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Is anything too hard for the Lord?

PR 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

If you take one step in faith, the Lord will work it out!
 

How to use Blacks Gone Geek services to find a job.
 

Computerworld: What it takes to get hired (besides a great résumé)

The Art of Creating a Value Proposition‏

 


Job Seeker Guides
 

Conrad Brian Law - Career Success Strategies

Dice - Careers in Technology 

IT Roles and Technical Skill Categories

Global Knowledge - Top IT Jobs for 2010 and Beyond *** New **

Robert Half Glossary of Job Descriptions for Information Technology 

Robert Half Technology Free Resources   

Erasing Your Tracks: Is it possible to expunge your online past?

Considering Consulting?

Most Hired Blog: How to write a winning resume and many more tips

Coaches Corner: The Importance of Using Keywords on Your Resume

Computerworld: Structure Your Resume for Success

Networking Do's and Don'ts: 7 Tips for Job Seekers During the Holidays

Jobs Seeker Advice - Dice.com

Career Tools - Yahoo! hotjobs

Career Advice - CareerBuilder.com

Career Advice - Monster.com

The Ladders - Job Search Basics

Laid Off? Eight Effective Ways to Respond

 


Plan Your Work. Work Your Plan ** New ** 

 

 

A Jolley-Good Strategy: Follow These 10 Steps to GROW Your Future and Finances

Project Management Core Work Process Chart
Project Management Core Work Questions
Definition of Smart Objectives

Job Hunt Goal Status Template

How to secure your next executive role

 


 

Career Success Stories

 
 
IT Leaders
 
Consider taking the time to go through the Computerworld criteria for top IT leaders (see link below) and write a brief paragraph for each one that shows how you demonstrated the criteria. This will help your interview process.

 

How we selected the 2009 Premier 100 honorees


Finding the Best Career Objective

 

The purpose of a career objective is to tell the employer what it is that you want to do. The rest of the resume focuses on supporting this objective and convincing the employer of your ability to do it.

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_4718772_write-career-objective.html

http://www.techprofession.com/articles/17348-How-to-Write-a-Career-Objective.html

http://www.find-your-dream-career.com/sample-career-objective.html

http://www.find-your-dream-career.com/career-objective-statement.html


 

Resources for Job Seekers with Disabilities

 

Should You Disclose a Disability on Your Resume?

Monster.com Workers with Disabilities Message Board

DisabilityWorks.com

Job Accommodation Network – Pre-Employment Do’s and Don’ts

Disclosing Your Disability

Companies can help workers with disabilities find their niche

DisaboomJobs.com


Career Advice from The Ladders ** New **

 

Social Networking: Painless and Powerful

http://www.theladders.com/career-advice/social-networking-editors-note

 

10 Secrets to Networking Success

http://www.theladders.com/career-advice/Articles/Networking/10+Secrets+to+Networking+Success

 

Career Advice from The Ladders

http://www.theladders.com/career-advice


How to Build a Prosperous IT Career
 
 

Where to Look for IT Jobs
 
BDPA Chicago Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) Member Job Websites

Boost Job Search Success with a Handbill and a Strategic Self-Marketing Plan
 

HANDBILL CONTENTS

 

  • Summary about you

  • Significant achievements

  • What you would like to do

  • Who you want to meet (titles or names)

  • Companies you wish to contact

 

How to Create Your Own Personal Brand (DCCM-Discover, Create, Communicate, Maintain)

CIO Magazine: Developing a Personal Brand for Your Job Search

2010 Personal Branding Predictions

What's in a Brand? How your personal brand can help your job

CIO Magazine: Personal Branding: 8 Tips That Will Help You Stand Out ** New **
 

45% of Employers Now Screen Social Media Profiles

7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media

 

P.I.E. 
 

Learn about P.I.E. (Performance, Image, Exposure) and how it impacts your career. You can find more information on P.I.E. at the following links:

 

 

How Blacks Gone Geek Gets the Word Out to Job Seekers
 
 
 

Interviewing Tips
 

Networking Tips
 
From Yahoo! hotjobs

Negotiating Tips
 
Job Search Tips
 
 

Time Management, Financial Management and Stress Management Tips
 
 

Are you in a struggle? Here's a 3-step plan that's sure to work!
 
1. Pray!
 

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

 
2. Seek help!
 
T-Together
E-Everyone
A-Achieves
M-More
 
3. Have faith!
 
God has equipped you with everything you need to fulfill your destiny.
 
Click this link to and check out Joel Osteen's podcast #366-You Are Equipped.
 
 
 

Developing Your Soft Skills and a Passion to Do Great Things
 
 
 
 
 
d.r.e.a.m.BIG!: Check out Kevin "The Katalyst" Carroll at this link:

http://www2.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/2005-2006/kevincarroll.htm
 
Unleash your untapped potential. Take the free courses at the SGR Club (The Science of Growing Rich).
 

Your future is in up to you!!

 

Positive Mental Attitude Video by Jeffrey Gitometer

 

Whatever You can Conceive and Believe You can Achieve!!

 

Silence Fails - Crucial Conversations

 

Earl Nightingale "The Strangest Secret" Video

 

Part 1 of 3

Part 2 of 3

Part 3 of 3

 

Bob Proctor Videos

Let me know what you think... ** New ** 

That word, Paradigm ** New ** 

The Marvelous Mind ** New ** 

 


HOW CAN EDISON’S FIVE COMPETENCIES OF INNOVATION ENHANCE SUCCESS IN LIFE?

 

WITH SARAH MILLER CALDICOTT

 

Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation™ propelled him to a record 1,093 U.S. patents as well as 1,293 international patents, yielding a market value exceeding $100 billion. Edison’s approach to innovation not only encompassed the development and launch of extraordinary products and services, it encompassed deep mental preparations as well.

 

See podcasts at:

 

http://www.powerpatterns.com/podcasts.html#DAINN

  


Entrepreneur Tools: Treat your career like a business.

 

From "Business Plans that Work"

 

The Timmons Model for entrepreneurs and intrepreneurs

 

 

Guide for Preparing You Business Idea Fast Pitch

 

6 Questions for Preparing Your Fast Pitch



BDPA Job Seeker Guides by Milt Haynes

BDPA Job Hunt Guide (includes tons of informational links to help jumpstart your IT Career):

 

Click here to access the BDPA Job Hunt Guide

 

BDPA Job Outlook (it's old but it still relevant!):

 

Click here to access the BDPA Job Outlook