Job Seekers Blog http://www.faio.info Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:18:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kristin Davie–Still Looking, But Expanding Her Job Search by Kristin Davie, exclusive for WWDS. Kristin is a 2009 college graduate who is still looking for her first job. She writes about her search for all of us. In the popular 1989 movie Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner is commanded by an unknown force to build a baseball field ... http://www.faio.info/kristin-davie%e2%80%93still-looking-but-expanding-her-job-search.html JobSeekers: You Are Hiring Them Too, Don’t Forget http://www.faio.info/jobseekers-you-are-hiring-them-too-don%e2%80%99t-forget.html If I Had a Nickel Everytime I Heard This, I’d Have a Big Pile of Nickels Ever heard this? I don’t know what I am passionate about yet. Why do people say this?  Because most career advisor give pablum advice like: Find something you are passionate about. What are you excited about? What is it you reallyreallyreally want to do? What will make you happy at work? What stimulates you the most? The real ... http://www.faio.info/if-i-had-a-nickel-everytime-i-heard-this-i%e2%80%99d-have-a-big-pile-of-nickels.html Some People Can, Others Can’t http://www.faio.info/some-people-can-others-can%e2%80%99t.html A(nother) Star is Born We all need inspiration. So today I bring you the latest Susan Boyle from England’s version of American Idol, Danyl Johnson, a 27-year-old teacher.   It just so happens that he is singing my favorite song of all time, by the inimitable Joe Cocker, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY ... http://www.faio.info/another-star-is-born.html Yay Me! If you haven’t checked out FastCompany.com lately it is worth the visit.  Every few minutes they update their site with all kinds of interesting stories INCLUDING, every once in while (like weekly), one of my Gruzzles. I will try to remember to send you over there to see the latest.  But ... http://www.faio.info/yay-me.html Monkey in the Middle By Kristin Davie, special for WWDS I was never a fan of monkey-in-the-middle as a child. I didn’t have a growth spurt until I was in high school and my brother seemed to come out of the womb at 6”3. My distaste has only seemed to have grown in adulthood, even ... http://www.faio.info/monkey-in-the-middle.html What is the Twitter Exit Strategy, Exactly? http://www.faio.info/what-is-the-twitter-exit-strategy-exactly.html Math, Schmath JUST when I was thinking a similar thing, the Seth Godin goes ahead and runs this post.  I really must get to the internet faster. By Seth Godin, in his blog, 8/22/09 Simple quiz for smart marketers: Let’s say your goal is to reduce gasoline consumption. And let’s say there are only two kinds ... http://www.faio.info/math-schmath.html For Cultural, Political and Financial Change…. http://www.faio.info/for-cultural-political-and-financial-change%e2%80%a6.html