Monday I blogged about not ever allowing one person to have control over my income again.  Thom Allen has seen me go from job seeker to business owner and professional career manager over the last few years.  I was surprised to see this in the comments.
Topics: Joe Job Seeker, Seeker Advocates

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Yesterday I blogged about my cousin who was hired in just a few days from when he found a job posting on Craigslist.I guarantee he was prepared to have the right conversation when the time came.  He was ready.Last night I dropped in on a network meeting.
Topics: Already Employed, Joe Job Seeker, Personal Branding

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Last week I met a cousin-in-law who I’d only known from Facebook.  He has read my blog and tweets and knows my mind is in career management and job search – and because of that he shared a cool story with me.He was working in a job that was..
Topics: Joe Job Seeker, Tools for You

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I lost my job January 2006.I lost 100% of my income the day I heard, over the phone, something to the effect of “we’re going to have to let you go.”I felt equally bad for the other people who were getting let go from my company.  We...
Topics: Already Employed, Joe Job Seeker

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I remember when I was on unemployment and on state medical aid I had two very contradicting feelings:1. I was very, very grateful that the systems were in place and that I could have something.  Unemployment wasn’t much but it was enough to help...
Topics: Joe Job Seeker

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