Hire Ground tag:blog.marketplace.nwsource.com,2009-03-18:/hireground/84 2009-11-20T20:35:45Z A blog about landing your dream job in Seattle Movable Type Pro 4.21-en Quark offers custom-designed business and resume cards tag:blog.marketplace.nwsource.com,2009:/hireground//84.12275 2009-11-20T20:26:51Z 2009-11-20T20:35:45Z If you're looking for a job, odds are you don't have much of a budget for creating flashy promotional materials. But that doesn't mean you have to look unprofessional at your next networking event. Desktop publishing firm Quark is giving job seekers another option to impress hiring managers with a new online service that allows individuals or small businesses to custom-design printed materials, such as cards, brochures and flyers, using hundreds of templates created by professional designers. Called Quark Promote, the service lets you add whatever text you want to... Randy Woods Where to stay dry while you pound the pavement tag:blog.marketplace.nwsource.com,2009:/hireground//84.12266 2009-11-17T03:17:51Z 2009-11-17T03:39:54Z A glance at the weather report shows that for the rest of this week, there's an 80 percent chance of monsoon and a slight chance of Biblical flood. But that's no excuse to stay home and scan Craigslist again. Since we all know that a job search must go on through rain, snow, sleet and gloom of night, here is a short list of networking and job fair activities to keep you dry while you're tracking down job leads. TUES., NOV. 17 NurseWeek Career Fair - Calling all nurses: Find... Randy Woods Helping job seekers by 'paying it forward' tag:blog.marketplace.nwsource.com,2009:/hireground//84.12255 2009-11-15T02:53:20Z 2009-11-15T03:09:48Z The more I immerse myself in the job-search world, the more I start believing in karma, or at least the kind of nonreligious, Western style of cause-and-effect karma. Treat other people with compassion and respect and, chances are, good things will happen to you--often when you least expect it. This kind of pop-culture "My Name is Earl" karmic philosophy is the basis for most networking events. You get out into the market, make friends, offer support where you can and then hope some of that good will eventually bounce back... Randy Woods