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Leslie Camacho

Seasoned Colleagues Can Boost Your Career - Finance and Accounting Jobs News and Advice - 0 views

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    While it might seem fun to work at a company where the average age is below thirty and everyone is on Facebook and Twitter, you're better off working with more seasoned colleagues, say experts. FINS readers agree. Of 654 respondents in FINS' informal online questionnaire Sign or Decline, 88% said they'd accept their dream job if their new coworkers would all be 20 years older than them.
Leslie Camacho

How the Last Generation Can Help the Next One - Technology and IT Jobs News and Advice - 0 views

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    While it might seem fun to work at a company where the average age is below thirty and everyone is on Facebook and Twitter, you're better off working with more seasoned colleagues, say experts. FINS readers agree. Of 654 respondents in FINS' informal online questionnaire Sign or Decline, 88% said they'd accept their dream job if their new coworkers would all be 20 years older than them. At some of the hottest employers, that's simply not possible. The median age of an employee at Facebook is 26, according to data from PayScale, a Seattle-based firm that gathers compensation data. Compare that with more traditional companies like IBM and Hewlett-Packard where the median age is 44, according to the same data.
Leslie Camacho

Seeking Information, Not Employment - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    I'm thinking about a career change and would love to go on a few informational interviews to learn more about the fields I am considering. But I rarely hear anyone talk about informational interviews anymore. Are people still giving them or are they too worried about their own jobs to take the time? How would I go about setting one up? Who should I target? Are certain questions off limits?
Leslie Camacho

Jobs in post-recession USA demand multiple skills - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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    For a solid hour, Rick Rush repeatedly inserts a small piece of metal - the parking gear of a future pickup truck - into a slot, adds a spring and lowers hydraulic machines to bolt parts together and ensure they're properly placed. With 87 seconds to complete the tasks before each transmission casing glides by on a conveyor, the wiry 61-year-old toils with a purposeful hunch at a steady, brisk pace.
Leslie Camacho

Time Off Is No Option: It's Required - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Last month, Brandi Greygor did the unthinkable for an entrepreneur just starting out: She took a weeklong vacation. "I needed one because I ran myself into the ground," says Ms. Greygor, a 35-year-old mother of two who also works part-time for a consulting firm from her home in Union, Ky.
Leslie Camacho

How to turn your kids into entrepreneurs - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    How do you get kids ready to become entrepreneurs? Journal Report Read the complete Small Business report. The classic answer, of course, is the lemonade stand: Encourage your kids to start a homespun business instead of just bugging you for money. But entrepreneurs and educators say the real solution goes much deeper than that. There are crucial psychological traits an entrepreneur needs to succeed, they say, and parents should help kids develop them at every opportunity. Here's a look at those attributes-and how to foster them.
Leslie Camacho

When your kids work at the family business during summer break - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Growing up on a ranch in Iowa, Jessica Utesch spent many a long afternoon mucking out manure. But she was surprised when she came home from college to take a summer job at the ranch-and her dad handed her a shovel.
Leslie Camacho

Ignore Social Media at Your Peril - Marketing and Sales Jobs News and Advice - 0 views

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    Twitter may have cost former Congressman Anthony Weiner his career, but when used properly, social media and other Web tools can actually help you get a job. FINS spoke with Coleen Byrne, a former sales director at Yahoo, about the perils of not being on LinkedIn, reaching out to old friends and colleagues, and using the Web to network offline. Byrne is the co-author of The Web 2.0 Job Finder.
Leslie Camacho

Finding a Job With Web 2.0 - Technology and IT Jobs News and Advice - 0 views

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    Twitter may have cost former Congressman Anthony Weiner his career, but when used properly, social media and other Web tools can actually help you get a job. FINS spoke with Coleen Byrne, a former sales director at Yahoo, about the perils of not being on LinkedIn, reaching out to old friends and colleagues, and using the Web to network offline. Byrne is the co-author of The Web 2.0 Job Finder.
Leslie Camacho

Make a Temp Job Last - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Tamara Guion-Yagy was disappointed when Tetra Tech, an environmental engineering firm in Pasadena, Calif., hired somebody else for the job that she wanted. The 40-year-old graphic designer thought she was being tried out when the firm hired her as a temporary worker.
Leslie Camacho

Writing Success Stories | Harvey Careers - 0 views

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    Whether you call them CAR (challenge, action, result), STAR (situation, task, action, result), PAR (problem, action, result) or OAR (opportunity, action, result) stories, these stories are a critical component in your resume, leadership addendum, positioning statement and other marketing collateral, as well as in your interview.
Leslie Camacho

Which States Are Poised for Jobs Growth? - Real Time Economics - WSJ - 0 views

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    "As the U.S. jobs market digs its way out of the recession, gains aren't expected to be evenly distributed. But some of the hardest-hit regions may also see some of the best growth, according to a new analysis."
Leslie Camacho

What Does Your Profile Picture Say to the World? - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Social-media profiles are increasingly important in building your business identity. "It's a hugely powerful branding tool-and you have to be very strategic about building it," says Nicole Williams, connection director for LinkedIn.
Leslie Camacho

Good Company or Bad Company? | Career Rocketeer - Career Search and Personal Branding Blog - 0 views

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    "As I talk to countless job seekers as a recruiter, and through the job networking groups I lead, it's common to hear people say something like… I wouldn't want to pursue a job at that company, I hear it's a terrible place to work!"
Leslie Camacho

Harness the Power of LinkedIn | Career Rocketeer - Career Search and Personal Branding ... - 0 views

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    "In a career workshop I recently conducted there were an inordinate number of attendees who stated they were on LinkedIn but did not know how to get the most out of it. So here are some LinkedIn tips worth repeating.
Leslie Camacho

Do Attractive People Make More Money? - WSJ.com - 1 views

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    Most people assume being good-looking gives you a career boost. But just how much does it help? A lot. Good-looking people charm interviewers, get hired faster, are more likely to make more sales and get more raises.
Leslie Camacho

'Why Companies Aren't Getting the Employees They Need': The Author Follows Up - WSJ.com - 1 views

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    My article in The Journal Report on Leadership-"Why Companies Aren't Getting the Employees They Need"-generated an avalanche of reader response. In that piece I argued that companies too often put the blame on our education system for their inability to find the skilled workers they need. Instead, I wrote, companies "need to drop the idea of finding perfect candidates and look for people who could do the job with a bit of training and practice."
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Corporate Chess

Advancing in corporate America isn't about high achievement - 0 views

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    Don't burn yourself out! Don't give 100% achieving more than the next guy. That's not what's going to get you promoted or give you that salary bump. It's about much more: Who you know, being in the right place at the right time, mastering office politics. Don't believe the hype.
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