Comments on: Advice from my mom about job hunting http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:14:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Nnanna http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/comment-page-1/#comment-190253 Nnanna Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:01:35 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/#comment-190253 very lovely... very lovely…

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]]> By: 5 Things to do when you’re unemployed. Hint: It’s not job hunting. | Career Guerrilla http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/comment-page-1/#comment-182192 5 Things to do when you’re unemployed. Hint: It’s not job hunting. | Career Guerrilla Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:36:12 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/#comment-182192 [...] Most people require about six months to get another job. This is a big chunk of time that you can piss away sending resumes to Monster and wondering why no one responds. But you cannot job hunt for eight hours a day. Really. You’ll go nuts. (Wait. Here’s a time-saving job hunt tip from my mom.) [...] [...] Most people require about six months to get another job. This is a big chunk of time that you can piss away sending resumes to Monster and wondering why no one responds. But you cannot job hunt for eight hours a day. Really. You’ll go nuts. (Wait. Here’s a time-saving job hunt tip from my mom.) [...]

]]> By: Mark W. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/comment-page-1/#comment-181966 Mark W. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:49:02 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/#comment-181966 There's some good Visible Advice over at Brazen Careerist ( http://www.brazencareerist.com/2008/11/07/watch-for-what-no-one-else-sees ) that uses Scrabble as a metaphor for making your big move in your job. "Before you can do something flashy, you need to take time to get a handle on where the openings are. Where can you do something unexpected? Where are the spots no one is taking? The trick in Scrabble is to put in a couple of letters in a corner that make four or five short words. The trick in your job is to watch for what no one else sees, and make your big move in that space." There's some good Visible Advice over at Brazen Careerist ( http://www.brazencareerist.com/2008/11/07/watch-for-what-no-one-else-sees ) that uses Scrabble as a metaphor for making your big move in your job.

"Before you can do something flashy, you need to take time to get a handle on where the openings are. Where can you do something unexpected? Where are the spots no one is taking? The trick in Scrabble is to put in a couple of letters in a corner that make four or five short words. The trick in your job is to watch for what no one else sees, and make your big move in that space."

]]> By: Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Penelope Trunk Wed, 07 Jun 2006 13:29:15 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/#comment-722 Jeopardy. Yes. And she's great at Scrabble and crossword puzzles, too. Maybe your mom should try out for Jeopardy. Tip for all you Scrabble players: My mom says it's all about the two-letter words. Jeopardy. Yes. And she's great at Scrabble and crossword puzzles, too. Maybe your mom should try out for Jeopardy.

Tip for all you Scrabble players: My mom says it's all about the two-letter words.

]]> By: Pam http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Pam Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:52:54 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/06/03/advice-from-my-mom-about-job-hunting/#comment-721 Good advice from your mom. It's important to think one step ahead when looking for opportunities. I'll keep this one in mind. BTW...was she really on the Jeopardy show?? My mom is a pro at scrabble and crossward puzzles. She says it helps the mind. Good advice from your mom. It's important to think one step ahead when looking for opportunities. I'll keep this one in mind. BTW…was she really on the Jeopardy show?? My mom is a pro at scrabble and crossward puzzles. She says it helps the mind.

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