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Contents 1 Job Hunting 2010 1.1 Step 1 Detailed skills profile/job history 1.1.1 Some action items: (more details later) 1.2 Step 2 Profiles on relevant sites 1.2.1 Some action items: (more details later) 1.3 Step 3 Work the network 1.3.1 Some action items: (more details later) 1.4 Step 4 Seek work in an automated fashion as possible 1.4.1 Some action items: (more details later)

Job Hunting 2010

Step 1 Detailed skills profile/job history

I use XML resume for this. It allows me to have a complete work history and skills profile that I can easily filter per job.

Some action items: (more details later)

• Update cliff note resume with all relevant technologies.
• Put together detailed resume.
• Put together detailed job history document (dates/salary/reasons for leaving)
• Update resume and put online. (dice and knel.com)

Step 2 Profiles on relevant sites

Let the people seeking work find you. It makes life easier.

Some action items: (more details later)

• Update dice profile
• Update usajobs.gov profile
• Update keen profile
• Update guru.com profile
• Update caljobs profile.
• Register as a tutor

Step 3 Work the network

Actively seek work from people you know.

Some action items: (more details later)

• Seek consulting work on the mailing lists.
• Update linkedin profile
• Import all contacts to linked in
• Put calendar online

Step 4 Seek work in an automated fashion as possible

Some action items: (more details later)

• Dashboards
• crm114
• bogofilter
• rss
• twitter search