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		<title>Keep your Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 08:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the economy in a tizzy, the last thing you need is a pink slip. Mediocre performance will come under the scanner and even a good work performance is not a guarantee against lay offs.
Constantly look for ways to improve how you do your work. If you are really interested in your work you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downturn blues for freshers</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/downturn-blues-for-freshers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[downturn]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[job]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[job hunt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For students graduating this year the downturn has come as a dampener on their job ambitions. Some companies have postponed their recruiting drives, others have put their appointments on hold, while some have asked their employees to defer their joining date.
There are of course a number of alternatives to tackle this turn of events.
Consider a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forming clans at the workplace</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/forming-clans-at-the-workplace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[alliances]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[clanning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[clans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[peer network]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[strategic alliance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s competitive work environment, forming networks or alliances can offer support and goodwill and even protection to see through turbulent times.
Form an alliance with your boss without being seen as a toady or worse still a doormat. Your loyalty can be a deciding factor when things get tough. Clear any misunderstandings and support your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networking a proven job finder.</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/networking-a-proven-job-finder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.setsocket.com/networking-a-proven-job-finder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[old boy network]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.setsocket.com/?p=177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A close relation of mine was laid off. I was not aware of this fact for more than a month even though we were in touch with each other regularly.
I suppose he was not comfortable with being fired, who would?
It is more psychological than we care to admit. It is one thing to resign from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t batten down the hatches. Not yet..</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/dont-batten-down-the-hatches-not-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.setsocket.com/dont-batten-down-the-hatches-not-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[downtrend]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[out of the box]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recession]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.setsocket.com/?p=173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People like to adopt a &#8220;batten down the hatches and lie low&#8221; attitude when it comes to tough times in the economy. Companies tend to cut costs, order more pink slips, stop recruiting thus contributing to a vicious cycle of recession.
Get rid of the herd mentality and do some innovative thinking, after all if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Career Gap a benefit or bane ?</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/career-gap-a-benefit-or-bane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.setsocket.com/career-gap-a-benefit-or-bane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career Gap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[resume gap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sabbatical]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.setsocket.com/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some times knowingly or unknowingly people might have to take a break in their careers. Perhaps a medical condition might force the issue or you may take a professional break for e.g. to study some course or degree or author a book or treatise.
So what should you do to get back in the mainstream. All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newbie guide to job hunting.</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/newbie-guide-to-job-hunting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.setsocket.com/newbie-guide-to-job-hunting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Newbies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[job hunting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[job skills.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Newbie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.setsocket.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of the people who graduate think academic qualifications alone can ensure getting through an interview or bagging that coveted job.
Businesses need people who can think and work efficiently, get along and co-ordinate with others, make logical decisions and are self motivated. 
Development of employability skills like communication, decision making, problem solving, innovation and initiative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job hunting in troubled times</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/job-hunting-in-troubled-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.setsocket.com/job-hunting-in-troubled-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[job hunt]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recession]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.setsocket.com/?p=163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the job market is not so great in troubled times it requires additional effort,persistence and patience to bag that job.
Remember when the economy is roaring along nobody bothered to point out this fact, it was taken for granted that it would last forever but a few financial collapses later everybody and their uncle are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trumpet blowing</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/trumpet-blowing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.setsocket.com/trumpet-blowing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trumpet blowing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.setsocket.com/?p=159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A little bit of blowing a small trumpet if I may.
Received a mail from Kelly saying that this blog has been selected as one of the 50 best career coaching blogs.
The news thrilled me to bits,so somebody in the vast cyberspace has taken the time and trouble to list the best blogs.
A nice list of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping the recession at bay</title>
		<link>http://www.setsocket.com/keeping-the-recession-at-bay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.setsocket.com/keeping-the-recession-at-bay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[expenses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[overheads]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recession]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.setsocket.com/?p=156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post for a change is for business owners as there is a symbiotic relationship between owners and employees. None can survive without the other.
Businesses in a recessionary period are expected to slash unnecessary expenses and reduce overheads to keep floating. Some tips on beating the downtrends.
Look out for redundant assets which can be disposed [...]]]></description>
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