Speeding Up Medical Research

Speeding Up Medical Research Speeding Up Medical Research Speeding Up Medical ResearchIf it hadnt been for a chance conversation on a bus ride in 2011 while a senior scholar at the Humboldt Foundation in Germany, biomedical engineer Dr. Melissa Knothe Tate might not be immersed in game-changing medical research. Her goal isto reduce to weeks analyses that have been taking as long as 25 years.Knothe Tate, the Paul Trainor Chair of biomedical engineering at the University of New South Wales (Australia), was returning to her bettenburg after hearing a speech by German Chancellor Angela Merkel when she and a fellow Humboldtian started a friendly conversation about their respective work.Her seatmate, an RD specialist at German optical and industrial measurement manufacturer Zeiss, talked vaguely about a new technology adapting something originally developed for scanning silicon wafers for defects into a tool to understand human tissues. He asked me if I could think of any uses for that, s he recalls, and her brain went into overdrive. An engineer and expert in cell biology and regenerative medicine, she began imagining imaging the whole body and zooming all the way down to a single cell.Sick osteocytes (asterisks) surrounding a blood vessel. Image Knothe TateEventually forging a partnership with Zeiss, U.S.-based Cleveland Clinic, Brown and Stanford Universities, and Google, Knothe Tate began making trips to Germany every two months from the U.S., taking human specimens and returning with terrabytes of data to use in her research exploring osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Those travels continued until the beginning of this year, but by then she had left Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Ohio to teach and run a research lab she set up in Australia.Now she and the super kollektiv of 10 to 20 deutsche post ag doc fellows and students in her lab are figuring out how to put the massive amounts of data together so that they can zoom in and out from, f or example, the whole hip to the femoral head and then down to a single cell in the femoral head. In laymans terms, the Zeiss technology can do for the human body what Google Maps do in zooming from an Earth view to a street view. The team is using Google maps algorithms to use the tremendous amounts of information most effectively.Its a lot of data handling, she says. Something like 2 million images stitched together and organized in a structure so that you can zoom seamlessly in and out - from organ to tissue to cellular level and back.She admits that the first data set was a huge challenge. Now that thats done, the challenge is making the measurements and testing hypotheses on such huge data sets. Now we are only limited by computer power and speed and things like that, she says.Using this technology allows her team to examine how movement and weight bearing affect the movement of molecules within joints, exploring the relationship between blood, bone, lymphatics, and muscle.For the first time we have the ability to go from the whole body down to how the cells are getting their nutrition and how this is all connected, says Knothe Tate. Understanding this could unlock a range of treatments, including physical therapies and preventative exercise routines, she adds.A mechanical engineer and biomedical engineer by training, she explains that everything she has done throughout her career is at the connection of mechanics and biology or physiology. I always wanted to have a way to see and measure relationships in the body structure functionally. That typically involves development of new imaging technologies or use of imaging technology at the cutting edge.When she started out a number of years ago at Stanford and began to understand how important cells were for the complex physiology of the human body, there were no methods at the time to tie cellular behavior to tissue behavior and then in turn to organs and system behavior. When she began her bimonthly trips t o work in the labs at Zeiss, she says, We had to develop a lot of new methods of things that had never been done before.Now, her team is for the first time beginning to understand how emergent behavior throughout the system takes place In other words, tying local events to global events. In the past, understanding emergent behavior in the tissue has led to novel understanding of how disease comes about and the development of preventative measures to maintain health, she says.Nancy S. Giges is an independent writer.Learn about the latest trends in bioengineering at ASMEs Global Congress onNanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology. For Further Discussion For the first time we have the ability to go from the whole body down to how the cells are getting their nutrition and how this is all connected.Dr. Melissa Knothe Tate, University of New South Wales

Work-Life Balance for Workaholics

Work-Life Balance for WorkaholicsWork-Life Balance for WorkaholicsIn an increasingly stressed-out world, the phrase work-life balance resonates with us all. No matter how many hurs we work each week, it always seems like theres a little too much time spent in the office (or on the phone) and not enough time spent with family, friends, hobbies or leisure time.Can we always control our work schedules and maintain a certain number of off hours? No. But, we can build better habitsaround the downtime we do have to make sure we get the most out of it.Here are three things you can do each week to reclaim some of your work-life balance no matter how much youre working. Create a transition ritualSome jobs come with a built-in transition period. For example, if you work with your hands or perform mostly manual labor, its hard to be at work when youre not working. But for those of us who work in an office or work with other people, its easy to continue to mull over situations or try to think th rough problems even when were a long way from our desks.Whether you work from home or work in an office, you need a clear transition ritual that tells your brain its time to stop working and to leave all of your work problems for the next day. This can be something as simple as enjoying a non-work related podcast on your commute home, or (in my case) practicing a musical instrument for 15 minutes before you transition out of your office.When youre off, be offWith advances in consumer mobile technology, the workday has essentially extended into a 24-hour cycle of checking email and voicemail. While physicians and some CEOs have an excuse to never turn off, its rarely a matter of life or death for a person or a business if the rest of us turn our phones off its just the busyness myth thats draining our batteries (and our energy) 24/7.Take a look at your life and be honest. When is the belastung time you completely turned off your phone or removed all work-related information from you r home computer, tablet, or mobile? If its not every night and every weekend for a set period of time, youre never really resting. Youre always a beep, ring or buzz away from being pulled back into the emotional and psychological pressures of work.Think long-termIts one thing to work a few extra hours for a product launch or during a particularly busy season. Its another thing to find yourself regularly working overtime and choosing achievement in the office over rest and relaxation in your personal life. Over time, these choices lead to burnout and regret.You track and measure important things at work. When was the last time you did so for your personal life? Schedule time each month to review your health, your eating and exercise habits, and the status of your personal life to make sure you arent letting work take over too much of the balance.If you find that work is becoming an overwhelming factor in your life, brainstorm things you can do to avoid burnout such as taking a vacati on, speaking with your manager about pulling back a little or even considering a less stressful job.What are you doing to achieve a greater balance between work and life? Let us know in the comments

Nanomagnets May Power the Computers of the Future

Nanomagnets May Power the Computers of the Future Nanomagnets May Power the Computers of the Future Silicon-based transistors cant get much smaller than they already are because they have nearly reached their physical size limitations at the nanoscale, which means that the continual improvement in computer speed and efficiency that consumers have come to expect will slow down or stall unless a viable, alternate technology is identified.One promising candidate is nanomagnetic logic (NML), an exciting new field where transmission and computation of data are accomplished using magnetic fields instead of electrical current.The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) 2009 Emerging Research Devices section indicates that nanomagnetic logic (NML) has potential advantages relative to complementary metaloxide semiconductor (CMOS) of being non-volatile, dense, low power, and radiation-hard. Such magnetic elements are compatible with magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRA M) technology, which can provide input-output interfaces. Compatibility with MRAM also promises a natural integration of memory and logic. Nanomagnetic logic also appears to be scalable to the ultimate limit of using individual atomic spins.How It WorksInstead of using transistors, the standard components in computers today, NML depends on arrays of nanomagnets ranging in size from a few nanometers to a few hundred nanometers to transmit data.Nanomagnetic computers use tiny bar magnets to store and process information. bild source Berkeley.edu. Credit Bokor Lab, UC BerkeleyNML-based circuits process information by manipulating the magnetization states of single-domain nanomagnets coupled to their nearest neighbors through magnetic dipole interactions, says David B. Carlton, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at University of California-Berkeley. The state variable is magnetization direction and computations can take place without passing an electric current. Th is makes them extremely attractive as a replacement for conventional transistor-based computing architectures for certain ultra-low power applications.These different magnetization states can be used to represent binary ones and zeros, the fundamentals of computer-based arithmetic, and the interactions between the nanoscale magnets are then used to process information.Lithographically defined magnets can process and move information in a cellular, locally interconnected architecture, says Gary Bernstein, a professor of electrical engineering at University of Notre Dame. Wires, gates, and inverters have been demonstrated at room temperature and it is estimated that if 10 to the tenth power magnets switch 10 to the eight times per second, the magnets themselves will dissipate only about 0.1 W of power.A crucial challenge for this technology, notes Carlton, is a viable clocking ?eld. Field clocking with buried wires may be competitive with CMOS and useful for experimental studies, but the adaptation of a novel computing architecture probably requires at least an order of magnitude improvement for it to be worth the cost, says Carlton. An ef?cient clock using magnetoelectric clocking would allow nanomagnetic logic to operate closer to the fundamental limits of computing. However, magnetoelectric clocking is not yet a mature technology.Advantages of NMLOther key NML characteristics compared to standard semiconductor technology includeNML consumes up to 100 times less power than current computer technologies, which results in far less heat generated.NML memory is nonvolatile in that it doesnt lose the information it is using when it shuts down, so no time is required to boot up when the system is restarted.One application for nanomagnets is in microcontrollers, like those used for low-power, real-time control systems, says Bernstein. Those based on NML will ultimately be very low power, be radiation hard (ideal for space missions or nuclear reactors), operate at rea sonably high temperatures, and when switched off will still retain their state. These are also ideal properties for robotic systems.Recent advances include the development of layers of magnetic nanoparticles (much smaller than nanomagnets) that increase the field strength near the magnets to lower the overall system power, as well as a simple, field-coupled input for logic gates based on nanowires.Continued NML research will hopefully lead to the development and commercialization of an all-magnetic information processing system.Ultimately, operating at lower power will be a very big deal since computers consume enormous amounts of power worldwide, says Bernstein. Nanomagnets can also be scaled to very small sizes and can be stacked in a three-dimensional configuration, so Moores Law scaling may continue in a post-CMOS technology.Mark Crawford is an independent writer.This makes them nanomagnets extremely attractive as a replacement for conventional transistor-based computing archite ctures for certain ultra-low power applications.Prof. David B. Carlton, University of California-Berkeley

How to Create a Networking Resume

How to Create a Networking ResumeHow to Create a Networking ResumeLets say you are a recently-fired NFL head coach or general manager. If thats the case, well, at least you arent alone today now that the regular season is over, several teams have parted ways, or will be parting ways, with key leadership figures. So how do you find a new job if youre an out-of-work executive? Searching for a job is different at the executive level, because openings are limited. When youre competing for the sort of high-profile leadership role thats in short supply, youre likely to find your next opportunity through networking- not online job postings.Youve likely heard the oft-repeated advice that its important to tailor your resume for each individual application you submit. And that is a common recommendation for a reason It works. But a job-seeking executive needs to focus on something else the networking resume. This resume format is brief, heavy on the accomplishments, and the perfect thing to ta ke along when networking.Networking resume formatWhen starting a search for an executive job, take some time to think about the characteristics of your dream role. You can even craft your own job description, drawing on your previous experience and taking into account your ideal goals and responsibilities.Then, get out your career management document (some people call this a master resume)- and if you dont already have one, now is the time to create one. A career management document is similar to a studienplan vitae in that its a master list, updated regularly, where you keep track of all of your professional accomplishments, credentials, education, skills, community involvement, and anything else you might want to include on a resume someday. It differs from a curriculum vitae in that the career management document can include extensive personal notes, a resume keyword bank, and other features that you wouldnt necessarily keep on your actual job application materials.Key components Once you have read through your career management document, youre ready to create your one-page networking resume. This is what youll bring along to meetings with your contacts. The key pieces of a networking resume areOne-sentence career summary. Talk briefly about who you are and what you bring to the table.Biggest achievements. Choose four to six of the fruchtwein outstanding accomplishments from your career, and explain them each using the C-A-R method (that is, challenge action result).Condensed work history.List the companies youve worked for, your job titles, and the corresponding dates- but go back only 10 to 15 years.One-sentence education summary. Convey your education in brief, rather than like a traditional resume education section.Future goals. In two to three sentences, talk about your ideal position- whether thats specifics about industry or company size, or the types of challenges youd love to take on. (Yes, this is essentially an objective- but in the case of a ne tworking resume, its important to include it so your contacts can refresh their memories. The networking resume isnt a formal document youll submit as a job candidate, so its okay to talk about your wants instead of an employers needs.)Dont forget to make sure your LinkedIn profile is in top shape. It shouldnt be identical to your resume or even your career management document. You can go into more detail on your LinkedIn profile than youll typically have space to do on your resume, and you also have flexibility as far as tone. You can use the first person, but make sure you dont slip into coming across as too casual. Additionally,be sure tojoin- and participate in- relevant groups. By doing this, you can raise your profile and position yourself as an expert.Networking is the key to a successful executive job search, and a networking resume is a useful way for you to make the most of your time with your contacts.

Stats and Surprises to Help Your Job Search

Stats and Surprises to Help Your Job SearchStats and Surprises for the Job SearchStats and Surprises to Help Your Job SearchWe all know the economys troubles have led to the loss of nearly 2 million jobs in the last year. With more and more layoffs occurring each week, how difficult might it be for someone to land a new position?Here are some findings from recent surveys that might surprise you, and that could have an impact on your job searchFINDING 90% of Executives Are Concerned About Gaps in a ResumeAccording to a survey conducted for OfficeTeam, more than 9 out of every 10 executives polled said they would be concerned about a candidates fit for a job if his or her resume revealed involuntary gaps in employment. Employers are aware that people could be out of work through no fault of their own, but resume gaps can still pose a significant obstacle for job candidates, said Dave Wilmer, executive director of OfficeTeam. Applicants who have lengthy periods of unemployment should fo cus on quantifying their achievements and emphasizing specific skills and experience.What This Means for You If you have a significant gap in your resume, be prepared to address it in the job interview without being evasive.If you were laid off as part of a cost-cutting move, say so, making clear that it was not sub-par performance that cost you the job. And as the survey says, make sure the rest of your resume accentuates the positive by quantifying your past achievements and relevant skill sets.FINDING LinkedIn Users Have Higher IncomesIf you make a lot of money (say, six figures) or want to, LinkedIn is the distributions-mix to hang out on the web. A study by Anderson Analytics concluded that nearly 60% of LinkedIns users have high personal incomes and hold executive-level or consultant positions.What This Means for You Employers know that high-level professionals are using LinkedIn, so many of them are now looking there for potential employees or at least checking out the profi les of those theyre already interviewing. So, if you dont yet have a profile on LinkedIn, it would be a good idea to sign up and create one (its free).FINDING Companies Are Still Having Trouble Finding the Right PeopleIf youre out of work right now and wondering how long it will take before you find another job, take heart. There may be an employer out there who is desperately looking for someone like you. In a survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, 77% of companies represented said attracting critical-skill employees is a challenge today, and 60% said attracting top performers is a challenge.What This Means for You Think of how you can set yourself apart from others who are seeking the same job. Work on branding yourself as someone with the critical skills that are highly valued in your field. Focus your efforts (and your resume) on how you can solve a prospective employers problem. Remember Its not all about youIs there anything else going on in the job market that you feel strongly ab out? Let us know in the Comments section.

Highschool Resume Help!

Highschool Resume Help Choosing Highschool Resume Is Simple When it is volunteer pursuits or any sort of career-related organizations that youre involved in. You may also opt to incorporate an objective or summary. By customizing your resume for the job which you want, you can show employers youve got the abilities and experience theyre searching for. For an entry-level job at a financial institution, cash handling skills will be required. For students that are new to the work market, interests and activities are a fantastic method to show employers you have skills they are searching for. Its possible for you to display your work history, but in addition fill in more space by talking about your abilities and other knowledge youve got. The actual trick here is to demonstrate familiarity with the varieties of communication and collaboration tools employed by the organization in question. At times it can be difficult to spot your own mistakes. It may not relate directly to the job that youre searching for, but nevertheless, it can offer proof of different traits you write on your resume. Even in the event that youve never held an official job, its still true that you have life experience thats applicable to the work search. Communication is vital for businesses because mistakes can be very expensive. Career Objectives are excellent for resumes with a particular function. The Fundamentals of Highschool Resume You Can Benefit From Beginning Today Throughout the net, there are lots of resources which can help you construct a powerful resume. You ought to be able to generate a column of dates and locations for each job by developing a suitable tab. However tempting it may be to stretch the truth, lying on your resume is always a poor idea. The very first section of your resume should consist of information on the way in which the employer can contact you. High school may be challenging time in the life span of a student because he or shes predicted to bag a job after graduating. There are an assortment of student and teacher resumes here to pick from. A superb method to start on your resume as a high school student is to examine examples of resumes and read tips about what to include and the way to format your resume. Most high school students have a tendency to make an application for a food services position. Employing a high school student resume template can help you to fill your resume to your strong points. Writing your initial high school resumecan look like a daunting take. High School Resume templates are a fantastic resource for such students. Very good grades can reveal that you possess self-discipline. All the elements mentioned previously will draw the interest of the employers. An bewerberinterview may also be needed to land the job, but a resume is imperative to begin the practice. As youre writing a resume summary statement, dont use wording that mirrors the manner in which you have presented experie nces in different regions of your resume. Writing a resume summary statement could be the main characteristic of getting your resume prepared to submit to possible employers. You can also have the city and state where the business is located in the event that youd like. If youre planning to locate work for a lifeguard, you want a resume that will convince the business Youre the one Make an experience category if youve held a conventional job, run a side company, or earned money by supplying manual labor for neighbors. Saying excellent customer service isnt enough. When you are in possession of a new experience, add it. You could also have volunteer experience. Senior year ought to be fun. It is possible to mention on your resume youve taken three decades of Spanish.

Can Applicants Fake Personality Tests

Can Applicants Fake Personality Tests Like it or loathe it, cultural fit-based hiring is all the rage at the moment. This is illustrated by an eye opening study ofprofessional services firms by the Kellogg School of Management, which revealed that todays bosses are choosing employees who they feel have a good personality fit, e.g. who they feel they can be friends with, and this is proving to be more important than the candidates experience and qualifications in the selection process. This means that there is now a greater emphasis in hiring on accurately assessing candidate personality, and a popular way to do this is to use a third party personality questionnaire. However, there is some skepticism in the HR community that candidates know how to fake personality tests. They are able to present a false personality to suit the job profile and conceal their true personality.But, is it really possibl e for candidates to beat personality tests?In theory, yes. Not only can candidates examine the job description for required personality traits, but there are a standard set of character traits that employers look for such as integrity conscientious, team work and persistence, which many candidates will be aware of. It means that candidates are in some cases likely to adjust their personality test answers so they appear more suited to the role.Also, if you look on the internet, you will find tips and guidance available on how to fake psychometric tests for a range of roles. So, leid only is there motivation to fake personality tests, there are abundant resources schooling applicants on how to do this, thus raising the ability of the candidate population to fake tests.So, just because applicants can fake tests, doesnt mean they necessarily do, does it? I mean, to what extent do they actually fake, given the conditions and the important negative driver that they may well hate the resul tant job. Well, a study by the Department of Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology concluded that between 30-50 percent of applicants elevated their personality tests scores when applying for a job.So, it seems that candidates can and do fake personality tests even at the risk of them not liking the resultant job or not being good at it. Does this mean they should not be used? Obviously not, there is a whole industry out there predicated on personality tests.But, you should bear in mind that personality tests are not the most reliable form of assessment. Studies have shown that personality tests have a predictive accuracy of .31, which is much lower than that of ability tests (.54), work samples, (.55) and structured interviews (.62). This means it is not necessarily about whether or not to use personality tests, but to make sure they adopt an appropriate place in the pecking order and that they are used to corroborate performance assessments obtained from other more reliable assessment methods.There are also further steps you can take to mitigate faking. For example, monitoring the applicant while taking the test and/or using two tests and letting applicants know they will be held accountable for the test results in that there will be a detailed discussion of their answers at a later date.

Cashier Top Needed Skills

Cashier Top Needed SkillsCashier Top Needed SkillsCashier Top Needed SkillsWriting your resume with a target job in mind requires having a clear understanding of the jobs skills and proficiencies.A well-crafted resume skills section, highlighting your relevant skills for a cashier position, will help your resume beat the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), which is the first step to getting your application noticed. Use the cashiers top skills and proficienciesbelow to help you effectively write your resume.Cashier top skills proficienciesBasic MathInterpersonal Communication/Written and Verbal CommunicationTime ManagementProduct KnowledgeTelephone EtiquetteCustomer ServiceDispute resolutionDependabilityEfficiencyFlexibilityFriendlinessBasic (PC) Computer KnowledgeAttention to DetailSalesPoint of Sale Systems (POS)Positive AttitudePunctuality

Create a Competitive Employee Benefits Package

Create a Competitive Employee Benefits PackageCreate a Competitive Employee Benefits PackageThe big question on a lot of human resource and compensation managers minds is how to create a competitive employee benefits package that will appeal to candidates and help to retain more employees? In other words, what is it that makes employees look for companies that offer certain benefits? If a company wants to become an employer of choice, outside of abfluging salaries and industry reputation, studies have shown that great benefits are the key ingredient to success. The question comes down to understanding the unique needs and goals of the people who typically make up your workforce. Whether they are Millennials just needing the basic health insurance coverage, or Generation X folks who are raising families, or Baby Boomers who are getting ready for retirement the benefits you choose will have an impact on their lifestyles. Here are some guidelines for developing a highly competitive ben efits program that will help your company be known as a workplace that offers great compensation. Choose the Required Health Care Benefits First The Affordable Care Act mandates certain health care benefit coverages, so the easiest way to handle this task is to start here and build up. Choose the health care benefits that fit under minimum requirements, such as preventative medical care for all eligible employees and vision care for children. Then explore at least two other health care plans that offer the next level of health and wellness coverage. Select Low Cost Voluntary Benefit Options In todays multi-generational workforce, there are no health care plans that can be one-size-fits-all. Instead, there must be a variety of benefits offered so that employees can choose the plans that fit their unique lifestyles. Work with an insurance broker to provide you with a number of low cost, voluntary benefit options. Consider benefits like cancer care, hospital cash plans, pet ins urance, additional life insurance, and disability insurance. Be Generous with Financial Benefits What appeals to many employees is a strong retirement plan coupled with financial management tools to help them get more from earnings. Therefore, your competitive benefit plan needs a retirement savings with generous matching company dollars. Then provide a flexible savings account or health savings account to help employees stretch their pre-tax dollars for items that insurance may not cover. Give employees more purchasing power through corporate discount programsand via stock incentives. Invest in the Success of Your People Add another valuable layer to your company benefits plan by investing in their skills and knowledge in the industry. platzdeckchen up a company learning center and offer regular training and development classes taught by local universities or industry experts. Pay for a portion of the tuition fees for employees returning to college or taking part in certifi cation programs. Focus your financial benefits on incentives for employees who complete their goals, offering a generous raise for attaining higher levels in the industry. Provide More Work LifeBalance What many employees are looking for is the chance to work for an outstanding employer who understands the importance of having a life outside of the office. A strong work life balance program may include access to onsite lifestyle services (dry cleaning, fitness, cafeteria), as well as flexible scheduling that allows parents and caretakers the ability to manage demands on their time. Remote work is also a nice perk, and having the ability to bring pets and kids to work when needed is nice too. At the very least, have a generous paid time off benefit available to all employees. By following the above guidelines, your company benefits will become highly competitive and appeal to a large number of employees, making your life easier.

Why Job Search is a Lot Like a Tourist Town

Why Job Search is a Lot Like a Tourist Town Why Job Search is a Lot Like a Tourist Town Last month, my husband and I took a quick trip over the the UK to visit friends and family and take in some beautiful scenery in the English Lake District. This is a particular stunning part of the United Kingdom and attracts millions of tourists from around the world every year. One day we took a trip to one of the most popular Lake District towns, Windermere. It was absolutely packed with people wandering the quaint streets, sitting outside cafes having tea and cakes, or going in and out of one of the many pubs. The pavements are pretty narrow, so we had to shimmy past people on our way to our destination a short 20 minute walk up hill that was billed as one of the most beautiful views in the country. Upon seeing the vista, one tourist was inspired to spend the rest of his life hiking the Lake District, documenting his walks in books that have become national treasures. Given the fame of the walk and the relatively short distance, we expected it to be a busy trail. But no. We saw only one person on our ascent and found a couple more when we reached the top. Ive seen this before at busy tourist spots like the Grand Canyon. Walk half a mile from the parking lot, and you can be completely alone. Which just goes to show that people are lazy the world over! Dont get me wrong that climb was tough for someone as out of shape as me. I can quite see why most people chose to stay in the village eating scones with whipped cream. But the effort we put into our walk was more than worth it when we reached the top and it was made all the more enjoyable because it was so quiet. And that made me think about the way most people look for a job. Theyre like the people in Windermere, all doing the same things, the easy things, the things that dont take much effort. Why struggle up that steep hill when you can just take it easy in the pub? And why work on building a reputation as an industry expert online when you can just post your resume to job boards and then wait for the phone to ring? The answer is obvious of course the effort you put in pays back ten-fold. While everyone else is doing the same lazy things, you can be setting yourself apart with creative search strategies. In the end, youll find a job so much quicker if you eschew what everyone else is doing, put your walking shoes on, and get up that hill!