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A modern job search campaign is by nature fairly complex. While the net has offered a variety of new channels, it also creates increased competition for choice jobs and potential challenges for job hunters.

Job hunting needs to be thought of as a personal, very targeted marketing process where you are the product. Your resume is an advertisement. Your extended network of contacts is your lead generating machine.

So where does the web fit in? At AA-Careers, we recently posted a job on Craigslist and got hundreds and hundreds applications in a calendar week. For a single position. That’s increased competition for job openings.

Had a great candidiate called us before we placed the ad, they could have secured the position before running in to all that competition. How? By finding someone at our office who became aware of the job prior to posting. Everyone knew about of the job for at least 12 days before it was posted. Who in your network might know of a job that’s coming available soon?

Be careful to check your application materials thoroughly before submitting them. When we did an analysis of the 650 resumes, we found a large number of errors. 63% of the applicants were easily removed with a speedy triage process. How? The same way any hiring manager would. By passing over resumes where the objective didn’t match our position description. By rejecting prospects whose cover letters gave us grounds not to engage them, like "I know I’m overqualified but I really need a job". By eliminating prospects whose documents that didn’t open properly. And by rejecting job hunters who didn’t bother to spell check their cover letter and/or resume.

So the good news is that job sites give you a sense of what companies are hiring, and for what kinds of jobs. But once those positions are posted, the competition is intense. You can still try, if you have a well honed resume, designed to appeal directly and clearly to the recruiter. And if you have practiced interviewing – so you don’t stumble at a critical point.

Another downside to be aware of is how quickly you can be looked up on the internet. As we Googled several candidates, we ran into some Facebook comments that were in questionable taste. Nothing illegal, but enough to rock our thoughts about who to hire.

AA-Careers provides a encompassing set of services for Bay Area job seekers, providing our clients a personal career consultant, a managed job hunting campaign, modern tools like a personal website, video, highly targeted resume, and much more. Let us know if we can help you.

Be careful out there, and good hunting!

The most frustrating experiences of owning a car is when you need to replace or fix a broken windscreen. Windscreen replacement is not an easy task; it demands strength, a pair of steady hands, and a willingness to follow instructions cautiously.

All vehicles are unique, most frequently, loosening the urethane that holds the windscreen in position will be the first step, then lifting it out its position with caution. Once this is done, the leftover urethane must be cleared away with a utility knife to make room for the windshield replacement. The new windscreen is then affixed into place, and enforced with bolts. When replacing a windshield, it is very important to make sure that the new urethane seal is put in place the right way, because any leakages can cause wind to enter the vehicle, completely ruining the experience of driving.

You do not always need to replace your windshield if it has a chip, it may be feasible to repair it instead of replacing it. Windscreen repair is a considerably easier process. All auto parts store these days sell repair kits, and involves sealing off the chip with resin. The resin the clear and does not leave a mark, and once the process is completed, it is almost impossible to tell that the windshield was ever chipped off. Windshield repair kits can be unreliable when used to repair large cracks, however, and can sometimes make the problem worse, needing a replacement. This job is generally better left to professionals.

If you decide to let a professional deal with your windshield problems, you may be delighted to find that this is one of the few auto repair jobs that does not require your car to be brought to a garage. Many companies offer mobile repair services, which can be completed in a matter of an hour or less, even if the windscreen needs to be replaced completely. Mobile windscreen repair services are able to perform the service at the comfort of your own home, or at work, making it an extremely convenient one.

Here’s good news. A company called DICE Electronics has announced the development of a new device that integrates HD radio into an existing car audio system.

The unit itself is small, compact and can be added to a car audio system in a matter of minutes.

DICE Electronics says that HD-DICE will be available in the second quarter of 2006 and will be compatible with Audi. GM, Nissan, BMW, Honda, Toyota, Chrysler, Mazda and Volkswagen vehicles.

Jim Lukas, Vice President of Sales for DICE Electronics recently told reporters that “we are pleased to offer solutions that allow customers to receive and listen to digital AM/FM signals without having to replace their factory radios. Customers can now enjoy true CD-quality digital broadcasts with their existing vehicle audio systems and with no monthly fees, nor contracts.”

What exactly is HD Radio?

HD Radio technology works much like traditional analog transmissions (AM and FM are both analog signals). The difference is that the station broadcasting HD Radio technology transmits an extra digital radio signal, along with its normal analog signal. It can also broadcast a third signal for text data.

Your radio receiver receives the signal - just as it does an AM or FM signal. If you have a HD Radio receiver, it will decompress and translate the signal and viola! AM stations sound as clear and static free and today’s AM stations. And it gives FM stations the crystal-clear sound of a CD.

More than 2,800 radio stations in the U.S. are in the process of converting to the HD Radio system with more than 500 HD Radio broadcasters currently on the air. HD Radio technology transmits digital audio and data alongside existing AM and FM analog signals, allowing listeners with HD Radio-compatible receivers to enjoy CD-quality sound, while virtually eliminating the static and hiss typically associated with analog radio.

What else can your expect from HD Radio?

In addition,, the technology provides a platform for advanced new services, including scrolling text on receiver display screens (e.g., artist names & song titles, weather forecasts, school closings); delivery of real-time traffic updates to vehicles; and multicasting — a feature that allows FM stations to broadcast up to eight digital streams of programming over a single frequency and in addition to existing analog signals.

To learn more about HD Radio technology, just go my Web site, http://www.hd-radio-home.com, to get all the buzz. Douglas Hanna is a retired marketing executive and the author of numerous articles on HD radio and family finances.

Best camera cell phone - description.

Best camera cell phone is a title that many camera cell phones have the right to claim. An example of the cellular phones that can claim the title of the “best camera cell phone” are great phones like SPH-a600 digital camera cell phone by Samsung that also allows accessing the web and Samsung SGHV-205. The majority of cellular phone companies produce one or many camera cell phones. These are companies like Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, LG, Sanyo, and many more.

Best camera cell phone - phone qualifications.

For camera cell phones, in order to qualify to be called the “best camera cell phone” just having the camera is not enough. The cellular phone needs to have various features so the user can do something with the pictures that were taken by the camera. Several examples of these features include but are not limited to the ability to send or email the pictures to someone else’s phone or email, the ability to set these pictures as a wall paper, the ability to store a large number of pictures, and many more.

Best camera cell phone - camera qualifications.

The title “best camera cell phone” also means that the camera is of excellent quality. The qualifications that the camera can have would be the ability to store high resolution and great quality pictures, the ability to zoom in and out, the ability to capture moving videos.

Best camera cell phone - Samsung SGHV-205.

The Samsung SGHV-205 is an amazing phone that can definitely claim the title of the “best camera cell phone”. This phone uses GSM and GPRS technology. It is easy to use, small, and elegant. The pictures that are taken with the Samsung SGHV-205 camera are of excellent quality and can be stored in jpeg format. You can email or send the picture other people’s emails or phones. The photos can also be used as a wallpaper.

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