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[Daily Post from itzbig] The itzbig Blog: Out of the Military: Go to Plan B

“Developing a Plan B is a lot easier if you have an outlet that can put you in contact with recruiters and hiring managers that are interested in the skills you acquired during your service. You also need a source that can help you recognize the skills that you might need to develop in order to have a shot at the jobs that really interest you.”

IT Management: Guide to IT Headhunters, Part One

“Rule One: Don’t Ever Pay a Headhunter. An IT professional should never pay a job recruiter, Taylor notes. It’s employers who pay the headhunter’s fees.”

JobSyntax: where the jobs are: part 2

“One of the things that I recommend to my clients in order to better sort through the garbage is to build a personal job description. This doesn’t have to be very long or detailed but it should include the type of position you want, what types of products or technologies you would like to build, what programming languages or technical skills you would use and what specific soft skills you have to offer. You should also be clear on whether or not you will relocate for the position. Take a look at some of the job descriptions online for inspiration on building your own description.”

CV Tips: Question for an IT person (Job Seeking related though)
Confidentiality is what every working jobseeker needs, here’s proof:

“I have been emailing a recruiter while working on my job. It has occurred to me that my company might have keystroke monitoring software. Does anyone know if there is a way to tell if your keystrokes are being monitored? Perhaps a .txt file somewhere? It is probably encrypted anyway, but I was thinking I could do a search and try to find it, if I knew what I was looking for.”

Bold Career: Avoid the Clichés

“You…

‘I add value.’
‘I have great interpersonal and communication skills.’
‘I am organized and hard working.”

Hiring person…

‘Yawn.’”

Tracks to Success: Should You Use a Career Objective on Your Resume?

“It’s one of those sticky questions that divides career counselors. If you got 100 of them in a room, 50 would likely say yes, you should list a career objective on your resume; the other half would probably say no. Those arguing against objectives say they are too limiting and usually poorly constructed. Those in favor say that employers want to be able to determine in just a few seconds what you want to do for the organization, and what you’re good at. An objective can help meet that employer need.”

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