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			<title><![CDATA[Make Extra Cash For The Holidays!  - Randy Anderson - Jobing.com Community Relations - LV]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Need some extra cash for bills or gifts around the holidays? Have you considered a position with UPS???<span>&nbsp; </span>UPS is hiring Part Time and Seasonal Package Handlers and Seasonal Driver Helpers at a location near you.
<p><span>UPS offers exceptional perks and benefits for permanent Full AND Part Time employees, including paid healthcare benefits.<span>&nbsp; </span>Long-standing company policies, such as employee ownership, equal opportunity, and promotion from within, have helped to foster employee dedication, making UPS a preferred employer. </span>
<p><span>World&rsquo;s Most Reputable Companies, Best Places to Work, 50 Best Places to Launch a Career, 50 Best Companies for Minorities are just a few of the Employer of Choice Awards UPS has received.<span>&nbsp; </span></span>
<p><span>Being a part of our team is not just a career &mdash; it&rsquo;s an opportunity of a lifetime.<span>&nbsp; </span><a href="http://lasvegas.jobing.com/company_profile.asp?i=127157 ">JOIN US!</a>&nbsp;</span>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:20:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hiring or Not - Don't Let Your Employment Brand Slide  - Randy Anderson - Jobing.com Community Relations - LV]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This content is provided by Doug Mayes, Jobing.com Community Relations Director.
<p>Fellow Employers,
<p>In our tough economy, it seems that employers and HR professionals fall into two divergent camps, both of which can pose significant challenges and opportunities.&nbsp;
<p>Camp 1.&nbsp; I'm hiring.&nbsp; With what news people call a &quot;flood of talent&quot; on the market, some will say you have an embarassment of riches.&nbsp; Some will say you have the opportunity to get the very best...on the cheap.&nbsp; However, you may feel quite differently.&nbsp; Perhaps you're overwhelmed with unsolicited responses.&nbsp; If you post a job, your email system goes berserk and you're so buried that you can't give people the attention required to make a strategic decision.&nbsp; Some candidates who are motivated by financial pressures from recent layoffs, are applying to all sorts of jobs indiscriminately further compounding the issue.&nbsp; You may be dealing with candidates who are bitter or feel entitled to a job.&nbsp; Just because they were a big deal at their last job doesn't mean they're right for your organization.&nbsp; I bet you're feeling this pinch, whether you'd admit it in polite conversation or not.&nbsp;
<p>This landscape poses real management challenges for the HR professional.&nbsp; I was recruiting in the pharmaceutical biz when the 911 recession hit and I saw this situation play out with some of my clients.&nbsp; Some companies abused the buyer's market treating people like cattle, artificially driving down wages, and generally forgetting what it's like to be a job seeker.&nbsp; Although they got fat off the land for a hot minute, I think this treatment caused employees to behave like mercenaries.&nbsp; Since relatively little effort was made to create a compelling employment brand or establish engagement upon hiring, employees soon split for the next big thing.&nbsp; They felt &quot;disposable&quot;, so they took their passion, skills, and brain power to the competitor down the street.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<p>Other companies saw this as an opportunity to get the right people on the bus.&nbsp;&nbsp; They did this by communicating their employment brand.&nbsp; They built great employment pages on their websites that communicated their culture.&nbsp; Remember Google?&nbsp; Nobody did this better than Google!&nbsp; Southwest Airlines was superb as well.&nbsp; They invested in high-touch candidate application systems with automated email responses.&nbsp; They kept their name top-of-mind by being active in the community.&nbsp; They created strong relationships with colleges to ensure a pipeline of talent when the market inevitably tightened.&nbsp; All these branding efforts helped them whittle down the giant stack of resumes and make strategic hires.&nbsp; Thus, we came up with the basic equation of my business.&nbsp; Strong employment brand=Strong company.&nbsp;
<p>Camp 2.&nbsp; I'm not hiring.&nbsp; Many wonderful companies have been set back on their heels.&nbsp; Hard working HR people in these organizations perservere in a pressure cooker of layoffs, personal uncertainty, and unemployment claims, all the while trying not to be a &quot;cost center.&quot;&nbsp; God forbid you should appear too expensive.&nbsp; Touchy-feely things like an employment brand may be the last thing on your mind.&nbsp; They're the provenance of $500/hr consultants.&nbsp;
<p>Careful now...although it may be easy to toss aside the brand you worked so hard to create, consider the risks.&nbsp; In tough times your employment brand is even more important.&nbsp; Candidates believe what they hear, especially if it's bad.&nbsp; What message are you sending to your potential candidates?&nbsp; Are you on top of your PR strategy?&nbsp; Is your company just recuperating between rounds, or are you down for the count permanently?&nbsp; Surely, you care about every single one of your employees and the way you treat them on the way out will help you or haunt you when this economy turns.&nbsp; Building your employment brand is never a bad investment and by doing this you'll be prepared to rocket out of the gate before your competitors when our economy rebounds.&nbsp; We must think strategically about all this stuff, even though things are wild right now.&nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Preparing for Your Next Interview - Randy Anderson - Jobing.com Community Relations - LV]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations on getting that interview!<span>&nbsp; </span>You&rsquo;ve been sending out resumes and applying for jobs online.<span>&nbsp; </span>You crafted that perfect cover letter, found a position you qualify for and have been selected for an interview!<span>&nbsp; </span>That&rsquo;s awesome!<span>&nbsp; </span>Celebrate for a few minutes but then it&rsquo;s time to prepare for it.
<p><strong>Research</strong> &ndash; Do your best to research everything you can prior to the interview.<span>&nbsp; </span>Of course you&rsquo;ll study up on the company but also look into their competitors and the industry as a whole.<span>&nbsp; </span>Find out as many specifics about the job as you can.<span>&nbsp; </span>See if the company website has info about the recruiter you&rsquo;re interviewing with.<span>&nbsp; </span>Look for recent news articles too.<span>&nbsp; </span>You&rsquo;ll touch on a few things naturally while interviewing.<span>&nbsp; </span>This will make you look good.
<p><strong>Questions</strong> &ndash; Write a list of questions to ask.<span>&nbsp; </span>Typically the interviewer will ask what questions you have toward the end.<span>&nbsp; </span>If they don&rsquo;t bring it up go ahead and tell them you have a few questions.<span>&nbsp; </span>Having good questions shows that you care enough about the position to be well prepared.
<p><strong>What to Bring</strong> &ndash; Be sure to bring several copies of your resume.<span>&nbsp; </span>I would make it a point to also bring a few covers letters and printed references.<span>&nbsp; </span>Of course, store everything in a professional portfolio.<span>&nbsp; </span>Make sure you have a pen or pencil with you too.<span>&nbsp; </span>
<p><strong>Getting There</strong> &ndash; Confirm the address and print a map.<span>&nbsp; </span>Make sure you understand exactly where you&rsquo;re going.<span>&nbsp; </span>Ask about parking beforehand.<span>&nbsp; </span>The last thing you want is to be late because you&rsquo;re lost or didn&rsquo;t know where to park.<span>&nbsp; </span>In case of emergency bring the company phone number with you.<span>&nbsp; </span>Call if you&rsquo;re going to be late for any reason.
<p>You&rsquo;ve gotten your chance.<span>&nbsp; </span>Make the best of it.<span>&nbsp; </span>Good luck!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:20:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What to Do If You're Flat Out of Friends - Martha Finney - Martha Finney - Las Vegas]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<img border="0" hspace="0" alt="" align="left" width="101" height="149" src="https://imgsgssl.jobing.com/company/images/78682/blogger_101693.jpg" />(<em>This post is based on some of the principles included in my new book, </em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unlock-Hidden-Job-Market-Successful/dp/0137032498/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1253641899&amp;sr=1-4"><em>Unlock the Hidden Job Market: 6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough</em></a><em> which I wrote with San Diego-based executive coach, Duncan Mathison. For a free sample chapter, visit the book's official site: </em><a href="http://www.unlockthehiddenjobmarket.com/"><em>www.unlockthehiddenjobmarket.com</em></a> )<br />
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If you&rsquo;ve been following my posts, you&rsquo;ll know that I&rsquo;ve been writing about networking a lot lately. Or at least it seems like it. <span>Networking</span>, <span>networking</span>, <span>networking</span>. Maybe it&rsquo;s me but don&rsquo;t you think that when you say it out loud enough, it begins to sound like <span>earwax</span>? Okay&hellip;it&rsquo;s probably just me.<br />
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Networking doesn&rsquo;t have much appeal, does it? It doesn&rsquo;t sound nearly as much fun as going to your local Applebee&rsquo;s with some friends for a beer and some wings. Now there&rsquo;s a problem with even that Applebee&rsquo;s scenario. Based on the emails I&rsquo;ve been getting, a lot of you are feeling that you don&rsquo;t have too many friends either. And the ones you do have are getting, like, really tired of hearing you talk about your struggles to land a job. And you&rsquo;re getting really tired of talking about it too. In fact, you&rsquo;d just wish they&rsquo;d change the subject.<br />
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I don&rsquo;t think my readers are social losers. (At least I hope not, but, then again, what are you doing reading this blog post when it&rsquo;s such a pretty day outside?) When you&rsquo;ve been out of work for any amount o time, it&rsquo;s easy to feel that you have run aground in the contacts department &ndash; especially in recent years when we&rsquo;ve all been so busy taking care of our jobs and our families. We&rsquo;ve let outside friendships perhaps atrophy. Maybe all your friends were work-related. And now that you&rsquo;re out of work, you&rsquo;re also fresh out of buddies. Or you&rsquo;ve moved to a new town where you really, really don&rsquo;t know anyone. <br />
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Whatever the reason for your feelings of isolation, you know you have to mix it up a little bit, well, a lot. Get some fresh meat, I mean talent, into your tight circles of relationships. Get out of the house. So I thought I&rsquo;d offer some tips in that direction.<br />
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<span><strong>Remember that one thing leads to another.</strong></span> The thing about circulating is that your first dip into big world probably won&rsquo;t net you a job. It&rsquo;s a cumulative kind of thing. So leave that desperate, graspy, over-eager feeling at home when you head out the door. Just be open to meeting who you meet. Maybe tonight you&rsquo;re destined to actually help someone else. And you&rsquo;ll come home feeling just a little better about yourself.<br />
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<span><strong>Look for opportunities where you can become a regular.</strong></span> And no, I don&rsquo;t mean the Applebee&rsquo;s bar. When your face starts becoming familiar, you will emerge from invisibility to someone who people will be glad to see. Maybe they&rsquo;ll even shout out your name, like, &ldquo;Norm!&rdquo; (But don&rsquo;t count on it.) If you try a business mixer or worship service or volunteer opportunity, and people completely ignore you, keep going. Week after week. Introduce yourself as often as you can. And just let the cumulative effects of time work their wonders.<br />
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<span><strong>Stay away from solitary pursuits, even if they&rsquo;re out of the house.</strong> </span>Going to a matinee movie doesn&rsquo;t count as &ldquo;getting out there.&rdquo; Go to local economic development or chamber of commerce meetings, receptions, mixers. Your local bookstore probably offers booksignings, author lectures or special classes. A friend of mine who is a professional coach is part of a team who gives courses at Whole Foods! Go! The home improvement stores offer free courses. Go! The American Red Cross offers courses in first aid, cpr, etc. Go!<br />
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<span><strong>Make job-related networking events only a small percentage of your out-of-the-house activities.</strong></span> First of all, you&rsquo;re so much more than unemployed. And you need to nurture those other parts of who you are. At the very least, this way you&rsquo;ll lead with an opener that&rsquo;s so much more interesting than, &ldquo;Hi, gotta job?&rdquo; But most importantly is that your self-definition has a chance to stay strong and defined beyond this immediate need of landing a gig. You will also stand a better chance of meeting people other than fellow job-seekers. You know&hellip;people who already have jobs? And who would be thrilled to help you get inside their companies or organizations.<br />
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<span><strong>Learn something.</strong></span> Go to local college courses &ndash; especially the ones at night, when employed people go to school. You don&rsquo;t have to matriculate and take on the expense of a formal semester. Continuing ed courses can be inexpensive. The teachers are often professionals in the community (hint: employed people!). It&rsquo;s probably best if you took a course that would help you be more qualified for the kind of job you&rsquo;re looking for. But even taking a non-job related course will at least remind you that there&rsquo;s more to life than your daily bread (although, it&rsquo;s kind of hard to make that argument right now, I know).<br />
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<span><strong>Teach something.</strong></span> Surely you know something that will benefit others. How to read, for adult literacy programs, for instance. If you have a profession or skill that&rsquo;s useful in the for-profit world, surely you can introduce at least the basics to young people. Convene a panel of other experts and put on a program! (You&rsquo;ll be able to find a venue. A friend of mine hosted the annual meeting of his professional association &ndash; on the premises of the company that had just laid him off. Awkward.)<br />
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<span><strong>Volunteer.</strong></span> Those same skills you can teach you can donate. It will make you feel good about being who you are and what you can do. That boost in self-esteem will give you the added confidence that will send out the signal that you&rsquo;re a valuable contributor to the world.<br />
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<span><strong>Call old friends &ndash; even if they haven&rsquo;t heard from you in a long time.</strong></span> This is where Facebook comes in handy. The other day I heard from a dear friend for the first time in about 8 years. We&rsquo;d been looking for each other off and on over recent years but, thanks to Facebook, she found me first! And we talked on the phone for a full three hours. A lot of it was catching up. But, she was also very candid about the fact that she needed some professional advice from me. Did I see this as a cheesy ulterior motive? Heck no! First off all, I owed her a gigantic favor from 10 years ago (I mean, huge). Secondly, I love her and I know she loves me. So whatever I have is hers. (Advice, I mean.)<br />
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<span><strong>Ask for introductions.</strong></span> Unless you&rsquo;re a bitter whiner who needs to blow your nose and brush your teeth (and, uhm, a little roll-on?), the friends you have should be happy to give you introductions you need to move your job search forward. If they&rsquo;re reluctant to help you, find out why. Wouldn&rsquo;t you want to know the truth, especially if it was something you could fix? And, if they&rsquo;re possessive with or protective of their contacts to the point where they&rsquo;re keeping you from helping yourself, or making you feel judged, it&rsquo;s best that you should know that now. You might have just discovered a brand new opening in your group of friends to fill.<br />
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They say that once you achieve a certain age, it gets harder and harder to make new friends. Everyone is set in their habits, patterns, commuting routine, relationships. Well, one of the upshots of these economic times is that everyone is thrown higgledy-piggledy into a big pile of confusion and some flavor of disconnectedness. Now is a fantastic time to build new circles of friends and business contacts.<br />
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And vow to take better care of them in the future. Like, don&rsquo;t wait 8 years before picking up the phone.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:04:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Better Position Yourself through Education - Randy Anderson - Jobing.com Community Relations - LV]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to &ldquo;sell yourself&rdquo;? It&rsquo;s ensuring that your resume makes it to the top of the stack, or that your name is on the short list of preferred candidates. Sure it starts with a good cover letter. But does it really start there? It&rsquo;s having confidence in yourself and your abilities in order to convince others that you are the perfect person for that incredible job that you really want.
<p>In order to be the best, you have to know that you&rsquo;re the best, and that means you have to do your homework. That&rsquo;s right, education. There are many jobs out there but you may not have the right background. Well get it. You may be busy with a job that you don&rsquo;t really want, but it pays the bills. Or you may be collecting unemployment for the time being, but that won&rsquo;t last forever. Take a big tug on those bootstraps and earn the education that you need to better position yourself, professionally.
<p>Going back to school&hellip; the idea is quite inspiring, really. But where will you find the time? You have it&hellip; you just need to carve it out of your schedule. The good news is that you live in the day-in-age of the Internet and what an awesome tool that is. Because of its widespread access, there are some really great online education options out there that offer you the opportunity to study wherever and whenever you want. The fact of the matter is, online education is booming right now and because of the competition, you have some excellent options.
<p>So here&rsquo;s the drill: finish your bachelors, get your masters, differentiate yourself with a specialized certificate in an up-and-coming field like Sustainability Leadership, Software Engineering and Networking, or go global with an international business doctorate. Do your homework. Research your options. You may be surprised at the educational opportunities that exist today within our pivotal global economy.
<p>Sell yourself with confidence, knowing you have the right education. Research your educational opportunities at <a href="http://www.jobing.com/education">JobingEducation</a> or learn more about one of our sponsored schools, <a href="lasvegas.jobing.com/company_profile.asp?i=127019">UC Irvine - Extension or California</a> (online certificate programs) or <a href="lasvegas.jobing.com/company_profile.asp?i=127036">California Intercontinental University</a> (CalU &ndash; online master&rsquo;s and doctorate degrees). Use your time wisely to better your life and let the bidding begin!<br />
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:34:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Really Crappy Advice -- and How to Keep It From Killing You - Martha Finney - Martha Finney - Las Vegas]]></title>
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recent weeks Ive been watching events unfold in Sedona<span style="">  </span>-- that whole James Arthur Ray thing and
how people died in an ersatz sweat lodge.<span style=""> 
</span>I suppose for many people, a terrible event such as this (where people
paid $9,000 for the privilege of dying a horrible death, surrounded in the
gloom by their vomiting and fainting companions) is so exotic to most people
that that could never happen to me is a thought that briefly passes through
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<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">In recent weeks I&rsquo;ve been watching events unfold in Sedona<span style="">&nbsp; </span>-- that whole James Arthur Ray thing and how people died in an ersatz sweat lodge.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>I suppose for many people, a terrible event such as this (where people paid $9,000 for the privilege of dying a horrible death, surrounded in the gloom by their vomiting and fainting companions) is so exotic to most people that &ldquo;that could never happen to me&rdquo; is a thought that briefly passes through our minds.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>And that would probably be true.<o:p></o:p></span>
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<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">However, this whole clutch of motivation and self-help teachers has been bugging me over recent years. While a multitude of programs are offered every year that don't involve ambulances and homicide investigations, many of them are damaging in the way they take advantage of intelligent, open-minded individuals looking for a better way out of frustration and despair.&nbsp; And the cumulative effect of little damages everywhere can also be very destructive indeed. And I&rsquo;m worried that the general public might be even more at risk as the economy continues its stagger, stagger, crawl mode.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>These are emotional frontiers we&rsquo;re in, folks, and the woods are lousy with snake oil salesmen &ndash; people who promise to give you a breakthrough secret to life in a week or a weekend, for the price of a semester of college or a small car.<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>I have had in my bookshelf for a couple of years now the book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;field-keywords=SHAM&amp;x=0&amp;y=0"><em>SHAM</em></a>, by Steven Salerno. And I&rsquo;ve been really reluctant to read it. Primarily because I knew he would blow the lid off of the mechanics behind self-help gurus and their business models. And at the time I was also reading Martin Seligman (the very legitimate founder of the very legitimate positive psychology movement), and I was also dabbling in more than a little Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins, Marianne Williamson and even Joel Osteen. And, frankly, I liked the way their messages made me feel.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>And while I certainly didn&rsquo;t buy <a href="http://thesecret.tv">The Secret</a>&rsquo;s promises hook, link and sucker (I mean, sinker), having grown up in a family whose mantra was mainly, &ldquo;ain&rsquo;t it awful, ain&rsquo;t it tragic,&rdquo;<span style="">&nbsp; </span>I knew there is definitely something to be said for willfully focusing on the positive side of things. If you have read my earlier postings, you&rsquo;ll know that I believe that a positive attitude is more conducive to creative thinking and endurance during a time where everything seems to be hitting the fan. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>At least it makes the ride a little more tolerable.<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>But I also know a manipulative head-game when I see one. (At least I hope I do.) I certainly learned to recognize the signs when I&rsquo;ve bought into one, much to my ever-lasting regret pretty quickly thereafter.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>So, I thought I&rsquo;d lay out a list of danger signs for you &ndash; with the hopes of helping you keep your money in your pocket.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(I get the fact that this could mean that I might miss out on a few sales of my own books &ndash; but at the end of this post I&rsquo;m actually going to offer you my first book for free. I won&rsquo;t even ask you for your email address as one of those cheesy quid pro quo gambits.)<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><strong style=""><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Avoid any course with titles containing such words as &ldquo;breakthrough,&rdquo; &ldquo;success,&rdquo; &ldquo;transform,&rdquo; &ldquo;dream,&rdquo; and whose tuition includes a comma.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="">&nbsp; </span>Speaking from personal experience here.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>These kinds of courses are mostly warmed over material drawn directly from the texts of books that you can purchase for $20 to $30.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>There will be much playing of John Denver and hugging of total strangers<span style="">&nbsp; </span>-- most who look like they either haven&rsquo;t been hugged in decades or they&rsquo;re really really <em>really</em> looking forward to hugging <em>you</em>. The break times are dedicated to urging you to sign up for the advanced course at twice the price (but today &ndash; and only today &ndash; slashed to the same amount you just paid for the basic course). My memories of those break times involve softly trance-inducing singing from the stage and a certain zombie-ness of the people moving to the back of the room where tables are conveniently set up, where staffers cheerfully accepted credit cards. Did I get anything of value from that basic week? Yes&hellip;my mastermind group is still intact after almost five years. We meet on the phone every other week and have become supportive friends. But have our circumstances changed significantly since we met that that &ldquo;breakthrough&rdquo; week?<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Nope.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(As you can imagine, I&rsquo;m usually the cranky one on our phone calls.)<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><strong style=""><span style="font-family: Cambria;">If you go to any course with a title that includes the words &ldquo;spirit,&rdquo; &ldquo;warrior,&rdquo; &ldquo;vision quest,&rdquo; make sure there is an EMT on call at all times before laying your money down.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;"> Most spiritual quests are flat-out scary. Who are these people to say they know the way, and will lead us there through a regimen of fasting, meditation and bodily deprivation? The way people refer to spirituality as Spirit, as if Spirit is their next door neighbor with handy cable piracy skills, is revolting. And the way white Americans romanticize the mysteries of Native American life and traditions is deeply hypocritical or willfully shallow. If they&rsquo;re so enchanted by the Native American way, how about coming out to the Southwest, don't stop at the spas or casinos, and spend that week teaching Native American children to say no to crystal meth addiction and alcoholism? Share the inspiring benefits of your own education, skills and privilege, rather than trying to siphon off a few sips of mysticism from authentic traditions that you will never get anyway?<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><strong style=""><span style="font-family: Cambria;">If someone wants to teach you how to be rich (for whatever price), first find out how he got rich himself. </span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="">&nbsp;</span>Look at the frequent fliers of this particular line of work, and you&rsquo;ll find out that most of them got rich by sticking their hands into pockets of people just like you (and me). And they&rsquo;re getting richer.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Did he ever grow a company, other than the staff of eager minions he has working for him now? Did he turn around a major corporation? Did he emerge from his own family of alcoholics and desperados to blaze his own trail by making something or contributing something useful to society (that is other than an ultra-expensive retreat)?<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Is he an unimpeachable researcher who has the gift of translating esoteric, hard-to-understand information into immediately useful ideas that anyone can have for the price of a book?<span style="">&nbsp; </span>That might be someone worth paying some attention to. <o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><strong style=""><span style="font-family: Cambria;">When someone tells you that you&rsquo;re nowhere without his secrets or gift, laugh and walk away.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;"> Need I say more? Okay, I will. I know of one so-called Buddhist guru (she&rsquo;s American) who actually replaced the words &ldquo;Higher Power&rdquo; in the 12 Step Program with her own name. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>That&rsquo;s amazing. But what&rsquo;s even more amazing is that hundreds of otherwise intelligent people said, &ldquo;Duh, okay.&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><strong style=""><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Just say no to any product marketed to you via email by someone you&rsquo;ve never heard of but endorsed by someone you have.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;"> These people exchange mailing lists, knowing full well that purchasers of self-help products are the most likely to come back for more and more. The cynicism is mind-blowing.<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><strong style=""><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Avoid self-help books that were Number 1 on Amazon for, like, three hours one day. </span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="">&nbsp;</span>Again, it&rsquo;s the lists at work. These people know how to game the system and they use each others&rsquo; lists to snag that coveted spot, even for an instant. This way they can call themselves &ldquo;bestselling authors.&rdquo;<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Big whup.<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><strong style=""><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Don&rsquo;t give up your own dreams.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="">&nbsp; </span>Life is full of true mysteries. My personal favorite one is the mystery of synchronicity. I&rsquo;m a total sucker for those stories, and I have true, first-hand stories of my own that would curl your hair. But I wouldn&rsquo;t bet the ranch on a synchronicity that I perceive to be an omen. (Even though, in my heart of hearts, I kind of hope it is.) <o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>We all need fresh infusions of inspiration now and then. And&nbsp; </o:p>personal growth does involve keeping your mind open and venturing into uncomfortable zones now and then. But no breakthrough experience should necessitate group puking or even close bodily contact with strangers to the strains of &ldquo;Sunshine On My Shoulders.&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Keep your wallet in your pants. Or purse.<o:p></o:p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(Now for the free offer:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>I will give you a free copy of my very first book, <em>Find Your Calling, Love Your Life</em>. For absolutely nothing. Not even your email address.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Just go to <a href="http://www.unlockthehiddenjobmarket.com/">www.unlockthehiddenjobmarket.com</a> and click the green button that will lead you to free downloads. You can also have a free sample chapter of my new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unlock-Hidden-Job-Market-Successful/dp/0137032498/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1251998727&amp;sr=1-5"><em>Unlock the Hidden Job Market</em></a>.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Naturally, my coauthor and I would love it if you also purchased that book. But you know what? You don&rsquo;t have to.)<o:p></o:p></span>
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			<title><![CDATA[Job Seekers Want to Hear from You! - Randy Anderson - Jobing.com Community Relations - LV]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As part of my job here at Jobing.com I receive a lot of feedback and comments from job seekers.<span>&nbsp; </span>The number one comment lately has been a lack of communication from employers.<span>&nbsp; </span>People who interview for positions aren&rsquo;t hearing back from the employers.<span>&nbsp; </span>Often times, the interviewee has been told, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll follow up with you either way.&rdquo;<span>&nbsp; </span>These job seekers use words like frustrated, insensitive, demoralizing and inconsiderate.<span>&nbsp; </span>Most of them would love a simple note saying the position has been filled.
<p>We&rsquo;ve all been stretched at work recently as companies must find ways to become more efficient.<span>&nbsp; </span>Sending out a quick email to everyone who interviewed for the position isn&rsquo;t that tough.<span>&nbsp; </span>It could come from HR or the hiring manager.<span>&nbsp; </span>The job seekers don&rsquo;t care.<span>&nbsp; </span>They just want to know.<span>&nbsp; </span>If the fear is starting a confrontation use a no reply email address.<span>&nbsp; </span>Better yet, tap in to the potential of your ATS and let the technology work for you.
<p>This little bit of goodwill can go a long way for your company reputation, referrals and even the bottom line.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:13:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why Social Media Matters in Recruitment  - Randy Anderson - Jobing.com Community Relations - LV]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is a post by Jobing.com Social Media Manager, Brett Farmiloe.<span>&nbsp; </span>Thanks Brett
<p>In case anyone was wondering what the fuss is with social media, here it goes.
<p>What is social media?
<p>Social media is an integration of words, pictures, video and/or audio with an element of human interaction. (Essentially, the words, pics, videos are the &quot;media&quot;...the human interactivity of commenting on a Twitter status update, tagging someone in a Facebook photo, watching a video on Youtube and forwarding on to your friends...that's the &quot;social&quot; element of the umbrella term, 'social media'.)
<p>A couple other fun stats to throw around about social media:
<p>3 out of 4 Americans use social technology - Forrester Research, 2008 (Meaning, not just Gen Y. This means that my mom and my dad are my friends on Facebook.)
<p>Visiting social sites is more of a popular online activity now than checking personal email, Nielson 2009
<p>93% of social media users believe a company should have a presence in social media (meaning, users are open to being a fan of your company on Facebook. It's not intrusive if your company is on there...as 300,000 businesses have found out on Facebook (currently, 300,000 business have Facebook pages)
<p>Of the 4,000+ tools that can be grouped into the growing 'social media' bucket, there are only about 4 or 5 that matter when it comes to recruitment.
<p>1) Facebook. The reason it matters in recruitment?
<p>There are over 300 million users on Facebook.
<p>There's no other social media site or tool that's better to brand your company. On a fan page, you can share video about what it's like to work at your company, show them what it's like to work at your company with photos, and you can post status updates that go directly to a fan's home page. Plus, there are a couple recruitment applications that integrate your jobs into Facebook and allow fans to share these jobs with their friends (<a href="http://lasvegas.jobing.com/socialmedia">Jobing offers this application</a>, plug intended.)
<p>2) Twitter. The reason it matters in recruitment?
<p>You have to look at Twitter as a chat room and as a listening tool. You listen to the people you're following, and you chat with the people who are talking about your company by monitoring with tools such as Tweetdeck or Twitter Search. All Twitter is good for is for your company to interact with potential candidates so it positively impacts your brand.
<p>3) Linkedin. The reason it matters in recruitment?
<p>Allows recruiters to mine a database of resumes (aka Linkedin profiles) to find potential candidates.
<p>4) Youtube. The reason it matters in recruitment?
<p>Video arguably is one of the best branding tools for a company. Youtube is one of the largest search engines on the internet. Put the two together and you've got a winning social media site.
<p>5) Myspace. The reason it matters in recruitment?
<p>Myspace is the forgotten son of social media. The other week I was in Texas and asked a woman who was the HR manager for a call center if she had looked into using Myspace to recruit. She responded by saying that Myspace was full of pedophiles and teenie boppers...which may be true, but it still doesn't change the fact that more people go to Myspace than Twitter and Linkedin. The numbers and traffic alone make Myspace a tool to keep in the tool belt.
<p>Whew! Those are the tools that are slowly changing the world of recruiting...
<p>Brett Farmiloe is the social media manager for Jobing.com. He'd love it if you became a fan of Jobing on Facebook, and a follower on Twitter. Ecstatic, actually. Also, feel free to contact and connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, or by good ol' email (brett(at)jobing.com) for any social media questions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:13:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ARGENT INSURANCE SERVICES IS LOOKING FOR PROPERTY/CASULTY AGENTS! - Steve Keltie - Argent Insurance Services]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Argent Insurance Services is a full service insurance agency offering a wide array of specialized and innovative products individually tailored to meet the needs of each client. Our product specialists are dedicated to providing the highest level of creativity, integrity and service. <br />
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<strong>WE ARE LOOKING FOR PROPERTY/CASULTY AGENTS TO JOIN OUR DYNAMIC TEAM! </strong><br />
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Ideally, if your have experience in Medical Malpractice, Workers Comp, Commercial Lines and other physician centric areas would be a great fit. If you have an Insurance background you will do excellent. <br />
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Argent specializes in providing employee benefits, business insurance and specialty programs to all sizes of businesses, big or small. <br />
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Running an efficient and profitable business can be complex and demanding. Our professional staff will take the steps needed to provide our clients with the support and service they need and deserve. <br />
<br />
More than just your average insurance agency, Argent presents you with a comprehensive platform of products and services specifically designed to meet your particular needs. From Health Plans to Professional Liability, from Payroll Services to Human Resource Outsourcing, we are your resource for total business management.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Veolia Transportation is looking for a Window Dispatcher!   - Human  Resources - Veolia Transportation]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Veolia Transportation is the largest private sector operator of multiple modes of transit in North America, providing bus, rail, paratransit, shuttle, sedan and taxi services. We manage over 200 transportation contracts for cities, transit authorities and airports, providing safe and sustainable mobility solutions. Our mission is to improve public transportation, to enhance quality of life and combat global warming.<br />
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<strong>WE ARE LOOKING FOR A WINDOW DISPATCHER TO JOIN OUR TEAM! </strong><br />
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- The Window Dispatcher is responsible for checking in/out and greeting coach operators.<br />
- Monitors usage of and assigns coaches, relief vehicles and vans to operators and supervisors. <br />
- Assigns run/route paddles manually and in the computer database. Updates and maintain various reports and logs. <br />
- Document attendance and enforces uniform policy]]></description>
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