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		<title>Rock the Vote: My New Site has Been Nominated for the CSS Design Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am out-of-this-world excited to announce http://www.ShawnGraham.me (my new digital home) has been nominated for the CSS Design Awards—a contest recognizing the world’s greatest websites and an inspirational showcase celebrating emerging talent. Check out my new site and, if you like what you see, show some love by casting your vote. Just click on the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1639&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past few months, I&#8217;ve been conspiring with a rock star designer on a complete overhaul of my virtual digs to coincide with the launch of my freelance career consulting and marketing communications business. For the past few months, I&#8217;ve poured my heart and soul into every word of every page. And today I’m excited [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1587&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, chief career writer and partner with CareerTrend.net. &#8220;I have invested hours and hours in the attached (resume worksheet).  I found the process everything from cathartic, to exciting, to tedious and insightful.&#8221; These were the words of a recent client, (we&#8217;ll call him &#8216;Ben&#8217;) in an email he wrote [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1571&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how hard you try to avoid it, at some point during your job search you will undoubtedly fall victim to the dreaded “resume black hole”—a mysterious place at hiring companies where hundreds of thousands of job applications go never to be seen or heard from again. And that means you, along with scores [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1564&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fast Company Blog: Customer Engagement &#8211; Why All Companies Could Use a Little MOO</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do to make your customers happy that they forked over their hard-earned cash to buy your product or service? I mean beyond the fancy marketing pitch and slick packaging that you used to encourage them to actually buy what you&#8217;re selling, what do you do after the sale to make them feel [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1559&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does your resume lack texture?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you rely solely on job duties, as is the case with most resumes, a recruiter will have no way of knowing if you were the best (insert job title here) or the worst. To stand out from hundreds of other candidates with similar backgrounds, your resume has to have texture. Move beyond generic job [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1520&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My local Giant Eagle is at it again. This time, they&#8217;ve created a massive wall (and I mean wall) of Pepsi just in time for March Madness. But the sheer size of their in-store promotion is only part of what makes it a source of creative inspiration for entrepreneurs and small business owners. What else can we [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1500&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fast Company Blog: 7 Ways to Experience South by Southwest Without Actually Being There</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, thousands of people converge on Austin, Texas to make their annual pilgrimage to the South by South West (SXSW) Music and Film Interactive. And that leaves a huge void for those of us who aren&#8217;t able to attend. A never ending stream of Facebook status updates and Tweets from the moment they start [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1497&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to establish pricing for your first startup</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve decided to start your own business. You identify your product, create a fancy new website, and you’re chomping at the bit to reach out to potential customers or clients. But before you do, you have to decide how much you are going to charge for your services. Pricing starts with self-confidence. Winning new business [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1495&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fast Company Blog: Will Barnes &amp; Noble&#8217;s New Retail Strategy Help Save the Day?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Borders files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Local and regional booksellers continue to consolidate stores or close their doors all together. For many, it&#8217;s already too late to change direction on a rudderless ship that has been left in the wake of the rapid decline in hard copy book sales. One national retailer, on the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2015758&#038;post=1477&#038;subd=courtingyourcareer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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