November 30, 2010 • Volume 1, Issue 24 • ISSN: 2154-3240

In This Issue

♦	Feature Article: Admit Mistakes
♦	Ask Amanda: I've been looking for a job for over a year now and am concerned about how my long job hunt looks to others. What would you do?
♦	Practical Tips: Maintain Your Virtual Footprint

Admit Mistakes

There is almost nothing more powerful than a leader who stands up and admits that they made a mistake—mainly because so few do this. Yet we all know that mistakes are an inevitable part of life, particularly if you are a progressive thinker.

When the great inventors of the Industrial Revolution were at work in the early part of the last century they had a very different outlook on “failure.” They saw it as a necessary consequence of achievement. Their words provide an interesting perspective for us today.
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	Unconscious motivations are more powerful than conscious ones.

Practical Tips: Maintain Your Virtual Footprint

It’s important that the information about you on the Internet accurately reflects how you want others to perceive you. Periodically review the information available and think about whether the sum of these areas is painting the picture you want.

Social Media Channels
Most professionals have a LinkedIn profile. Consider using your “descriptor” as a way to showcase your expertise rather than using your current title as a default.
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My position was eliminated in a reorg and I've been looking for a job for over a year now with no luck. I'm concerned about how my long job hunt looks to others. What would you do? S.T., Gainesville, FL

The fact that you’ve been looking for a new position for a year in this economy is not unusual…and it’s always been true that the higher you are in an organization the longer it takes to get a job. You were not terminated for cause, it was a decision based on the appropriate business structure for your previous company. It is easy to explain and support.
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