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Michael McDonald Digs Surfing

August 3, 2009

I was freshly dumped into the the Manhattan recording studio internship scene which for those of you unfamiliar, consists of trips to Dean and Deluca, drug runs and kissing as much vapid ass as possible on your way to emptying cans of trash. The trade-off was that in the wee hours of the morning after [...]

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Quit Being Such A Pussy

July 30, 2009

It was a cool fall evening and I had just taken the last $50 out of my bank account to buy groceries for the week. Looking forward to a gut full of of kale, ramen, and water for the next few weeks I figured I would treat myself to a last supper at the local [...]

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What’s Your Take on the One Page Resume?

July 30, 2009

When did the one-page resume rule begin?
What purpose does it serve?
Can you possibly share all your information on one page? If not, what do you do?
What section should take up the most space?
When is it appropriate to EXCEEd one page?
Will
a
one
page
resume
make
me
seem
light on experience?
What if my resume only has seven lines on page two? Is that okay?
Does [...]

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Never Give Up

July 29, 2009

JibJab wasn’t exactly an overnight sensation for CEO Gregg Spiridellis. For the first six years of business, with brother Evan, he had to use the skills he had to scrape by until finally hitting the big time. Listen to how JibJab survived the .com bust and soldiered on to become one of the most influential [...]

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Your Resume – It’s a Disco Deli

July 28, 2009

As a kid, my family would pile in the luxurious wood-paneled station wagon and take a ride to visit grandma out on Long Island from New Jersey. It was about a two hour drive and it was a great chance to sit in the way back with my younger sister, inventing new ways to torment [...]

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Are You Relevant Pops?

July 27, 2009

There is a VP of Human Resources who worked at a well-known publicly held company for several years. He earned a base of approximately $150K along with bonuses amounting to $10K to $20K so when all was said and done he was making around $165K per year. Well you probably figured out by my use [...]

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Top 10 Reasons to Have a Blog Instead of a Resume

July 24, 2009

1. Swiss Army Resume – You can have multiple versions of your resume geared towards specific positions, showing the appropriate one to the employer to whom it is catered.
2. SEO – Search Engine Optimization is the way in which a site is laid out so the search engines like Google can find it easier. [...]

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The Jerk at Work is Making Me Berserk

July 23, 2009

Have you ever felt like you did all the meaningful work on a project but the slightly dim opportunistic parasite sitting next to you was quick to latch onto it and present it to others as though they did the work themselves? Here are steps you can take to not only ensure you get the [...]

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Oy Vey! I Forgot My Resume!

July 22, 2009

When you are searching for a career change, timing is everything so it is important that you are always ready should an opportunity present itself, even when you least expect it. Carrying a resume around with you everywhere you go can be a real drag and sometimes just plain inappropriate. If you are attending a [...]

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The Ritual of Failure

July 21, 2009

It is an American pastime for us to complain about our jobs. As an experiment, the next time you are at a get together with friends or family, tell everyone how fantastic you career and how special your job is, then watch them squirm. You will get the half-enthusiastic, “That’s great. I’m really happy for [...]

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