Photo: Darwin Bell So, you need a job and are eyeing up prospects. It can be a very stressful but exciting time. You find some interesting options and start to envision yourself working at XYZ corp., imagining what your life will be like if you just get that job. It’s kind of like falling in [...]
Job Applications – Possibly the Worst One Ever
by Tim Murphy on May. 20, 2011 in Applying for jobs, Job Application Advice
Photo: wine me up Earlier in the week I was at a meeting in central Wisconsin. I invested in a health care company up there and a few of us were having lunch with the company’s primary staff. I got talking with the Administrator about hiring and staffing positions as we grow, and she proceeded [...]
Beating Application Frustration
by Tim Murphy on Oct. 29, 2010 in Attitude, Getting more, Hustling, Job Application Advice
(Photo: Magyar Balázs) I’ll start by saying I’ve had a terrible week. Just one of those times where nothing seems to go your way. No catastrophes, but lots and lots of relatively little things that just make for a bad week. Case in point – I am typing this post on my phone because I’m [...]
Network Your Applications – New Feature on ApplyMate.com
by Tim Murphy on Oct. 15, 2010 in Applying for jobs, Getting a job, Getting more, Networking, News
Photo: James Cridland Leverage the crowd to boost your applications Now you can crowdsource your applications by sharing (if you choose) where you recently applied. Once you track an application on ApplyMate.com, you can click to send a Tweet or Facebook message that says “I just applied to XYZ company. Do you know anyone who [...]
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