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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
So Pacman Jones is a bad actor. This is not news. We can talk about it forever. The standards of behavior for professional athletes are unique, however. Anything short of homicide is often conditioned or deflected with on-field stats or championship rings. The fact remains that these studs are inventory, and their owners are not likely to want to give up a profit-producer over something as trite as assault or rape or carrying a concealed weapon.
Plenty of players are now concerned that late nights in certain clubs are bound to bring trouble. Well, yes. Sometimes the price of million dollar paydays and national fame is that they change your lifestyle. The fact that in almost every criminal instance from Jones to the Bengals starting lineup, a bodyguard has been involved would lead me to believe that these guys are at least anticipating trouble. Ergo, they know trouble is out there. Sure, any famous person is at some risk for knuckleheads and nimrods and those representing Thug Nation. But if Jones is provoking trouble and encouraging violence at a strip club at 2 a.m., I’m thinking geography also has a role here.
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It’s that time of year, when sportswriters start to speculate on coaching jobs. Doc Sadler has said he’s not interested in the Arkansas job and Dana Altman, per his own peccadilloes, had no comment about going to Iowa.
Coaching stories (hire, fire, replace) are well down my food chain, but then I’m not a sportswriter. The game, it’s ebbs, flows, and strategies, is of most interest to me.
The drama of who’s-the-coach (remember the soap opera replacing Frank Solich turned out to be) does little for me. While the whistle and clipboard fraternity has its well-known stars — Coach K, Mack Brown, Urban Meyer, Pete Carroll, Pat Summitt — hundreds of them change jobs like Kasey Kahne’s crew changes tires.
I’m glad Sadler is staying. A one-year gig dresses down the resume, even in the highly mobile coaching world.
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Hello bloggers, here’s an excerpt from an article I published a while ago on locating jobs in the US:
Nowadays, one of the job seekers' biggest help is the immense Internet database. Many companies are hiring people over the Internet, some of them testing the candidates in advance and others by just looking at the resumes and performing online interviews. Also, there are plenty of online recruitment agencies, which are very helpful to both categories: employers and candidates.
Some of these agencies offer even consulting and professional reorientation courses. Competing on the work market is a beneficial experience for most of the job seekers as they are always in touch with the employers' requests and demanding and they also learn to evaluate themselves.
Consulting courses are very helpful for a job seeker as they gain precious information about how to create a strong resumes, cover letters, and how to present themselves at a job interview or how to negotiate your salary. If you think you are prepared for a certain position, but there are no vacancies at the time, you can simply go directly to the certain institution, leave your CV and maybe if you are lucky, you will have a spontaneous interview, which will automatically get you hired.
While looking for a job in the US you have to start by having a positive way of thinking. The US employment market is very dynamic and changes occur every second. You have to be prepared to adapt to changes really fast and to keep following your aim. While looking for a job, try to take advantage of your spare time (if any) and prepare yourself for the job that waits for you. Read more about the company, which has selected you for a job interview next week. This way not only you gain more information, but you will also be able to decide if this is the job you are looking for, if it really suits you.
Anyhow, it is best not to cancel a job interview even if you have the feeling that it won't suit you. Just give it a try, this can be a good experience and you never know, maybe it is the job you were looking for. You can also use the following resources if you are looking to find a job in Colorado, find a job in Georgia, find a job in Idaho, find a job in Indiana, find a job in Kentucky, find a job in New Jersey
Regards,
Michael S.
April 28, 2007 at 10:10 AM
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