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Thursday, April 29, 2010



Are You Ready to Build Your Executive Network?

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Sometimes the most difficult part of the job search is finding the right people to help you out along the way. As an executive, having help - also known as an executive network – is very often vital to getting your next big opportunity. But how do you go about building your executive network? And after it's been built, how do you nurture it so that it stays intact even while you're employed? ...

Is Hiring a Resume Writer for You?

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Are you ready to write your next resume only to realize that you're really not that ready? It may be that you're not sure what to add to the resume. Or it could be that you're now sure how to pull together all of the information that you do have in a way that shows you're the right person for the job. If you find yourself struggling to get your resume together, you may want to consider ...

Linear Hires Workers, Mulls New U.S. Fab

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Calif. -- Amid strong demand for its products, Linear Technology Corp. is hiring fab workers and is mulling plans to build a new fab in the United States. The analog specialist is mulling plans to build a second fab in Camas, Wash.--a move that could bring 300 jobs to the area, according to The Columbian. Linear Chief Executive Lothar Maier visited Camas on Monday of this week, the report said. ...

Entrepreneurs Drive Silicon Valley Toward Detroit 2.0

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — A handful of entrepreneurs hope to turn Silicon Valley into Detroit 2.0 by supplying key subsystems for next-generation electric and hybrid vehicles. They share a vision of a significant new market on the horizon, but disagree about how it will emerge. Atria Controls Inc. (Los Altos), Wrightspeed Inc. (Palo Alto) and Zap (Santa Rosa) hope to supply their battery packs and ...

Applied Materials Opens Singapore Manufacturing Site

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Applied Materials Inc., the leading supplier of equipment for making chips, displays and solar cells, has opened a key manufacturing site in Changi North Industrial Park, Singapore. The site is said to involve an investment of $60 million and employ up to 800 workers. Even though Applied (Santa Clara, Calif.) is a traditional Silicon Valley company the Singapore site is set to become the focus ...

Paragraphs vs. Bullets On Your Resume: Why Too Much of a Good Thing is Bad

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Many career experts today are focusing on content and harping on key accomplishments and selling yourself to the hiring manager. We've covered those topics, but we are still seeing weaknesses with job seekers' resumes in the format/design area. So we've decided to write a series of articles addressing different strategies with resume format and design. First up on our hit list: Paragraphs and ...

Career Change Myths Exposed

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Have you been dreaming of making a career change? If so, why haven't you acted on your dream? It might be because you are operating under a false assumption. You might be missing out on opportunities because of a career myth – the good news is that there are several career change myths that can be explained away or at the very least worked around. Career Myth: #1) There is absolutely no ...