Turning a Corner? A CIO’s Job Search

For those of you that read my blog regularly know that I have been out of work since September. I have been looking but there have been very few opportunities since the October financial meltdown. In fact, it has been dead. I liken it to being in sailboat with no wind-aimlessly drifting in a void. [...]

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Résumés – Are You Lost? Here Are Some Clues

As a follow up to my post “Resumes-Are You Lost?” I received some great comments. When I wrote the post it was more of a humorous look at resumes and the confusion around them. Being confused about resume is part of looking for a job. There is no magic bullet when it comes to resume [...]

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12 Secrets To Finding a Job in a Down Economy

Yesterday I attend my first TENG meeting. The Technology Executives Networking Group. LLC (TENG) http://www.theteng.org. TENG is a great group with various chapters across the country.  Last night they had 3 speakers come to discuss recruiting and how best to market oneself. Let me paraphrase some of what was said: Senior executives should not post their [...]

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Today Was Not A Good Day – But It Is Friday

I am not sure if this is good or bad. But I do feel a bit disappointed today. I got three phone calls from three different recruiters for three different positions. The first was for a director of infrastructure. The position came to me through an IT organization I belong to. I was a little [...]

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