ve found. Read everything you write like a proofreader. Continue reading

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How I Got My First Real Job

Originally posted on Many Cups of Coffee:
Starting out in a field anywhere is pretty difficult, especially these days. The economy is working its way out of recession, which means any world saving job particularly in the non-profit sector, is…

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Telecommuting or a nap at work, which would you pick?

I worked from home, telecommuting, for six and a half years and found it the most productive job I’ve had in a long, long time. Continue reading

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Dream Job — not exactly, for most of us, new poll finds

Most Americans aren’t happy in their jobs. Indeed, only 14% say they have the perfect job in a new survey commissioned by the online University of Phoenix, as reported by Reuters recently. The piece goes on to discuss how dissatisfaction … Continue reading

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Update Your Resume Regularly

Saw this on a friend’s blog, good advice: Update Your Resume Regularly.

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Job Hunting is Like Being a Face in the Crowd

An opportunity came up recently to be an extra in a major movie shooting in Chicago this summer, so I jumped at the chance to see the top levels of my new career in action. Continue reading

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Job Opening — social media marketing manager

Social media continues to be an area where jobs are growing, if you don’t have the skills, time to learn them. Continue reading

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Your Perfect Pitch: who are you, in 30 seconds or less

You need to be able to tell a potential employer who you are and how you can help, usually in 30 second or less. Continue reading

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Job opening — Senior manager, marketing media

DeVry University is hiring in the Chicago area, here’s the job description. I definitely sense a bit of a pick-up in the market of late: Senior Manager of Digital and Offline Media will be responsible for creating, leading and managing … Continue reading

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Job Opening — Managing Editor, Chicago

I’m just catching up on all the recent openings I’ve been seeing, so expect more of these this week. This is a former employer of mine. Continue reading

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