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<title>Distorted Turkey Projections</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2750</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As Turkey passed yesterday I found myself trying desperately to sleep off a belly full of high calorie foods and wondering about what I bring to the table. I&rsquo;m not talking about the huevos ranch... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:10:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5: things I SHOULD be doing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
5. Networking: 60% to 80% of successful job searches are through networking. Who you know&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; is often more important than what you know. 4. Volunteer/take on special projects: I should work harder to be... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:55:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>How To Deal</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2726</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There are 3 different destructive coping styles. Destructive is a 1 trick pony, meaning the person that using a maladaptive coping style uses the same approach against themselves and others all the ti... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Quarter Life-Crisis Compounded</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2697</link>
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<description><![CDATA[     “I made 6 figures but hated what I did, so I quit and started taking classes towards medical school. Did I do the right thing?”  This was the first thing out of this woman’s mouth after she plopped down in a ch... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5: Ways to win a cube war!</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2662</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Or how to be a passive aggressive ninja!
5. Steal Stuff: you may not even mean to steal the stapler. But if you borrowed it and didn&rsquo;t return it&hellip; well it&rsquo;s stolen!
4. Comment on pictures or memorabilia: &... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:10:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Mental Recession?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A vicious cycle with us chewing our own tail. A mental/psychological recession is different from what is happening to the economy. It is an employee mindset that has grown out of people actually being, or j... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5: Why Internships Rock</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2599</link>
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<description><![CDATA[5. Learn about a company. Is this a place you could work? Actually working there can really
answer that question.
4. Learn about an industry. Find out what types of advance
opportunities there are and if you could eventual... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:05:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Naked Audience</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2583</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sweating palms, nervous laughs, mind going blank in the middle of a conversation, and the dread of wet pits. What do they have in common? Well they all converge when talking in front of an audience.&n... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:50:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Video Resume Time?</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2529</link>
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<description><![CDATA[In short: Not a good idea. I get asked how to put together a video resume every so often, but it seems to be happening with a tad more frequency these days. Even worse is when someone actually brings in video resume for me to... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Getting a Good Reference</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2482</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Professional references only&rdquo; is the key to references. I hope everyone has at least 3 people in their lives willing to lie for them. Most companies harbor the same suspicions. Also, an e... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Successful Entrepreneur Qualities</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2421</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 qualities of top entrepreneurs. Yeah only 8.&nbsp; I recently sat through a motivational speech from the original apprentice: Bill Rancic. He had some great points but what I really walked away with was t... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>6 steps to Fire/Layoff Someone</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2353</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; Be it kitchen remodeler or an accountant, the steps to giving someone the axe are fundamentally the same:1.Know the why: because that&rsquo;s what everyone in the hot seat is going to ask 2.Keep cool: if emotions... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5 Presentation Tips</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2330</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;I choked on the last presentation that&nbsp; I gave. Not badly or anything; well, not too badly. Let&rsquo;s just say there wasn&rsquo;t anything thrown at me , but threats were made. I rallied and everything turned out... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Resumes/Applications Poison</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2260</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Say goodbye to the possibility of getting an interview if you follow these simple instructions when filling out job applications/resumes:&nbsp; &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Putting &ldquo;See resume&rdquo; on the application wher... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Application/Resume Dynamite</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2238</link>
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<description><![CDATA[A few quick tips to add KAPOW to resumes
and job applications:
&nbsp;

Only put things that are applicable to the job you are applying for on the resume

&nbsp;

I can&rsquo;t stress this enough: Follow instructions. ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Project Management 101</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2171</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Time kills all little by little. Figuring out how to manage time is often a new (and not so new) a professional&rsquo;s biggest challenge.
1.&nbsp; Long Haul Strategy: Break large tasks up into... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Analysis paralysis</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2143</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Agonizing over a decision too long can leave you in the lurch. Often times at work when we can&rsquo;t make a decision, it is made for us. I&rsquo;ve had several job seekers come to me wit... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The 'Passive' Job Candidate or Poaching?</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/2021</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The idea strikes my core career ideals but the belief that a passive candidate is preferable to a traditional candidate is taking hold. A passive candidate is a worker that isn&rsquo;t actively seekin... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5 reasons Career Fairs work</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1970</link>
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<description><![CDATA[5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Face time. Put yourself out there and make your name known. 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Getting to know a company. Is this a place you could see yourself doing the 9 to 5 grind? DEFINITELY?! NO WAY?! Or somewher... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Planned Happenstance</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1922</link>
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<description><![CDATA[At first glance, what can look like a grammatical train wreck is, in fact, a career counseling theory.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When people get confused about what career path to take, few seem to gaze in the direction... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Economy Blues</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1869</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unless you have been hiding under a rock somewhere, you probably have an idea that our economy is in trouble. Unemployment rose several points in August to top out over 6%, which puts us at a 5-... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Giant Stress Ball</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1820</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stress is a term we&rsquo;ve all heard until the point of sickness, or maybe it&rsquo;s just me. Most of the time when edgy people shout &ldquo;I&rsquo;m stressed!!&rdquo; they are not talking a... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Wizard of the Obvious?</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1762</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recently, I was pulled up short by a comment someone left for me: &ldquo;Good advice, but it seems somewhat obvious.&rdquo; &lsquo;Obvious!&rsquo; I mentally snorted (yeah, I can snort mentally)... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Authentic in the Workplace?</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1688</link>
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<description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t get asked: &lsquo;Should I be &ldquo;Me&rdquo; in the workplace?&rsquo;,
but the issue of authenticity is part and parcel of professionalism. To clarify,
I&rsquo;m talking about you being YOU not you being &ls... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5 reasons to leave a job</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1662</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;5. Getting yelled at (almost) everyday: Maybe
it&rsquo;s me but I can&rsquo;t stand being yelled at. It reminds me of getting scolded as
a kid. Sets my teeth on edge. &nbsp;4. Compound
stress. Psychology points out p... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Backfiring office jokes</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1611</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I used to think of myself as funny, and not just in the looks
department, but lately I&rsquo;ve found that not all situations ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5 Ways to get out of a Motivational Slump</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1577</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5. Drink coffee: Lots o&rsquo; caffeine!
4. Make a change. Shelve
whatever you are currently doing and work on another project. Sometimes
shocking your syst... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Staying on the gravy train!</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1561</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The
millennial are staying home longer. The Y Generation has become more at home
with staying at home than almost any other previous generation. If you were
born roughly between 1980 to 1994, then I&rsquo;m talking about y... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5: things to tick off a coworker</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1506</link>
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<description><![CDATA[5. Steal Stuff: you may not even mean
to &lsquo;steal&rsquo; a stapler. But if you borrowed it and didn&rsquo;t return it&hellip; well it&rsquo;s
stolen!  4. Comment on pictures or memorabilia: &ldquo;WOW your dog is ugly&r... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Working New York</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1438</link>
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<description><![CDATA[My notions of &ldquo;Sex In The City&rdquo; have been dashed. I feel like the first kid in grade school to discover that Santa Claus is in fact bogus. You know the one right? The classmate that felt like it was his duty to te... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5 Things NOT to do with your boss:</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1393</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5. Drink: No
really. So many industries revolve
around the bottle it may be impossible to avoid, but moderation is the key. Getting tanked in front of a boss ma... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Illegal Interviewing</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1363</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
Illegal Interviewing &nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Being Homosexual (see No... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>20% do 90% of all work</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1338</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Are you one of the &lsquo;workers&rsquo;? Or are you one of the 80%?
According to the&nbsp; Gallup Organization&rsquo;s study,&nbsp; 90% of company profits are churned out by 20% of its employees.
The same study reports tha... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Is the perfect job a career myth?</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1303</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Many hunters fail to mount this mighty beast&rsquo;s head on their
mantle. These big game hunters stumble into my office, wide eyed with white
knuckles clutching a crinkled resume, desperate for some hint of their elusive
... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5: throwing the stress ball</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1276</link>
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<description><![CDATA[5. It&rsquo;s ok:&nbsp; Frustration is ok to feel, everyone does at
some point. But it&rsquo;s NOT ok to take your frustration out on other people. 4. Put it in perspective: Is
whatever has steam coming out of your ears goi... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Decision making Dilemmas: HELP!</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1233</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The number
of scars I have is directly proportional to my ability to make and follow
decisions at the drop of a hat. Fortunately for my hide, the longer I&rsquo;m around
the fewer&nbsp; scars I accrue. I want to believe
t... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Holiday Hangover</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1206</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Feeling a little let down coming back to work
after the 4th of July? Or is work an oasis of calm after the
craziness? Hopefully, you fall somewhere in the middle of excruciating pain and
anticipation at ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Oh YEAH!</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1182</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Being a short work week I can&rsquo;t believe anyone is keeping their
nose firmly pressed to the grindstone. &nbsp;I
even find myself hard pressed to self motivate, so I figured this would be a
good time to toot my own hor... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Shift Your Message: Top 5</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1166</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Making
a positive impact, whether in face-to-face sales pitches or an email to a client,
is important for career success. Here are some tips to make a positive impact,
instead of going down in flames.
5... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>GET OUT! - transitioning careers</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1133</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Do you have any suggestions or
advice for someone trying to get out of sales and into exec asst or similar
while finishing a degree? 
&nbsp;Yeah! Transitioning careers is all
about mapping cross over skills. Cross over sk... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Born to work</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1091</link>
<guid>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1091</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The idea that biology predetermines what a
person&rsquo;s career path will be is a scary thing to percolate over. I&rsquo;m talking the
hide-under-the-bed-and-weep kind of terror here. The UK scientists t... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>work to avoid</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1049</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Several people asked me recently to take a look at companies suspected of being pyramid schemes. Why? because if you log onto CareerBuilder or Monster and post your general resume, straight commission jobs are what is more th... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Exiting Stage Left</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1002</link>
<guid>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/1002</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
friend of mine just got the shaft and the axe at work. All in the same week. Saying it was a &ldquo;tough transition&rdquo; for
her doesn&rsquo;t even begin to desc... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Job Desperate</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/958</link>
<guid>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/958</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When
is being desperate good? Never in a job search, or dating when you think about
it. But, desperation becomes all too common the longer a job search takes.
Despera... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5: ways to get to the top</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/928</link>
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<description><![CDATA[5. Come early and stay late. Put in the extra hours to succeed.
Don&rsquo;t toil away in silence, but throwing it in anyone&rsquo;s face isn&rsquo;t going to
work either. Humility counts.
4. Show Initiative. Alert the boss... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>It pays to go to jail</title>
<link>http://www.inkkc.com/dustin+williams/blog/909</link>
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<description><![CDATA[My
friend is a convict, or rather, he was. When I asked him what he went in for, (using
my best prison lingo stolen from Prison Break) he squinted, looked at me funny
for a moment, then replied:&ldquo;Being young and stupi... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>All work and no play……</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Summer is upon us and I suddenly find myself reminiscing about an important question I faced in my old job: What to do? what to do? Downtime is (hopefully) a part of every job. There are going to slow times... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 12:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Calming a freaked employee/coworker</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Strange knocks and thumps are emanating from the next cube, the aggravation is so thick it&rsquo;s almost a fog, and you can actually see the cartoon curse word squiggles floating in the air above your cowo... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top 5: Volunteering</title>
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<description><![CDATA[5. It&rsquo;s a good thing to give back. Come on the world needs all the help it can get! 4. It makes you look well-rounded. Employers are looking for people that have diverse skill sets. Showing your community spirit shows a... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Office Climate Wars</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Climate is always just about the temperature. Let me start by saying... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 17:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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