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Practical (and fun) Reading
Are you recently unemployed and not sure which way to turn?  This book offers a way to get through it with the least anxiety:  No Job? No Prob? (How to pay your bills, feed your mind, and have a blast when you are out of work) by Nicholas Nigro.

Surviving the Job Famine: ADDIE for Job Searching
http://tinyurl.com/jobsearching
Looking for a new job? Don’t know where to start? In this course, you will learn some valuable tips for finding the job of your dreams, even in the toughest of times. Using a core concept of instructional design, – the ADDIE method (Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) – you will learn how to develop a job-finding strategythat sets you apart from the throngs of applicants out there in today’s market.

And:  http://www.secfilings.com/
Log into this handy web site to download financial reports filed with the SEC. If you are interested in a job working for a publicly held company, knowing their “insider” objectives as filed with the SEC will give you insight regarding how you might be a part of (and contribute to) that company’s initiatives.

The Recruiters Turn
When interviewed, a recruiter at Robert Half Technology offered the following:

• When working with a recruiter, stick with one or two and help them to get to know you. Employers who receive resumes from more than one agency will eliminate those resumes from the running immediately.
• A two or three-page resume works well. Repeat skills in many places.  The success of the one-page resume is a myth.
• Education and certification will set you apart.  Don’t eliminate these from your resume.
• LinkedIn is used sparingly when looking for candidates, mostly to skim for skills.
• If you have been out of the job market more than 6 months, consider a 30% salary cut just to get back into the game.
• For a brochure about 2010 salaries from Robert Half Technology, go to:
  http://www.roberthalftechnology.com/FreeResources?

Baby Boomers Unite!
http://www.boomerzwork.com
Seasoned Technical Writers:  consider tapping this organization to help you update your skills, or just to get some advice.

 

 

 

 

 

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