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IT in the D Career Academy: The Details
IT in the D was founded upon the principle of making things suck less for the Metro Detroit IT industry. Whether it be meetups, recruiting, job seeking, job fairs, podcasts, we have always strived to change the way things were being done. Roughly four years ago, we heard complaints about the training industry being broken.…
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There Is No Silver Medal In Job Searching
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank For the past 15 years (or so), I have been in 100% control of my career. I switched jobs a couple times and usually it involved with being professional and ensuring no bridge was burnt. Well,…
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Changing Jobs: Advice from a staffing exec
Several times per week I am asked for career advice from people who are considering a new job or changing jobs. Here’s the advice I give…
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The Humble Sales Guy
“That’s nice, you look like a Helen. Helen, we’re both in sales. Let me tell you why I suck as a sales man.” Truth be told, I don’t really suck, but wow have I felt like I do lately. September 16th was my last official day at Cisco Systems. I was part of a massive…
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The Bat Signal
Dist. Atty. Harvey Dent: We’ve received a letter from Batman this morning. ‘Please inform the citizens of Gotham that Gotham City has earned a rest from crime. But if the forces of evil should rise again, to cast a shadow on the heart of the city, call me.’ Alexander Knox: Question. How do we call…
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The Dating Corollary: I Can Change and Other Lies
You did it. You’ve finally had enough. You’re pulling the trigger, and you’re ending the relationship. You’ve finally realized that the grass really is greener over on the other side of that fence, and so it’s time to make a change. Maybe you didn’t even mean for it to happen this way. Maybe you just…
