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• Reaching Out to Former Colleagues During Your Career Search

  As part of a career search, you will obviously try to reach out to former colleagues. Recently, I was contacted by someone I had not heard from in over 20 years. We had worked in the Washington DC area in the mid-eighties in completely different fields and had both left DC for a … more

• Aviation Week Announces Laureate Award Winners

  Former Boeing Aircraft Designer, Miracle on the Hudson Crew, U.S. Cadets among Honorees At an awards dinner here tonight in Washington, DC, Aviation Week named the winners of the 53rd Annual Laureate Awards, which honor those who have shown heroism and exceptional leadership… more

• Digital Detective Work: Survey Shows Most Employers Search Online for Information About Potential Creative Hires

  A polished resume and portfolio aren't the only tools professionals need to land their next job. A new survey shows a sterling digital presence is important, too. Important note: We want to point out that this recent survey was specifically done for the advertising and marketing… more

• Mother Nature Wants More Telework

  The biggest news out of the historic back-to-back snow storms this winter season is not the shortage of snow shovels or the Open Government initiatives deadlines, but rather how telework has become mainstream. As a long time Washington DC professional, I remember numerous s… more

• USMC Corporal stationed in Japan seeks military career transition advice

  Michael, a Marine stationed overseas, writes in to ask for some guidance as he prepares his military career transition: "I'm in United Sates Marine Corps currently stationed in Japan. I will be getting out July 2010 and I don't really know were or how to search for jobs that I wo… more