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		<title>Culture is Not Just About Opera or Yogurt</title>
		<link>http://allansmith.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/culture-is-not-just-about-opera-or-yogurt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just participating in an online discussion about &#8220;openness&#8221; and how to create it in organizations.  Those of us who have survived corporate culture changes know that the culture of a company is its pallet of values with which it operates in the world.  Cultural change may be as basic as a new CEO, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allansmith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7699103&amp;post=94&amp;subd=allansmith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Write Your Own Resume?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Coaching]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Working Your Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career coaching]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Write Your Resume Like a Sports Star Writes a Book&#8211;Hire a Writer An interesting question came up recently in an online discussion: Why do you need a professional to write your resume? For those of you who have been in the job market recently, you have faced this issue. Employees who feel secure in their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allansmith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7699103&amp;post=88&amp;subd=allansmith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Job Seekers-Socrates Said it Best</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Working Your Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Branding yourself well can get you on the top shelf at the candidate supermarket, which in this job market is the only shelf where the hiring manager is looking.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allansmith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7699103&amp;post=82&amp;subd=allansmith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Case of the Disappearing Jobs</title>
		<link>http://allansmith.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/the-case-of-the-disappearing-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Working Your Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Health jobs are expected to lead the pack.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allansmith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7699103&amp;post=76&amp;subd=allansmith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WHAT&#8217;S YOUR EXCUSE?</title>
		<link>http://allansmith.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/what%e2%80%99s-your-excuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eclectic Matter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scapegoating]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know most people think giving excuses at work is a sign of trouble, but let&#8217;s not diminish their value.   Without excuses, our egos would be laid bare and we might actually have to accept responsibility for our performance.  Yet, as much as I appreciate excuses, I&#8217;m a much bigger fan of scapegoating.   By finding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allansmith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7699103&amp;post=68&amp;subd=allansmith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Regarding Burning Bridges</title>
		<link>http://allansmith.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/regarding-burning-bridges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Something to know BEFORE you get canned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career coaching]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[laid off]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An old saw we&#8217;ve all heard, repeated and advised, &#8220;don&#8217;t burn your bridges&#8221; applies particularly well after you&#8217;ve lost your job during an extensive economic downturn.  I was reminded of that yesterday when a 2009 client called to make sure I knew he had been recalled to work by the company that terminated him.  He is on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allansmith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7699103&amp;post=56&amp;subd=allansmith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Things You Wish You Hadn&#8217;t Said in the Interview</title>
		<link>http://allansmith.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/things-you-wish-you-hadnt-said-in-the-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviewing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career coaching]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WE have all experienced at one time or another that painful stab of realization that what has just come out of our mouths was completely wrong, or could only have been said with such confidence by a buffoon.  Sometimes we can backtrack out of it, or switch into an &#8220;I was making a poor joke&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allansmith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7699103&amp;post=52&amp;subd=allansmith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Should I Give My Time For Free if I Don&#8217;t Have a Job?</title>
		<link>http://allansmith.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/why-should-i-give-my-time-for-free-if-i-dont-have-a-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Working Your Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career coach]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[getting interviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people in career transitions struggle with the advice that I give about volunteering, which is: JUST DO IT! When I am coaching I hear rationalizations such as: &#8220;I don&#8217;t really have the time right now&#8211;all of my effort is focused on finding a job, not a volunteer gig.&#8221; &#8220;It makes me depressed to think [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allansmith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7699103&amp;post=48&amp;subd=allansmith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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