The first step you must do prior to your next job search: check all your social media, blogs, sites, etc. Is there anything out there you don’t want your Grandma or future boss to see? Clean up your mess, if you have one.
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Introduction–Job Search Lessons Learned: 12 Key Takeaways
My fellow professionals, oh, how the times have changed! I am still not sure I have this newfangled job searching via the internet thing down. It has been nearly a decade since I’ve looked on the open market for a career advancement opportunity. The old ways don’t work anymore. Believe me, I tried them, and then I remembered a quote from Albert Einstein: “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” So, you have to change, and it is going to not feel right, but you need to.
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Project: Performance Reporting Metrics Improvement
In this entry, I will be adding to my portfolio of work with the Reporting Metrics Improvement project for the Information Security organization. This will be following the STAR structure.
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Book Synopsis: Quitter
What to expect? This is a career book. The main focus is getting to your transition of a day job to a dream job. My takeaway was a day job is your typical 8-5, sitting in a cubicle, and not enjoying it. Your dream job is something not 8-5.
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3 Things You Must Do Before Starting Your Job Search
If you are about to or are already looking for your next challenge, I have three main things I’d like you to do prior to looking internally, online, or via your network. Even if you are not actively looking, you should always be open and prepared for new opportunities.
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