Online Job Hunting Guide

These days many websites exist that rank colleges, supposedly to help applicants find a college that not only suits their taste, but also provide them the best quality education possible. However, how do you know if should believe them or not? Do these college rankings hold any water, or are they merely college ads disguised in the form of ranking?

Before enrolling in any college that ranks really well, make sure that the website listing the rankings is indeed to be trusted. You can do this simply by going straight to reputable sources. Do not trust mere blog posts that list their favorite colleges. Instead, go to websites of reputable ranking bodies like US News and World Report. It is all right to be wary because the internet really is filled with sites posing to be reputable, when in fact they just want to cash in on ads. Worse, there are also a good number of sites that list the “best colleges” when in fact they belong to affiliate programs and espouse the private colleges that pay them.

If, however, you do come across a good site that has a section on college rankings, do not automatically dismiss those rankings as false. Still, you should double check the information and make a decision only when you see several reputable sources agreeing with their assessment about a certain college.

In addition to that, you should also remember that there are other factors to consider aside from college rankings. Do not be too dependent on rankings to the point of neglecting other equally important factors.

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The Sage: The Power to Simplify
“Sages use the power of simplification as the primary means to inspiration. They reduce problems to their essence and in the process create an ingenious idea. Simplicity is their credo. Also, Sages look to history as a source of creative insight. They honor the past and find insights in what has happened before. One of the fathers of American photography, Alfred Stieglitz, was a master Sage. Enchanted with Dutch painter Jan Vermeer, who painted some three hundred years earlier, Stieglitz drew inspiration from Vermeer’s style and created entirely new photographs based on the lessons he gleaned from Vermeer compositions.” (Wellman 11)

The Conclusion

Now you have seen an overview of the Five Faces of Genius. Have you found out which Face you are? If you have placed yourself as one of the Faces, don’t feel so bad of the awareness that you have weaknesses. After all, Wellman states in her book that “your goal is to master all Five Faces of Genius”. Sounds impossible? Not really, for the Face you have is not the entire you, it’s just what is dominant in you. Try to be each Face in some little ways and later on, you will find yourself to be the multi-faced Genius whose success style is flawless.

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The Fool: The Power to Celebrate Weakness
“The most complex Face, the Fool celebrates weakness. Fools practice three related skills: excelling at inversion, seeing the sense in absurdity, and having unending perseverance. The Fool scientist Roy Plunkett was trying to come up with a new configuration of a chlorofluorocarbon. He accidentally set a can of the chemical on the laboratory radiator. When he found it in the morning, the chlorofluorocarbon had polymerized and created a hard resistant surface on the bottom of the can. Instead of throwing it away and calling it a failure, he analyzed the accident. This mishap was the birth of a new product called Teflon. For the Fool, invention happens through redeeming weakness.” (Wellman 11)

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The Alchemist: The Power to Connect Domains

“Alchemists bring together separate domains – different ideas, disciplines, or systems of thought – and connect them in a unique way to develop breakthrough ideas. The Alchemists’ insights come from borrowing or even stealing ideas. They are motivated to invent by a broad range of interests, and they lead lives that connect work and play. The architect Frank Lloyd Wright created the most original buildings in the history of American architecture by using the techniques of the Alchemist. His genius was in marrying the design of the building with the nature of its site. With their seamless integration, he created a breakthrough.” (Wellman 11)

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The Observer: The Power to Notice Detail
“Observers notice the details of the world around them and collect them to construct a new idea. They scan their environment for interesting information and use this data to create breakthroughs. Observers stand in awe of the world around them, and its beauty is a source of inspiration. They cherish the details and are driven by their unrelenting curiosity. When Walt Disney took his young daughter to play in the park, he noticed the details around him: the adults looked bored, the rides were run-down, and the ride operators were unfriendly. He thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun if there was a place where kids and adults could play together?’ And from those initial observations he hatched the idea for his theme parks.” (Wellman 10)

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A quick self-assessment: are you the achiever or are you the underdog? Is your talent valued by all people or do they think it weird? These two questions are hard-hitting – you can tell whether you are to be awarded with Most Likely to Succeed or if you’ll get otherwise.

Businesswoman Annette Moser-Wellman has written a book called The Five Faces of Genius. In this book, she gives 5 profiles of workers and how they are situated in the workplace. Know this: if you think you’re a weakling, think again. One of the Genius Faces might surprise you – for weaknesses can actually be a source of strength.

The following are taken from the second chapter of Wellman’s book.

The Seer: The Power to Image

“Seers see pictures in their mind’s eye, and these pictures become the impetus for ingenious ideas. In the same way that someone can imagine his team’s final jump shot at the buzzer or how his living room would look with a new color of paint, highly creative people use the skill to of the seer to imagine new ideas. Seers are guided by the images in their mind’s eye, visualize in great detail, and are able to manipulate these images along the way to maximize their impact and expand their ideas. Mozart describes his Seer moment: ‘When I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer… provided I am not disturbed, my subject enlarges itself, becomes methodized and define, and the whole, though it be long, stands almost complete and finished in my mind so that I can survey it, like a fine picture or a beautiful statue, at a glance.’ The image leads to the breakthrough.”

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1. A dedicated email for your applications and other application related matters.
Have a separate email for your application process. This way, you are able to respond faster and organize your messages better. This will also prevent any confusion between personal and other business mail.

2. Keep your email address and IM ID professional.
Keep in mind that you are using your email and your instant messenger (if applicable) for PROFESSIONAL purposes. So your email address and instant messenger ID should sound professional – preferably your name.

3. Join job sites
You should have an online presence, so you should join job finding websites, as well as build profiles on professional networking sites like LinkedIn.

4. Showcase you work.
If you can, have a website that shows your previous work. It is an easy way for prospective employers to check on your actual skills and what you can contribute to the job you’re applying for.

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Always keep your Social Security card at home. It is necessary to protect and safeguard the card from being lost because what the thieves search for. Your social security card can easily be lost if you do not know how to protect it. Thieves can easily use your lost or stolen card to start a new life with a new identity, unfortunately, it is your identity. Identity thieves can steal your identity and other valuable information through old computers that you discarded. Be sure to discard the hard drive separately because thieves can recover data from these drives. When you are online, never make it a habit to check the Remember Me button, because these can also be used by thieves to open your important files online.

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Just a decade ago, the process of searching for a job took a lot of time, energy, effort and money to undertake. Not to mention the heartaches and frustration of being rejected or not being called back by the employer. Back then, applying for a job would mean buying a newspaper, scanning through the Jobs section, writing your resume, stuff it in the envelope, mail it to the employer and finally…WAIT. You sit by the phone and look out the window for the postman. That has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Internet is the king of job searching and recruitment. It is fast, easy and simple. Very cheap and convenient. It is the best way to reach hundreds of potential employers and opportunities. It can also help you through the entire process of job hunting and job management with its rich sources of information, just one click away.
Online recruitment has benefited the economy in its entirety.

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There has been a growing trend in recent years of employers taking to the Internet and searching through blogs to find potential new recruits or to research existing applicants.There are many reasons why a blog is the ideal place to learn about a job candidate. First, it allows employers to learn more about a candidate, one they cant get from interviews. Secondly, you get to learn their creative or technical talents through their blogs.Blogging is a two-way street of both writing and reading posts. As a blogger, you can interact directly with human resource or hiring managers via their own blogs. If you write about getting a job consistently, you will not be approached with any job offers. Don’t forget to write quality content. Along with this, if your blog posts are rude or demeaning to a person or group, potential employers are going to see them. Its not a good thing. Make friends in the industry through networking. So you see, blogging can lead to future job opportunities.