Christmas is a time of Zen, when you think about it. For every Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air RifleŽ you get, you’re also sure to receive the box with Aunt Clara’s custom-made, double-knit, pink felt bunny suit. So it goes that for every A Christmas Carol produced by a movie studio, there will undoubtedly be 8 more The Santa Clauses, starring TV’s Tim Allen. That’s enough to turn any holiday meal into heartburn.
Making Torture Fun
It’s most likely official that you’re going to have to endure some variant of holiday torture with the family this year. Why settle for ordinary? Let’s make things interesting.
Here are the top 7 recommendations for the most unsettling holiday films ever. Treat your family and rent them, download them or buy them. Some good news is, if you actually plan on buying some of these, they will probably be in the Super Bargain Bin alongside Batman Forever and that American Idol movie with Justin and Kelly. But trust us when we say, “Each of these movies have something special for your over-stuffed loved ones this holiday season.”
Santa Claus (1959)
Santa Claus, high above the North Pole in his cloud-borne castle equipped with more surveillance devices than the Homeland Security Department, prepares to deliver presents on Christmas night. But Pitch, a demon sent by Satan to prevent Santa from delivering presents to the children of Mexico has other plans.
Santa teams up with Lupita, the most boring child on the planet, who wants nothing more than a doll. He also brings a young boy whose parents are wealthy but never spend time with him. See? Even in Mexico rich people got it rough. Pitch begins to get the best of Santa and the good kids, so Santa does the only logical thing to help thwart his foe ? he recruits the help of the powerful wizard Merlin! Satan = pwned!
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
How’s this for subtext? Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which glorify Santa Claus, decide there’s only one logical thing to do: INVADE EARTH. So they send 2 red-faced grumpy guys named Voldar and Lomas to do the dirty work. If that’s not enough, these extraterrestrial terrorists decide that they should just kidnap Father Christmas and hold him for ransom. But how do they find him? Luckily, they find two stupid kids who have no problem selling out St. Nick and the location of his North Pole hideout just for asking!
This movie presents the audience with two odd premises:
1. Santa is one bottle short of being a total wino.
2. Apparently any random child knows where Santa’s workshop is.
Babes in Toyland (1986)
During a Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion as young bridezilla Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding because Barnaby wants to stage a hostile takeover of Toyland. Lisa, Mary and Jack ask the Toymaster for help, but he can’t help them because Lisa doesn’t believe in living, talking toys. Yes, that’s right. By Lisa’s system of reasoning:
? Warping time and space via teleportation? Yes!
? Talking toys? Ridiculous!
Drew Barrymore has the starring role as Lisa Piper, Keanu Reeves emerges from The Matrix to inhabit the body of a horrible actor as Jack-be-Nimble and stork-style karate master Pat Morita scares every child within reach as The Toymaster. This perfect storm of perilous production choices should keep the room quiet and awkward for at least 2 hours. Enjoy the silence!
Black Christmas (1974)
Many consider this evil gem “The First Slasher Flick” in movie history. Jason Voorhees wouldn’t hack his way through Camp Crystal for at least another 5 years. Don’t find slasher flicks all that unsettling? How about adding a screaming and moaning pre-Superman Margot Kidder into the mix? Oh no! The killer is terrorizing her sorority house! “Come on girls! We can’t let this meanie overcome our spunk and spirit during this time of caring and sharing!”
Suffice to say, it doesn’t end well for most of them.
Surviving Christmas (2004)
Put the “fun” in dysfunctional for your family. This movie has a miraculous central scene. It’s hard to convey the yuletide joy one feels while watching Tony Soprano pound a shovel through Ben Affleck’s hairpiece on his front lawn as Christina Applegate cowers in the car. By most reports, half of this film was improvised on the spot because no one involved could make much sense out of the original script. Oh yeah, this is supposed to be a comedy.
Jack Frost (1996)
Not to be confused with Michael Keaton’s tickling tear-jerker, this movie may have it all if you harbor any sort of snowman fetish. The central character is a serial killer snowman named (did you guess yet?) Jack Frost. Jack works through his issues by shooting deadly icicles, decapitating a kid with a sled blade, using his carrot nose to get busy with American Pie’s Shannon Elizabeth and even killing a victim by turning her into a rotting Christmas tree. Worried about watching this around the little elves of the family? Worry not. Although there’s tons of blood and a nude scene, the cast makes quite an audible effort to refrain from using any obscenity. There’s lots of “hecks” and “darns” and “goshdangit’s!” Hollywood leads the way again for solid family values!
Top Pick
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
This one is a seriously rotten treat. Word has it that Rumsfeld ordered this to be shown on a running loop at Guantanamo. It’s also very hard to find, because it’s not for sale. So if you want to treat your family to 97 minutes of schmaltzy, canned-applause 70s star power, you’re going to have to pirate this variety hour from your favorite underground video network. Fortunately, this one is so notorious that it probably won’t be hard to find.
How bad is it? Wrap your space noodle around these trivia tidbits:
? The script originally penned by Lucas, was secretly rewritten by random studio executives at least 4 times before shooting commenced. When Lucas saw it, he had no idea what was going on and was mortified.
? Princess Leia sings the special’s closing song, set to John William’s Star Wars theme music - badly.
? At that point in time, it was the most expensive TV variety hour ever produced. It cost over 1 million space bucks to make.
? It was actually named “The Worst 2 Hours of Television Ever Made” by a panel of professional critics. Think about that for a minute. Wow.
? In 2006, Conan O’Brien surprised his guest Harrison Ford with questions about the special and a short clip from the show. Before the end of the segment, Ford walked off the stage in disgust.
Still not convinced? Fine. Try Bea Arthur playing a bartender who sings “Good Night, But Not Goodbye” to the aliens in the cantina band as segue to a song by Jefferson Starship filmed in 3D. And that’s not even the weirdest thing that happens.
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Making Torture Fun
It’s most likely official that you’re going to have to endure some variant of holiday torture with the family this year. Why settle for ordinary? Let’s make things interesting.
Here are the top 7 recommendations for the most unsettling holiday films ever. Treat your family and rent them, download them or buy them. Some good news is, if you actually plan on buying some of these, they will probably be in the Super Bargain Bin alongside Batman Forever and that American Idol movie with Justin and Kelly. But trust us when we say, “Each of these movies have something special for your over-stuffed loved ones this holiday season.”
Santa Claus (1959)
Santa Claus, high above the North Pole in his cloud-borne castle equipped with more surveillance devices than the Homeland Security Department, prepares to deliver presents on Christmas night. But Pitch, a demon sent by Satan to prevent Santa from delivering presents to the children of Mexico has other plans.
Santa teams up with Lupita, the most boring child on the planet, who wants nothing more than a doll. He also brings a young boy whose parents are wealthy but never spend time with him. See? Even in Mexico rich people got it rough. Pitch begins to get the best of Santa and the good kids, so Santa does the only logical thing to help thwart his foe ? he recruits the help of the powerful wizard Merlin! Satan = pwned!
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
How’s this for subtext? Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which glorify Santa Claus, decide there’s only one logical thing to do: INVADE EARTH. So they send 2 red-faced grumpy guys named Voldar and Lomas to do the dirty work. If that’s not enough, these extraterrestrial terrorists decide that they should just kidnap Father Christmas and hold him for ransom. But how do they find him? Luckily, they find two stupid kids who have no problem selling out St. Nick and the location of his North Pole hideout just for asking!
This movie presents the audience with two odd premises:
1. Santa is one bottle short of being a total wino.
2. Apparently any random child knows where Santa’s workshop is.
Babes in Toyland (1986)
During a Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion as young bridezilla Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding because Barnaby wants to stage a hostile takeover of Toyland. Lisa, Mary and Jack ask the Toymaster for help, but he can’t help them because Lisa doesn’t believe in living, talking toys. Yes, that’s right. By Lisa’s system of reasoning:
? Warping time and space via teleportation? Yes!
? Talking toys? Ridiculous!
Drew Barrymore has the starring role as Lisa Piper, Keanu Reeves emerges from The Matrix to inhabit the body of a horrible actor as Jack-be-Nimble and stork-style karate master Pat Morita scares every child within reach as The Toymaster. This perfect storm of perilous production choices should keep the room quiet and awkward for at least 2 hours. Enjoy the silence!
Black Christmas (1974)
Many consider this evil gem “The First Slasher Flick” in movie history. Jason Voorhees wouldn’t hack his way through Camp Crystal for at least another 5 years. Don’t find slasher flicks all that unsettling? How about adding a screaming and moaning pre-Superman Margot Kidder into the mix? Oh no! The killer is terrorizing her sorority house! “Come on girls! We can’t let this meanie overcome our spunk and spirit during this time of caring and sharing!”
Suffice to say, it doesn’t end well for most of them.
Surviving Christmas (2004)
Put the “fun” in dysfunctional for your family. This movie has a miraculous central scene. It’s hard to convey the yuletide joy one feels while watching Tony Soprano pound a shovel through Ben Affleck’s hairpiece on his front lawn as Christina Applegate cowers in the car. By most reports, half of this film was improvised on the spot because no one involved could make much sense out of the original script. Oh yeah, this is supposed to be a comedy.
Jack Frost (1996)
Not to be confused with Michael Keaton’s tickling tear-jerker, this movie may have it all if you harbor any sort of snowman fetish. The central character is a serial killer snowman named (did you guess yet?) Jack Frost. Jack works through his issues by shooting deadly icicles, decapitating a kid with a sled blade, using his carrot nose to get busy with American Pie’s Shannon Elizabeth and even killing a victim by turning her into a rotting Christmas tree. Worried about watching this around the little elves of the family? Worry not. Although there’s tons of blood and a nude scene, the cast makes quite an audible effort to refrain from using any obscenity. There’s lots of “hecks” and “darns” and “goshdangit’s!” Hollywood leads the way again for solid family values!
Top Pick
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
This one is a seriously rotten treat. Word has it that Rumsfeld ordered this to be shown on a running loop at Guantanamo. It’s also very hard to find, because it’s not for sale. So if you want to treat your family to 97 minutes of schmaltzy, canned-applause 70s star power, you’re going to have to pirate this variety hour from your favorite underground video network. Fortunately, this one is so notorious that it probably won’t be hard to find.
How bad is it? Wrap your space noodle around these trivia tidbits:
? The script originally penned by Lucas, was secretly rewritten by random studio executives at least 4 times before shooting commenced. When Lucas saw it, he had no idea what was going on and was mortified.
? Princess Leia sings the special’s closing song, set to John William’s Star Wars theme music - badly.
? At that point in time, it was the most expensive TV variety hour ever produced. It cost over 1 million space bucks to make.
? It was actually named “The Worst 2 Hours of Television Ever Made” by a panel of professional critics. Think about that for a minute. Wow.
? In 2006, Conan O’Brien surprised his guest Harrison Ford with questions about the special and a short clip from the show. Before the end of the segment, Ford walked off the stage in disgust.
Still not convinced? Fine. Try Bea Arthur playing a bartender who sings “Good Night, But Not Goodbye” to the aliens in the cantina band as segue to a song by Jefferson Starship filmed in 3D. And that’s not even the weirdest thing that happens.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1230561017;}i:1;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:52:"Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases November Numbers";s:4:"link";s:99:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/12-2008/bureau-of-labor-statistics-releases-november-numbers/";s:8:"comments";s:108:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/12-2008/bureau-of-labor-statistics-releases-november-numbers/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:14:55 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Tracy Benbrook";}s:8:"category";s:9:"Education";s:4:"guid";s:99:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/12-2008/bureau-of-labor-statistics-releases-november-numbers/";s:11:"description";s:319:"The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the November numbers ? and it comes as no surprise that the outcome is pretty bleak. Unemployment continues to be on the rise in many industries. But not all fields are equally affected. And a few industries are even seeing job growth! Health care employment grew by [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1454:"The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the November numbers ? and it comes as no surprise that the outcome is pretty bleak. Unemployment continues to be on the rise in many industries.
But not all fields are equally affected. And a few industries are even seeing job growth! Health care employment grew by 34,000 jobs in November, making the total number of healthcare jobs added over the last year 369,000.
While we?re still not sure how long the current recession will last or the impact it will have, this is just more evidence that healthcare is a really good industry to be a part of. A combination of advances in medical technology and an aging population means that demand is expected to be high ? even in tough economic times.
If you?re interested in changing fields and becoming a part of the healthcare industry, there are a number of options to choose from ? from positions focused on patient care to office or laboratory positions. Whether you?re interested in nursing or medical assisting, or want to work behind the scenes as a lab technician or medical office administrator, professional healthcare workers are in demand. Let search4careercolleges.com help you find the program that fits your needs and goals.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Labor Force Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the November numbers ? and it comes as no surprise that the outcome is pretty bleak. Unemployment continues to be on the rise in many industries.
But not all fields are equally affected. And a few industries are even seeing job growth! Health care employment grew by 34,000 jobs in November, making the total number of healthcare jobs added over the last year 369,000.
While we?re still not sure how long the current recession will last or the impact it will have, this is just more evidence that healthcare is a really good industry to be a part of. A combination of advances in medical technology and an aging population means that demand is expected to be high ? even in tough economic times.
If you?re interested in changing fields and becoming a part of the healthcare industry, there are a number of options to choose from ? from positions focused on patient care to office or laboratory positions. Whether you?re interested in nursing or medical assisting, or want to work behind the scenes as a lab technician or medical office administrator, professional healthcare workers are in demand. Let search4careercolleges.com help you find the program that fits your needs and goals.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Labor Force Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
1. Esteemed public service
2. Protecting your community from lawlessness
3. Free cars.
Wait, what?
In St. Louis, Missouri, this seems to be true. But is it legal? Ehhhh ?
A bonded towing service in the city has been found to be allowing police officers and their family members a hidden benefit on the sly: “renting” confiscated cars that have been impounded from investigations of people suspected (but not convicted) of criminal activity.
How is this possible? More importantly ? how did they get caught?
Oh, it gets better.
The local paper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/news/stlouiscitycounty/story/00834845f12de2cb8625748c00110686?OpenDocument) found the connection through their investigation of the troubled daughter of the city police chief. She had had a few, shall we say, inebriated incidents on the mean streets of the city. Actually, she had been involved in more than a few. Yet she managed to still keep driving on city roads, each time with a different (but not new) car.
Where was she getting the wheels she was using for each successive incident (and accident)?
Where her daddy’s cops and their families were getting them ? the impound yard!
This is probably more incentive than ever to pay your fines early. You never know when your recently-towed car could be speeding erratically past you on the road with the stereo blaring before plowing through a crop of newspaper dispensers.
Visit our site to see more benefits of a career in criminal justice!
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2. Protecting your community from lawlessness
3. Free cars.
Wait, what?
In St. Louis, Missouri, this seems to be true. But is it legal? Ehhhh ?
A bonded towing service in the city has been found to be allowing police officers and their family members a hidden benefit on the sly: “renting” confiscated cars that have been impounded from investigations of people suspected (but not convicted) of criminal activity.
How is this possible? More importantly ? how did they get caught?
Oh, it gets better.
The local paper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/news/stlouiscitycounty/story/00834845f12de2cb8625748c00110686?OpenDocument) found the connection through their investigation of the troubled daughter of the city police chief. She had had a few, shall we say, inebriated incidents on the mean streets of the city. Actually, she had been involved in more than a few. Yet she managed to still keep driving on city roads, each time with a different (but not new) car.
Where was she getting the wheels she was using for each successive incident (and accident)?
Where her daddy’s cops and their families were getting them ? the impound yard!
This is probably more incentive than ever to pay your fines early. You never know when your recently-towed car could be speeding erratically past you on the road with the stereo blaring before plowing through a crop of newspaper dispensers.
Visit our site to see more benefits of a career in criminal justice!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1217339087;}i:3;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:31:"Knight Rider Gets a Turbo Boost";s:4:"link";s:78:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/07-2008/knight-rider-gets-a-turbo-boost/";s:8:"comments";s:87:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/07-2008/knight-rider-gets-a-turbo-boost/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:18:03 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Kevin";}s:8:"category";s:9:"Education";s:4:"guid";s:78:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/07-2008/knight-rider-gets-a-turbo-boost/";s:11:"description";s:385:" The cast of NBC’s rebooted ’80s classic Knight Rider, appeared at Comic-Con International in San Diego last week to introduce their star automobile’s new look. Dubbed the “Attack KITT,” the 3.0 version of the artificially intelligent car has been given a serious upgrade. For those who might not remember the original series, the first KITT (Knight [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:2879:"
The cast of NBC’s rebooted ’80s classic Knight Rider, appeared at Comic-Con International in San Diego last week to introduce their star automobile’s new look. Dubbed the “Attack KITT,” the 3.0 version of the artificially intelligent car has been given a serious upgrade.
For those who might not remember the original series, the first KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) was a Pontiac Trans Am driven by Michael Knight (David Hasslehoff) on his never ending quest for justice and a clean roadside bathroom. When NBC premiered its two-hour telemovie/backdoor pilot in February, the familiar KITT had undergone a radical transformation: the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) had become a Ford Mustang Shelby.
With the new show slated to premiere in September, the makers of Knight Rider decided to pull out all the stops for the Comic-Con crowd. Not only did they host a panel to discuss the series and show an amazing one-minute preview, they also brought out the big star.
NBC has re-engineered KITT once again. Part Transformer, the new KITT has been shown in previews morphing from one form to another. One of its new looks is the “Attack KITT.” The supped-up “attack mode” unveiled at Comic-Con, was custom-built for the show by Smart Car designer Harald Belker.
Gary Scott Thompson, the new executive producer and show runner of Knight Rider, said in a recent interview that the main thing fans missed in the telemovie was the turbo boost. “No turbo boost,” Thompson said immediately. “No turbo boost. That was a million times: No turbo boost.”
But the new car is also influenced by cutting-edge, real-world technology. As cars become more heavily integrated with computer technology, it makes sense that KITT could be upgraded on a weekly basis. Need the car to do something for this week’s episode? Upload a new program into the car’s system.
Of course, it takes more than one good mechanic to keep the new KITT running. One of the changes in the show is the team of automotive technicians, headed by Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), that work to keep the car upgraded.
If you’re interested in automotive technology, the new Knight Rider is an interesting series.
The new show drew me in with the same premise that engaged me in the first series. KITT is a cool car that can do cool things. I love the thought of a car that can talk, drive itself and (when necessary) hit turbo boost and fly through the air.
Oh yeah. Can’t wait for the turbo boost.
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The cast of NBC’s rebooted ’80s classic Knight Rider, appeared at Comic-Con International in San Diego last week to introduce their star automobile’s new look. Dubbed the “Attack KITT,” the 3.0 version of the artificially intelligent car has been given a serious upgrade.
For those who might not remember the original series, the first KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) was a Pontiac Trans Am driven by Michael Knight (David Hasslehoff) on his never ending quest for justice and a clean roadside bathroom. When NBC premiered its two-hour telemovie/backdoor pilot in February, the familiar KITT had undergone a radical transformation: the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) had become a Ford Mustang Shelby.
With the new show slated to premiere in September, the makers of Knight Rider decided to pull out all the stops for the Comic-Con crowd. Not only did they host a panel to discuss the series and show an amazing one-minute preview, they also brought out the big star.
NBC has re-engineered KITT once again. Part Transformer, the new KITT has been shown in previews morphing from one form to another. One of its new looks is the “Attack KITT.” The supped-up “attack mode” unveiled at Comic-Con, was custom-built for the show by Smart Car designer Harald Belker.
Gary Scott Thompson, the new executive producer and show runner of Knight Rider, said in a recent interview that the main thing fans missed in the telemovie was the turbo boost. “No turbo boost,” Thompson said immediately. “No turbo boost. That was a million times: No turbo boost.”
But the new car is also influenced by cutting-edge, real-world technology. As cars become more heavily integrated with computer technology, it makes sense that KITT could be upgraded on a weekly basis. Need the car to do something for this week’s episode? Upload a new program into the car’s system.
Of course, it takes more than one good mechanic to keep the new KITT running. One of the changes in the show is the team of automotive technicians, headed by Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), that work to keep the car upgraded.
If you’re interested in automotive technology, the new Knight Rider is an interesting series.
The new show drew me in with the same premise that engaged me in the first series. KITT is a cool car that can do cool things. I love the thought of a car that can talk, drive itself and (when necessary) hit turbo boost and fly through the air.
Oh yeah. Can’t wait for the turbo boost.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1217337483;}i:4;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:15:"How to Network?";s:4:"link";s:61:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/05-2008/how-to-network/";s:8:"comments";s:70:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/05-2008/how-to-network/#comments";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 12 May 2008 21:41:40 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Sarah Epstein";}s:8:"category";s:9:"Education";s:4:"guid";s:61:"http://news.search4careercolleges.com/05-2008/how-to-network/";s:11:"description";s:325:"I recently wrote a blog that concentrated on the importance of career networking. It provided a few examples of methods you can use to build and maintain a network of professional support. Knowing how to network is incredibly important ? especially when you?re searching for a new job or career. And, knowing what NOT [...]";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:2449:"I recently wrote a blog that concentrated on the importance of career networking. It provided a few examples of methods you can use to build and maintain a network of professional support.
Knowing how to network is incredibly important ? especially when you?re searching for a new job or career. And, knowing what NOT to do is just as important.
Here are a few networking tips on what NOT to do:
1. Don?t tell everyone! While it?s definitely a good idea to tell your friends and family that you?re interested in finding a new job, there are a few people with whom you shouldn’t be so forthcoming. Namely ? all of your co-workers.
It makes sense that you may start to feel like your co-workers are trusted old friends after working with them for a good amount of time. Sure, you may even have in-depth water-cooler chats with Tom from HR on a daily basis. However, that does not make him a good person to talk with about your job search. Trust me, when it comes to your job search, people like Tom are not your allies. You?re better off keeping this information to yourself around the office.
2. Don?t advertise your job search on social networking sites! Even though networking groups like LinkedIn.com can be a great resource for career networking, if you?re currently employed, make sure your page doesn?t give ?job hunting? as one of the reasons you?ve joined the site. That lets all of your professional connections know about your job search. And, if your current employer gets wind of this information, you may get the boot before you?ve found a new position.
3. Don?t use your real name online! If you?re searching for a new job, it?s a good idea to use a pseudonym on any web sites that might make you seem unprofessional. For instance, if your MySpace or Facebook page displays photographs of you partying, make sure you use a fake name. Many potential employers are in the habit of Googling their job candidates. So make sure that your name doesn?t ruin your chances for future employment. There?s nothing wrong with having fun with your personal pages ? as long as you make sure to separate them from your professional pages.
Sometimes, job networking can be an art in subtlety. Make sure you?re talking to the right people, at the right times, at the right places. Does anyone have any other networking no-no?s to share?
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Knowing how to network is incredibly important ? especially when you?re searching for a new job or career. And, knowing what NOT to do is just as important.
Here are a few networking tips on what NOT to do:
1. Don?t tell everyone! While it?s definitely a good idea to tell your friends and family that you?re interested in finding a new job, there are a few people with whom you shouldn’t be so forthcoming. Namely ? all of your co-workers.
It makes sense that you may start to feel like your co-workers are trusted old friends after working with them for a good amount of time. Sure, you may even have in-depth water-cooler chats with Tom from HR on a daily basis. However, that does not make him a good person to talk with about your job search. Trust me, when it comes to your job search, people like Tom are not your allies. You?re better off keeping this information to yourself around the office.
2. Don?t advertise your job search on social networking sites! Even though networking groups like LinkedIn.com can be a great resource for career networking, if you?re currently employed, make sure your page doesn?t give ?job hunting? as one of the reasons you?ve joined the site. That lets all of your professional connections know about your job search. And, if your current employer gets wind of this information, you may get the boot before you?ve found a new position.
3. Don?t use your real name online! If you?re searching for a new job, it?s a good idea to use a pseudonym on any web sites that might make you seem unprofessional. For instance, if your MySpace or Facebook page displays photographs of you partying, make sure you use a fake name. Many potential employers are in the habit of Googling their job candidates. So make sure that your name doesn?t ruin your chances for future employment. There?s nothing wrong with having fun with your personal pages ? as long as you make sure to separate them from your professional pages.
Sometimes, job networking can be an art in subtlety. Make sure you?re talking to the right people, at the right times, at the right places. Does anyone have any other networking no-no?s to share?
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