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In the News (Tue 1 Dec 09)

  
  » My dream job | Ed Burnette’s Dev Connection | ZDNet.com
My dream job would not require me to make up time estimates for things that cannot be estimated, and then chastise me for not meeting them.
At my dream job everyone would be encouraged to participate in the outside industry or community instead of being anonymous and hidden behind technical support and public relations.
At my dream job there would not be departments and turfism; there would be flexible project teams and a software commons.
blogs.zdnet.com /Burnette/?p=138   (1093 words)

  
 Finding Your Dream Job - Forbes.com
Garfinkle, founder of Dream Job Coaching in Oakland, Calif., says studies have found that 87% of workers are unhappy with their job.
He says there are many barriers to finding a dream job, including money, prestige and security.
Geography is rarely a major issue in tracking down the dream job, but if you dream of dumping life in The Big City for Maine, Montana or the hills of Tennessee, your dream job has got to be portable unless it's home grown.
www.forbes.com /work/careers/2006/02/22/jobs-careers-employment-cx_sr_0223bizbasics.html?partner=rss   (917 words)

  
 How To Find Your Dream Job - Careers-Employment
And what's a dream for you may not even be noticed by the high-profile "whiz- kids" who often go up like a rocket and come down like the stick.
Fear of failure and its imagined consequences is probably the strongest force that holds people in jobs they don't really enjoy and that use only a little of their abilities.
Be seen to be part of the group from whom the person for that dream job will be chosen.
www.advancingwomen.com /careers/5392.php   (809 words)

  
 Job Search | Dream Job | Hiring Secrets
I just wanted to let you know I've been getting job leads that I would not normally have had access to any other way than from the tips you give in your Dream Job manual on how to use agencies and staffing services.
You've been in the trenches working with people at all levels in the job spectrum, from the executive level to the clerical, and this experience makes you a credible voice in a field where many are hitting the surface and need professional guidance.
Having known you in the marketplace for at least 20 years, as a friend and respected competitor, I'm not surprised that you are still at it, sharing your expertise and experiences as Mentor to those persons who are searching for their dream job in today's toughest job market.
www.howtogetyourdreamjob.com   (2598 words)

  
 Dream Careers: How to Quickly Break Into a Fab Job! - Dream Jobs
Dream Careers describes 101 dream jobs and offers step-by-step advice to help you quickly break into your dream career.
Dream Careers authors Tag and Catherine Goulet are the leading experts on how to break into a dream career.
Dream Careers was published in late 2006 and has already become a bestseller, ranking # 1 in career books, # 1 in business books and as high as # 4 among all books at Amazon.com.
www.fabjob.com /dreamcareers.html   (1558 words)

  
 Springwise: Dream job holidays
Taking a Vocation Vacation, potential career-changers can test-drive their dream job before taking the plunge.
The idea is simple: customers use the 'Dream Job Finder' to pick a job they'd like to try out.
Whether their plan is to jump-start a new career, pursue their passions or just enjoy a new adventure, the point is to let participants experience the reality of their dream job.
www.springwise.com /lifestyle_leisure/dream_job_holiday   (419 words)

  
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Job expert Kevin Donlin has created 33 exercises with tips to target, network, interview and get hired for the job of your dreams.
Your three favorite skills: Using this technique makes it simple to identify your dream job.
Jobs in demand: How to make sure there is a demand for jobs that use your three favorite skills.
www.startribune.com /174/v-table/story/233796.html   (132 words)

  
  Fast Talk: Dream Jobs
Take a look at the best jobs for the next five years, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and an innovation expert.
To this day, the best job I ever had was working the grill at my parents' country club in New Jersey when I was 15 years old.
But your idea of a dream job changes over time.
www.fastcompany.com /magazine/96/fasttalk.html   (1356 words)

  
 Career Entertainment Television - Show: Destination Dream Job   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Your dream job will enable you to not be "Jekyll and Hyde" but will allow you to be your true self at all times and not waste energy.
For example, your dream job may offer you flex-time so that you can work at home at times to spend time with your family.
A dream job will have the same values as you and will not ask you to embrace values that do not resonate with you or to go against your beliefs.
ce.tv /staticpages/index.php?page=dreamjob&blockmenu=2   (738 words)

  
 Ask the Readers: Get your dream job? - Lifehacker
But for any readers who are rockin' their dream jobs as we speak, why not share your secret to dream-job-success in the comments.
Dream Jobs are out there, keep your eyes open and think about your long term passions.
Don't forget about informational interviews - possibly intimidating to all but the most dedicated job seekers, but from what I've heard, there are surprisingly many (busy, important) people who will open up their office door to a complete stranger for the pleasure of talking about themselves for a little while.
www.lifehacker.com /software/career/ask-the-readers-get-your-dream-job-219056.php   (4807 words)

  
 Dream Jobs | Stay-at-Home Mom
Reasons can range from the exorbitant cost of childcare to deep emotional attachment, but one thing is clear: being a stay-at-home parent is a full-time job and something that still lands mostly in mommy's lap.
Job titles, responsibilites, and qualifications were considered and weighed on a scale of importance, frequency, and average time spent on tasks per day.
Hourly rates of pay corresponding to the 15 job titles in the above table were applied to the 90-hour model and multiplied by 52 weeks a year to determine an annual salary.
www.salary.com /careers/layouthtmls/crel_display_Cat10_Ser253_Par358.html   (1731 words)

  
 Your Dream Job: A Click Away
Besides the big-name job boards, most major newspapers and trade publications put their classified listings on-line, letting job seekers look for work across town, in another province or around the world.
Among the most popular sites for job hunting in Canada are monster.ca, hotjobs.ca, workopolis.com, www.jobboom.com, jobshark.ca, canadiancareers.com, www.thepeoplebank.com, and two newspaper-related sites: careerclick.com (based on the combined career listings of eight Southam newspapers and the National Post) and classifiedextra.ca (the combined classified ads of over 150 Canadian newspapers).
For recent high-school, college and university grads, www.careeredge.org is a place to look for paid internships; 85 percent of those placed have ended up with full-time work in their field.
www.readersdigest.ca /mag/2001/09/dream_job.html   (1450 words)

  
 Dream Job: Flight meteorologist   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Czyzyk's job is to act as a liaison between the scientists onboard doing experiments and the pilots and crew working to keep everybody safe and alive.
The travel aspect of the job at first was a bit of a negative, but the ability to go all over the world and to have my wife join me for portions of the projects made it a real benefit.
I then took a job with the NWS in Louisville, Ky., and was transferred up to Muskegon, Mich., during the modernization.
www.usatoday.com /weather/huricane/jobs/dream/czyzyk.htm   (956 words)

  
 Dream Jobs To Go: Success Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: )
These stories are about 500 words and will be used on our site and in our Dream Job Dialog newsletter to inspire others to start pursuing their dream job.
These can be stories about your own experiences in your dream job, or you can write a story about someone you know who’s doing his or her dream job.
Here you will encounter the kinds of career and life-choice questions people are asking, so you will want to consider some of the issues that real dream job seekers face as you write your story.
www.dreamjobstogo.com /success   (798 words)

  
 CNN - How you can find your dream job - October 14, 1998
It's good to know what you want to do in your next job and also have some idea of where you'd like to be in 10 years, so you can make sure your current jobs are leading you there.
Whether your dream job is one step up from your current one or several years away, recognize that finding a job still requires work.
So go ahead and apply for your dream job, but be open to other opportunities as well.
www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9810/14/dreamjob.idg/index.html   (901 words)

  
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Perhaps you already know what your dream career is and are in the process of choosing whether or not to take the leap (if this applies to you, you may want to read 12 Signs it is REALLY Time to Leave Your Job).
Perhaps you've always dreamed of defending a client in a high-profile court trial, but know that law school is not for you.
If you find that certain hurdles are keeping you from moving out of your old job and into the new (i.e., debts to pay off, school to complete, family matters), devise a strategy to overcome each of them, one at a time.
www.sixwise.com /newsletters/06/04/26/how_to_find_your_dream_career_11_key_steps.htm   (983 words)

  
 Enter our Dream Job Contest - Kiplinger.com
To enter, simply describe your dream job in 500 words or less by January 6, 2006.
Kiplinger's and Dream In You will pick 25 semifinalists, who will be asked to send in a short video about their dream job.
Tell us about your dream job, and you could be well on your way to making it come true.
www.kiplinger.com /magazine/archives/2005/12/contest.html   (621 words)

  
 How To Land Your Dream Job - index
Because once you are in your ‘Dream Job’ you will find you are able to do it really well (because you love it) and so the future may spin out a bit differently than you might expect.
The "How To Land Your Dream Job" Toolkit is culled from hundreds of client hours, not to mention the thousands of days managing the careers of hundreds and thousands of people in the corporate world – and not to mention the hundreds and thousands of hours recruiting through interviewing and other selection processes.
The new life you’ll have, the potential for a ‘dream’ future and the potential for growing your financial income, means that this is a mere fraction of the value you will receive.
howtolandyourdreamjob.com   (4291 words)

  
 Dream Job Author Blogs - Dream Jobs Dialog
Well, Dream Jobs To Go author Kim LaPolla and her husband Mark have done just that.  Last year they moved from California to the tiny hamlet of Greenville, New York where they run an inn and […]
Dream Jobs To Go author Kim LaPolla has her hands in lots of pies, including her Crazy By Design blog about her quilting and other art endeavors.
Anne Wayman, one of the Dream Jobs To Go authors, has an interesting blog aimed at writers.  While there are hundreds of writers’ blogs out there, what I like about Anne’s is that she writes from the trenches.  She’s not preachy and she delivers advice with a soft touch.
www.dreamjobsdialog.com /archives/category/dream-job-author-blogs   (403 words)

  
 VocationVacations®: enabling you to test-drive your dream job; empowering you to turn your passions into your career.
VocationVacations®: enabling you to test-drive your dream job; empowering you to turn your passions into your career.
Some of us may be very happy and fulfilled in our jobs, but we continue to look for experiences that will enrich our lives and feed our dreams.
Scroll over Dream Job Holidays on the left hand side of this page and click Currently Available VocationVacations and discover a world of opportunity which may lead you on the path to a totally new career or provide an adventure that will enrich your life and expand your horizons.
www.vocationvacations.com   (501 words)

  
 Clark Howard: Finding Your Dream Job - Programming News Story - WSB Atlanta
We focused on six people who are trying to undergo career transitions, and we followed their struggles and challenges.
We saw what they learned in the process that you could use to find your dream job.
We also heard success stories of those who have made career transitions and talked to career counselors and coaches about the best way to find the job of your dreams.
www.wsbtv.com /programming/10137275/detail.html   (177 words)

  
 CNN.com - Is your dream job really out there? - Sep 21, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Follow your dream: Some people are lucky enough to work in a profession that actually follows their lifelong desire.
Your dream job could be working for a social service organization or hospital.
A place to grow: A true dream job would be one in which your position, responsibilities and salary grew with you.
www.cnn.com /2005/US/Careers/09/21/dream.job/index.html   (459 words)

  
 Finding your dream job
Professions reporting the highest percentage of those feeling they are already in their dream jobs included police and firefighters, teachers, real estate professionals, engineers, travel professionals and nurses.
Before taking a job for less pay, talk to a financial planner who can suggest ways to budget if you to take a job for less money.
Millions of job seekers visit the site every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic email job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management.
casefoundation.org /spotlight/careers/find_dream_job?source=partnerDIGG   (620 words)

  
 Defining Your Dream Job - Associated Content
Anyone who’s ever had a job they hated knows how important it is to love your career.
This may be hard to do if you really hate your job, but something led you to it to begin with.
On the other hand, if you couldn’t face a job that requires one of the items on your list, no matter how great the rest of the job, then it’s a non-negotiable for you and should be avoided in all future jobs.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/61350/defining_your_dream_job.html   (737 words)

  
 6 steps for landing your dream job (Page 1 of 4)
While there's no one way to go about landing your dream job, it helps to know how to make sense of a vague career path, where to conduct your research, how to get experience, and how to make the best industry contacts.
Begin with a short writing exercise to help you clarify this dream career you are seeking.
Another way to home in on your ideal job is to create three lists: what you're good at, what you like to do and what's important to you, says Steven Rothberg, president of CollegeRecruiter.com, a resource for students and recent graduates seeking information on jobs, education and business opportunities.
www.bankrate.com /brm/news/pf/20060224b1.asp   (424 words)

  
 Dream Job: National Geographic photographer - Jun. 27, 2002
He points out that while travel is certainly a perk of the job, it can also be its biggest drawback; 16- or 17-hour days are typical.
Unlike newspaper photographers, whose job it is to take photographs that help illustrate the article, National Geographic photographers work independently of the writers and are expected to make sure the pictures tell their own story.
It may be daunting, but it's a responsibility most aspiring young photographers (and the rest of us for that matter) dream about.
money.cnn.com /2002/06/27/pf/dreamjobs_ng/index.htm   (924 words)

  
 You can pursue your dream job - Jul. 3, 1998
Fortunately, the impossible dream job might not be so impossible.
This could mean taking a night class to learn one aspect of your ideal job.
One student quit her position as a nurse to go after her ideal job as a musician.
money.cnn.com /1998/07/03/life/q_dreamjobs   (1083 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Living: Tired of the daily grind? Try a "dream" job during your vacation
The dream job could be making cheese at Pike Place Market for $349; working as a pet detective in Fresno, Calif. ($799); learning the alluring cowboy-boot business in Guthrie, Okla. ($2,999); or strutting around Los Angeles for two days with Gwen Stefani's choreographer for a modest $1,399.
Dream vacations do not include forays into jobs like plumber, accountant or, least dreamy of all, mortgage broker.
Jensen is not so sure he'll give up his graphics job, but now he has a better idea of what owning a cafe would be like.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/living/2003187195_vocation10.html   (1209 words)

  
 Dream in You National Dream Job Contest
The essay should describe how the concept for your Dream Job is original while elaborating on the creative ways in which you intend to meet your objectives.
Upon completion of the 12 weeks and work of the DIY team, whether a Winner chooses to attempt to pursue his/her Dream Job or chooses to continue on another path while maintaining his/her previous employment, trade or profession will be up to each Winner.
Sponsors may disqualify anyone from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in their sole discretion, they determine that such person is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsors’ representatives.
www.dreaminyou.com /dreamjob/rules   (1028 words)

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