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!
United We Work will help more people get hired faster. It is a response to the current economic environment facing America, and one that will add significant value to our communities, and our country.
http://unitedwework.org/
How to use BDPA Chicago free services to find a job.
How to use Blacks Gone Geek services to find a job.
Job Seeker Planning Tools
Project Management Core Work Process Chart
Project Management Core Work Questions
Definition of Smart Objectives
Development Spectrum
Job Hunt Goal Status Template
Take a Free Career Test - Find out which jobs are right for you
Assessing Your Skills
IT Roles and Technical Skill Categories
Robert Half Glossary of Job Descriptions for Information Technology ** New **
Robert Half Technology Free Resources ** New **
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
Computerworld: What it takes to get hired (besides a great résumé)
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
How to secure your next executive role
Laid Off? Eight Effective Ways to Respond
Career Success Stories ** New **
IT Leaders ** New **
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 ** New **
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 **
Top 10 Ways to Use Social Media to Give Back to Your Network
http://www.theladders.com/career-advice/Top-10-Ways-Social-Media-Give-Back-Network
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 ** New **
- Summary about you
- Significant achievements
- What you would like to do
- Who you want to meet (titles or names)
- Companies you wish to contact
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
Should You Accept the Offer?
After You Accept the Offer
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.
Developing Your Soft Skills and a Passion to Do Great Things
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
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