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		<title>How to Use Social Media- my Interview with Prof. Engineers Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently gave an interview to an editor of Magazine for Professional Engineers, about how engineers and other technical professionals can further their careers by utilizing various social media tools. Now I'd like to share these tips with you!! To see the full article...]]></description>
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		<title>And the Toolkit Winners are&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 19:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Announcing the Lucky Winners of the Successful Unemployment Toolkit!

The winners will receive an e-mail from me with instructions on downloading the toolkit in the .zip file.  They can start listening to the mp3 tracks and reading the Reference Guide today, and can begin to Increase their Professional value by the end of the day!
If you are one of the 5 Winners listed at the end of this post, here is what you will recieve as part of your Toolkit:]]></description>
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		<title>Apology, Giveaway and Masha&#8217;s Update..</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apology:
If you follow me on Twitter or Linkedin, you might have noticed my status updates about some serious troubles that we’ve been having with this website.
Shortly after posting my previous article on Geek Excuses for Bad Presentations a few weeks ago, this website has been hacked, as have been numerous other WordPress sites hosted by NetworkSolutions.com. I caught the problem within the first few days, but unfortunately some visitors to this site might have gotten a Trojan Horse virus.
If you visited this site in the last month or so, and do not have an anti-virus software installed on your computer, please download www.avast.com (the Free version works great) and check your computer for viruses!

I sincerely apologize to those of you who might have been affected by this issue! My website hosting company assured me that they are doing everything possible to prevent any hacking attacks in the future.

Giveaway:
So as a way of saying “I am sorry for any troubles this website glitch might have caused you” I am giving away 10 Successful Unemployment Toolkits absolutely FREE!! ]]></description>
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		<title>Geek Excuses for Bad Presentations</title>
		<link>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/geek-excuses-for-bad-presentations/</link>
		<comments>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/geek-excuses-for-bad-presentations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geek Excuses for Bad Presentations
Dear Readers,
Today&#8217;s topic of this blog/newsletter is on importance of making good presentations. Yes, the ability to present in public will definitely increase your professional value. Think you don&#8217;t need to work on your presentation skills? Answer the following:

Have you ever given a presentation to your company management, only to notice that the CEO was dosing off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Write to Keep Your Job, or Get a New One</title>
		<link>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/write-to-keep-your-job/</link>
		<comments>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/write-to-keep-your-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve read my Free Special Report, you know that I consider good writing skills to be essential for any technical professional. The ability to write clear and to the point e-mails, reports and articles, can put you far ahead of your peers. Read more for article submission tips, and an opportunity to be published in a technical magazine.]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Speaking Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/a-great-speaking-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers,

Many of you have that have listen to the audio part of the Successful Unemployment Toolkit, know the importance of public speaking, when it comes to finding or keeping a job as a science or engineering professional.

Now, I would like to offer You an opportunity to be a presenter at the American Chemical Society Fall 2010 National Meeting and Exposition in Boston. ]]></description>
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		<title>E-mail: Make it Work for You, Not Against You</title>
		<link>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/e-mail-make-it-work-for-you-not-against-you/</link>
		<comments>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/e-mail-make-it-work-for-you-not-against-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...Important work tasks were constantly interrupted by the “Ping!” of Outlook and things that should have taken me minutes to finish ended up taking hours. At the time —probably like many of you — I did not think that there was anything wrong with this system. Whoever contacted me would get a reply within minutes, which only demonstrated that I was a stellar employee.

That was until I read The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss (the new 2009 edition is now in bookstores, I recommend it to anyone looking to improve their life personally or professionally). Ferriss explained that current typical workplaces are designed to promote employees wasting a lot of time on trivial tasks, which prevent them from accomplishing things that really matter to their career, happiness, and life. Tasks that should take minutes to complete, take hours and sometimes days.]]></description>
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		<title>What They DIDN&#8217;T Teach You in Engineering School</title>
		<link>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/what-they-didnt-teach-you-in-engineering-school/</link>
		<comments>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/what-they-didnt-teach-you-in-engineering-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Guys,
Hope everyone&#8217;s job search/ professional improvement is moving along!
The download option for the Toolkit has been a hit! No need to wait for it to arrive in the mail &#8211; now you can download the audio MP3 tracks and the pdf Guide, right to your desktop!
This week I have been asked to write a guest post on Sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Work for Yourself? – Be prepared for an Emotional Rollercoaster</title>
		<link>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/want-to-work-for-yourself-%e2%80%93-be-prepared-for-an-emotional-rollercoaster/</link>
		<comments>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/want-to-work-for-yourself-%e2%80%93-be-prepared-for-an-emotional-rollercoaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am watching the snow fall on the outstretched cornfields of the American Midwest. It is 10° F outside, and after seven years in Southern California, living here seems inhumane. 

After my husband’s new job brought us to Illinois a year ago, I needed employment that would not depend on my physical location. Something that would allow me to follow my husband around the country (his new job requires traveling) and at the same time let me to make money, expand my mind, and use my technical experience.

“I know!” I thought. “I will start my own company!”]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Dealing with People</title>
		<link>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/the-art-of-dealing-with-people/</link>
		<comments>http://successfulunemploymenttoolkit.com/wpmain/the-art-of-dealing-with-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the first couple of weeks of working for the “dark side” (clever term bestowed upon the sales and marketing by the engineers), the Sales Guy, and now my boss, walked into my office. “Masha,” he said lightheartedly, “do you often make people mad?” By that time I figured out that sales people have a different way of talking to you, so I was not instantly offended.

“Not that often,” I said reluctantly. “Why?”

“Well,” said the Sales Guy, still beaming, “do you know what your face looks like when you talk to people?”

He stumped me with that one. That was a weird question even for a Sales Guy. “It looks like…I am…in deep thought..?” I said uncertainly.

“It looks scary,” said the Sales Guy, smiling as if he was watching baby bunnies frolic in the meadow.]]></description>
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