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Too many people climb the ladder of success, only to find it is leaning against the wrong wall. (unkn) Why not go for the CEO job? Jim just took a job as a manager of a small company. He’s been a CEO before. He took the lowly manager’s job because he likes it better than being CEO. [...]  It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing. (Edith Nesbitt) What does being unusual have to do with getting a job? A lot. Because everyone is unusual in some way. Everyone knows you can’t run for Governor and expect to win if you are a professional wrestler who wears feather boas. [...] Here is a hint about your future job: Banks are not spending on core systems. Banks spend money on IT where they expect to get the biggest return. This article plows thrugh the 6 main areas where banks will spend their IT dollars in 2012. If you want a job or promotion in a bank, make yourself irresistible because [...] The hottest industries, the startups, the best employers, and the places where people are way ahead of the rest of the world are easy to find. In the last few years a handful of people I know have become multimillionaires. They set out to do it. People I have placed at their companies have gotten bonuses as high as [...] I was told, “I want to work in a Fortune 100 company. That’s where the action is at. Then I will really be going places.” It could be true. Just remember, Enron was in the Fortune 100 club too. Size isn’t everything. It seems that in every Fortune 100 company there will be whole divisions [...] Most of your frustration in a job search comes down to 2 situations at the company you are applying for. First, the recruiter is told: “We have a candidate we like better, but we want you to keep Jim warm, okay? We might end up hiring Jim if this other guy doesn’t work out. Don’t tell [...] Are you the guy who meets a girl and after an hour says, “Let’s cut to the chase. I’m hot. You’re hot. Baby, if you won’t MARRY me tonight, you must not like me. Let’s just call the whole thing off.” When the fit between a candidate and the job seems perfect, and there is a delay, I often hear: “I’ve been waiting….. The modern steam locomotive can cross the plains at the lightning speed of 15 mile per hour. The only thing faster is a telegraph. (circa 1870) How fast can you find a new job? Let’s talk about the Beatles. They were an overnight sensation…except for the years they spent playing clubs in Germany [...] Everyone is in business for himself, for he is selling his services, labor or ideas. Until one realizes that this is true he will not take conscious charge of his life and will always be looking outside himself for guidance. (Madwed) Are you at a convention? If your boss is sending you to learn something, attend [...] Between two products equal in price, function and quality, the better looking will out sell the other. (Loewy) Two booths of software were side by side. One was superior technically. The other had a salesman who was a whiz. People were crowding around the great salesman. The technically superior product kept losing crowds to that other [...] |
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