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Career Tips, Insights and Career Advice by Paul Freiberger

Sandia Labs has jobs program for wounded veterans

I'm glad to hear about a program started by Sandia National Laboratories (New Mexico) with the goal of aiding wounded veterans develop new career skills and get experience and find jobs. Under the Labs’ Wounded Warrior Career Development Program (WWCP) approved applicants get training and are hired from one ...

A Resume Needs Strong Headline and Summary: Example, Romney

If you had to write Mitt Romney's resume after the election, how would you help the poor guy out? Start with an attention-grabbing title and a captivating summary. For example:Willard Mitt Romney Business icon and political campaigner: An Embarrassment of Riches Co-founder and builder of major investment firm. Hard-nosed ...

1 Resume > $1M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgRLLAdnEbI   Don't underestimate the value of doing things right in your job search. Each aspect of your job search is important and attention to detail can pay off. We decided to explain this with a short video, which you can watch right ...

What about tattoos, Rihanna and job interviews? Yes people do ask...

When Rihanna tweeted a photo of her new tattoo, the words "Thug Life" written across her knuckles, it caused quite a buzz. Certainly, in the world of music, tattoos are the norm. Case in point, Pink has a tattooed barcode permanently residing on the back of her neck. However, in ...

State with Field of Dreams Seeks to Provide Dream Jobs

Iowa isn’t often a trend-setter in career improvement, but this week it is. Gov. Terry Branstad signed an executive order establishing an advisory council aimed at improving science and technology education in Iowa. Creating the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Council, known by the acronym STEM, will result in ...

VC Data Among Trends Pointing to More Jobs

With the national employment picture showing signs of revival, April may no longer be the cruelest month. Last month's job report showed 244,000 jobs added to the employment rolls, confirming a positive trend in the job market. Strong April numbers followed good numbers for March, when 221,000 ...

High Tech Executive Job Search: Getting Back in the Game

The technology sector has been battered for the past few years. On a national scale, the American technology sector lost 245,600 jobs in 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Losses have hit each segment of the industry, but a closer look at the numbers reveals ...

A Chance to Outbid a Billionaire for her Executive Resume

Anyone can buy it on eBay: Meg Whitman's Resume.All is not over for Meg Whitman if she loses the race for governor. Shimmering Resumes, a professional resume writing service, is offering her the opportunity to buy her own professional resume on eBay, her former website.“Meg’s hard to ...

Will Your Online Rep Keep You From Getting the Job?

It happens. Microsoft recently commissioned a survey of 1,200 hiring managers and recruiters. The result: "...79 percent of United States hiring managers and job recruiters surveyed reviewed online information about job applicants. Most of those surveyed consider what they find online to impact their selection criteria. In fact, 70 ...

Upshift Now! Book Excerpt 4: The Art of the Resume (II)

This week you'll find an excerpt from my e-book, Upshift Now! The Executive's Guide to Winning a Higher Position. Despite the title, it's a book for anyone seeking help in a job search,  not just executives. If you have comments on the book, please post them here ...

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