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March 15, 2009 by JohnOConnor

How Job Search References Can Derail Your Career – part one

Grapevine's speak, don't they? Reference checks can confirm or deny the value of a job seeker to a potential employer. They can be the difference-maker in employment. When it comes to references, do sweat the small stuff. For a real-life illustration of a reference’s importance, consider “Alex’s” example: “Alex Partain” thought his resume and interviews went well [...]

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March 15, 2009 by JohnOConnor

How Job Search References Can Derail Your Career – part two

Fact #1: Unprepared references can unknowingly discredit your work on projects His first and key reference talked glowingly about his work but then undercut him by challenging his work on a key project. “My own CIO at my company actually disputed two facts on my resume! When one of the reference checkers called, they found [...]

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MAY 13, 2013 Emerging Careers Can Be Epic – Gaming Industry Overview

Finding emerging industries should be in everyone’s repertoire as a lifelong career tactic. Career Pro Inc. sent three representatives into explore this emerging world to educate ourselves and others – Tim Hooper (engineering and project management), John Rabon (law and public administration), John O’Connor (career services). What we found is a dyamic field with some [...]

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