So you have perfected your resume, it shows that you are an accomplished professional and a leader in your field. Yet when a hiring manager or recruiter puts your name in a search engine, either nothing comes up or they find others with the same name and can’t distinguish you from the others they see listed. (Or, oh the horror!, a drunken or explicit photo appears, I am not even going to go there if that's you, clean it up!)Many hiring authorities will want to research your candidacy and an online search is one of the fastest, easiest and cheepest, ways to do this. Make it easy for them to find you by creating a customized online identity. Some free tools to consider using are LinkedIn, and naymz as a minimum.

Shop guy is lucky to have you to do his shopping. Golf is a great game for women and girls of all ages - I think "Swing Like a Girl" or "Hit Like a Girl" is a good phrase for women golfers. It's just that golf is such a discouraging sport, one day your good the next your bad.
Enjoy the great weather.

Dear Lisa, I got an interview and when the HR manager called she said it would be a speed interview format and I should expect the "interview visit to last 1-2 hours". What was the Manager talking about? What exactly is speed interviewing? - Penny

Hi Penny, Thanks for your E-mail, I want everyone to know they can ask questions by e-mailing me at lrancourt@bangordailynews.net. According to a November 2007 article, The Wall Street Journal says speed interviewing is gaining in popularity as companies strive to hire multiple positions in short periods of time.
The basic premise of speed interviewing is that recruiters see many candidates very quickly and can size them up to one other. As a job seeker you may meet individually with 2 or 3 company reps during the same day(s) as other candidates are also meeting. After the meetings, the decision-makers get together and decide on the top prospect. In some cases they call the candidate back to meet with the group. Other times a job offer is made that same day or in within a few days. This is a divergence from traditional recruiting where there is an initial interview followed by second and perhaps a third interview spaced out over several days to weeks. Although an advantage for the job seeker is a quicker offer, the job seeker may not have as long to decide and weigh their options. Companies like "speed interviewing" because top candidates may hear from their company first, locking them into their company. It is easier for the decision-makers to compare candidates against their peers, since they meet with both candidates in close proximity.
As a job seeker remember to do your homework about the company, ask insightful questions, make sure the company is the right fit for you and when you receive an offer take a day and think it over. Good Luck! -Lisa

Lisa,

I found a co-worker's resume in the copier and noticed that she lists some of my responsibilities as her own. I am so mad, I don't want her to get away with this, I know our boss does not know that she is looking for a new job, should I tell my boss about what my co-worker did?

Mad in Camden

Dear Mad,
Oh, what a predicament, seems to me like you have two options,
On the one hand, your work ethic and results are awesome as demonstrated by the fact that someone else would like to lay claim to them You could look at it as a form of a compliment. Way to go! You can ignore your coworker's resume, and bravely assume all will be vindicated in good time (Karma!). If she tries to bring your expertise to a new job, her actions will speak for themselves.

On the other hand, you certainly don't want someone else taking credit for your work, what if you both applied for the same job? Are you positive your co-worker is not simply exaggerating her own input on teamwork, rather than stealing yours?
It sounds like you are an honest, hard working person who's feelings have been seriously hurt, and if this event will weigh heavily on you, then have the Talk. Ask for a few minutes of your co-worker's time. Explain in straightforward, nonthreatening language that you are disappointed in her, use specific examples from the resume. Use phrases like" I feel, when I read this..."

Regardless of what you decide and the outcome, your work does speak for itself.
Thank you for your question, I hope my opinion helps, Lisa

Hello:

My brother has a interview today!!
What kind of questions should he ask his potential employer?

My favorite question is what qualities are you looking for in your employee in this position?
Then he can confirm that he is all of those things, using examples.

It is also a good idea to ask how receptive they are to new ideas and what should be the process for presenting them?

If you are inrviewing with your potential supervisor, ask them what their management style is, and what you can expect for feedback and supervision... good luck to him!
Lisa

Lisa:The holidays are coming. I was laid
off this year, and my unemployment
is running out. I don’t want to commit
to a permanent position. What options
are available in our area?

Consider a temporary job. Positions are available in just
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Things to consider about Temporary Staffing:

Temping allows you to choose when and where you
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The staffing agency pays your salary.

Temping allows you to try out a new career before
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You will be trained for each assignment.

You will gain experience in industries and careers -
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Hello Job Seekers, Last week I went to Florida to visit family and when I returned through the Newark airport I came across a booth for theladders.com which is a recruitment site that specializes in $100,000 plus positions. It is exclusive and costly to join, but I thought their booth in the airport by the business lounge was a pretty good spot for them. The ladders rep told me the booth was new and experimental, the first in the country and had been open since August this year.
Have you used an new method in your job search this year, print, online, networking. Let me know, log in and post or e-mail me and I'll share your responses jobs@bangordailynews.net Hope to hear from you soon!

Hello,
my name is Mike Gagne, originally from Augusta I have been living in France since 1977.
In 2005 my wife Corinne, my son Jesse and I came to Maine on vacation, I wanted Jesse (11) to see where I was born and had past part of my life.
I decided to bring them to Old Town to visit, it was on a Sunday,so we crossed the Penobscot Indian Nation Bridge and right after the bridge a wooden teepee caught my eye.I knocked on the house door and Charles greeted us.I explained why we were in the area and where we came from, he asked us to step inside.He took us to a room where he had his computer and all sorts of pictures and military medals on the walls.I asked him about the medals and he told me his story, I explained to him afterwards that my Dad also did D-Day and I was in Vietnam in 1969,we chatted about that for a while, he told me about his Austrian wife who had passed away a few years back, I told him my Mom was from Paris and that my ancestor had arrived from France at St.Anne de Beaupré in 1644.Anyway,what I really wanted to get to was, I want to congratulate Charles for his Medal of Honor which was given to him by Nicholas Sarkosy and also thank him on behalf of my family for having been here when things were rough,all these young men who came to liberate Europe fighting for our freedom....not theirs.
Mike

I need a Pro Bono Attorney for a multi million dollar
lawsuit, best done by an out of State law firm. I am
at a homeless shelter. I fought 3 court cases in
Illinois and received justice for none of them. I
have never been mentally ill, never been involved in
crime or criminal activity, never had an alcohol or
drug addiction. I have a whopping physical injury
that I got from a public library and I am disabled and
awaiting social security.
My name is Lynn Guevrekian. I live in Springfield
Illinois .
Online Video here
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Download http://hosted.filefront.com/lynnguevrekian

I am looking for a law firm that will sue the State of
Illinois at the United States Supreme Court in
Washington DC , which would be the original
jurisdiction under Article 3, Section 2 controversies
between a State and a Citizen of that State. The
Video is an online Video of Wayne Pelhank of Heartland
Apartment Management located in Bloomington Illinois
Mclean County Illinois . After I was injured and
damaged at the Normal Public Library in Normal
Illinois I did not work and fell behind on my rent.
The video shows Wayne Pelhank delivering an
unannounced 5 day notice and shows the Bloomington
Police who were called as 911, assisting his improper
delivery. My web page is ladybugsflyhi.50megs.com
Just prior to being injured at the Normal Public
Library the Bloomington Illinois Police erred and
smashed open my apartment door one afternoon while I
was in the shower; instead of saying they were sorry,
they chose to create a fake report about the incident
and Bloomington police officer Sergeant Wikoff and a
25 year old, newly licensed social worker named Nicole
Wilder smeared me in fake records to cover their own
errors. I filed three lawsuits covering all three
incidents and received justice for none of them; the
two Federal were dismissed as having no material
evidence. Title 28, 1446 Procedure for Removal and

You be the judge...

Thanks, Tuttle.