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Discussions to help job seekers gain employment and businesses fill vacant positions.

We can "Build YOUR Skills Today for a NEW Career Tomorrow"</description><link>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>75</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Kcdee5" /><feedburner:info uri="kcdee5" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>Kcdee5</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-481624027234222171</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-22T12:18:00.475-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">lay-off</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">funding</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">linkedIn</category><title>Being Laid-off feels like....</title><atom:summary>I have been writing about how to bolster your job search, how to use social media to build your personal brand, how to go to job fairs to look for a new job, and just about everything else related to job search.

Now I want to talk about how it feels on the other side of the coin - when you get laid-off.

Due to a $1.1million budget cut and the elimination of ARRA stimulus monies, our agency </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/38q-c_0cZfE/being-laid-off-feels-like.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Over 100 million users are on LinkedIn, 700 million users are on Facebook and 175 million users on Twitter.  Now assuming that each of those networks only has 80% of those users who are active, that is still a BIG number.  Of people using social networking sites, the use breaks down this way: 92% use Facebook, 18% use LinkedIn, 13%</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/NYmCoD7jXVo/social-media-and-job-search.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/06/helicopter-parents.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-3095193002802426339</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-24T07:52:09.943-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">soft skills</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">attitude</category><title>Attitude is Everything</title><atom:summary>In our continuing series on soft skills or workplace skills our next topic is - work attitude.  Just as the title says - Attitude is Everything.  Attitude is everything no matter whether it is work related, job search related, or related to your personal life.  If you have the proper attitude, everything is all right.

Louis Armstrong made the song "When you're smiling" popular with these lyrics:</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/zv2bFCdbYrc/attitude-is-everything.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OumC0NM3AMg/TdQ8RrKYwqI/AAAAAAAAAEs/7ort2EefACE/s72-c/smiling+letter.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/05/attitude-is-everything.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-4794410433865367266</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 21:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-18T14:18:43.895-07:00</atom:updated><title>Part-time or Full-time</title><atom:summary>

Hmmm...what do I do?
At certain times in your life, your job schedule may need to be more flexible than others.  Are you going to school, are you responsible for older or younger family members, or are you experiencing health issues that limit your ability to work? Other times, we just need to work 40 hours.  Sometimes with a flex schedule or perhaps by telecommute.

We have a listing of job </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/sHhs4S9_uxU/part-time-or-full-time.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rhqpPuJB3yQ/TcvhiKLM55I/AAAAAAAAAEo/WXRoBcTOXBk/s72-c/the-thinker4.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/05/part-time-or-full-time.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-2552811583550151644</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-10T09:37:55.216-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">resources</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">resume</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">interview</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">linkedIn</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Illinois workNet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">workNet Center</category><title>Resume Tools</title><atom:summary>I read a blog article about 10 things that you can do with LinkedIn of which you may not have been aware. One of them included the resume tool. I went in and set up my resume. It took about 20 seconds. Unfortunately, I would be better served by a combination resume and the tool only allows a chronological resume.

The LinkedIn tool is perfect as long as your profile is 100% complete, your profile</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/MHI9A3IEjq4/resume-tools.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/05/resume-tools.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-8396204451985319875</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-03T12:25:59.448-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Illinois workNet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">job search</category><title>Networking</title><atom:summary>Today is just a commentary on another blog article.

This article from US News references those individuals who might not be on the cutting edge of social media and using it to their advantage for job search.  It relates that those of us who are computer savvy may be spending too much time on the keys and not enough time face-to-face.

It is a reminder that we must balance our lives in everything</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/CP-2dcq1W4M/networking.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/05/networking.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-4500117968617187804</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-14T10:15:00.485-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">job fairs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">resume</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">email</category><title>Email addresses speak a 100 words</title><atom:summary>The saying goes "A picture is worth a 1000 words".  I contend that your email address can speak at least a 100 words.

On your resume, you should have your name, phone number, cell phone number, email address, and if you have one, a link to your business related blog, and linkedIn account.

KCDEE recently had a booth at two area job fairs.  We were collecting email addresses from people who were </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/qLUumDW7KEg/email-addresses-speak-100-words.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/04/email-addresses-speak-100-words.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-3836085540867618238</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-04T09:42:28.858-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">elevator speech</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pitch</category><title>60 Seconds</title><atom:summary>You have 60 seconds, GO!

What just went through your mind?  Did you have a formulated plan to share your name, your expertise, your immediate goal, your pitch? How much time did it really take - 10 seconds, 20 seconds?

Speed networking, elevators, standing in line at a fast food place, picking up your kids from soccer, or anywhere you are with people with whom you may strike up a conversation, </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/1qFa58b6uGM/60-seconds.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/04/60-seconds.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-553345697158217007</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-30T11:22:00.129-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">goals</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">teamwork</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">soft skills</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">deadlines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">time management</category><title>Soft skill - Time Management</title><atom:summary>Continuing our series on soft skills, one of the most important might be time management.

Time management is important to business owners to meet deadlines, to plan for the immediate future and to be profitable.

One of the first places to exhibit a proper sense of time management is submitting applications, paperwork and arrival at an interview.  If you have met those deadlines, you have a good</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/zUYXiocxn-I/soft-skill-time-management.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9vjEBg8jRE/TZC2q69sZGI/AAAAAAAAAEg/akraSzm4ifo/s72-c/ClockAndCalendar.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/03/soft-skill-time-management.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-6667623834085439063</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-28T09:21:40.389-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">resume</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">interview</category><title>Do you have PO?</title><atom:summary>No, I don't mean a post office box.  I mean po - lateral thinking Wiki definition.

I was introduced to this concept by a person who answered a question that I had asked on LinkedIn.  I was trying to figure out how to have my full-time job with KCDEE appear above a part-time family business job that I started more recently than I had started with KCDEE.

The person responded to my query with the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/WkY2ZyIx3qk/do-you-have-po.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Most people recognize that when you say entrepreneur, the person is an independent thinker, leading the pack instead of following, driving decisions </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/W5vcZ2h640c/intrapreneurial-are-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/03/help-keep-america-working.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-2493412803118056262</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-22T15:12:00.075-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">interview</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">listening</category><title>Closing the sale</title><atom:summary>When you are in job search mode, you are in effect "selling" your skills and talents.  Your resume and cover letter are your brochure and sales material and your interview is your sales call.

Now, all of the salespeople reading this know that the next step is to find out where the process is going.  Some people will tell you that they have to think about your presentation or discuss it with a </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/uPLUNh52GuM/closing-sale.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/02/closing-sale.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-5369122370369649720</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-14T13:52:41.979-08:00</atom:updated><title>We are on the Road</title><atom:summary>If you are in the Elgin, IL to Aurora, IL corridor you might see our new bus signs.  Do you need more information?

</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/dWMTha-wGUs/we-are-on-road.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EpuiEXdJZlg/TVmjkyElsdI/AAAAAAAAAEU/vvuQnpptWFk/s72-c/IMG_4760.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/02/we-are-on-road.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-2448473753743291986</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-08T10:55:30.967-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">action verbs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">plan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">goals</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">skills</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">career</category><title>Career Search Action Plan</title><atom:summary>Tweetchat today in #careerchat was on your Career Search Action Plan

Here are some of the highlights -
What are the main components of a career action plan? 
 Where you are, where you want to be and the plan is how you are going to get there
Plan should be broken up into time frames - 3 months, 6 months, 1 year 5 year etc.
A start point and an end point. Know how you will start and have a </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/JtORx-BqC7Y/career-search-action-plan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/02/career-search-action-plan.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-5222781628875766412</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-01T08:00:04.356-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">accomplishments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">interview</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">networking</category><title>Are you dialoguing?</title><atom:summary>
"Two monologues do not make a dialogue." - Jeff Daly
This quote was in one of my emails recently.  It reminded me of a program I saw on television where two people were talking out loud to each other, but were carrying on their own conversation.  They each solved their own problem, but never acknowledged each others thoughts.  (The New Adventures of Old Christine)
Both the quote and program </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/IRLBOTDPiTc/are-you-dialoguing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Develop the hard skills required to be a leader.
Find out what your strengths and weaknesses are so that you may obtain professional development to overcome the weaknesses and enhance your strengths.
Ask for work that</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/W60Kd8asSD8/do-you-want-your-bosss-job.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LfRmiotT--4/TTddzOFpEUI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Nr6X5FDZw3s/s72-c/climb+ladder.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/01/do-you-want-your-bosss-job.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-3881237377350543612</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-22T07:46:00.362-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">resources</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">jobs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">job search</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">career</category><title>We are on Alltop</title><atom:summary>KCDEE's blog is now included with the cool kids on Alltop.  You can find our career advice along with others by visiting  http://careers.alltop.com 

KCDEE publishes an article weekly and posts it for your reference.  Other places where you can find our resources include:
Webpage - http://www.kcdee.org
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/KCDEE5
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/KCDEE5  

You can </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/ZsOWFzf6sxc/we-are-on-alltop.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/01/we-are-on-alltop.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-163814189894017436</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-20T10:02:00.048-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">outlook</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">customer service</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">career</category><title>Where the jobs are in 2011</title><atom:summary>In the 1-9-2011 issue of the Wall Street Journal Sunday was an article discussing where you will find jobs in 2011.  Here is a synopsis of what they said:
Service jobs - retail, IT, tech jobs
Health care - nurses, medical scientists, physician assistants, skin-care specialist and dental hygienists
Information Technology - to upgrade and customize equipment, provide technical support and to teach </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/BWTkONqBQ_I/where-jobs-are-in-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LfRmiotT--4/TTdT7UEIFpI/AAAAAAAAAEE/Zwppa7w2xwI/s72-c/2011.gif" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2011/01/where-jobs-are-in-2011.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-1750002531600986786</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-05T09:00:02.023-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">volunteer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">goals</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">skills</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">twitter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">linkedIn</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">job search</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">career</category><title>Career Goals 2011</title><atom:summary>What are your career goals for 2011?

Are you in the job search mode? 
What new tools are you planning on using or learning to help in your job search?  
Do you already have a LinkedIn account?  
Are you going to check to see if it is being the most effective it can be for you?
Do you use Twitter to look for jobs?
Have you investigated the job search component of Facebook?
Are you networking?
</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/NPQwQfL1-JM/career-goals-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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I would guess that almost anyone who is successful in their career has been fired at least once in their life. How you react is important. The reasons for someone being fired may be justified or not. Reasons can </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/ce1QF3oasI0/youre-fired-but-its-not-donald-trump-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LfRmiotT--4/TRIpAEuPL-I/AAAAAAAAAD8/LcrIrRror3A/s72-c/pinkSlip.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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But let's discuss for a few moments the effect your email address, twitter handle or blog name will have on a potential employer or business </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/8kfRWu56AbY/what-does-your-email-address-say-about.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://kcdee5.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-does-your-email-address-say-about.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019384494912786640.post-805917059145337394</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-15T12:46:42.491-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">job fairs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">references</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">interview</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Illinois workNet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">appearance</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">workNet Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">job search</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">career</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">attitude</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">networking</category><title>Holiday Job Search Tips</title><atom:summary>The holidays may offer time for reflection and resolutions, thoughts about family and future from Thanksgiving through the new-year.  The season also presents challenges and opportunities for people seeking employment.  KCDEE reminds people who are unemployed or facing an uncertain future to understand that jobs are available and for those individuals considering a career change, this is an </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kcdee5/~3/6tzQRF3XYE8/holidays-job-search-tips.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kane County Department of Employment &amp;amp; Education)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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