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    Summer Is Over. It’s Time to Ramble On with Four Observations for Your Search.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Summer Is Over. It’s Time to Ramble On with Four Observations for Your Search.

    In my youth, I collected every Led Zeppelin album as soon as they hit the record store. I was even fortunate enough to see them live in...
    Deer Hunting Season, An Empty Sales Office, and Leveraging Company Culture to Win Your Job Search
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Deer Hunting Season, An Empty Sales Office, and Leveraging Company Culture to Win Your Job Search

    Many years ago, I was a newly minted sales manager running a Xerox corporate sales team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sales target in hand, I...
    The World Does Not Owe You a Job. Why You Need to Develop a Job Search Plan.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    The World Does Not Owe You a Job. Why You Need to Develop a Job Search Plan.

    Decades before mixed martial arts (MMA) popularity swept across the land, there was professional boxing. In the early 1900s, boxing was...
    Teddy Roosevelt, Night at the Museum, and Mastering the Hard Stuff in Your Job Search
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Teddy Roosevelt, Night at the Museum, and Mastering the Hard Stuff in Your Job Search

    Note to the reader: This article uses the term "manhood" in reference to historical quotes. I take the non-gender view of the term and...
    Houston, We Have a Problem. The Hook Statement and Three Ways to Improve Your Job Search.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Houston, We Have a Problem. The Hook Statement and Three Ways to Improve Your Job Search.

    Earlier in my career, I worked in sales for an enterprise software company. We began every fiscal year with a sales kickoff meeting...
    Fear of Heights and Four Excuses to Eliminate to Master the Elevator Pitch for Your Job Search
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Fear of Heights and Four Excuses to Eliminate to Master the Elevator Pitch for Your Job Search

    “Don't look for excuses to lose. Look for excuses to win.” Chi-Chi Rodriguez When I was searching for famous quotes about excuses, I...
    First, I Need a Resume? Seven Things to Do Before You Write Your Resume.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    First, I Need a Resume? Seven Things to Do Before You Write Your Resume.

    You just lost your job in a company-wide restructure program. You aren’t satisfied with your current career and want to start looking for...
    Forget Tunnel Vision. Four Ways to Use Sales Rep Vision for Your Job Search.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Forget Tunnel Vision. Four Ways to Use Sales Rep Vision for Your Job Search.

    In my youth, my parents limited my television time to 1.5 hours per week. In 1966, I invested a portion of that time watching “The Time...
    Three Ways to Upgrade Your Job Search or How I Learned to Grill (a little better) This Summer.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Three Ways to Upgrade Your Job Search or How I Learned to Grill (a little better) This Summer.

    It’s summer in Upstate NY. Forget the old joke about nine months of winter and three months of bad sledding! The weather is beautiful....
    Three Ways to Add Luck to Your Job Search and Land Your Next Job
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Three Ways to Add Luck to Your Job Search and Land Your Next Job

    If luck were exclusively defined by success at the poker table, then I would be one of the unluckiest individuals in the world. For many...
    How to Structure Your Day to Find Your Next Job. A Day in the Life of a Successful Job Search.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    How to Structure Your Day to Find Your Next Job. A Day in the Life of a Successful Job Search.

    In 1967, The Beatles released their Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Featured on that legendary album, was a song titled “A...
    It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over. 4 Job Search Tips for the Over 50 Job Seeker.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over. 4 Job Search Tips for the Over 50 Job Seeker.

    When you are looking for great quotes to headline a blog article, you can’t get any better than Yogi Berra. The famous NY Yankees...
    Two Essential Job Search Strategies I Learned from My 94-Year-Old Mother
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Two Essential Job Search Strategies I Learned from My 94-Year-Old Mother

    This past month, I visited my mother to celebrate her 94th birthday. Still living at home, with assistance, she is an amazing woman who...
    Truth in Advertising, New Monster Ads and Your Job Search
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Truth in Advertising, New Monster Ads and Your Job Search

    If you are looking for this week’s article to include a list of tips and tricks to improve your job search, you are going to be...
    Cover Songs, Cover Letters, and Three Ways to Stand Out in Your Job Search
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Cover Songs, Cover Letters, and Three Ways to Stand Out in Your Job Search

    I love cover songs. A new recording of a previously released song by someone other than the original artist. For me, it’s the reason I...
    The Rule of Three (Mistakes) and Your Job Search
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Rule of Three (Mistakes) and Your Job Search

    What do Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol and the Declaration of Independence have in common? Both that classic piece of literature and...
    Tough Job Search? Don’t be a Turtle!
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tough Job Search? Don’t be a Turtle!

    It was July 3rd and the year was 1985. I was in a car with my girlfriend, engagement ring hidden safely in my pocket, racing the setting...
    Pick up the PACE in Your Job Search
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Pick up the PACE in Your Job Search

    In Upstate NY, we call January and February the winter slog. These are the two winter months that you have to get through. Survive...
    Learn from Nike. Be a Story. Tell the Story. Find the Job.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Learn from Nike. Be a Story. Tell the Story. Find the Job.

    As I search for current topics to use as the foundation for blog posts on my AdvantEdge Careers website, I look for stories that inspire...

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