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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <title>Interview Techniques - Persistence Counts</title>
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    <itunes:subtitle>A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: &#8220;HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an 

 &#8220;Equal Opportunity Employer.&#8221; 

	A </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: &#8220;HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an 

 &#8220;Equal Opportunity Employer.&#8221; 

	A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined. 

	Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he lead him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager. 

	The manager said, &#8220;I can&#8217;t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type.&#8221; The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, &#8220;The sign says you have to be good with a computer.&#8221; 

	The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager. By this time the manager was totally dumbfounded! He looked at the dog and said, &#8220;I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can&#8217;t give you the job.&#8221; 

	The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said, &#8220;Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual.&#8221; 

	The dog looked at him straight in the face and said, &#8220;Meow.&#8221;

	

	Courtesy of Jon Ritchey in Boone, CO 

	Please remember to send us your humor. Clean jokes preferred. 

	Read more Money Funnies here:
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	&lt;p&gt;A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: &amp;#8220;HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an &lt;/p&gt;

 &amp;#8220;Equal Opportunity Employer.&amp;#8221; 

	&lt;p&gt;A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he lead him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;The manager said, &amp;#8220;I can&amp;#8217;t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type.&amp;#8221; The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, &amp;#8220;The sign says you have to be good with a computer.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager. By this time the manager was totally dumbfounded! He looked at the dog and said, &amp;#8220;I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can&amp;#8217;t give you the job.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said, &amp;#8220;Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;The dog looked at him straight in the face and said, &amp;#8220;Meow.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Jon Ritchey in Boone, CO &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Please remember to send us your humor. Clean jokes preferred. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Read more Money Funnies here:&lt;br /&gt;
http://taxquips.com/index.php?cat=MoneyFunnies &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;

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&lt;a href="http://www.taxmama.com/AskTaxMama" title="Where taxes are fun and answers are free"&gt;Ask TaxMama&lt;/a&gt; :: Where taxes are fun and answers are free&lt;/a&gt;
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <title>Checklist: Clean Up Your Web Trail</title>
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    <itunes:subtitle>How to find where your personal information is located online.
by John Hazard

	The World Wide Web turns 18 years old this August. In that time, it has amassed billions of pages of information from millions of Web sites&#8212;many of which probably </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>How to find where your personal information is located online.
by John Hazard

	The World Wide Web turns 18 years old this August. In that time, it has amassed billions of pages of information from millions of Web sites&#8212;many of which probably mention your name, your business and your associations.

	Whether you&#8217;re an avid user of social networks or an online novice, chances are good that information about you occupies some corner of the Web. It is standard practice for recruiters and employers to use that Web trail to build a history and profile of potential candidates. Whether you&#8217;re just beginning your job search or you&#8217;re many months in, it&#8217;s smart branding to ensure your online presence tells your story as you would wish it told. 

	Lindsay Olson is a partner and recruiter at Paradigm Staffing as well as an expert on using the Web to market yourself and hunt for a job. With her help, TheLadders built a printable worksheet in Portable Document Format (PDF) to help you examine your online profile systematically and make sure it is spotless before it is seen by recruiters and potential employers. 

	CAREER ADVICE

	We won&#8217;t be able to cover every aspect of the vast Web here, but these steps will cover the Web sites and pages most likely to cause you trouble in your job search. (For a quick primer on using LinkedIn, Facebook and other social-networking tools, you can also download TheLadders&#8217; recent package  &#8220;Can You Facebook Your Way to a New Job?&#8221;)

	

	You&#8217;ll find John Hazard at TheLadders &#8211; 
where you can Search 7889 New $100k+ Jobs This Week! New $100k+ Jobs This Week!</itunes:summary>

    <description>&lt;p&gt;How to find where your personal information is located online.&lt;br /&gt;
by John Hazard&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;The World Wide Web turns 18 years old this August. In that time, it has amassed billions of pages of information from millions of Web sites&amp;#8212;many of which probably mention your name, your business and your associations.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Whether you&amp;#8217;re an avid user of social networks or an online novice, chances are good that information about you occupies some corner of the Web. It is standard practice for recruiters and employers to use that Web trail to build a history and profile of potential candidates. Whether you&amp;#8217;re just beginning your job search or you&amp;#8217;re many months in, it&amp;#8217;s smart branding to ensure your online presence tells your story as you would wish it told. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Lindsay Olson is a partner and recruiter at Paradigm Staffing as well as an expert on using the Web to market yourself and hunt for a job. With her help, TheLadders built a printable worksheet in Portable Document Format (PDF) to help you examine your online profile systematically and make sure it is spotless before it is seen by recruiters and potential employers. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;CAREER ADVICE&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;We won&amp;#8217;t be able to cover every aspect of the vast Web here, but these steps will cover the Web sites and pages most likely to cause you trouble in your job search. (For a quick primer on using LinkedIn, Facebook and other social-networking tools, you can also download TheLadders&amp;#8217; recent package &lt;a href="http://cdn.theladders.net/static/pdf/socialnetworkingThree.pdf" target="_blank"&gt; &amp;#8220;Can You Facebook Your Way to a New Job?&amp;#8221;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#8217;ll find John Hazard &lt;a href=" http://go.asktaxmama.com/Ladders" target="_blank"&gt;at TheLadders &amp;#8211; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <title>Interviewing On the Sly</title>
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    <itunes:subtitle>When interviewing and employed, use these tips on dressing down interview attire for the office

	by Joyann King

	In a corporate culture where business casual is making waves, showing up to work in a three-piece suit is a dead giveaway to your </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>When interviewing and employed, use these tips on dressing down interview attire for the office

	by Joyann King

	In a corporate culture where business casual is making waves, showing up to work in a three-piece suit is a dead giveaway to your colleagues that your dentist appointment is really an interview &#8212; somewhere else. 

	Fortunately, there are ways to tone down your look for the office but avoid a changing overhaul in the cramped restroom before your interview. By pairing a few casual items with your more formal interview attire, it will be anybody&#8217;s guess why you look just a little more polished today. 

	Women:

	1. Wear flat boots or ballet flats.

	Leave your gorgeous pumps in your car or under your desk in favor of lower heels. Bare legs and ballet flats or riding boots with tights will instantly dress down your interview appropriate skirt or dress. Bonus: Your feet will thank you. 

	2. Trade your jacket for a soft cardigan. 

	Layer a cozy cardigan in a soft color over your interview blouse or dress. Cardigans evoke a sense of casualness not usually appropriate for a formal interview. Leave your jacket hanging in your car or at your desk. Bonus: It will stay wrinkle-free. 

	3. Add a fashionable scarf or trendy jewelry. 

	A boldly colored necklace or Pucci printed scarf are a bit too fashion-forward for a formal interview. Add these fun accessories to your interview attire for a whimsical look; just don&#8217;t forget to tone them down before your interview. Bonus: Compliments from your colleagues. 

	Men:

	1. Leave off your jacket and tie. 

	In this case, it is all about what you don&#8217;t wear. If a formal suit isn&#8217;t in your office dress code, simply leave your jacket and tie off till the interview. Bonus: Comfort! Isn&#8217;t that enough?

	2. Wear a sportcoat or pullover sweater.

	If you prefer to wear a coat to the office, opt for a more casual sportcoat or a cozy pullover. These layers will instantly dress down your suit pants and button down. Bonus: Style points for mixing it up. 

	3. Keep your shoes casual. 

	Leave your shiny Allen Edmonds under your desk in favor of a casual loafer or driving shoe. A low-key shoe even when worn with suit pants clearly will deter your colleagues from suspecting that you are looking for work elsewhere. Bonus: Your shoeshine will stay fresh. 
&#8212;&#8212;
Joyann King is a New York fashion editor and stylist. She has worked in the fashion departments of glossy magazines like Glamour and Self and contributes frequently to Elle.com and Instyle.com. Formerly the fashion editor at ELLEgirl.com and a stylist for Macy&#8217;s and JCPenney, Joyann loves helping real people find their own personal style. She can be seen in fashion videos on ELLE.com and CBSnews.com offering her unique perspective on current trends. 

	

	You&#8217;ll find Joyann King at TheLadders &#8211; 
where you can Search 8016 New $100k+ Jobs This Week!</itunes:summary>

    <description>&lt;p&gt;When interviewing and employed, use these tips on dressing down interview attire for the office&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;by Joyann King&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;In a corporate culture where business casual is making waves, showing up to work in a three-piece suit is a dead giveaway to your colleagues that your dentist appointment is really an interview &amp;#8212; somewhere else. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Fortunately, there are ways to tone down your look for the office but avoid a changing overhaul in the cramped restroom before your interview. By pairing a few casual items with your more formal interview attire, it will be anybody&amp;#8217;s guess why you look just a little more polished today. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Women:&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;1. Wear flat boots or ballet flats.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Leave your gorgeous pumps in your car or under your desk in favor of lower heels. Bare legs and ballet flats or riding boots with tights will instantly dress down your interview appropriate skirt or dress. Bonus: Your feet will thank you. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;2. Trade your jacket for a soft cardigan. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Layer a cozy cardigan in a soft color over your interview blouse or dress. Cardigans evoke a sense of casualness not usually appropriate for a formal interview. Leave your jacket hanging in your car or at your desk. Bonus: It will stay wrinkle-free. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;3. Add a fashionable scarf or trendy jewelry. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;A boldly colored necklace or Pucci printed scarf are a bit too fashion-forward for a formal interview. Add these fun accessories to your interview attire for a whimsical look; just don&amp;#8217;t forget to tone them down before your interview. Bonus: Compliments from your colleagues. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Men:&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;1. Leave off your jacket and tie. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;In this case, it is all about what you don&amp;#8217;t wear. If a formal suit isn&amp;#8217;t in your office dress code, simply leave your jacket and tie off till the interview. Bonus: Comfort! Isn&amp;#8217;t that enough?&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;2. Wear a sportcoat or pullover sweater.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;If you prefer to wear a coat to the office, opt for a more casual sportcoat or a cozy pullover. These layers will instantly dress down your suit pants and button down. Bonus: Style points for mixing it up. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;3. Keep your shoes casual. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Leave your shiny Allen Edmonds under your desk in favor of a casual loafer or driving shoe. A low-key shoe even when worn with suit pants clearly will deter your colleagues from suspecting that you are looking for work elsewhere. Bonus: Your shoeshine will stay fresh. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#8212;&amp;#8212;&lt;br /&gt;
Joyann King is a New York fashion editor and stylist. She has worked in the fashion departments of glossy magazines like Glamour and Self and contributes frequently to Elle.com and Instyle.com. Formerly the fashion editor at ELLEgirl.com and a stylist for Macy&amp;#8217;s and JCPenney, Joyann loves helping real people find their own personal style. She can be seen in fashion videos on ELLE.com and CBSnews.com offering her unique perspective on current trends. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.taxmama.com/art/streamer-trans.gif"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#8217;ll find Joyann King &lt;a href=" http://go.asktaxmama.com/Ladders" target="_blank"&gt;at TheLadders &amp;#8211; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
where you can Search 8016 New $100k+ Jobs This Week!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;

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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <title>Stop Looking for a Job</title>
    <link>http://www.taxquips.com/index.php?id=1119</link>
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    <itunes:subtitle>The best way to get a job is to connect with people outside of your need for a job.
by Darrell Gurney

	&#8220;The best way to get a job is to not look for one.&#8221; Does that idea sound crazy? It&#8217;s true, and I&#8217;ve shared it with my clients </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>The best way to get a job is to connect with people outside of your need for a job.
by Darrell Gurney

	&#8220;The best way to get a job is to not look for one.&#8221; Does that idea sound crazy? It&#8217;s true, and I&#8217;ve shared it with my clients for years. 

	That doesn&#8217;t mean sit on your backside eating bonbons watching soap operas. It simply means it&#8217;s critical to find reasons to meet with people outside of your need for a job.

	Take a case in point. A client of mine was a high-level, VP-Marketing type. We had completed his preliminary career inventory work so he understood his unique value and patterns of success; we even branded him in an authentic yet catchy way. He proceeded to knock on back doors the way he had been taught &#8212; to research and relationship-build. Yet he still allowed survival-mode desperation to seep into his conversations. His hints weren&#8217;t overt, but a tone of fear-based neediness limited his results.

	One day he said, &#8220;Darrell, through all the introspective work we&#8217;ve done, something has become clear: I have entrepreneurism in my blood. My father was an entrepreneur. His father was an entrepreneur. My brothers and sisters are all entrepreneurial. So I&#8217;ve come to this conclusion: To heck with these corporate jobs &#8212; I&#8217;m going to start my own business.&#8221; He went on to purchase a couple of franchises and was happier than ever.

	Once he stopped &#8220;needing&#8221; a job, interesting events started to occur. 

	Without even pushing, he began receiving calls from folks he had met during his campaign. He also fielded unexpected calls on the resume he had placed in cyberland. With no attachment to landing an interview, he discussed frankly the opportunities people presented to him. In one instance, he told a hiring manager over the phone, &#8220;In all honesty, the role and compensation you&#8217;re describing is simply far below anything I&#8217;d consider, so I don&#8217;t want to waste your time by getting together.&#8221; The hiring manager responded that he would be more than willing to come up significantly if he could find someone of such high caliber&#8230;and basically pleaded for him to come in and meet.

	He went in and opened some further doors for himself, but that&#8217;s not the point. What matters is that when he &#8220;de-desperatized&#8221; himself &#8212; removed all neediness from his conversations and demeanor &#8212; the world responded immediately. His internal sense-of-value shift caused an external awareness of value shift. He called me to say he finally understood what I had been trying to impart for so many months. Without need glaring through everything he did, and by simply focusing on building authentic relationships, the world was practically begging him to come out and play.

	A quote from Franz Kafka sums up this principle nicely:

	&#8220;You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.&#8221; 
However, though I believe that whatever we seek is seeking us at the same time, we have to get out and connect with it. No sitting at your table here.

	The way to stay completely outside the crowd of job seekers is never to enter it &#8212; even if you really need a job.

	Rather than write cover letters saying, in effect, &#8220;I need a job,&#8221; or setting up meetings to discuss your need for a job, turn your outreaches into something less &#8220;me&#8221;-oriented. 

	How about setting up meetings to explore and get answers on areas of your passionate interest? What about becoming a thought leader in a specific field?

	Guess what? The folks in jobs right now have to focus on those jobs. So they won&#8217;t be as up on everything going on in the industry as you could be, with all of your time to research and gather information. What if you became so knowledgeable and informed that people want to meet with you to get the skinny on things they are too busy to keep up with themselves? What if you went into meetings bearing gifts (knowledge or information) rather than only because you want something from them (a job)? Do you think it might create a different feel for your meetings?

	Understand that if you are branded well and fly a &#8220;flag&#8221; of who you are when you meet people, you never need to ask for a job. If they see value in you and are attracted to the flag you&#8217;re flying, they will find whatever they can for you automatically. Simply find reasons to connect and ask for a few minutes. Meet people in a memorable way (personal brand) and maintain those relationships to stay top-of-mind. You&#8217;ll have so many members of your &#8220;career net&#8221; attuned to you that nothing will slip through without your hearing about it.
&#8212;&#8212;
DARRELL W. GURNEY  (www.CareerGuy.com),  executive/career coach and 15-year recruiting veteran, supports people at all levels to make profitable transitions or create thriving businesses. He is the author of Headhunters Revealed! and a personal and business brand strategist. His Backdoor Method for networking has helped many individuals expand their reach within both careers and new client circles. Hear them speak for themselves at www.CareerGuy.com/Testimonials.htm 

	You&#8217;ll find Darrell Gurney TheLadders &#8211; 
where you can Search 8016 New $100k+ Jobs This Week!

	[TaxMama  note: Volunteering is one of  TaxMama&#8217;s favorite suggestions. Pick something you&#8217;re passionate about. Not only will you do something important to you &#8211; you&#8217;ll make great contacts and friends, too. Incidentally, for singles &#8211; volunteering surely beats online dating and singles bars or even coffee bars. ]</itunes:summary>

    <description>&lt;p&gt;The best way to get a job is to connect with people outside of your need for a job.&lt;br /&gt;
by Darrell Gurney&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The best way to get a job is to not look for one.&amp;#8221; Does that idea sound crazy? It&amp;#8217;s true, and I&amp;#8217;ve shared it with my clients for years. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;That doesn&amp;#8217;t mean sit on your backside eating bonbons watching soap operas. It simply means it&amp;#8217;s critical to find reasons to meet with people outside of your need for a job.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Take a case in point. A client of mine was a high-level, VP-Marketing type. We had completed his preliminary career inventory work so he understood his unique value and patterns of success; we even branded him in an authentic yet catchy way. He proceeded to knock on back doors the way he had been taught &amp;#8212; to research and relationship-build. Yet he still allowed survival-mode desperation to seep into his conversations. His hints weren&amp;#8217;t overt, but a tone of fear-based neediness limited his results.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;One day he said, &amp;#8220;Darrell, through all the introspective work we&amp;#8217;ve done, something has become clear: I have entrepreneurism in my blood. My father was an entrepreneur. His father was an entrepreneur. My brothers and sisters are all entrepreneurial. So I&amp;#8217;ve come to this conclusion: To heck with these corporate jobs &amp;#8212; I&amp;#8217;m going to start my own business.&amp;#8221; He went on to purchase a couple of franchises and was happier than ever.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Once he stopped &amp;#8220;needing&amp;#8221; a job, interesting events started to occur. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Without even pushing, he began receiving calls from folks he had met during his campaign. He also fielded unexpected calls on the resume he had placed in cyberland. With no attachment to landing an interview, he discussed frankly the opportunities people presented to him. In one instance, he told a hiring manager over the phone, &amp;#8220;In all honesty, the role and compensation you&amp;#8217;re describing is simply far below anything I&amp;#8217;d consider, so I don&amp;#8217;t want to waste your time by getting together.&amp;#8221; The hiring manager responded that he would be more than willing to come up significantly if he could find someone of such high caliber&amp;#8230;and basically pleaded for him to come in and meet.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;He went in and opened some further doors for himself, but that&amp;#8217;s not the point. What matters is that when he &amp;#8220;de-desperatized&amp;#8221; himself &amp;#8212; removed all neediness from his conversations and demeanor &amp;#8212; the world responded immediately. His internal sense-of-value shift caused an external awareness of value shift. He called me to say he finally understood what I had been trying to impart for so many months. Without need glaring through everything he did, and by simply focusing on building authentic relationships, the world was practically begging him to come out and play.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;A quote from Franz Kafka sums up this principle nicely:&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.&amp;#8221; &lt;br /&gt;
However, though I believe that whatever we seek is seeking us at the same time, we have to get out and connect with it. No sitting at your table here.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;The way to stay completely outside the crowd of job seekers is never to enter it &amp;#8212; even if you really need a job.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Rather than write cover letters saying, in effect, &amp;#8220;I need a job,&amp;#8221; or setting up meetings to discuss your need for a job, turn your outreaches into something less &amp;#8220;me&amp;#8221;-oriented. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;How about setting up meetings to explore and get answers on areas of your passionate interest? What about becoming a thought leader in a specific field?&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Guess what? The folks in jobs right now have to focus on those jobs. So they won&amp;#8217;t be as up on everything going on in the industry as you could be, with all of your time to research and gather information. What if you became so knowledgeable and informed that people want to meet with you to get the skinny on things they are too busy to keep up with themselves? What if you went into meetings bearing gifts (knowledge or information) rather than only because you want something from them (a job)? Do you think it might create a different feel for your meetings?&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Understand that if you are branded well and fly a &amp;#8220;flag&amp;#8221; of who you are when you meet people, you never need to ask for a job. If they see value in you and are attracted to the flag you&amp;#8217;re flying, they will find whatever they can for you automatically. Simply find reasons to connect and ask for a few minutes. Meet people in a memorable way (personal brand) and maintain those relationships to stay top-of-mind. You&amp;#8217;ll have so many members of your &amp;#8220;career net&amp;#8221; attuned to you that nothing will slip through without your hearing about it.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#8212;&amp;#8212;&lt;br /&gt;
DARRELL W. GURNEY  &lt;a href=" www.CareerGuy.com" target="_blank"&gt;(www.CareerGuy.com), &lt;/a&gt; executive/career coach and 15-year recruiting veteran, supports people at all levels to make profitable transitions or create thriving businesses. He is the author of Headhunters Revealed! and a personal and business brand strategist. His Backdoor Method for networking has helped many individuals expand their reach within both careers and new client circles. Hear them speak for themselves at &lt;a href=" www.CareerGuy.com/Testimonials.htm" target="_blank"&gt;www.CareerGuy.com/Testimonials.htm &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#8217;ll find Darrell Gurney &lt;a href=" http://go.asktaxmama.com/Ladders" target="_blank"&gt;TheLadders &amp;#8211; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
where you can Search 8016 New $100k+ Jobs This Week!&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;[TaxMama  note: Volunteering is one of  TaxMama&amp;#8217;s favorite suggestions. Pick something you&amp;#8217;re passionate about. Not only will you do something important to you &amp;#8211; you&amp;#8217;ll make great contacts and friends, too. Incidentally, for singles &amp;#8211; volunteering surely beats online dating and singles bars or even coffee bars. ]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;

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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <title>Volunteer Work: The Ultimate Interview</title>
    <link>http://www.taxquips.com/index.php?id=1108</link>
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    <itunes:subtitle>by Barbara Safani

	If you think doing volunteer work is just &#8220;filler to pad the resume&#8221; while you are looking for a &#8220;real job,&#8221; then think again. It can make or break you during a job search. 

	Pro bono work can include anything </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>by Barbara Safani

	If you think doing volunteer work is just &#8220;filler to pad the resume&#8221; while you are looking for a &#8220;real job,&#8221; then think again. It can make or break you during a job search. 

	Pro bono work can include anything from nonprofit projects to community service and even religious or alumni events.

	No matter what you invest your time in, its all a lot like an extended behavioral interview. These experiences are a great way to shine, build credibility in professional circles and get your name out there &#8211; if you have the right attitude. 

	The bottom line is: People talk. And people are more likely to refer someone based on past successes. In other words, your volunteer resume should be just as outstanding as your professional one. 

	Here are some tenets to remember during your pro bono work. I&#8217;ve seen them all, and I know that people who demonstrate these behaviors end up on the &#8220;short list&#8221; when organizations are looking for people to fill paid positions.

	1. Have the attitude you would have at the office.
Yes, we know they don&#8217;t pay you to do this; that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s called volunteering. Go in with the attitude that, for the short term, you will give more than you receive. Nevertheless, you are volunteering to give back to your community, and this will build long-term trusting relationships.

	2. Lead, even if you&#8217;re not the team leader.
Volunteer appointments are a great way to showcase your leadership, organization and communication skills. If you can help take some of the burden off the team leader, your efforts will be noticed. If the decision that needs to be made falls within the responsibilities of your role, make it and keep the team leader informed. Don&#8217;t send 200 e-mails a day asking for guidance or permission. Doing so makes you appear indecisive and unsure of yourself. These are not great qualities to display in front of people who may be in a position to refer you somewhere down the line.

	3. Showcase your management style.
It is equally damaging to make decisions that are not within your role of responsibilities, which could potentially damage or muddy the relationship you have with the team leader. There&#8217;s a fine line between being supportive and being power hungry, so make sure you don&#8217;t cross it. Your actions will reflect how you might go about managing a team or staff in the business world, so treat volunteer teams as such.

	4. Endure as you would in a real-world role.
Sometimes volunteers make commitments to projects with the best of intentions and then &#8220;stuff happens,&#8221; and they fall off the face of the earth. This puts an extra burden on teammates and causes resentment. And if that&#8217;s not enough, it damages your professional reputation. It is unlikely that you will be trusted with a paid role if you can&#8217;t deliver on a volunteer project. Stick it out as you would a turn in the market or an unanticipated business need. If you volunteer for a project, stick with it to the end &#8211; even if it means doing some juggling.

	You&#8217;ll find Barbara Safani TheLadders &#8211; 
where you can Search 8016 New $100k+ Jobs This Week!

	[TaxMama  note: Volunteering is one of  TaxMama&#8217;s favorite suggestions. Pick something you&#8217;re passionate about. Not only will you do something important to you &#8211; you&#8217;ll make great contacts and friends, too. Incidentally, for singles &#8211; volunteering surely beats online dating and singles bars or even coffee bars. ]</itunes:summary>

    <description>&lt;p&gt;by Barbara Safani&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;If you think doing volunteer work is just &amp;#8220;filler to pad the resume&amp;#8221; while you are looking for a &amp;#8220;real job,&amp;#8221; then think again. It can make or break you during a job search. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Pro bono work can include anything from nonprofit projects to community service and even religious or alumni events.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;No matter what you invest your time in, its all a lot like an extended behavioral interview. These experiences are a great way to shine, build credibility in professional circles and get your name out there &amp;#8211; if you have the right attitude. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;The bottom line is: People talk. And people are more likely to refer someone based on past successes. In other words, your volunteer resume should be just as outstanding as your professional one. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Here are some tenets to remember during your pro bono work. I&amp;#8217;ve seen them all, and I know that people who demonstrate these behaviors end up on the &amp;#8220;short list&amp;#8221; when organizations are looking for people to fill paid positions.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;1. Have the attitude you would have at the office.&lt;br /&gt;
Yes, we know they don&amp;#8217;t pay you to do this; that&amp;#8217;s why it&amp;#8217;s called volunteering. Go in with the attitude that, for the short term, you will give more than you receive. Nevertheless, you are volunteering to give back to your community, and this will build long-term trusting relationships.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;2. Lead, even if you&amp;#8217;re not the team leader.&lt;br /&gt;
Volunteer appointments are a great way to showcase your leadership, organization and communication skills. If you can help take some of the burden off the team leader, your efforts will be noticed. If the decision that needs to be made falls within the responsibilities of your role, make it and keep the team leader informed. Don&amp;#8217;t send 200 e-mails a day asking for guidance or permission. Doing so makes you appear indecisive and unsure of yourself. These are not great qualities to display in front of people who may be in a position to refer you somewhere down the line.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;3. Showcase your management style.&lt;br /&gt;
It is equally damaging to make decisions that are not within your role of responsibilities, which could potentially damage or muddy the relationship you have with the team leader. There&amp;#8217;s a fine line between being supportive and being power hungry, so make sure you don&amp;#8217;t cross it. Your actions will reflect how you might go about managing a team or staff in the business world, so treat volunteer teams as such.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;4. Endure as you would in a real-world role.&lt;br /&gt;
Sometimes volunteers make commitments to projects with the best of intentions and then &amp;#8220;stuff happens,&amp;#8221; and they fall off the face of the earth. This puts an extra burden on teammates and causes resentment. And if that&amp;#8217;s not enough, it damages your professional reputation. It is unlikely that you will be trusted with a paid role if you can&amp;#8217;t deliver on a volunteer project. Stick it out as you would a turn in the market or an unanticipated business need. If you volunteer for a project, stick with it to the end &amp;#8211; even if it means doing some juggling.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#8217;ll find Barbara Safani &lt;a href=" http://go.asktaxmama.com/Ladders" target="_blank"&gt;TheLadders &amp;#8211; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
where you can Search 8016 New $100k+ Jobs This Week!&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;[TaxMama  note: Volunteering is one of  TaxMama&amp;#8217;s favorite suggestions. Pick something you&amp;#8217;re passionate about. Not only will you do something important to you &amp;#8211; you&amp;#8217;ll make great contacts and friends, too. Incidentally, for singles &amp;#8211; volunteering surely beats online dating and singles bars or even coffee bars. ]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;

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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <title>These Companies Are Hiring: January 2009!</title>
    <link>http://www.taxquips.com/index.php?id=1098</link>
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    <itunes:subtitle>by MARC CENEDELLA

	I know the business section of the newspaper can be awfully depressing these days, folks. But the honest truth is that even in a recession, companies are looking for great leaders and professionals to help them grow and profit in </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>by MARC CENEDELLA

	I know the business section of the newspaper can be awfully depressing these days, folks. But the honest truth is that even in a recession, companies are looking for great leaders and professionals to help them grow and profit in promising areas of their business.

	Why, in just the past 30 days, we have had 108 new companies sign up with TheLadders.com to find great $100K+ talent like you. For example, these six companies alone have posted over 600 jobs with us this week!:

	Amazon
Schering Plough
British Petroleum
Booz Allen
TIAA-CREF
Kinetic Concepts  

	We have a staff of almost 50 people dedicated to calling the nation&#8217;s employers to find you your next great job. And it&#8217;s not just any job that we accept&#8230; as we mention in our TV commercials, we are only interested in the big, $100K+ jobs.   

	Well, we promise to keep hunting for the best jobs for you, Readers, and please make sure you do your part: search our 50,000 jobs live on the site, get your resume re-written, and contact recruiters in your field today!

	Happy hunting! 
Warmest Regards,

	Marc Cenedella
Founder &#38; CEO
TheLadders.com, Inc.

	You&#8217;ll find Marc Cenedella at TheLadders &#8211; 
where you can Search 8077 New $100k+ Jobs This Week!</itunes:summary>

    <description>&lt;p&gt;by MARC CENEDELLA&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;I know the business section of the newspaper can be awfully depressing these days, folks. But the honest truth is that even in a recession, companies are looking for great leaders and professionals to help them grow and profit in promising areas of their business.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Why, in just the past 30 days, we have had 108 new companies sign up with TheLadders.com to find great $100K+ talent like you. For example, these six companies alone have posted over 600 jobs with us this week!:&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Amazon&lt;br /&gt;
Schering Plough&lt;br /&gt;
British Petroleum&lt;br /&gt;
Booz Allen&lt;br /&gt;
TIAA-CREF&lt;br /&gt;
Kinetic Concepts  &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;We have a staff of almost 50 people dedicated to calling the nation&amp;#8217;s employers to find you your next great job. And it&amp;#8217;s not just any job that we accept&amp;#8230; as we mention in our TV commercials, we are only interested in the big, $100K+ jobs.   &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Well, we promise to keep hunting for the best jobs for you, Readers, and please make sure you do your part: search our 50,000 jobs live on the site, get your resume re-written, and contact recruiters in your field today!&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Happy hunting! &lt;br /&gt;
Warmest Regards,&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Marc Cenedella&lt;br /&gt;
Founder &amp;#38; CEO&lt;br /&gt;
TheLadders.com, Inc.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#8217;ll find Marc Cenedella at &lt;a href=" http://go.asktaxmama.com/Ladders" target="_blank"&gt;TheLadders &amp;#8211; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	Get their brand new $100K+ Job Hunt 101 Guide.
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	Please enjoy it, use it in good health, and yes, please do pass it along to your friends and family who are looking for some good advice on making the most out of their search for a new job. They can download the PDF for free here.

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	&lt;p&gt;TheLadders, Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Rothenberg, has collected the best writing and the best advice on making a job hunt effective and successful. There are tips on self-evaluation, &amp;#8220;packaging&amp;#8221; yourself, resume writing (and the even more important topic of resume sending), how to work with recruiters, how to network without being &amp;#8220;that guy,&amp;#8221; and lots more.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Please enjoy it, use it in good health, and yes, please do pass it along to your friends and family who are looking for some good advice on making the most out of their search for a new job. They can download the PDF for free here.&lt;/p&gt;

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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <title>Recessionary Salary Questions by Jack Chapman</title>
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    <itunes:subtitle>by Jack Chapman

	How much should I ask for? Can I still negotiate if I&#8217;m desperate to take a job? How do I know if I&#8217;m overpaid or underpaid? How can I hold out for higher pay when there&#8217;s someone waiting in the hallway who&#8217;ll </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>by Jack Chapman

	How much should I ask for? Can I still negotiate if I&#8217;m desperate to take a job? How do I know if I&#8217;m overpaid or underpaid? How can I hold out for higher pay when there&#8217;s someone waiting in the hallway who&#8217;ll work for lower pay? [&#8230;and they&#8217;re just as qualified as I am, too?] Can I still push back on salary offers in these recessionary times? Or am I seen as greedy? How do I ask for better-than-average salary if I think I&#8217;m a better-than-average candidate? 

	A single one of those questions that goes unanswered could cost you tens of thousands of dollars in compensation. Determining your individual value is part art, part science. Let&#8217;s take a look at the science &#8211; the objectively researched competitive market value. When I first began career coaching in 1979, meaningful data was scarce. I would direct people to books in the reference section of the library and Readers&#8217; Guide to Periodical Literature, where they could find one- to three-year-old surveys whose data had been collected one to two years before that. 

	Today you can download practically up-to-the-minute data for thousands of job titles at the speed of light. As a matter of fact, the problem today is not finding data but sifting through the reams of it to make it mean something to you. 

	Of the hundreds of salary survey sites, I suggest you consult these five. Each one finds and uses the data from a different angle. Each one can round out the information from the others. They are: JobStar.org, PayScale.com, Salary.com, Indeed.com and fledgling GlassDoor.com. 

	JobStar.org 

	Nothing beats JobStar for getting to the raw data at its source! You&#8217;ll find over 300 links to surveys from associations and magazines. But be careful. Along with independent sources and surveys, the site has links to commercial salary information interests: companies such as Vault.com, TheLadders.com and Salary.com. While these for-profit sites are useful and some are even in my Preferred Provider lists, that&#8217;s not what you want to visit JobStar.org for. 

	Your purpose is to find raw data: surveys; not to jump to an other sites. When you go to their home page (www.jobstar.org) follow these steps: Click on &#8220;Salary info&#8221; or the hotlink, &#8220;Over 300 FREE salary surveys.&#8221; Scroll down to the list of 51 career areas, each of which is linked to a salary survey So far, so good. Those surveys contain researched &#8211; often raw &#8211; data from associations and the like, and it&#8217;s free. While you&#8217;re there, check out the &#8220;General Salary Surveys&#8221; as well. You have now got down to the &#8220;real nitty-gritty.&#8221; 

	PayScale.com  

	Nothing beats PayScale for up-to-the-minute salary information. Since 2002 PayScale has been running the largest real-time salary survey on the 

	web, and their database of anonymous individual salary profiles totals more than 11 million. These profiles enable PayScale to provide real-time and highly relevant information about what an individual should be paid based on their unique personal job attributes (job title, location, experience, skills and education). 

 
Because they collect such detailed information, the free PayScale Report gives you a very accurate estimate of your market value and is very job hunter/user friendly. If you are interested in knowing what factors influence pay for your job, and/or you want a very professional-looking PDF of your report to print and show to your boss, you can purchase the Premium Report. 

	Salary.com   

	Salary.com is the oldest commercial internet site for salary data. Originally designed with HR department in mind, it now offers info to individuals. It reports that in 2008 it had more than 2.4 million unique monthly visitors, out of a U.S. workforce of 142.5 million. Salary.com estimates that 1 employee in 5 has viewed salary information at its site in the past year. Like PayScale, this is a for-profit site. Freebies include a general report on your salary based on a company size of 1,000 people; a more detailed report is available, of course, and reasonably priced, too. 

	Indeed.com   

	Indeed is a website that amounts to &#8220;one stop shopping&#8221; for job listings on the internet. They don&#8217;t have proprietary listings from employers; instead, they are a free search engine for [almost] all the job listings and descriptions in cyberspace. As such, they are able to assemble a great number of salary ranges as part of their job postings. 

	Recently Indeed added a Salary Search tool to its lineup of helpful features. This means you can see the actual dollars and cents that employers are offering to pay, today, for the right candidate. Here&#8217;s how the Salary Search tool works: Visit the Indeed homepage Click on the &#8220;Salaries&#8221; link below the search fields Perform a search on the Salary Search page (Interested in different locations? Click the &#8220;Add comparison&#8221; link below the search fields to compare up to 13 different job and location combinations) Review the average salary for jobs/titles in your search results. View a particular job by clicking on its link. Note the national ranking just below the average salary result. (This tells you what percentage higher or lower the salary for your job title ranks as compared to the rest of the country. For example, as of June 2, 2008, &#8220;accounting&#8221; jobs in NY ranked 22 percent higher than average accounting salaries for job postings nationwide.) 

	Look for related titles. A group of job titles and salaries closely related to your search will also be listed in search results. There will generally be a wide range of salaries so be sure to examine job descriptions carefully ensure the positions are aligned with your current and future titles and responsibilities. 

	GlassDoor.com  

	With voluntary input from employees at 14,000 companies, you can mine some helpful salary info from this site. But 14,000 companies is actually a rather small pool. If it grows to the millions of companies, you&#8217;ll have more use for this site. What are you worth? It&#8217;s a combination of the bell-curve statistical sampling of salaries attached to jobs like yours, and the unique things about you that put you at the first or 99 percentile on that curve. It is further modified by your level of willingness to accept the risks and rewards of performance-based compensation. With a range established, you can assess where you fit in that range which will provide a good basis for your salary negotiations. 

	~~~~~
Jack Chapman&#8217;s book&#8221;Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1,000 a Minute&#8221; has been used by over 150,000 individuals to increase their salary. Find info and strategies to boost your salary online.</itunes:summary>

    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/tplclick?lid=41000000026785441&amp;#38;pubid=21000000000046117"&gt;&lt;img src="http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/tplimage?lid=41000000026785441&amp;#38;pubid=21000000000046117" border=0 alt="The Most $100k Jobs"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;by Jack Chapman&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;How much should I ask for? Can I still negotiate if I&amp;#8217;m desperate to take a job? How do I know if I&amp;#8217;m overpaid or underpaid? How can I hold out for higher pay when there&amp;#8217;s someone waiting in the hallway who&amp;#8217;ll work for lower pay? [&amp;#8230;and they&amp;#8217;re just as qualified as I am, too?] Can I still push back on salary offers in these recessionary times? Or am I seen as greedy? How do I ask for better-than-average salary if I think I&amp;#8217;m a better-than-average candidate? &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;A single one of those questions that goes unanswered could cost you tens of thousands of dollars in compensation. Determining your individual value is part art, part science. Let&amp;#8217;s take a look at the science &amp;#8211; the objectively researched competitive market value. When I first began career coaching in 1979, meaningful data was scarce. I would direct people to books in the reference section of the library and Readers&amp;#8217; Guide to Periodical Literature, where they could find one- to three-year-old surveys whose data had been collected one to two years before that. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Today you can download practically up-to-the-minute data for thousands of job titles at the speed of light. As a matter of fact, the problem today is not finding data but sifting through the reams of it to make it mean something to you. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Of the hundreds of salary survey sites, I suggest you consult these five. Each one finds and uses the data from a different angle. Each one can round out the information from the others. They are: JobStar.org, PayScale.com, Salary.com, Indeed.com and fledgling GlassDoor.com. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.JobStar.org" target="_blank"&gt;JobStar.org &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Nothing beats JobStar for getting to the raw data at its source! You&amp;#8217;ll find over 300 links to surveys from associations and magazines. But be careful. Along with independent sources and surveys, the site has links to commercial salary information interests: companies such as Vault.com, TheLadders.com and Salary.com. While these for-profit sites are useful and some are even in my Preferred Provider lists, that&amp;#8217;s not what you want to visit JobStar.org for. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Your purpose is to find raw data: surveys; not to jump to an other sites. When you go to their home page (www.jobstar.org) follow these steps: Click on &amp;#8220;Salary info&amp;#8221; or the hotlink, &amp;#8220;Over 300 FREE salary surveys.&amp;#8221; Scroll down to the list of 51 career areas, each of which is linked to a salary survey So far, so good. Those surveys contain researched &amp;#8211; often raw &amp;#8211; data from associations and the like, and it&amp;#8217;s free. While you&amp;#8217;re there, check out the &amp;#8220;General Salary Surveys&amp;#8221; as well. You have now got down to the &amp;#8220;real nitty-gritty.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.PayScale.com" target="_blank"&gt;PayScale.com  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Nothing beats PayScale for up-to-the-minute salary information. Since 2002 PayScale has been running the largest real-time salary survey on the &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;web, and their database of anonymous individual salary profiles totals more than 11 million. These profiles enable PayScale to provide real-time and highly relevant information about what an individual should be paid based on their unique personal job attributes (job title, location, experience, skills and education). &lt;/p&gt;

 &lt;br /&gt;
Because they collect such detailed information, the free PayScale Report gives you a very accurate estimate of your market value and is very job hunter/user friendly. If you are interested in knowing what factors influence pay for your job, and/or you want a very professional-looking PDF of your report to print and show to your boss, you can purchase the Premium Report. 

	&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.Salary.com" target="_blank"&gt;Salary.com  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Salary.com is the oldest commercial internet site for salary data. Originally designed with HR department in mind, it now offers info to individuals. It reports that in 2008 it had more than 2.4 million unique monthly visitors, out of a U.S. workforce of 142.5 million. Salary.com estimates that 1 employee in 5 has viewed salary information at its site in the past year. Like PayScale, this is a for-profit site. Freebies include a general report on your salary based on a company size of 1,000 people; a more detailed report is available, of course, and reasonably priced, too. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.Indeed.com" target="_blank"&gt;Indeed.com  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Indeed is a website that amounts to &amp;#8220;one stop shopping&amp;#8221; for job listings on the internet. They don&amp;#8217;t have proprietary listings from employers; instead, they are a free search engine for [almost] all the job listings and descriptions in cyberspace. As such, they are able to assemble a great number of salary ranges as part of their job postings. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Recently Indeed added a Salary Search tool to its lineup of helpful features. This means you can see the actual dollars and cents that employers are offering to pay, today, for the right candidate. Here&amp;#8217;s how the Salary Search tool works: Visit the Indeed homepage Click on the &amp;#8220;Salaries&amp;#8221; link below the search fields Perform a search on the Salary Search page (Interested in different locations? Click the &amp;#8220;Add comparison&amp;#8221; link below the search fields to compare up to 13 different job and location combinations) Review the average salary for jobs/titles in your search results. View a particular job by clicking on its link. Note the national ranking just below the average salary result. (This tells you what percentage higher or lower the salary for your job title ranks as compared to the rest of the country. For example, as of June 2, 2008, &amp;#8220;accounting&amp;#8221; jobs in NY ranked 22 percent higher than average accounting salaries for job postings nationwide.) &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Look for related titles. A group of job titles and salaries closely related to your search will also be listed in search results. There will generally be a wide range of salaries so be sure to examine job descriptions carefully ensure the positions are aligned with your current and future titles and responsibilities. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.GlassDoor.com" target="_blank"&gt;GlassDoor.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;With voluntary input from employees at 14,000 companies, you can mine some helpful salary info from this site. But 14,000 companies is actually a rather small pool. If it grows to the millions of companies, you&amp;#8217;ll have more use for this site. What are you worth? It&amp;#8217;s a combination of the bell-curve statistical sampling of salaries attached to jobs like yours, and the unique things about you that put you at the first or 99 percentile on that curve. It is further modified by your level of willingness to accept the risks and rewards of performance-based compensation. With a range established, you can assess where you fit in that range which will provide a good basis for your salary negotiations. &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;
Jack Chapman&amp;#8217;s book&amp;#8221;Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1,000 a Minute&amp;#8221; has been used by over 150,000 individuals to increase their salary. &lt;a href="http://www.salarynegotiations.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Find info and strategies to boost your salary online.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;

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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <title>It&#039;s critical to keep current.</title>
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    <itunes:subtitle>We all know the importance of keeping current on trends in our own industry. But the well-rounded individual &#8211; someone who has the confidence to speak about subjects outside of their comfort zone &#8211; is the one who stands out in an </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>We all know the importance of keeping current on trends in our own industry. But the well-rounded individual &#8211; someone who has the confidence to speak about subjects outside of their comfort zone &#8211; is the one who stands out in an interview.

	What arena do I recommend job seekers devote themselves? Technology. It&#8217;s the easiest way to keep abreast of what&#8217;s happening as it relates to your industry and to the world at large. Change your homepage. KurzweilAI.net offers current events and breaking news in the technology arena, while ARS Technica puts cutting edge information on technological trends and capabilities in front of you daily. Taking 20&#8211;30 minutes to read one or two articles from either site is all that&#8217;s needed to begin to give you facility with the subject matter.

	Frances C. Jones
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	You&#8217;ll find Frances C. Jones at TheLadders &#8211; 
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;We all know the importance of keeping current on trends in our own industry. But the well-rounded individual &amp;#8211; someone who has the confidence to speak about subjects outside of their comfort zone &amp;#8211; is the one who stands out in an interview.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;What arena do I recommend job seekers devote themselves? Technology. It&amp;#8217;s the easiest way to keep abreast of what&amp;#8217;s happening as it relates to your industry and to the world at large. Change your homepage. KurzweilAI.net offers current events and breaking news in the technology arena, while ARS Technica puts cutting edge information on technological trends and capabilities in front of you daily. Taking 20&amp;#8211;30 minutes to read one or two articles from either site is all that&amp;#8217;s needed to begin to give you facility with the subject matter.&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Frances C. Jones&lt;br /&gt;
Cole Media Management &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#8217;ll find Frances C. Jones at &lt;a href=" http://go.asktaxmama.com/Ladders" target="_blank"&gt;TheLadders &amp;#8211; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <title>Know what you want</title>
    <link>http://www.taxquips.com/index.php?id=1052</link>
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    <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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    <comments>http://www.taxquips.com/index.php?id=1052#comments</comments>
    <itunes:keywords>AskTaxMama, Job Advice of the Week</itunes:keywords>
    <category>AskTaxMama</category>
    <category>Job Advice of the Week</category>
    <itunes:subtitle>Not knowing what you want to do is a dilemma faced by job hunters of all ages and levels of experience. When you make yourself wrong for not knowing, you waste valuable energy and close yourself off from opportunities you would otherwise notice and be </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>Not knowing what you want to do is a dilemma faced by job hunters of all ages and levels of experience. When you make yourself wrong for not knowing, you waste valuable energy and close yourself off from opportunities you would otherwise notice and be able to pursue. If you need a jumpstart, begin by answering the following questions: 

 When people come to you for advice or assistance, what do they need? 
 When have you been recognized for an achievement? What was it? 
 If you could do anything (career-wise) and money wasn&#8217;t an issue, what would you do? 
 How do you want to be remembered? 


	Rob Sullivan
CareerCraftsman.com 

	You&#8217;ll find Rob Sullivan at TheLadders &#8211; 
where you can Search 946 new $100k+ Jobs This Week!</itunes:summary>

    <description>&lt;p&gt;Not knowing what you want to do is a dilemma faced by job hunters of all ages and levels of experience. When you make yourself wrong for not knowing, you waste valuable energy and close yourself off from opportunities you would otherwise notice and be able to pursue. If you need a jumpstart, begin by answering the following questions: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;li&gt; When people come to you for advice or assistance, what do they need? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;li&gt; When have you been recognized for an achievement? What was it? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;li&gt; If you could do anything (career-wise) and money wasn&amp;#8217;t an issue, what would you do? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;li&gt; How do you want to be remembered? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;Rob Sullivan&lt;br /&gt;
CareerCraftsman.com &lt;/p&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#8217;ll find Rob Sullivan at &lt;a href=" http://go.asktaxmama.com/Ladders" target="_blank"&gt;TheLadders &amp;#8211; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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