tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73024398838429617482024-02-08T09:15:37.072-08:00How to get good jobThinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-57803092864155372672009-04-15T22:37:00.000-07:002009-04-15T22:40:50.034-07:0025 Ways To Earn Money When You’re Broke On The Road<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; "><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">You reach into</strong> you wallet to pay for your hostel bed for the night, and come up empty. You dig deeper, finding only receipts and pocket lint.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">You realize you’re out of money.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Nervous, you excuse yourself from the hostel clerk and rip open your backpack, in search of a secret stash of cash. Nothing. Not even a few coins.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">All you have left are some smelly socks, an overdrawn bank account and an unquenchable thirst for adventure.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">What do you do? Pack up your gear, hang your head in shame as you call your friends/parents to send the money for a ticket home? Or do you consider these innovative options for funding a life on the road:</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">1. Travel Writer</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Considered by many as the ultimate travel job, writing for online publications can help you buy your next mug of beer. Work your way to becoming the next Hunter S. Thomson by <a href="http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2006/10/31/travel-writing-start-with-the-opening/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">learning about the craft</a> and querying your next <a href="http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/contributors" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">inspired idea</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">2. Wield that camera</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">National Geographic may not be knocking your door down, but that doesn’t mean that your photos don’t deserve an audience. Try selling your landscape and portrait shots to travel publications or submit it to a stock photography company such as Shutterpoint.com, <a href="http://www.andespressagency.com/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Andes Press Agency</a> and <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Getty Images</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">3. Video journalism</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">With the advent of Youtube amateur videos are in great demand. Become a <a href="http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-become-a-backpack-filmmaker/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">backpack film maker</a>, set up your <a href="http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/3-considerations-for-hosting-your-own-travel-vblog/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">own vblog</a> or simply sell it to <a href="http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200804/1208070336.html" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">tourism</a></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">4. Busking</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">If you’re talented (or even if you aren’t), this is a great way to earn money. Just make sure you’re not taking someone else’s “spot” and check the legalities of performing in a certain area. Or if the police come, you could just run away really fast.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">5. Work an a Bookstore</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">It’s a great way to show-off your “intellectual” side whilst devouring the latest books. Keep in mind that most may require a work permit before they hire you. A great alternative is to bunk in Paris’ famed <a href="http://www.shakespeareco.org/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Shakespeare and Company</a> where the owner offers free beds and work in exchange that you promise to read at least one book a day.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">6. Online Poker</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">This is the perfect money-making means for risk takers. <a href="http://www.billrini.com/page/71/?C=N%3BO%3DD" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Many travelers</a> who have funded their trips from their winnings on Online Poker. Make sure to weigh the risks of wiping out your bank account and developing a gambling problem.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">7. Massage</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Have you been known to make your dates swoon with your suave massage moves? Maybe it’s time you put your seduction skills to good use by working as a freelance masseuse. Find willing clients on the beach or a location where people are looking to relaaaaxxxx. Invest in some scented oil, clean nails and your most disarming smile and you’ll have enough funds for your own spa treatment.</p><div class="captionright" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; text-align: left; "><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/bravenewtraveler.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20080728-farm.jpg" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: block; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-color: initial; " /><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-family: georgia, serif; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 0.9em; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-position: initial initial; ">WWoofing it for cash / Photo <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/28683861@N00/1511873971/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">strickeal</a></p></div><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">8. Farm Work</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Fruit picking and farm work is one of the favorite possibilities for hippies, idealists and masochists. Though it is literally hard labor, it’s a paying job with invaluable perks, like meeting new people, enjoying the outdoors and having a unique experience.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">One of the best resources is<a href="http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/shortterm/farm_jobs_agriculture.shtml" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Transitions Abroad</a>, Matador’s<a href="http://matador.org/a-first-timers-gudie-to-wwoof-ing/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Guide to WWOOFING</a> and<a href="http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-find-paying-work-while-traveling-in-europe/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Finding Paying Work in Europe</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">9. Construction</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">If you’d like to fatten your wallet whilst trimming your waistline, then take on some short-term construction work. Who knows, with your newly sculpted abs and beefy biceps, you may find other uses for that tool belt.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">10. Work in a hostel</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Many hostels hire part-time workers in exchange for cheaper rates on rooms. Cleaning up after travelers may seem pretty disgusting, but it’s an opportunity for quick cash, a free bed and some new friends.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">11. Painting</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">You don’t have to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">cut off your ear</a> to get a painting gig, but you can put your artistic abilities to good use by offering your services for home, office or building refurbishments.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">12. Dishwasher or Kitchen Staff</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Grab some leftovers without having to resort to <a href="http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/19/dumpster-diving-the-easiest-way-to-find-free-food/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">dumpster diving</a>. Experience the stress, camaraderie and craziness of working in a restaurant’s kitchen. It may even open your eyes to a new career path like it did for bad-ass chef extraordinaire, <a href="http://www.anthonybourdain.net/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Anthony </a></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">13. For the love of science…or some cash</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">If you were the type of kid that purposely ignores the expiration date on milk cartons just to “see what would happen,” then this is the job for you. Get prodded and poked by nervous science students in the UK, US and in Europe with <a href="http://www.gpgp.net/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Get Paid to Guinea Pig</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">14. Donate Blood</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">So what if you feel a bit woozy? A train to Russia is not cheap. Sissy. Plus, you’re helping save lives.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">15. Modeling</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Do you enjoy staring at your reflection on train windows and hostel mirrors? Then throw down that backpack for a few hours and head off to the glamorous world of commercial and print modeling. Often found in the gigs section of craigslist ads and <a href="http://www.worknplay.co.kr/jobseeker/jobSearchList.php?jobCategorySch=4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">city job sites</a>, these opportunities require little more than a few cheesy poses.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">16. Movie Extra</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Run through the streets of Berlin with Jason Bourne or flee Godzilla’s rampage in Tokyo by working as a movie extra. You can check out <a href="http://www.daria-cast.u69.de/1go-modelcasting/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">casting agencies</a>, local <a href="http://www.jobs.ie/ApplyForJob.aspx?Id=750581" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">job posts</a> or even the local couchsurfing group where independent film makers often post openings. It’s a great way to rub elbows with international celebrities (or at least tell your friends you did), earn some fast cash and possibly get discovered.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">17. Recycle</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Yes, saving the environment does pay. In most European cities, you can get cash back for the bottles you collect. Scour the hostel lounge and trash cans for some empty containers which you can take to the local supermarket where you’ll be given enough change to finally buy that banana you’ve been eyeing.</p><div class="captionright" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; text-align: left; "><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/bravenewtraveler.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20080728-music.jpg" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: block; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-color: initial; " /><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-family: georgia, serif; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 0.9em; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-position: initial initial; ">Play the streets as a busker / Photo <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/kafka4prez/63887112/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Kafka4prez</a></p></div><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">18. Sports events</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Run after wayward golf balls or mop up the latest spillage from the Tae Kwon Do championships. For sports enthusiasts, it’s a great way to earn some money whilst gaining insight on the local games.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">19. Trim some bushes</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">No, not those, pervert. Knock on a few doors and ask if they need any cleaning, yard work or repairs done. Though you may be chased off by Rover (or Ganesh if you’re in India), with a rumbling stomach, anything is worth a try.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">20. Expositions</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">If you consider yourself a master of setting up tents, then challenge yourself by working at an exposition. Find these jobs on the city classified pages and help put up the displays, tarps and booths for a quick and easy buck.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">21. Write Content</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">If you’ve been annoying your friends and family back home with your lengthy emails, then maybe its time to get paid by writing about other things than yourself. Work for a site that pays per hits such as blogit.com, helium.com and <a href="http://associatedcontent.com/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Associatedcontent.com</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">22. Resell stuff</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Don’t quite know what to do with that weird doll you got in Romania? Then sell it in your next location. From convincing your bunkmate to buy your lucky charms to <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2050317_find-cheap-stuff-resell-ebay.html" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">auctioning fleamarket finds on ebay</a>, reselling unusual travel goods can turn into quite the lucrative on-the-road business.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">23. Handicrafts</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">If you’ve got a knack for crochet or can weave a basket at hyper speed, then selling some of your crafts can be used towards funding your next bus ticket. At the very least, you could make yourself something warm for those homeless evenings.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">24. Festival Stalking</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">One of the best ways to combine a crazy cultural adventure, lots of drinking and enough dough for your next hangover spot is to <a href="http://matadornights.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-summer-music-festival/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">work the festival circuit</a>. You could either apply for a gig in one of the stands or push your own agenda by selling homemade space cakes, jell-o shots or setting up a kissing booth.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">25. Sail Away</strong></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Sail off towards the sunset by working on a yacht or a cruise ship. You can find work by perusing <a href="http://www.globalcrewnetwork.com/" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 66, 148); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">crew job sites</a> or simply asking people by the harbor if they have any leads. It provides a sense of freedom, a means to sustain to yourself and a way to get to your next stop.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; "><strong style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; ">Being on the road</strong> with very little or no cash may seem daunting at first, but the challenge of using your imagination to provide for yourself will make the experience all the more exciting and valuable.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 21px; ">Face the fear! 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By joining Credit Diagnosis at FreeCreditReportsInstantly.com, you will receive updates alerting you if there is any new activity on your credit report, so you always know what is happening.Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-51734097752168959482009-03-23T15:57:00.000-07:002009-03-23T15:58:03.585-07:00New openings in SAS, SPSS, Cognos etc<ol><span style="font-size:-1;"><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs18009x.shtml">Informatics Analyst - West Asset Management (Omaha, NE)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs18008x.shtml">Sr. Director of Analytics - Walmart (Bentonville, AR)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs18007x.shtml">VP of Data Products (Los Angeles, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs18006x.shtml">Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Technical Lead (Redmond, WA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs18002x.shtml">Business Intelligence Analyst - 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FNIH (Telecommute)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17481x.shtml">Fraud Risk Manager - Nordstrom (Centennial, CO)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17480x.shtml">Statistical Analyst - Noel Levitz (Coralville, IA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17479x.shtml">Senior Statistical Modeler / Marketing Scientist - ThinkVine (Cincinnati, OH)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17478x.shtml">Sr/Direct Marketing Analyst - Liberty Mutual (Boston, MA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17477x.shtml">Java Engineer, Information Retrieval - Conductor (New York, NY)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17476x.shtml">Text Mining Research Programmer - PriceWaterHouseCoopers (San Jose, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17471x.shtml">Sr. Credit Risk Modeler - First American (San Francisco, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17465x.shtml">Algorithm Specialist (Palo Alto, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17464x.shtml">AI, Machine Learning Engineer Needed for Startup (San Francisco, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17463x.shtml">Applied Mathematics Specialist - Verizon Wireless (Basking Ridge, NJ)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17462x.shtml">Senior Statistician - TransUnion (Chicago, IL)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17461x.shtml">Manager, Strategic Business Analytics - PayPal (San Jose, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17460x.shtml">Senior Manager, Marketing Forecasting and Analysis - Netflix (Los Gatos, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17459x.shtml">Metrics Engineer - Loopt (Mountain View, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17458x.shtml">Enterprise Data Achitect - (Chicago, IL)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17457x.shtml">Biostatistics - Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17456x.shtml">Statistical Data Analyst - Early Warning Services (Scottsdale, AZ)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17452x.shtml">Sr Web Analytics Technical Analyst - GMAC Financial Services (Philadelphia, PA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17451x.shtml">Business Optimization Analyst - Yodle (New York, NY)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17450x.shtml">Senior Data Analyst - GMI (Bellevue, WA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17449x.shtml">Biostatistician / Data programmer (Tukwila, WA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17448x.shtml">Quantitative Research Engineer/Scientist - Cars.com (Santa Monica, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17447x.shtml">Manager, Claims Analytics & Reporting - Liberty Mutual (Boston, MA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17446x.shtml">Senior Predictive Analyst - Booking.com (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17442x.shtml">Quantitative Analyst - D.E. Shaw (New York, CA or Cupertino, CA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17441x.shtml">Director of Insurance Predictive Actuarial Analytics (Dallas, Texas)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17438x.shtml">Data Mining Developer - Click Forensics (Austin, TX)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17436x.shtml">SAS Programmer - Fleetcor (Norcross, GA)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17432x.shtml">Senior Statistician - AstraZeneca (Wilmington, Boston or Sweden)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17431x.shtml">Research Scientist - Boronia Capital (Sydney, Australia)</a> </li><li><img src="http://www.datashaping.com/featured.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.datashaping.com/jobs17428x.shtml">Statistician and Mathematician, 2 positions - Visual Numerics (Houston, TX)</a> </li></span></ol>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-6471003083777095332009-03-23T15:17:00.000-07:002009-03-23T15:18:50.358-07:00How To Get A Good Job - Without A College Degree<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span id="konasapn0">Most of us are taught at an early age to get a good education so that we can get a good job when we grow up. Our teachers, our counselors, our parents all have instilled these ideas into our brains to "Finish school, and then get a good job." As a parent, I couldn't think of any other lesson more valuable to teach a child. 'Knowledge is power', 'a good education will open doors', or my personal favorite "don't be a fool-stay in school".<br /><br />The National Center for Education reported for the years 2003 and 2004 that the number of high school completers totaled 42.2%. College enrollment rates of recent high school completers were 45.2%. The reality is that more than half of all high school students do not graduate from high school and less than half of high school graduates will enroll in college. This says there is a strong likelihood that the majority of people looking for a good job do not hold a college degree. You can still get a good job if you are willing to have a good job and you can do so without a college degree.<br /><br />So, what makes a good job, "good"? Is it salary? Distance from home? Company benefits? Advancement opportunities? Believe it or not, we think about these things when we apply for positions and seek opportunities. Actually, none of these things make a "good" job. Simply put, a good job is good when you love doing what you do so much that nothing else matters. There has to be some delight in going to your job everyday. Not all people take pleasure in their work. As a result, we are only selling ourselves short of this fulfillment.<br /><br />Remember when you were asked 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' when you were younger. Think about the reasons 'why' you wanted to be those things. 'To help people, fight crime, etc.' Those are the same reasons that should lead you into your job today. A passion. A belief. Not the amount of money you are going to make. Instead of finding a job that makes good money and learning to like it. find out what it is you love to do and make money doing it.<br /><br />So, how do you know whether going to college would have been more beneficial than just obtaining a job right after high school? That depends on the hirer.<br /><br />Depending on the size of the company and the salary range for the position, the employer can hire a non-degreed applicant with experience or a degreed applicant without experience for the same money.<br /><br />So why go to college in the first place, you may wonder. Well, attending college is a personal decision that is only the best option for those who choose it. In other words, not all successful people have a college degree; so by far, it is common to choose alternative paths to become the person you want to be.<br /><br /> Being non-degreed in a work force so competitive can be intimidating, but it is possible to overcome.<br /><br /> <b>1.</b> The first thing you must do is to figure out what it is you want to do. There are so many occupations, jobs, and careers that match so many different objectives so start this process early. If you are unsure of your career goals, consider completing a career assessment to help determine your personal motivations and characteristics and see which careers are most suitable for you. You can also speak with an employment counselor.<br /><br /> <b>2.</b> Research a typical work environment for that profession and the most popular companies that are hiring. Contact the managers at those companies and request informational interviews with them. Ask them questions about how they became successful in their field and how they got where they are. Networking with people in your industry is the best way to get into a job. Network with as many people as possible.<br /><br /> <b>3.</b> Gather any and all on the job training certificates, seminars, workshops, volunteer activities, or other training that you have participated in that showcase your talent. This training will transfer into beneficial job skills and will need to be transformed into valuable experience and knowledge.<br /><br /> <b>4.</b> Be yourself. A phrase you have undoubtedly heard before. Sometimes you may need to practice being yourself by playing up your most desirable traits in social situations. If you are 'positive' then bring something positive to a situation, event, or conversation. If you are 'dependable' then always keep your word with others.<br /><br /> <b>5.</b> You must have a sound understanding of communication and how to communicate with others effectively. You must develop impeccable interviewing skills and clearly, you need to make a lasting first impression with the interviewer. Here are 5 tips to help you accomplish this:<br /><br /> <ol type="A"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> <li>Use strong eye contact. Be confident. </li><li>Smile. Show some teeth. </li><li>Shake hands firmly. Even I have shaken some wimpy hands on occasional interviews. Don't be afraid to touch the interviewer's hand, some might take offense to this. If you're that finicky, just remember, you can wash your hands later. </li><li>Speak clearly. You want to be understood and you want to make powerful statements that have meaning. </li><li>"Monkey see, Monkey do." Take note of the receiver's body language, tone of voice, posture, hand gestures, etc. People want to be around other people who are like them. </li></span></ol> <span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">You can still get a good job without a college degree because a college degree does not make you successful. you do.<br /><br />Your success is not measured by the degrees you hold, but by the person you are. Shape your own future and mold it into something beautiful. It starts with you and no-thing and no-one else matters.<br /></span></span></span></span>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-5474693858686312502009-03-23T15:12:00.000-07:002009-03-23T15:14:24.444-07:00How to earn more and more money through blog and have your own online business<p>When I give these keywords out for free, <a style="background: transparent url(http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px;" name="AdBriteInlineAd_people" id="AdBriteInlineAd_people" target="_top">people</a> think I’m crazy. If you see around Sensonize.com, the <a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite">Adbrite</a> ads are loaded with the highest paying keywords and make money online ads. I make around $40-50/month from these ads and there is <strong>no one buying them</strong>. The best thing is, these ads come on their own and I don’t need to approach any advertiser or any advertiser needs to approach me. I just set 8-10 keywords and if <a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite">Adbrite</a> finds a suitable advertiser for me, it automatically displays those ads.</p> <p>These keywords are awesome, they generate $0.11 to $2.26 per click for me. I don’t know if these are the highest paying keywords for <a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite">Adbrite</a> but I’m sure they are definitely the top 25 keywords. First, let me make it clear, Adult keywords do not make you any extra money in <a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite">Adbrite</a>. Adult keywords just throw you to their other network - <a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite">BlackLabelAds</a>. (Tip: If you use these keywords in Adsense, except a minimum $2/click)</p> <p>I have got many <a style="background: transparent url(http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px;" name="AdBriteInlineAd_emails" id="AdBriteInlineAd_emails" target="_top">emails</a> asking me for these keywords and how does <a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite">Adbrite</a> always display the ads on my website and there is never an “Advertise on this website - Powered by <a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite" rel="dofollow" target="_blank">Adbrite</a>” page. Its simple, I know my keywords very well <img src="http://www.sensonize.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p> <p>My suggestion to you here would be to pick atleast 10 keywords that match with your website. You can choose the highest paying keywords and make more money or choose the keywords which you think your reader/viewers would like to see/click. It means the same thing - More clicks = More money.</p> <p>The keywords which I choose are:</p> <blockquote><p><a style="background: transparent url(http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px;" name="AdBriteInlineAd_affiliate" id="AdBriteInlineAd_affiliate" target="_top">affiliate</a> <a style="background: transparent url(http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px;" name="AdBriteInlineAd_marketing" id="AdBriteInlineAd_marketing" target="_top">marketing</a><br />affiliates<br />free<br />hosting<br />make money online<br />money<br />seo<br />web hosting</p></blockquote> <p>You can always try your own keywords. It is not necessary go with the ones which I suggest, but if you do, you are atleast making $0.20/click. Not bad to make money with <a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite">Adbrite</a> eh? <img src="http://www.sensonize.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="wp-smiley" /> These are good keywords if you have been banned by Adsense and want to make the same click ratio again.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sensonize.com/go/adbrite"><img style="display: none;" src="http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/125x125-1-blue.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p><br /></p>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-78316091690076057122009-03-22T12:53:00.000-07:002009-03-22T12:54:04.182-07:00Smart and fast recruitment<span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">There<span style="color: black;">’</span>s both an art and a science to writing job orders. The science involves information: getting a description of the position, the selling points of the job, the company<span style="color: black;">’</span>s sense of urgency, and an idea of where to look for candidates.<br /> <br /> The art has to do with gathering all this information quickly while building a rapport with the hiring manager and nailing down a fee agreement.<br /> <br /> In theory, each new job order would read like a Michelin travel guide: a detailed roadmap of the position, the work environment, the manager, the company, the industry, the salary, the reporting relationships, and so on.<br /> <br /> But in reality, it<span style="color: black;">’</span>s unrealistic—and impractical—to get a huge amount of detail, especially in your first conversation with a new client. I<span style="color: black;">’</span>ve found that even the most patient employers tend to get fidgety after about 20 or 30 minutes.<br /> <br /> So, my approach is to keep the job order—and the worksheet I use to gather information—simple. I try to hit the major points and get the most data possible in the least amount of time. That way, I can get a snapshot of the employer<span style="color: black;">’</span>s needs, evaluate the quality of the assignment, and in the process, prepare a list of follow-up questions to ask later.<br /> <br /> <u><b>Hit the Major Points</b></u><br /> If you work from your job order checklist too literally, the sheer volume of questions might make it sound as if you<span style="color: black;">’</span>re putting the employer on trial. To keep things short and sweet, a typical first-round sequence of questions may sound something like this:<br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Mr. Employer, to better understand the job and my ability to help you, let me take you through a very brief series of questions. Are you ready? Good.<br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">First, tell me why the job is open. What problem do you want the person to solve? Isn<span style="color: black;">’</span>t there anyone on staff who can do this? I mean, what would happen if you couldn<span style="color: black;">’</span>t find the right person for the job?<br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">You say you<span style="color: black;">’</span>ve been trying to fill the position for several weeks. How many people have you interviewed? Where did you find them? And you never reached the point of making an offer? How come?<br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">What sort of compensation package did you have in mind? Is that what you<span style="color: black;">’</span>re paying other people in a similar capacity? And you<span style="color: black;">’</span>re finding qualified candidates in that price range?<br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">If you don<span style="color: black;">’</span>t mind, I want to play devil<span style="color: black;">’</span>s advocate for a moment. Why would someone quit a perfectly good job and go to work for your company?<br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">So, let me see if I understand the situation. If I found a qualified candidate and we scheduled an interview for next week, and there was mutual interest, you could make a competitive offer and have that person start in about two to three weeks.<br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Great. Now let me take care of a little business. I charge a placement fee for my service, which will be due once the candidate I refer accepts your offer of employment. We<span style="color: black;">’</span>ll discuss the exact amount of the fee in a moment, but once we agree to the terms, I<span style="color: black;">’</span>m going to send you an agreement to sign and fax back before I can begin the search. Do you have the authority to sign an agreement and pay a fee? Excellent.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size:85%;">”<br /> <br /> </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">See how it<span style="color: black;">’</span>s done? You hit the major points first to qualify the job order. Once the job<span style="color: black;">’</span>s been qualified, you can go back and fill in the blanks, with additional information about the company, the specifics on the technical skills or experience needed, what the short and long term results would be if the person did a superlative job, who the person reports to or supervises, how much travel is involved, what the hiring process is, and all that good stuff.<br /> <br /> An artful job order interview not only allows for a more objective evaluation of the company<span style="color: black;">’</span>s needs; it also puts the employer at ease by starting a conversation—not an interrogation.</span></span>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-41909428095028976662009-03-22T11:05:00.000-07:002009-03-22T11:06:08.193-07:00How to find job in recession????????<p class="first">The financial crisis is a timely warning of much greater risks the planet faces from excessive focus on profit and growth, veteran British environmental campaigner Jonathon Porritt said on Saturday.</p><p>Environmentalists have linked the present recession with wider threats such as climate change, blaming credit-fuelled economic growth for the reckless consumption of natural resources including fossil fuels.</p><p>Governments, companies and regulators must reduce the rewards for growth and profits to avoid a far worse crisis and the collapse of the life support systems such as fisheries, soil and rain on which the world depends, Porritt told Reuters.</p><p>"It was a harsh and unsustainable form of capitalism for the last 25 years," said the chairman of the independent British government watchdog, the Sustainable Development Commission.</p><p>"It's appropriate people are talking about more modest lifestyles."</p><p>For example, bank lending at high repayment rates had driven demand for more credit, creating a cycle of consumption which had also run down natural resources, he said, and policymakers could curb the role of banks to avoid a repeat.</p><p>"Banks have forfeited the right to operate on their terms. We've just got used to this idea it's banks' right to create credit and charge interest on it. Governments can create credit ... on much less onerous terms."</p><p>Policymakers worldwide have responded to the recession with about $2 trillion of stimulus spending, and about one tenth of that they will direct into green causes such as clean energy technologies, efficiency, public transport and conserving water.</p><p>Such green spending may not only fight climate change and cut dependence on imported fossil fuels, but also create jobs in a growing sector of the world economy.</p><p>British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he wants a meeting in London on April 2 of the G20 leading developed and emerging economies to coordinate spending into a global "green new deal".</p><p>Some analysts, U.N. agencies and environmental groups say green spending should be a much bigger part of the total stimulus, to improve infrastructure including homes, transport and electric grids and cut carbon emissions.</p><p>"We've degraded our natural capital, we have to build this back like we're re-capitalising the balance sheets of banks. The way to do this is to put huge amounts of money into energy efficiency, low-carbon technologies, renewables," said Porritt.</p><p>A report Porritt has written for the charity Forum for the Future, of which he is a co-founder, called "Living within our means: avoiding the ultimate recession", is published on Saturday.</p>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-8037082101675218762009-03-21T18:26:00.000-07:002009-03-21T18:28:44.433-07:00How can we get profit from inflationHi People,<br /><br />While many of us are cribbing about inflation, I think its good time to post is article from CNBC Money from Jim Cramer (Many remember him for the way he got blasted by John Stewart on Daily Show)<br /><br />Enjoy:<br /><br />Serious inflation is only a matter of time given the rate at which the U.S. government is printing money to throw at its myriad problems these days. Typically, inflation is seen as a bad thing. That’s why Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke seemed so concerned about it even though Cramer was screaming, “They know nothing!” <p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Economist and analysts of all kinds think inflation will wreak havoc on America’s already weak economy. But Cramer, ever the contrarian, took a different side of the argument on Friday, saying that inflation and the weaker dollar it creates are actually good for U.S. companies. A diminished dollar overseas, he said, translate into more profits here at home.<br /><br /></p><div id="playerIFRAMEVid" class="fL vidInlineWrapper"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="cnbcplayer" width="320" height="285"><param name="type" value="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="quality" value="best"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><param name="salign" value="lt"><param name="movie" value="http://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/1067629195/code/cnbcinline/module/videomodule"><embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#000000" quality="best" salign="lt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" name="cnbcplayer" src="http://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/1067629195/code/cnbcinline/module/videomodule" width="320" height="285"></embed></object><iframe id="IFRAME_29803488" src="http://www.cnbc.com/id/29803488" name="CNBCVideo29803488" scrolling="no" width="340" frameborder="0" height="15"></iframe></div><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Inflation isn’t such a bad thing, considering a deflationary spiral not seen since the Great Depression has been a real threat for the past 18 months or so. Beyond that, though, look at the damage a strong dollar has caused American firms. </p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span><b><strong>Heinz</strong></b>’s <span id="WSODQ_COMPONENT_HNZ_ID0EDF15839609"><script type="text/javascript">cnbc_comboQuoteMove('popup_HNZ_ID0EDF15839609');</script><span id="span_quote_HNZ_ID0EDF15839609" style="text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="cnbc_spanTipPopShow('combo_popup_HNZ_ID0EDF15839609',this,'0','15');" onmouseout="cnbc_spanTipPopTimeHide('combo_popup_HNZ_ID0EDF15839609',this,'0','15');"><a style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="this.style.color='#Fc7410'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#004276'" href="http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/HNZ" class="black_no_change"><span id="set_quote_HNZ_ID0EDF15839609">[</span><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_HNZ_SYMBOL_1_ID0EDF15839609">HNZ</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_HNZ_LAST_1_ID0EDF15839609">33.08</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_HNZ_CHANGEARROW_1_ID0EDF15839609"><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/watchlist_down.gif" border="0" /></span> <span class="red_neg_change" id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_HNZ_DYNACOLOR0_1_ID0EDF15839609"><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_HNZ_CHANGE_1_ID0EDF15839609">-0.32</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_HNZ_UNCHHIDE_1_ID0EDF15839609" class="WSODQ_CHGSHOW">(<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_HNZ_CHANGEPCT_1_ID0EDF15839609">-0.96%</span>)<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_HNZ_FLASH_1_ID0EDF15839609"></span></span></span> <span><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/backgrounds/realtime_icon.gif" border="0" /></span>]</a></span></span><script type="text/javascript"> cnbc_quoteComponent_init_getData("HNZ","WSODQ_COMPONENT_HNZ_ID0EDF15839609","WSODQ","true","ID0EDF15839609","off","false","inLineQuote"); </script> double-digit international growth turned into a loss because of currency translation. Tech companies making inroads in emerging markets saw none of those gains for the same reason. Industrials were at a competitive disadvantage to their overseas peers as well. This list goes on.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>So a weak greenback allows consumers in other countries to buy more American products. <b><strong>McDonald’s</strong></b> <span id="WSODQ_COMPONENT_MCD_ID0EHCAC15839609"><script type="text/javascript">cnbc_comboQuoteMove('popup_MCD_ID0EHCAC15839609');</script><span id="span_quote_MCD_ID0EHCAC15839609" style="text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="cnbc_spanTipPopShow('combo_popup_MCD_ID0EHCAC15839609',this,'0','15');" onmouseout="cnbc_spanTipPopTimeHide('combo_popup_MCD_ID0EHCAC15839609',this,'0','15');"><a style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="this.style.color='#Fc7410'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#004276'" href="http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/MCD" class="black_no_change"><span id="set_quote_MCD_ID0EHCAC15839609">[</span><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_MCD_SYMBOL_1_ID0EHCAC15839609">MCD</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_MCD_LAST_1_ID0EHCAC15839609">53.20</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_MCD_CHANGEARROW_1_ID0EHCAC15839609"><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/watchlist_down.gif" border="0" /></span> <span class="red_neg_change" id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_MCD_DYNACOLOR0_1_ID0EHCAC15839609"><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_MCD_CHANGE_1_ID0EHCAC15839609">-1.51</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_MCD_UNCHHIDE_1_ID0EHCAC15839609" class="WSODQ_CHGSHOW">(<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_MCD_CHANGEPCT_1_ID0EHCAC15839609">-2.76%</span>)<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_MCD_FLASH_1_ID0EHCAC15839609"></span></span></span> <span><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/backgrounds/realtime_icon.gif" border="0" /></span>]</a></span></span><script type="text/javascript"> cnbc_quoteComponent_init_getData("MCD","WSODQ_COMPONENT_MCD_ID0EHCAC15839609","WSODQ","true","ID0EHCAC15839609","off","false","inLineQuote"); </script> cheeseburgers, <b><strong>Coca-Cola </strong></b><span id="WSODQ_COMPONENT_KO_ID0EHHAC15839609"><script type="text/javascript">cnbc_comboQuoteMove('popup_KO_ID0EHHAC15839609');</script><span id="span_quote_KO_ID0EHHAC15839609" style="text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="cnbc_spanTipPopShow('combo_popup_KO_ID0EHHAC15839609',this,'0','15');" onmouseout="cnbc_spanTipPopTimeHide('combo_popup_KO_ID0EHHAC15839609',this,'0','15');"><a style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="this.style.color='#Fc7410'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#004276'" href="http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/KO" class="black_no_change"><span id="set_quote_KO_ID0EHHAC15839609">[</span><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_KO_SYMBOL_1_ID0EHHAC15839609">KO</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_KO_LAST_1_ID0EHHAC15839609">42.64</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_KO_CHANGEARROW_1_ID0EHHAC15839609"><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/watchlist_up.gif" border="0" /></span> <span class="green_pos_change" id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_KO_DYNACOLOR0_1_ID0EHHAC15839609"><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_KO_CHANGE_1_ID0EHHAC15839609">0.46</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_KO_UNCHHIDE_1_ID0EHHAC15839609" class="WSODQ_CHGSHOW">(<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_KO_CHANGEPCT_1_ID0EHHAC15839609">+1.09%</span>)<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_KO_FLASH_1_ID0EHHAC15839609"></span></span></span> <span><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/backgrounds/realtime_icon.gif" border="0" /></span>]</a></span></span><script type="text/javascript"> cnbc_quoteComponent_init_getData("KO","WSODQ_COMPONENT_KO_ID0EHHAC15839609","WSODQ","true","ID0EHHAC15839609","off","false","inLineQuote"); </script> soft drinks and snacks, even our toxic bonds and collateralized debt obligations, Cramer said. The boost to business then attracts investors, further strengthening a company’s position.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>So how do you trade this “reflation” trend, inflation tips the scales back from deflation? Gold, obviously, is a classic weak-dollar hedge, though Cramer’s favorite in that sector, Agnico-Eagle Mines, has already run too much. But <b><strong>El Dorado</strong></b> <span id="WSODQ_COMPONENT_EGO_ID0EKMAC15839609"><script type="text/javascript">cnbc_comboQuoteMove('popup_EGO_ID0EKMAC15839609');</script><span id="span_quote_EGO_ID0EKMAC15839609" style="text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="cnbc_spanTipPopShow('combo_popup_EGO_ID0EKMAC15839609',this,'0','15');" onmouseout="cnbc_spanTipPopTimeHide('combo_popup_EGO_ID0EKMAC15839609',this,'0','15');"><a style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="this.style.color='#Fc7410'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#004276'" href="http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/EGO" class="black_no_change"><span id="set_quote_EGO_ID0EKMAC15839609">[</span><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_EGO_SYMBOL_1_ID0EKMAC15839609">EGO</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_EGO_LAST_1_ID0EKMAC15839609">8.17</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_EGO_CHANGEARROW_1_ID0EKMAC15839609"><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/watchlist_down.gif" border="0" /></span> <span class="red_neg_change" id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_EGO_DYNACOLOR0_1_ID0EKMAC15839609"><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_EGO_CHANGE_1_ID0EKMAC15839609">-0.61</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_EGO_UNCHHIDE_1_ID0EKMAC15839609" class="WSODQ_CHGSHOW">(<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_EGO_CHANGEPCT_1_ID0EKMAC15839609">-6.95%</span>)<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_EGO_FLASH_1_ID0EKMAC15839609"></span></span></span> <span><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/backgrounds/realtime_icon.gif" border="0" /></span>]</a></span></span><script type="text/javascript"> cnbc_quoteComponent_init_getData("EGO","WSODQ_COMPONENT_EGO_ID0EKMAC15839609","WSODQ","true","ID0EKMAC15839609","off","false","inLineQuote"); </script> still works. </p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Oil is another industry that would normally work as a reflation play, but it, too, is up big lately. Aside of <b><strong>BP</strong></b> <span id="WSODQ_COMPONENT_BP_ID0EOBAE15839609"><script type="text/javascript">cnbc_comboQuoteMove('popup_BP_ID0EOBAE15839609');</script><span id="span_quote_BP_ID0EOBAE15839609" style="text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="cnbc_spanTipPopShow('combo_popup_BP_ID0EOBAE15839609',this,'0','15');" onmouseout="cnbc_spanTipPopTimeHide('combo_popup_BP_ID0EOBAE15839609',this,'0','15');"><a style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="this.style.color='#Fc7410'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#004276'" href="http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/BP" class="black_no_change"><span id="set_quote_BP_ID0EOBAE15839609">[</span><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_BP_SYMBOL_1_ID0EOBAE15839609">BP</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_BP_LAST_1_ID0EOBAE15839609">39.40</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_BP_CHANGEARROW_1_ID0EOBAE15839609"><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/watchlist_down.gif" border="0" /></span> <span class="red_neg_change" id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_BP_DYNACOLOR0_1_ID0EOBAE15839609"><span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_BP_CHANGE_1_ID0EOBAE15839609">-0.81</span> <span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_BP_UNCHHIDE_1_ID0EOBAE15839609" class="WSODQ_CHGSHOW">(<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_BP_CHANGEPCT_1_ID0EOBAE15839609">-2.01%</span>)<span id="WSODQSTREAMOFF_BP_FLASH_1_ID0EOBAE15839609"></span></span></span> <span><img src="http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/backgrounds/realtime_icon.gif" border="0" /></span>]</a></span></span><script type="text/javascript"> cnbc_quoteComponent_init_getData("BP","WSODQ_COMPONENT_BP_ID0EOBAE15839609","WSODQ","true","ID0EOBAE15839609","off","false","inLineQuote"); </script> and its 8.4% dividend yield, Cramer recommended waiting for most of the oil patch to pull back before buying.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>The stocks that might work best in this situation are the aforementioned Coke and Mickey D’s. They are often the companies about which Wall Street worries the most when the dollar is strong, so they stand to gain the most when its value overseas is declining. Combine this with commodity prices heading lower and KO and MCD have a good chance for big, big profits, Cramer said.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>McDonald’s and Coke get 66% and 75% of their sales from abroad, respectively. So the weak dollar should have a significant impact on year-over-year earnings, for the better. Both businesses are strong, too, though. So it’s not like they’re hopes are pinned to a currency translation. MCD’s coffee and smoothie rollout in full swing, February same-store sales were up, and commodity prices are down. The stock offers a 3.7% dividend yield despite the 2.2% it has historically. If MCD heads back to that level, then this $53 name will be worth $79.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Coke’s just as promising. Despite being hedged already to the yen and euro, there is still potential for returns from outside Europe and Japan. The proof: Volume growth is up in all regions except for North America, which is down 1%. The company recently upped its dividend 8% -- a great sign of confidence during a recession – which right now yields 3.7%. The five-year average is 2.5%. A move back to the average means KO would fetch $62, $20 higher than its present trading price. </p><span id="byLine"></span>So inflation’s back, and that’s OK with Cramer. He recommended that investors buy gold through El Dorado or McDonald’s and Coke, the weak-dollar plays.Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-87813010175440487542009-03-18T19:42:00.000-07:002009-03-18T19:43:24.449-07:00Why is recession best time to start business<p>A recession is possibly the best time to launch a new business or to expand an existing one. It’s also a great time to get ahead in your career. I know this sounds counter-intuitive, so let me ’splain.</p> <p>First, the media goes nuts during a recession. They turn a little bit of negativity into a mountain of pessimism. This makes a lot of people financially paranoid. People become socially conditioned to expect the worst.</p> <p>If you buy into this social hysteria, you become a victim too.</p> <p>But if you tune out such stupidity (not watching TV helps a lot) and maintain a grip on rational thought, you’ll see some amazing opportunities popping up everywhere you look.</p> <p>During such times people get scared and start cutting back on expenses. They cut some of the fluff from their lives. They stop buying so much stuff they don’t need.</p> <p>This causes some businesses to do poorly, especially businesses that don’t provide stuff we really need. We can live without new credit cards and gas-guzzling SUVs for a while. Those non-essentials can be put off.</p> <p>We also become more sensitive to receiving genuine value. When we spend money, we want to make sure we’re getting a fair deal.</p> <p>Consequently, businesses that provide genuine value can actually do better during a recession. More people will flock to those businesses in tough times, while the fluff businesses will become more and more paranoid.</p> <p>In the USA there are a lot of fluff businesses. Many are based on the <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/12/making-money-consciously/">moocher mindset</a>, trying to extract money without providing fair value in exchange. A lot of the dead or dying financial companies are like that. The American auto industry has been contracting as well, at least in part because they’ve been creating inferior products that people don’t really need. (Erin and I own a Honda, despite the fact that we could have gotten a significant discount on GM cars because two of my family members used to work for GM. We looked at some GM cars and quickly concluded they sucked. Other family members weren’t so lucky.)</p> <p>A lot of people have been learning that job security doesn’t mean much these days. More than 500,000 Americans learned this lesson last month when they lost their “safe and secure” jobs.</p> <h3>The Stupid Approach to Making Money</h3> <p>Lately I’ve seen a lot of people, some of them friends, do some really dumb things in an attempt to earn more money. They buy into lame money-making programs, join and promote useless MLM schemes, and fall prey to scammers.</p> <p>The common pattern is always the same — they’re focused on trying to make more money. They make it their top priority. They think about it constantly. But they keep getting sucked into trying to make money without providing any real value, and it’s unsustainable.</p> <p>In the end this sort of thing eventually self-destructs. The only way to succeed with it in the long run is to find lots of suckers and basically rip them off in order to enrich yourself. Most people have a strong enough moral resistance to this sort of thing that they’ll sabotage themselves from going too far with it. This isn’t a path of long-term abundance. It’s a path of scarcity.</p> <p>As a general rule, the people I know who are most focused on trying to make more money this year are doing worse, not better. In some cases they’re doing much worse. A few have lost or are in the process of losing their homes.</p> <p>The exceptions are those that are able to sufficiently kill their conscience, so they can remove any incongruencies about ripping people off. But again, this is a pretty rare exception. Most people would rather deal with scarcity than knowingly rip people off to get ahead, so they just make the bare minimum to meet their needs and avoid getting ahead.</p> <h3>The Smart Approach to Making Money</h3> <p>There is a smarter approach, however.</p> <p>Instead of focusing on trying to make more money, put your time and energy into CREATING and DELIVERING real value. Find a way to give people what they want and/or need.</p> <p>Take note that the keywords here are CREATE and DELIVER.</p> <p><em>Creating</em> value means expressing your unique talents and skills in a way that can potentially benefit others.</p> <p><em>Delivering</em> value means ensuring that other people are actually receiving and benefiting from the value you’ve created.</p> <p>If you don’t do both in some fashion, then it’s going to be hard for you to generate sustainable income, especially during a recession. I’ll explain why.</p> <p>If you only create value but don’t deliver it, then your value isn’t being received by anyone. So how can you receive value (such as money) in return?</p> <p>I see this problem a lot with creative types such as would-be artists, musicians, and writers. They may spend lots of time honing their craft, but if they don’t actually get that value into the hands of sufficient numbers of people, they struggle financially, and this hurts them creatively too. A goodly number of these people are currently seeing their homes in foreclosure now.</p> <p>The sad thing is that some of these people work very hard. But they spend too much time creating and not nearly enough time delivering. They watch people they consider hacks pull ahead of them. The hacks may not be as good on the creative side, but at least they’re getting their value into people’s hands, and on some level people are appreciating their work.</p> <p>I went down that road myself. In the late 90s, I went bankrupt, even though I was working very long hours and creating a lot of potential value in the form of a computer game my company was developing. My problem was that I didn’t do a good job of getting that value delivered. I relied on publishers to do that, and for various reasons the game was never released. That resulted in years of wasted effort, aside from the valuable learning experience that is. So I know where this road leads because I traveled it.</p> <p>On the other hand, if you only deliver value but don’t create it, then you’re delivering someone else’s value. This isn’t a terrible approach in the short run, but it’s a short-sighted long-term strategy if this is all you do. There’s nothing particularly special about delivering other people’s value. Anyone can do it. Anyone can sign up for affiliate programs or join an MLM program or become a reseller. If this is your primary means of generating income, your long-term outlook is weak. The better this works for you, the more it will draw competitors into your field. Eventually everyone will be working harder and harder for scraps. This happens all the time. This strategy can be especially weak during a recession, as more people turn to less expensive sources for the same value you deliver, squeezing your profit margins thinner and thinner.</p> <p>Bloggers fall into this trap when they rehash other people’s content and don’t really have anything unique or compelling to say. A year later their niche is flooded with competitors doing the same thing. And hardly anyone is earning decent income from it.</p> <p>The most viable long-term strategy is to create AND deliver value. You can mix and match other strategies with it, but this should be your primary method of income generation. If you get good at creating and delivering value, you can basically write your own ticket and enjoy lots of abundance.</p> <h3>A Choice of Mindset</h3> <p>I know a lot of people are dealing with financial challenges these days. Las Vegas is basically the foreclosure capital of the USA right now. I know people who’ve lost their homes. I see “bank owned” signs all over the place.</p> <p>If you’re going through something like this right now, I totally empathize with you.</p> <p>However, I have to point out that the pattern of what causes this is so clear, it’s getting a bit ridiculous to see it play out over and over again.</p> <p>Generally speaking, people who CREATE and DELIVER value are doing just fine. In fact, I’d say most are doing better, not worse. Many of these people are seeing their incomes go up during this time.</p> <p>People who don’t CREATE and DELIVER value are seeing their finances grow progressively worse. This leads many of them to panic, so they head even further away from creating and delivering value (such as by chasing lame money-making schemes), which only quickens the decline to insolvency.</p> <p>I know it seems logical that if you’re seeing your finances decline, then you should focus single-mindedly on trying to make more money as quickly as possible. People fall into this trap all the time. I used to fall for it too. This is absolutely the wrong strategy though. I know that must sound counter-intuitive.</p> <p>The correct strategy is that when you see your finances decline and you want to increase your income, then you need to focus on CREATING and DELIVERING more value. If you do that, then you’re doing the very thing that will generate a sustainable income increase.</p> <p>What is money? Money is simply a medium for exchanging value. Money is what you receive in exchange for the value you create and deliver. If you can increase your outflow of value creation and delivery, you can increase your inflow of money received.</p> <p>If, however, you try to increase the inflow of money without increasing the outflow of value, you’re trying to get something for nothing. This approach is untenable and will ultimately collapse. Please don’t waste your time on it.</p> <p>I actually figured this out right around the time I was declaring bankruptcy. I was totally broke, yet I found a way to focus my energy on creating and delivering value instead of on trying to scrape together more money. Within about six months, I was back on my feet financially, and year after year my financial situation just kept getting better. I started on this path about 9 years ago, and I’ve maintained a nice positive cash flow every year since then.</p> <p>I know that when you’re in a financial crunch situation, six months may seem like a long time. But it doesn’t matter if it takes you several months or several years to get in the habit of creating and delivering value. The time is going to pass anyway, and this habit will serve you well for life. Be patient and get started. It doesn’t matter what happens to the economy — if you keep creating and delivering value, you’ll do just fine.</p> <h3>A Record Year</h3> <p>Financially, 2008 was the best year ever for Erin and me. Erin had a six-figure year all on her own just from doing <a href="http://www.erinpavlina.com/book-reading.htm">readings</a>.</p> <p>I expect that 2009 will be an even better year for us, regardless of what happens to the economy. How do I know? Because it’s another year we can create and deliver value, adding to what we’ve already created.</p> <p>Why are we enjoying increases while others are experiencing decline?</p> <p>First, it helps that we don’t have jobs. I haven’t been employed by someone in more than 16 years. Many people mistakenly assume that being jobless is the riskier route, but that’s nonsense. It’s much less risky to control your own means of creating and delivering value than to be a pawn of some larger entity. No matter how bad the economy gets, Erin and I can’t get fired or laid off. So our career paths enjoy much more stability.</p> <p>Secondly, while others are tightening up and cutting costs, Erin and I focus our attention on creating and delivering more value to people. The way we go about this may seem a bit counter-intuitive at first glance.</p> <p>For example, I wrote a lot about diet and health this year, such as by sharing my experiences with the <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/02/raw-food-diet/">raw food diet</a>.</p> <p>That may not appear to be a very sexy topic. Some people find it totally uninteresting and would prefer that I write about other things. My health articles never make it big on social bookmarking sites, so they don’t generally yield a major traffic boost either.</p> <p>However, such articles can provide a lot of value to people who are interested in those topics. Many people have made significant lifestyle changes after reading those articles, improving their health and/or enjoying significant weight loss. For some people the benefits have been amazing.</p> <p>So even though these articles might not seem too exciting at first glance, they make a difference in people’s lives. Obviously they don’t affect everyone equally, but that’s okay. They certainly do a lot of good. They deliver value.</p> <p>Many bloggers post content with the intention of getting something, such as links, attention, or sales. I’ve done some of that too, but I generally avoid creating that style of content. Instead I remind myself to stay focused on creating and delivering value. I know that when I keep my focus on that side, the rest takes care of itself.</p> <p>This is an example of such an article. I didn’t write this piece to get something from you. I don’t expect it will become a huge hit. I know that because of the length, many people won’t even bother to read it.</p> <p>But I also know that for many of the people who take the time to read it, this article has the potential to create some subtle yet helpful shifts. It may give someone the extra insight needed to get moving in a new direction. Someone, somewhere will receive positive value from it.</p> <p>That’s all I intend with this article. Just provide some kind of benefit to someone who could use a little encouragement in the right direction. It’s not that complicated. This sort of focus inspires me to share what I’ve learned openly and honestly, even if it runs contrary to the way most people think.</p> <p>I know this approach sounds overly simplistic, but if you get this — if you really get it — then it’s really not that hard to generate plenty of income.</p> <h3>Turning Value Into Income</h3> <p>So how does one generate income from creating and delivering value? Can’t you run into a problem of creating and delivering lots of value and making no money from it?</p> <p>As it turns out, making money is the easy part. If you can create and deliver value to people, the income opportunities will literally come to you. People will practically line up with ways for you to make money. I’m serious.</p> <p>Here’s how this works.</p> <p>If you get good at creating value, you can connect with other people who are good at delivering value. They deliver your value, such as by selling it, and they pay you a royalty, commission, or licensing fee.</p> <p>For example, Hay House offered me a book deal last year, so I wrote a book called <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/personal-development-for-smart-people/">Personal Development for Smart People</a>, and it was published in September. I received an advance for the book, and I’ll also receive ongoing royalties based on sales. I might even receive royalties from this book for the rest of my life, especially since the content is timeless. Also, writing a book has lead to other opportunities, such as paid speaking engagements. So in this case I created the value (the book), but others deliver it.</p> <p>Now suppose you get good at delivering value. In this case you can generate income by plugging other people’s value into your delivery system. For example, my blog is great at delivering value. It’s a very efficient medium for that. But since I give my value away for free, it doesn’t generate income directly. However, I can generate plenty of income by promoting other people’s products that I like. Then I split the profits from sales with the publisher. I earn six figures a year just from doing that. The product publishers come to me. I get way more offers for this sort of thing than I can handle. It doesn’t require a lot of work to do this. Once you have a system for delivering value, you can plug other people’s value into it and generate lots of extra income.</p> <p>If you have the means to create AND deliver strong value, you’ll have so many opportunities it will be totally ridiculous. First, you can plug the value you create into other people’s delivery systems, so you can earn ongoing royalties and such. This is easy residual income. I’m still getting checks every month for deals I entered years ago.</p> <p>Secondly, you can plug other people’s creative value into your own delivery system. You pay them a royalty on the sales, or they pay you as an affiliate. Once again you generate ongoing residual income. As long as you’re selective about the products you promote, doing your best to ensure that they provide strong value, everyone is happy, and everyone wins.</p> <p>Thirdly, you can plug your value into your own delivery system. Strangely, this is something I haven’t done yet with my blog, although I used to do it all the time with my computer games business. This is something I intend to explore in 2009. It simply means that I could create and sell my own products direct. Many other bloggers have already done this with great success, releasing e-books, audio programs, DVDs, etc. They create the value and sell it directly to their visitors.</p> <p>A big chunk of the income I received in 2008 was from work I did in previous years. I could do no work for all of 2009 and just live off the residual income I know is coming. That’s a nice situation to be in. It’s no accident though. Years ago I decided that this is how I wanted to set up my financial life, and then I focused on creating and delivering value to make it work. There’s no reason you can’t use the same strategy. It isn’t trademarked. <img src="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p> <h3>Avoiding Distraction</h3> <p>Once you develop the habit of creating and delivering value, it’s pretty hard to fail. However, it’s very easy to get distracted along the way. Distraction is perhaps your biggest obstacle.</p> <p>You can’t get sucked into every money-making scheme that crosses your plate. Getting sucked into a job, where you have to trade hours for dollars, is just as bad. These are dead ends you should avoid by any means.</p> <p>You have to stay focused on creating and delivering value. Everything that detracts from this focus should be viewed as an expense, obstacle, or just plain evil.</p> <p>This is so important, but most people just don’t get how important it is.</p> <p>Getting a job is such a bad idea if you want to enjoy long-term financial abundance. The odds of success on that path are so low, it’s not even worth considering.</p> <p>Seriously, you are better off being broke and homeless, so you can focus on creating and delivering value from that place. You’re much worse off if you have to waste day after day showing up to work for someone else. That won’t move you closer to financial abundance. It will only distract you further.</p> <p>If I had to choose between being homeless and getting a full-time job, I’d go the homeless route. Having a job would be 10x worse. As a homeless person, I could stay hungry and focused on creating and delivering value. I might not have the means to produce much value at first, but at least I could get out there in front of people and deliver something. It would be a good start on the right path.</p> <p>A job is just a monstrous distraction. In many ways it’s a modernized form of slavery.</p> <p>Homelessness is a huge upgrade from traditional employment. Have you ever talked to a homeless person? Some of them find the idea of having a job insulting — it represents a loss of freedom. Sure you smell better and can get a nicer place to live, but you lose your humanity in the process. Perhaps such people realize something you don’t.</p> <p>Employment is the ultimate form of destitution.</p> <p>Fortunately, employment is an easy problem to fix. If you have a job, just stop showing up. The rest will take care of itself. Pretty soon you’ll feel some motivation and drive to start creating and delivering value, especially if you happen to like eating.</p> <p>Genuine opportunities are based on creating and/or delivering value. If you see something that looks like a new opportunity, and it doesn’t require you to create value, and it doesn’t require you to deliver value, then it isn’t an opportunity. It’s a total waste of your time.</p> <p>Is creating and delivering value harder than getting a job? I would say no, not at all. Having a job is a lot harder. With a job you still have to provide some form of value usually, but all the residual benefits you produce turn into residual income for someone else. So you’re already doing most of what needs to be done, but you aren’t enjoying any of the benefits. In the long run, you’ll probably have to work much harder if you have a job, but the bulk of the rewards will go to someone else. On the one hand, that’s generous, but on the other hand, it’s quite dumb.</p> <p>I could get a job as a writer and get paid a certain amount for each word I write. But then someone else owns my work, and all the residuals from that work go to them. Alternatively, I could write articles for my own website and retain the freedom to republish them as books someday, use them to generate traffic (and thereby income), license them for various publications, use them to promote my book, etc. The correct strategy is a no-brainer really.</p> <p>Trying to make money is itself a distraction. When you focus on making money, too many things will catch your eye. You’ll run around like a chicken with its head cut off, chasing down all sorts of things that look like opportunities. You’ll waste a lot of time and energy if you chase dollars.</p> <p>Creating and delivering value is simpler. This focus is well-aligned with truth, love, and power.</p> <p>When you create and deliver value, you can be open and honest about what you’re doing. You get to spend most of your time doing stuff you’d naturally enjoy. It’s pleasurable to hone a craft you’re passionate about, whether it be writing articles, composing music, or planting gardens. It’s much harder to do boring, non-creative work day after day. It’s also very empowering to share your value with others and to see that you’re making a positive difference in people’s lives.</p> <p>Once you make a habit of creating and delivering value as your primary career focus, you won’t want to go back.</p> <h3>There’s More to Life Than Money</h3> <p>Of all the things I do as part of my “work,” making money plays only a small role. Despite having written some popular articles on the subject, I spend little time thinking about money these days.</p> <p>I don’t even bother to set financial goals anymore. That seems totally pointless to me.</p> <p>Sometimes months go by, and I don’t even know how much money I’m currently making. I just know there’s always plenty and that I’m earning more than I’m spending. The gap is wide enough that I don’t need to do any special budgeting or fussing with figures.</p> <p>The reason this works for me is that I focus on creating and delivering value. I know that as long as I keep doing that, I don’t have to do anything special to try to make money. New opportunities just keep showing up. It’s not that difficult to maintain.</p> <p>I remember when I was at a conference in 2004 where Dr. Wayne Dyer was speaking. He said that people would come up and say, “You know, Dr. Dyer. Some people say you’ve made a LOT of money.”</p> <p>Dr. Dyer’s response was, “They would be right.” <img src="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p> <p>He went on to say something along these lines: “It’s not my fault! I just keep doing what I’m doing, and there’s always plenty of abundance there.”</p> <p>At the time it was hard for me to relate to this mindset. It seems a bit too unrealistic and exceptional. But still… I wondered what it would be like to live at that level, where you could just assume abundance and it would be there for you. No striving or struggling. It took a few years, but I’m finally grasping what that sort of mindset feels like.</p> <p>I’d say it’s not really a complete mindset by itself though. I doubt very much that Dr. Dyer focuses a lot of attention on trying to make money. I think most of his attention is elsewhere, wrapped up in the material he writes about. And that’s exactly where it should be.</p> <p>Having written about two dozen books, it’s safe to say that Dr. Dyer has internalized the concept of creating and delivering value. I have it on good authority that his books sell quite well too. (We share the same publisher.)</p> <p>Incidentally, Erin and I finally had the chance to meet Dr. Dyer in October at the speakers’ dinner for the I Can Do It! Conference. We only spoke with him for a few minutes. He was very warm and friendly.</p> <p>This whole abundance mindset might sound really annoying if you’re dealing with financial scarcity right now. I can totally relate. I’ve been there, and I’m sure I’d have been equally annoyed if someone said this sort of stuff to me back then. I’d have been vehement that making money was NOT easy because I tried very hard to do that and failed big at it. Ironically the real problem was that by focusing on making money, I was making a huge mistake.</p> <p>The key is where you focus your attention. If you focus your attention on making money, I can virtually guarantee that you’ll have a long and difficult road ahead of you, filled with setbacks and disappointments. If money is really what you seek, good luck with that. All you’ll do is give more and more of your power away, and you’ll end up living a pretty empty and shallow life.</p> <p>Another corrupt form of thinking is to focus your attention on attracting financial abundance. Law of Attraction promoters often present this as a good idea. I once thought it was a good idea too. Now I realize it’s a dead end. It will just run you in circles. The irony is that in order to enjoy real financial abundance, you want to be thinking about money as little as possible.</p> <p>I know it sounds like focusing on money is the right idea. I assure you that it’s a mistake. If you need to take several years to figure that out the hard way like I did, be my guest. But you’ll be really pissed that you could have saved yourself all that trouble if you simply let these ideas sink in a bit deeper. I hope that on some level what I’m saying strikes you as common sense. But I know I’ll be getting emails five years from now from a few people who went the other route. I hope you aren’t one of them.</p> <p>Try to recognize the truth that focusing on CREATING and DELIVERING value is the smarter, more sane approach to long-term financial abundance. You may start out a bit slow at first, but eventually you’ll learn how to get good at both pieces of this puzzle. Once you have both aspects working reasonably well, it’s awesome. Just plain wonderful. And it leads to a really fun and exciting life too. Lots of freedom. Lots of joy. Plenty of cash. And yet the cash doesn’t even matter.</p> <p>The nice thing about having plenty of money is that you can largely ignore it. You can focus your attention on doing more important, more interesting, and more enjoyable things. The funny thing is that it’s this sort of focus that creates financial abundance in the first place. Then you come full circle and realize that you never needed money at all. You just needed the courage to go after your dreams full steam ahead, even when you were dead broke. You needed to stop hiding behind a lack of money as an excuse not to live your best life.</p> <p>If I could learn and apply this lesson while going bankrupt and having less than $100 in the bank, surely you can apply it today. I learned that I could create and deliver value even when I had no money and few resources. It wasn’t the greatest value in the world mind you, but at least it was something. I focused on creating something people would like and enjoy. Then I got it into their hands and made sure they enjoyed it. Back then it was a simple computer game. Today I do pretty much the same thing with blogging. The content is different, but the overall strategy is the same.</p> <p>The DELIVERING part needn’t be complicated. If you just create something and share it online, other people will spread it around if they like it.</p> <p>If you’ve been putting your value out there for months and months, and you haven’t been able to generate much interest from others, that should tell you that your mistakes are on the creative side. The feedback is that people don’t care for what you’re producing. You think you’re creating value, but the world is saying, “Not good enough; we don’t need or want this.” So you need to adapt to that feedback and use it to improve. Let it encourage you to go deeper within yourself, so you can be more genuine and authentic. Become more real and less phony. Keep working at becoming a more expressive creator until people start to take notice. Then you’re golden.</p> <h3>What About the Economy?</h3> <p>Personally I think that economic recessions, including the current one, are a good thing. Recessions help to weed out the crappy companies that aren’t creating and delivering value people want. Many of those companies were doing a good job at one time, but they failed to keep pace. As our values change, our companies need to adapt. Companies that can’t do that deserve to die off, and the jobs they created should be eliminated. They’ll eventually be replaced by new companies that have a better sense of people’s current needs and desires. Company that just don’t “get it” will be replaced by companies that do.</p> <p>Consider the notion of bailing out the failing U.S. auto companies by having the taxpayers fund them. Is this a good idea? It’s okay except for one small problem — it’s STUPID! It’s one of the dumbest things our political reps could possibly do with our tax dollars. An auto company bailout is definitely not in the best interests of our country, nor is it in the best interests of the auto workers themselves. It’s totally short-sighted. And FWIW I think the whole financial bailout was just as dumb.</p> <p>I have family members who used to work for GM for years (not in the automobile division of the company though). If they were still working for GM today, I’d sooner see them lose their jobs and have to find new work elsewhere than encourage them to live under the illusion that their company should continue doing business as usual. As I mentioned previously, Erin and I bought a Japanese car in 2006 even though we could have gotten a great price break on a GM model with the family discount. We just didn’t like any GM cars.</p> <p>During a recession some companies are going to die off. That’s a good thing. To artificially prop up the proven market losers is just dumb. Sure, it will have some rippling consequences. But those ripples are necessary. We need that sort of self-correction to prevent bigger problems down the road. We need to send a message that if you fail to create and deliver value people genuinely want, your business will ultimately fail, and no amount of political lobbying will save you. Of course we get the opposite result when too many people think that the point of life is to chase dollars, especially our politicians. Can you blame them though? Have you ever been known to fall into the same trap?</p> <p>It’s better — and much more compassionate — for millions of auto workers to lose their jobs and be re-integrated back into society, where they can start doing socially useful work again instead of wasting their time doing work that simply isn’t needed anymore. If it takes years, it takes years. There are other companies that are doing a better job of providing what people want and adapting to the planet’s changing transportation needs. Giving more money to the losers is a stupid strategy.</p> <p>Similarly, if you work for a company that is falling out of sync with creating and delivering value that people want, you should indeed lose your job. It’s better to retrain yourself to do more meaningful work elsewhere than to waste your time doing work that isn’t needed. Becoming obsolete is a trap that can be avoided. Even if you’re an employee, you still need to make sure you’re contributing to the creation and delivery of real value. If you fall away from that, it’s only a matter of time before you get the axe, so don’t be too surprised when it happens.</p> <h3>A Value-Centered Career</h3> <p>How do you know if you’re creating and delivering real value?</p> <p>Ask yourself these questions: If you stopped doing what you do, who would care? Who would object loudly? Who would revolt?</p> <p>If you’re creating and delivering genuine value, and you suddenly stop, people will notice. People will definitely care. Your contribution will be seriously missed. There will practically be rioting in the streets.</p> <p>Such people may not even credit the value to you directly, especially if your contribution remains somewhat anonymous, but they’ll soon detect that something important is missing from their lives. Even if they don’t know your name, the removal of your ongoing value creation and delivery will have a definite effect.</p> <p>If, however, hardly anyone cares that you stopped, that should tell you something. It means that people just didn’t value your creative output… not really. What you were doing was either unnecessary or easily replaced. You weren’t yet living as a conscious, self-actualized human being. You held back from shining as brightly as you could have.</p> <p>You have a choice of whether or not you want this to be your fate. You may have been conditioned from a young age to view your life path in terms of getting a job and making money. Go ahead and live that way for a few years if you think it’s intelligent. You’ll soon see what a pointless, soulless dead-end it really is.</p> <p>When you finally begin to hear that subtle inner voice screaming at you, “This is just so wrong,” realize that it’s still possible to live a life of fun, freedom, and fulfillment — and still make plenty of money and not starve. But in order to get there, you have to focus on doing what really matters. You must clear your head of all that socially conditioned nonsense and stop doing what everyone else is doing.</p> <p>Start living as a conscious human being, not a mindless minion. Focus on expressing your child-like creativity on a daily basis. Stop thinking so much about making money, and focus on connecting with people and sharing your creations with them instead.</p> <p>Create and deliver. Create and deliver.</p> <p>The correct focus for financial abundance is so simple it’s ridiculous. You learned it in kindergarten.</p> <p>You: “Hey, look at this picture I made!” (Value created)</p> <p>Adult: “Wow. That’s awesome! You made my day!” <img src="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> (Value received)</p> <p>My five-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter pretty much have it figured out. If they just keep doing what they naturally like to do, they’ll be able to enjoy financial abundance as adults too.</p> <p>My job as a parent isn’t so much to teach them something new in this area — it’s to prevent them from being brainwashed into thinking like everyone else.</p> <p>It took me about 5 hours to write and edit this 6,000-word article. I wasn’t even planning to write an article today. But I got inspired by an idea, so I sat down and wrote the whole thing in a single sitting.</p> <p>My investment of time and energy on the creative side was fixed. But this article will keep delivering value to people for many years to come. That’s a good investment then, isn’t it?</p> <p>It doesn’t matter whether or not this article generates income for me. I don’t think about it like that. I just know that if I keep creating and delivering value, I’ll continue to enjoy financial abundance, and I’ll feel really good too. Money is basically a non-entity. It doesn’t motivate action, nor does it serve as a reward. It’s just something that recedes into the background while real life is unfolding.</p> <p>I’d love for you to be able to enjoy similar benefits if this is something that appeals to you. It all starts with the choice of where you focus your attention. The more you pursue your own creative self-expression, the less you’ll have to fuss over money.</p> <p>The irony is that this is probably what you tell yourself you’ll do when you finally have enough money, but that sort of thinking is a trap that will only keep you stuck. The way you would live if/when you’re enjoying financial abundance, start living that way now, for that’s the very strategy that will produce the abundance you seek. And when you begin to experience financial abundance, you’ll realize that you never needed it to begin with. You just needed the courage to start expressing the real you under the conditions you find yourself in this very moment.</p> <p>This article has taken so many twists and turns, I think I’ve left the original title far behind by now. But somehow I think it still fits. <img src="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /></p>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-37550107438977675352009-03-17T15:42:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:43:52.816-07:00Most popular blogsMany of us are trying to earn money through blogging. How many of us are really successful in earning some money. Here are some of the most popular blogs:<br /><br />The top 20 blogs that are hosted on Blogger (blogspot.com) <ol><li><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/">Official Google Blog</a> - googleblog.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://postsecret.blogspot.com/">PostSecret</a> - postsecret.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/">one red paperclip</a> - oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://indexed.blogspot.com/">indexed</a> - indexed.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://atrios.blogspot.com/">Eschaton</a> - atrios.blogspot.com</li><li><a href="http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/">Google Webmaster Central</a> - googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/">Baghdad Burning</a> - riverbendblog.blogspot.com/ </li><li><a href="http://designsponge.blogspot.com/">Design*Sponge</a> - designsponge.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">The Sartorialist</a> - thesartorialist.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://dear_raed.blogspot.com/">Where is Raed ?</a> - dear_raed.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/">Google Maps Mania</a> - googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://facehunter.blogspot.com/">Face Hunter</a> - facehunter.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://cameratoss.blogspot.com/">Camera Toss (The Blog)</a> - cameratoss.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/">Vegan Lunch Box</a> - veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://musicthing.blogspot.com/">Music thing</a> - musicthing.blogspot.com</li><li><a href="http://strobist.blogspot.com/">Strobist</a> - strobist.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://angryarab.blogspot.com/">The Angry Arab News Service</a> - angryarab.blogspot.com</li><li><a href="http://googlereader.blogspot.com/">Official Google Reader Blog</a> - googlereader.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://googlevideo.blogspot.com/">Official Google Video Blog</a> - googlevideo.blogspot.com/</li><li><a href="http://blogger-templates.blogspot.com/">Blogger templates</a> - blogger-templates.blogspot.com/</li></ol>The top 20 blog hosted on Typepad.com<ol><li><a href="http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/">Go Fug Yourself</a> - gofugyourself.typepad.com/</li><li> <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/">Seth's Blog</a>- sethgodin.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://chezpim.typepad.com/blogs/">chez pim</a>- chezpim.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://wirelessdigest.typepad.com/shinyshiny/">Shiny Shiny</a>- wirelessdigest.typepad.com </li><li> <a href="http://economistsview.typepad.com/">Economist's View</a>- economistsview.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://ross.typepad.com/">Ross Mayfield's Weblog</a>- ross.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://makower.typepad.com/joel_makower/">Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward</a>- makower.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/">gladwell.com</a>- gladwell.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://bulknews.typepad.com/blog/">bulknews.typepad.com</a>- bulknews.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://redcouch.typepad.com/">Global Neighbourhoods</a>- redcouch.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://delong.typepad.com/">Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal</a>- delong.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://patentlaw.typepad.com/">Patent Law Blog</a>- patentlaw.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://ideant.typepad.com/ideant/2005/04/tag_literacy.html">i d e a n t: Tag Literacy</a> - ideant.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://steverubel.typepad.com/micropersuasion/">Micro Persuasion</a>- steverubel.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbaconchipsandbeans/">eggbaconchipsandbeans</a>- russelldavies.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/">WWdN: In Exile</a>- wilwheaton.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/">H5N1</a>- crofsblogs.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://majikthise.typepad.com/">Majikthise</a>- majikthise.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/">PalmAddicts</a>- palmaddict.typepad.com/ </li><li> <a href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/">Law Librarian Blog</a>- lawprofessors.typepad.com/ </li></ol>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-45559608881868714012009-03-17T15:36:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:40:01.599-07:00EASY MONEY<div class="entry-body"> <p>As we know economy is getting tougher everyday. Most of us are trying everything to get more and more money. I thought some of these tips would be useful for you.<br /></p><p>People don't believe how simple it is to accumulate a significant amount of wealth, but it really is quite easy. All you need is a bit of discipline and to know the three steps necessary anyone can take to grow a significant net worth. The steps are:</p> <p>1. <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2006/09/wealth_is_what_.html">Spend less than you earn.</a> This is <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2005/09/how_you_can_bec.html">THE key to getting rich</a>. Said another way, <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2006/04/the_richest_man_4.html">save a portion of all you make</a>.</p> <p>To spend less than you earn, you may need to <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2006/03/maximizing_your.html">earn more</a> or <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/saving_money/index.html">spend less</a>.</p> <p>2. <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2006/04/three_strategie.html">Invest your savings regularly</a> in good, solid investments. I like <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2006/08/why_i_like_inde.html">index funds</a>.</p> <p>3. Do this for a long time, letting the <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2006/04/the_richest_man_3.html">power of time</a> and <a href="http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2006/04/the_richest_man_2.html">compounding</a> work for you.</p> <p>That's it.</p> <p>Yes, it's that easy.</p> </div>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-25819387869569560622009-03-16T20:45:00.001-07:002009-03-16T20:45:53.263-07:00Do 6, 7 digit salary job exist?Myth: Executive level jobs are best found through recruiters and fee-based, high level job boards. <p>Truth: Both recruiters and fee based executive level job boards can severely limit your <a href="http://www.employmentdigest.net/coaching" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/coaching';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">job search</a> and the responses you receive.</p> <p>Executive recruiters can only help you if you have the exact qualifications to help them…fill their key search assignments that is.</p> <p>And fee based job boards usually yield about 1% to maybe 7% response rates. You are going to have to send out a lot of resumes to get any response at all, and of course don’t forget about the intense amount of executive competition you will face for the very same job.</p> <p>Most executives are all about working smarter, not harder. Though connecting with recruiters and answering 6-figure job ads might seem like the easiest way from point A to point B, it’s actually more work on your part to market yourself thoroughly enough using only these two outlets to get you the kind of results you are hoping for. It’s counterintuitive to your objective.</p> <p>Want an easier solution? Of course it depends on the industry and position but I find that executive level jobs are best found using the following system:</p> <p>1. Identification of the industry(s) of interest<br />2. Identification of the position(s) sought<br />3. Launching a campaign to penetrate those industries</p> <p>To be successful (and when I say successful I mean conducting a job search that results in a number of high quality interviews for opportunities you are genuinely interested in, and obtaining one or more viable job offers) you must have a clear plan, followed by a significant level of market exposure.</p> <p>Here are several highly effective techniques and resources to get going in the right direction:</p> <p>1. Identify your market</p> <p>What industry are you interested in and why? You must have a crystal clear direction before you can formulate any sort of plan. Is the market growing, or… are you purposely targeting growing markets? Smart move on your part.</p> <p>Here are a few examples of market indentification: Technology companies between 20 and 50 million dollars; owners and developers of outpatient surgery centers or US based international civil contractors.</p> <p>2. Identify your position</p> <p>In order to target and brand your <a href="http://www.employmentdigest.net/resume" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" onmouseover="self.status='resume';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">resume</a> you have to be clear on the type of position you are pursuing. Again, have you thought it through? Are their other emerging positions (e.g.: Chief Ethics Officer) or parallel positions that might offer more challenge, more security or more experience where you need it - that help to achieve your long term career goals? Its worth spending some time here, doing a bit of research and thinking this through.</p> <p>3. Launching a campaign to penetrate your industry/position of choice</p> <p>You can do this several ways including:</p> <p>* Hiring a firm to research contacts and companies that fit your career parameters.<br />* Using a site like zoominfo.com to research your preferences yourself.<br />* Hire a career <a href="http://www.employmentdigest.net/coaching" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/coaching';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">coach</a> (could also be called a career marketer or someone who provides career research) to analyze, make recommendations and gather the initial information for you.<br />* Hire an administrative assistant on a project basis to take care of some of your more mundane job search tasks such as mail merging documents, sending out resumes etc… (you should make phone contacts yourself though).<br />* Find (and follow up on) growth opportunities (companies moving/growing/expanding) through setting up a simple tracking system on Google news or through regular checking of business and trade journals.<br />* Hire a company to conduct an elite direct mail program for you. Find executive recruiters through a high-end contact that can distribute your resume exclusively to retained search firms.<br />* Obtain a list of VC firms or PE firms who specialize in your industry of choice.</p> <p>These are just a few ways that go way beyond fee based, 6 figure job boards. These methods, once they are set up by you - are just as turnkey as responding to a job ad.</p> <p>Bottom line, a combination of the right executive job search techniques can improve your results by 20%, 30% and even 40%.</p> Would you like to learn how to quickly and easily get more interviews, shorten your job search and increase your salary? Check out my website: http://www.maryelizabethbradford.com, for free articles, free resources and to sign up for my free audio mini-seminar "5 Simple Steps To Find, Focus On and WIN Your <a href="http://www.employmentdigest.net/dream" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/dream';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">Dream</a> Job - Starting Today!" Job Search Coach and nationally certified advanced resume writer Mary Elizabeth Bradford is "The Career Artisan."Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-7364594324495409692009-03-16T16:34:00.000-07:002009-03-16T16:38:10.226-07:00Best Startup Job websitesHi,<br /><br />As economy is going down, many of us are trying to get into small start-up companies. In these companies, you get work satisfaction, good money (Assumption: Company is doing good. Most of the start-up companies with good concepts are doing excellent now.)<br /><br /> These are some of the websites for start up jobs:<br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.asiawired.com/career/index.asp" target="_blank">AsiaWired.com</a> - Looking for startups in Asia? This may be the solution for you.</p> <p><a href="http://www.conotes.com/" target="_blank">CoNotes.com</a> - Focusing on nothing but jobs at startups, CoNotes has been around since 2007.</p> <p><a href="http://www.dice.com/" target="_blank">Dice.com</a> - Browse jobs by city or pull up the category that applies to your skill set.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ejob.com/" target="_blank">ejob.com</a> - ejob focuses on staffing needs in and around Silicon Valley.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gobignetwork.com/" target="_blank">GoBigNetwork.com</a> - A one-stop-shop for startups to form business plans, find funding and locate employees that can fulfill their needs.</p> <p><a href="http://hotstartupjobs.com/" target="_blank">HotStartupJobs.com</a> - Aggregates startup listings from a multitude of sites. You can read a lengthier write up of HotStartupJobs by our own Paul Glazowski <a href="http://mashable.com/2008/09/04/hot-startup-jobs/" target="_blank">here on Mashable</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://jobs.mashable.com/a/jbb/find-jobs">Jobs.Mashable.com</a> - Our very own marketplace features categories for listing jobs and looking for them also.</p> <p><a href="http://www.neohire.com/" target="_blank">NeoHire.com</a> - Lets you look up jobs by category, add them to your basket as you find ones that interest you and then apply to all of the ones you’ve saved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.npost.com/" target="_blank">nPost.com</a> - Besides offering numerous job listings at startups, they have 225+ interviews with people from some of the companies explaining what they are about and what they are looking for in an employee.</p> <p><a href="http://startupagents.com/" target="_blank">StartupAgents.com</a> - Both startups and potential employees can set up profiles to try to find the perfect match for each other. The service is completely free to potential employees, but will cost employers to contact potential hires.</p> <p><a href="http://www.startupjobs.biz/a/jbb/find-jobs" target="_blank">StartupJobs.biz</a> - A small jobs board with unique listings that you can search by type of job or occupation.</p> <p><a href="http://www.startuply.com/" target="_blank">Startuply.com</a> - Covers various industries related to Web 2.0 and startups, lets you also browse by job type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.startupzone.com/" target="_blank">StartupZone.com</a> - Allows you to search jobs by occupation, location or even what stage of funding they are in.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ventureloop.com/" target="_blank">VentureLoop.com</a> - Provides internship listings for students at certain schools and has job listings you can search by country or occupation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best luck with your job search<br /></p>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-50706025470802597892009-01-09T00:50:00.000-08:002009-01-09T00:52:06.784-08:00Best Job Websites<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://howtogethighpayingjob.blogspot.com/">http://howtogethighpayingjob.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <a href="http://www.laazi.com/Modules/NewCandi.aspx">http://www.laazi.com/Modules/NewCandi.aspx</a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <a href="http://www.monster.com/">www.monster.com</a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <a href="http://www.netjobsinindia.com/?gclid=CKChtIOMgZgCFQ4ZewodJHdACg">http://www.netjobsinindia.com/?gclid=CKChtIOMgZgCFQ4ZewodJHdACg</a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <a href="http://bangalore.vivastreet.co.in/job_offers+bangalore/bpo-job-openings-in-bangalore----high-salary/2150673">http://bangalore.vivastreet.co.in/job_offers+bangalore/bpo-job-openings-in-bangalore----high-salary/2150673</a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <a href="http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layouthtmls/swzl_salaryrangenarrow_40.html">http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layouthtmls/swzl_salaryrangenarrow_40.html</a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <a href="http://jobsearch.naukri.com/mynaukri/mn_newminnernew.php?f=151208001234&xz=11_0_15">http://jobsearch.naukri.com/mynaukri//mn_newminnernew.php?f=151208001234&xz=11_0_15</a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <a href="http://startupers.com/">http://startupers.com/</a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">AboutFreelanceWriting.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Offers helpful tips about being a freelance writer as well as posts summaries of the latest writing jobs.</span></o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://bloggerjobs.biz/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">BloggerJobs.biz</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Has both open jobs from established sites and the ability for people to post “For Hire” listings.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">FreelanceWritingGigs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Mixes listings for freelance jobs for both the Web and print with tips on improving your writing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://jobs.problogger.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Jobs.ProBlogger.net</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Darren Rowse’s Problogger has a jobs board filled with quality, paid blogging positions available from around the Web.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.journalismjobs.com/index.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JournalismJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Offers listings for all sorts of journalism jobs from blogging to television.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.writersweekly.com/markets_and_jobs.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">WritersWeekly.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A weekly online e-zine that has numerous job listings for regular jobs as one-off projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.alumwire.com/login.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Alumwire.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Alumwire is free to alumni and will help with job searching, recruiting, career enhancement, and more features such as a resume database.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.coolworks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">CoolWorks.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Perfect for college students, this site offers job listings for summer and seasonal jobs at national parks and resorts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.ventureloop.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">VentureLoop.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Provides internship listings for students at certain schools and has job listings you can search by country or occupation for the tech community.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.babysitters.com/default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">BabySitters.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- BabySitters.com is just what it sounds like, a place for parents to find babysitters. You can list your services, be reviewed by them, and then start booking jobs. Has been featured on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:Verdana">Good Morning America</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:Verdana">Oprah Magazine</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>as a good way to earn extra money.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.care.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Care.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Care.com does background checks and assists people with finding babysitters, nannies, elderly care givers, tutors, house sitters and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.hireahelper.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">HireAHelper.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- The site helps you sign up as a mover, cleaner, lawn & garden helper or day laborer, then lets you post your availability and get hired by people in your area.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.nannyavailable.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">NannyAvailable.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Site built specifically for matching nannies, au pairs, babysitters and more with families looking for help.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.atoztutoring.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">AtoZTutoring.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A site exclusively for in-home tutoring as opposed to online.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.bookalesson.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">BookALesson.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Site for instructors of specialties like music and many varied sports. Helps you automatically book appointments and let people see when you have open slots in your calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://find-guru.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Find-Guru.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to list your tutoring abilities for any sort of subject from basic math to computer networking.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobs4tutors.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Jobs4Tutors.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Site looks for more than just tutoring, but also assessments, evaluation, and mentoring.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://takelessons.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">TakeLessons.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Company providing lessons for all kinds of musical instruments and singing, looking for instructors in over 400 cities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.teachstreet.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">TeachStreet.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Site for teachers of all kinds of lessons from schoolwork to sports, music and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://tutorlinker.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">TutorLinker.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>-Allows parents to easily search for tutors around their area and compare them against one another, which makes it essential for the tutors to be competitive.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.tutornation.com/index.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">TutorNation.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Site will help you with training and certification and then you can start taking on students.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.tutorz.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Tutorz.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>-A nationwide search enabling students and tutors to connect.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://wiziq.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">WiziQ.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Site for helping tutors to find students from anywhere in the world while providing online classrooms for you to use.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://jobs.37signals.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">37signals.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A job board from the well known 37signals that features listings for programmers, designers, executives and even iPhone app developers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.authenticjobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">AuthenticJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Companies looking for all kinds of designers, from full-time to freelance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.companymeetcreative.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">CompanyMeetCreative.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Site offering part-time, freelance, and contract job offerings for creative types in Web fields.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.conotes.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">CoNotes.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- CoNotes specializes in jobs at Internet startups.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.coroflot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Coroflot.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Designers can sign up to host portfolios of their work as well as browse job listings.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.dice.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Dice.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to search based on job title, skills or location for tech industry related jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.ejob.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">ejob.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Specific to jobs in and around <st1:place st="on">Silicon Valley</st1:place> for the tech set.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.elance.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Elance.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>-Elance features jobs from all different divisions of Web operations from design up to administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.freshwebjobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">FreshWebJobs</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Full-time and freelance web developer jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://getafreelancer.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">GetAFreelancer.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Locate freelance jobs in just about every web technical field.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://hotstartupjobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">HotStartupJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- An Aggregator of startup listings from various sites around the Web. You can read a lengthier review of HotStartupJobs<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/2008/09/04/hot-startup-jobs/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">here on Mashable</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.itlance.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">ITLance.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A job site for designers, administrators, and more. Jobs are clearly marked as full-time or freelance for easy browsing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://jobfloat.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JobFloat.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- The jobs here focus primarily on design, but there are also some technical ones as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.artypapers.com/jobpile/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Jobpile</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Aggregates jobs from numerous tech focused boards to let you search them all at once.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://jobsandgigs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JobsAndGigs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Color coded results show you which are jobs and which are gigs for design and development, features customized RSS feeds.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.krop.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Krop.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Helps the creative and technology communities with job listings throughout the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.limeexchange.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">LimeExchange.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to build a profile to help you promote yourself and then you can bid on the tech jobs that get posted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://jobs.mashable.com/a/jbb/find-jobs" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Mashable Jobs</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Yes, our very own jobs board featuring social media, technical, and web-related jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.mosthired.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">MostHired.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Aggregates web jobs from various sources to ease your browsing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.neohire.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">NeoHire.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- You can add multiple jobs to your “bucket” and apply to all of your saved ones. Focused primarily on <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">California</st1:place></st1:state> tech related jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.npost.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">nPost.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Offers numerous job listings as well as interviews with hundreds of people at startups telling you what their company is about, and what they look for in an employee.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.odesk.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">oDesk.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Thousands of freelance jobs that are either hourly rate or fixed price in all sorts of technical fields from simple data entry to VoIP development.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.odinjobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">OdinJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Tries to match you with the “right” IT job by language processing instead of keywords. Also turns your resume into a live document so it can be indexed by search engines.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://realwebjobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">RealWebJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Focuses on coding jobs with a heavy concentration it seems on jobs in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.searchwebjobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">SearchWebJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Tech jobs browsable by full-time, part-time, freelance, or just do a search for the ones that interest you.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://startupagents.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">StartupAgents.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A free service where you can set up a profile about yourself and try to find the company that best matches you.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.startupjobs.biz/a/jbb/find-jobs" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">StartupJobs.biz</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to search for startup jobs by occupation or job type.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.startuply.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Startuply.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Browse by job type at Web 2.0 and startup companies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.startupzone.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">StartupZone.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Not only does it allow you to search jobs by occupation and location, you can also see what stage of funding they are in.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.webprojobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">WebProJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Focuses on full-time and freelance positions for design, copywriting, marketing and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.activehire.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">ActiveHire.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Provides you with the ability to add your resume, use their resume builder, receive emails about new jobs, or just do a regular search through their current listings.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Careerbuilder.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Besides offering job search tools, they also offer services such as a career test, ways to distribute your resume, career advice and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Craigslist.org</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Quickly becoming the world’s classified section, the well-known Craigslist allows you to select your city and search for jobs in your area.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.fevq.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">FevQ.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A no nonsense job site that allows you to first pick your industry and then go down to the state you are looking to work in.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.job.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Job.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Offers tools such as resume building and a career test in addition to job searches.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobbi.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Jobbi.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Search for jobs, post video resumes and fill out one application that can be submitted to multiple companies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobdig.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JobDig.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Focuses on employment, training and opportunities in a handful of states in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>, but is adding more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobfox.com/Site/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Jobfox.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to tell them about yourself in a mini-interview and then they offer up the jobs they think you are best suited for.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobing.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Jobing.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Enter your zip code and you will be directed to local job sites in your general vicinity.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobsearcheasy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JobSearchEasy.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Besides providing job searches by state and category, Job Search Easy also provides tools such as resume critiques, salary calculator, career test and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobster.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Jobster.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A general job site with listings in all of the major categories. Allows you to post your resume and promote yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.locanto.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Locanto.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Classified ads for all the major cities in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> with sections dedicated to employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.monster.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Monster.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Probably the best known of the career sites, Monster allows you to search for jobs, post your resume, sign up for job fairs and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.realmatch.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">RealMatch.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Fill in a profile and within minutes you will start seeing jobs that you are best suited for.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Yahoo HotJobs</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Yahoo’s job site allows you to browse by category, location, the top 100 companies and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.yorz.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">YorZ.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- All jobs are reviewed for quality and then placed into groups for easier browsing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.flipdog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">FlipDog.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Aggregates job listings from several sites and then allows you to browse and search by category, location, industry and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.getthejob.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">GetTheJob.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Aggregates job listings from company job boards. Many of the listings never make it to standard job sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.indeed.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Indeed</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Searches numerous job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages to provide nearly a million job listings in one location.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobster.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Jobster.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to post your resume, search numerous listings and set up job alerts to be delivered to your email.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.linkup.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">LinkUp.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- As opposed to other job aggregating sites, LinkUp monitors the job pages of company websites and gets their listings directly from the sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.simplyhired.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">SimplyHired.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Search millions of jobs by keywords or location, or for the brave you can just browse by industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.worktree.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">WorkTree.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Job search engine that aggregates job listings from numerous sources all in one search.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.agency-seeker.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Agency-Seeker.co.uk</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> based site that aids you in locating the best employment agency for your chosen work sector.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.allthetopbananas.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">AllTheTopBananas.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A UK-based job aggregator that gathers jobs from recruitment agencies, job boards and employers. Allows you to search based on location, upload your resume and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.asiawired.com/career/index.asp" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">AsiaWired.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A site focusing on technical jobs all throughout <st1:place st="on">Asia</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.bokrin.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Bokrin.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A worldwide classifieds site that allows you to look for part-time and full-time work in various industries.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.eluta.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Eluta.ca</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A Canadian job site that attempts to index all of the job listings in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.fusejobs.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">FuseJobs.co.uk</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Fuse Jobs focuses on entry level jobs in and around <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">London</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.ihipo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">iHipo.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A social network with the goal of connecting students and young professionals with employers around the globe for jobs and internships.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://jobisjob.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JobIsJob.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A site for job listings in <st1:country-region st="on">Austria</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region st="on">Ireland</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> and the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobneters.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JobNeters.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>-A <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> based job site aggregates ads from around the web.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://nushio.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Nushio.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Provides job searching for <st1:country-region st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region>, the <st1:country-region st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region> and the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.probook.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Probook.ca</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Professional networking site for <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.recruit.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Recruit.net</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to search for millions of jobs in places like <st1:country-region st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Hong Kong</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.workcircle.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Workcircle.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Aggregates job listings from job boards, employers and agencies all across the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.workopolis.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Workopolis.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Billed as <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s biggest job site, Workopolis has job listings for everything from entry level to full-time positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.zubka.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Zubka.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A job site based in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> that lets you look for jobs, and if you find one a friend may be a good fit for, you can earn money for referring them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.climber.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Climber.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to research companies, jobs, salaries, connect to recruiters anonymously and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.inovahire.com/#null" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Inovahire.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A job site that is unique in that it also allows employers and potential hires to conduct interviews via web conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="https://www.interactiveapplicant.com/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">InteractiveApplicant.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to not only upload your resume, but also answer questions with audio, video or text.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://interviewbest.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">InterviewBest.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Helps you practice for interviews as well as aids you in preparing a physical presentation about yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jibberjobber.com/login.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JibberJobber.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- JibberJobber assists you in managing your job search or in your already existing career.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.jobboardreviews.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JobBoardReviews.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- With the number of job boards out there, it can be a bit overwhelming. JobBoardReviews helps you figure out which boards are best suited to your needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">LinkedIn.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- LinkedIn brings the “networking” back to social networking in the truest sense. Find your current and past co-workers, get them to recommend you, put up your resume and a whole lot more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.livesalary.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">LiveSalary.com.au</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A site for Australians to compare their salaries amongst Australian employers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://salary.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Salary.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Software for individuals and companies alike to figure out fair salaries.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.salarybase.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">SalaryBase.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A tool for figuring out how much your salary is worth by plugging in data about yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.salaryscout.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">SalaryScout.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to easily see if the salary you are being offered is as good as you think it is.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.virtualjobcoach.com/pages/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">VirtualJobCoach.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Has all the tools you need for a successful job hunt. Get a calendar, to-do list, resume & cover letter wizard and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.emurse.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Emurse.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to build an online version of your resume and host it on a Web page to share with potential employers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.howtowritearesume.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">HowToWriteAResume.net</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Create your resume online from their system and also store it online with them for free.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://hresume.weblogswork.com/hresumecreator/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">hResume Creator</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A simple form to help you create an online resume in the hResume Microformat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://jukeduke.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">JukeDuke.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to create an online portfolio and resume that you can share with potential employers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.razume.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Razume.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to upload your resume, black out your contact info, and get feedback from other members on how to improve your document.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.visualcv.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">VisualCV.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A free service for building a secure online resume that lets you share different versions with employees, coworkers, friends and so on. You can include video, samples of your best work and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.beyondmotherhood.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">BeyondMotherhood.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A job listing site directed squarely at women who want to be known for more than just being mothers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.findlaw.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">FindLaw.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows lawyers to sign up and then potential clients can locate attorneys in their area to fit their needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.flexjobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">FlexJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A site that screens work-at-home and telecommuting jobs so you are only looking at legitimate offers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.latpro.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">LatPro.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Job site focused on bilingual and Hispanic hires.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://layoffspace.com/unlog.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">Layoffspace.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A social network for unemployed persons to share resources, register for job fairs and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.moneybackjobs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">MoneyBackJobs.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- You can create a profile about yourself as well as upload your resume. If you accept a job through their site, you will receive a cash back bonus.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.onehourtranslation.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">OneHourTranslation.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Are you fluent in more than one language? Feel the urge to translate random text on a quick turn-around? This may be the job for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.proz.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">ProZ.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Find freelance work as a language translator if you speak multiple languages.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.skillwho.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">SkillWho.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A mixture of social networking and jobs board that allows you to list what skills you have, or what skills you are looking for, and connect for jobs and professional networking.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.talentdatabase.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">TalentDatabase.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Job site specifically for creative types such as artists, actors, comedians, dancers, musicians and many more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.talentspring.com/welcome" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">TalentSpring.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Allows you to upload your resume or import your LinkedIn profile, get a rating, and then they unlock potential employers you are suited for.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://twithire.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">TwitHire.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A tool for people to post jobs they know of in a simplified format to be posted on Twitter. All of them are collected on this site for easy browsing by people who are job hunting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.whototalkto.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">WhoToTalkTo.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Site for posting job leads so that people can apply for the job you just left or even post that you can give people advice for getting hired at your company.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.worknt.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">WorkNT.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Professional networking mixed with the ability to also search for jobs and possible employees.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#333333"><a href="http://www.youronramp.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#499CDE">YourOnRamp.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- A site focused on women who are in career transition. Allows you to search for jobs and also provides forums for you to discuss being a woman in the business world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-75135513362516955492009-01-07T04:34:00.000-08:002009-01-07T04:37:22.996-08:00Prepare for Dream JobStartup Company Interview Preparation<br />This list of interview tips was written by <a href="http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/historyoftechindustry/qt/jeremy.htm">Jeremy McCarthy,</a> the CEO of VentureLoop, who has over 15 years of experience working and recruiting with the venture capital community and with startups. While nothing guarantees a successful interview, the information provided can help candidates better prepare themselves for success in the interview process with a startup company.<br />Purpose - get an offer<br />The purpose of any interview is to get an offer. Even if you have concerns about the company or job during your interview, make sure you still interview your best. You can always say no to an offer when it arrives. You can rarely overcome a poor first impression if you later decide your initial instincts about the position were mistaken.<br />Research<br />Go online and find out as much information as you can about the company and anyone you will be interviewing with. Companies are blown away when you can mention press releases, know their revenue numbers, quote statistics, know backgrounds of executives, etc. For startup companies, you should know who the venture capital investor is, know which partners sit on their board, and know how much money they have raised so far. Many times this information is not available, but some savvy online searching can turn up valuable information about a company.<br />Most companies like to hire people who are experts in their industry, and startups are no exception. They have to answer to their investors when things don't go well, and executives don't want to tell their venture capital investors that they had a poor product launch after hiring a product manager with no experience in their industry. Know the company, know their industry, know their competitors, and use their product if it is available.<br />Rehearse<br />Most successful athletes and performers visualize their craft prior to playing or performing. Try to visualize your interview and how you will present yourself and answer questions prior to interviewing. If you get nervous during interviews, you might even consider having someone you know do a mock interview before you go. The more you practice, the more comfortable you are, and the less nervous you will be when the interview arrives.<br />Cover strengths, weaknesses, etc.<br />Think about questions related to where you are in 2 to 5 years, your most difficult work situation, your most stressful job, your favorite job, what kind of person you'd like to work for, etc... Sit down and come up with answers to all of the stereotypical questions that get asked in interviews. You don't want to get caught making something up off the cuff, only to think later "DOH! I shouldn't have said that!" If they ask where you see yourself in the next X number of years, let them know that you are more focused on the current position at this time, but you would obviously want to be considered for appropriate promotions as you master this position and show high performance. And take a few minutes to write down the questions and answers so that you don't have to re-invent the wheel with each interview.<br />Prepare for Behavioral Questions<br />Many companies use an interview technique known as behavioral interviewing. This method of interviewing asks candidates to give specific examples of situations they have encountered. For example, "tell me about a time you didn't meet a deadline and how you handled it." Take time to go through the questions below and write out examples to keep for future interviews. It can be difficult to come up with good examples to behavioral interview questions on the spot, and you will be far better served if you can determine good examples in advance.<br />Work-related examples of:<br />How you handled not meeting a deadline<br />How you dealt with conflict with a co-worker or boss<br />What you did when someone else's actions caused your project to fail<br />When you have shown initiative<br />What you did when a customer was upset with you<br />A time when a co-worker blamed you for something that was not your fault<br />Appearance<br />Remember to ask ahead of time what the expectation is on your attire. It is always preferable to over-dress for an interview unless you know the company has a strict casual environment. Make sure you are well groomed. If you are a coffee drinker, smoker, or have lunch/breakfast prior to an interview, be aware of your breath. Use a mint or brush your teeth prior to your interview. Do NOT chew gum during an interview. Do not wear perfume/cologne or wear little enough that someone cannot smell it unless they are closer than one foot from you. Think about how you appear when you are confident and on top of the world. Head high, standing straight and tall, a slight smile, relaxed.<br />Arrival<br />Arrive for your interview at least 5 minutes early but no more than 10 minutes early. Everyone has their watch set differently, and giving a 5 minute cushion is a good idea. Some interviewers are also very time-sensitive and notice if you're even one minute late. However, arriving more than 10 minutes early will often pressure the first interviewer if they are not ready for you yet. Plan to arrive 15 to 20 minutes early in the parking lot and enter the building about 5 minutes early. If you are running late or think you might be late, call ahead of your arrival to let them know.<br />Introduction<br />When introducing yourself to each interviewer, give your first and last name, make eye contact, and let the interviewer be the person to initiate a handshake. When shaking hands, match the pressure of their handshake. Do not be limp or unusual with the way you shake hands. Wait a moment and smile at the interviewer after meeting them.<br /><br />Presentation<br />Your body language tells a lot about you in an interview. Sit up straight. Lean slightly forward in your chair. Keep eye contact with your interviewer as much as possible (especially be aware of this when you are the one speaking as many people make eye contact when listening but not when speaking). Stay alert. When you go through a long interview process, you can sometimes start to show weariness, and startups often have a high energy culture. Make sure you project energy and do not appear tired. Try to mirror your interviewer's demeanor and style. Be yourself, but let them set the tone of the interview and match their energy level and body language. Never swear or use casual words like "yeah" and "uh-huh". Even if your interviewer swears and speaks casually.<br />Take Notes<br />Bring a notepad or portfolio and a pen to take notes during each interview. This is a very effective way to show your interest in the opportunity and your attention to detail.<br />Biggest challenges? Where can I contribute?<br />Ask each interviewer what the biggest challenges of the position are at the beginning of the interview. Write down what they tell you and focus on how you can overcome those challenges with your skills and background during each interview. This question basically gets the interviewer to tell you what their hot buttons are, and each person will have different hot buttons for the same position. Also, focus on how you can help them, not on what the company has to offer you. Where can you contribute to their company, team or project?<br />Forbidden topics - money, benefits, office tour, overtime<br />Never bring up money on your first interview. If they ask what you're making, be honest but tell them that you feel it's probably premature to talk money at this point and, besides, you're interested in evaluating the entire opportunity rather than the salary alone. Let them know that you're confident that you both can work out a fair offer if you are both interested in moving forward. Don't ask about benefits info or to take an office tour. Those things will come at a later time. And never ever ever bring up overtime. Even in a positive way. The interviewer will almost always remember that overtime was discussed during the interview, and they will perceive it negatively, regardless of how you positioned it. If you want to express that you work hard and long hours, let them know that you do whatever it takes to get the job done and that you are quite familiar with startup culture and expectations.<br />Want, not Need<br />Companies don't like to hire people who seem desperate. Interview with a confident style that shows you want the job, but don't give the impression that you need the job. Even if you desperately need the job. If you have been out of work for awhile and have been getting a lot rejections, inevitably an interviewer will ask you what your interviewing experience has been the past few months. Let them know you are having a very positive experience evaluating companies and opportunities. Tell them you are being selective in your interviewing process to find the right opportunity for yourself.<br />Laid off or Fired<br />It is always awkward to let an interviewer know why you left your last job if you were laid off or especially if you were terminated for cause. Never lie when asked. While it might be unfair, many hiring managers assume the poorest performers are cut when layoffs occur. Be prepared to answer your layoff question with information that will dispel any assumption someone might have about cutting the poor performers. Try to show that there was a specific business reason behind your layoff. Your department was eliminated. The office was moved. The product you supported was being discontinued, etc.<br />Being terminated for cause is always difficult to answer. Never use the word "fired" when describing your situation and instead use a softer term like "let go". Do not go into great detail about the circumstances and do not express anger, blame, or a grudge. Speak with confidence when discussing the situation and do not appear meek or apologetic. Look the person in the eye the entire time you are discussing what happened. If possible, offer a reference at the company who will give you a solid reference about performance. If you can't get a reference at the company that terminated you, find a reference at a previous company that will give a reference to help show you are a solid performer and offer up that information at the time of discussing your termination with the interviewer. If you show that you are uncomfortable and lack confidence when discussing this subject, you will give an interviewer the impression that there is little doubt the last company made the right decision.<br /><br />Close - Any concerns about ability to do job? Next step? These are the two MOST important questions in each interview you have. You should ask them of each individual interviewer.<br />Do you have any concerns about my ability to do this job? - This is your last chance to make sure you didn't leave out anything in your background or incorrectly communicate anything during the interview. Once you leave the interview, it's almost impossible to change someone's incorrect impression. Be direct and try to get a sincere response from the individual.<br />I'm very excited about this opportunity. What's our next step? - This might very well be the deciding factor in getting an offer. Even if you have reservations, express to each interviewer that you are definitely interested in the position and want to know what you need to do next to keep the process moving. And make sure that you actually SAY it in words at the end of the interview. Don't assume that they should have noticed your enthusiasm and interest level from the rest of your comments during the interviewing process. Trust me. They didn't. On numerous occasions I have seen a less qualified candidate get the job over a more qualified candidate based almost entirely on their perceived interest level in the position.<br />Follow up<br />Always follow up with a company after you interview within 24 hours. In this electronic age, it is appropriate to send an email to each person who interviewed you if you have their email address. If you do not have everyone's email address, you can ask for their email addresses from someone whose email you do have. If you really want to impress someone, send a written thank you card. It is rare that people send written thank you cards today, and it will make you stand out as someone who took the extra time to do it. Thank the interviewer for his or her time, re-iterate your interest in the opportunity, and mention one area from your notes that answers the interviewers hot button area (you did ask them what the biggest challenges of this position are during the interview, right?).Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302439883842961748.post-39166577721989646502009-01-06T06:57:00.000-08:002009-01-06T07:00:44.917-08:00Recession hits the job market badlyAs we all have seen in last few months, recession has hit job market scenario pretty badly in almost every domain.<div><br /></div><div>This blog is honest effort to help all the people who are struggling to find new job. Please feel free to comment. All suggestions are welcome.</div>Thinking Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428776251719701713noreply@blogger.com0