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The candidate candidate needs needs to to apply apply as as The The candidate needs to apply as The candidate needs to even apply as much (some might might say, even more) much much (some (some might say, say, even more) more) much (some might say, even more) due due diligence to to the opportunity opportunity than than duediligence diligence tothe the opportunity than due diligence to the opportunity than does does the the hiring party. party. Surely, Surely, the the does the hiring hiring party. 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Departed employees employees find themselves under employees find find themselves themselves under under employees find themselves under greater greater scrutiny about about their past past greater scrutiny scrutiny about their their past greater about their career career decisions decisions than than do do the the career scrutiny decisions than dopast the career decisions than do the organizations organizations they they had left. left. organizations theyhad had left. organizations they had left. Candidates Candidates can frustrate their futures Candidatescan canfrustrate frustratetheir theirfutures futures Candidates can their futures to to accept accept aa move move that that is tofrustrate accepta move thatis is by by electing byelecting electing to accept ahand move that is by electing more more the the bird in in the hand (shall (shall we we more thebird bird inthe the hand (shall we more bird in the and hand we say: say: on on a aa wing wing and aa(shall prayer?). prayer?). say:the on wing and a prayer?). say: on a wing and a prayer?). The The careful discernment of aatargeted targeted Thecareful carefuldiscernment discernmentof ofa targeted The careful discernment of a targeted advancement advancement move move within a aa wellwelladvancement move within within welladvancement move withinis a welldeveloped developed career rationale rationale is wiser. wiser. developedcareer career rationale is wiser. developed career rationale is wiser. Far Far too often, from both perspectives Fartoo toooften, often,from fromboth bothperspectives perspectives Far too often, from both perspectives the the employment employment engagement engagement is is aa the employment engagement is a the employment a matter matter of of casting a aanet net widely, rather rather matter ofcasting castingengagement netwidely, widely,is rather matter of casting net widely, rather than than spearing a aaa trophy. trophy. Classic Classic job job thanspearing spearing trophy. Classic job than spearing a trophy. Classic job search search advice suggests that the wise searchadvice advicesuggests suggeststhat thatthe thewise wise search advicewidely suggests that the wise candidates candidates widely networking, networking, or or candidates widely networking, or candidates widely networking, or there, is their there, is is their their seeing seeing whats out seeing whats whats out out there, there, is their seeing whats out Meanwhile, best best way to to go. Meanwhile, firms firms best way way to go. go. Meanwhile, firms best way to go. Meanwhile, firms also also cast aa net net widely, whether also cast cast a net widely, widely, whether whether also cast recruiters a net widely, through through recruiters or or job postings, postings, through recruiters or job job whether postings, through recruiters or job postings, with with both sides playing the odds odds that withboth bothsides sidesplaying playingthe the oddsthat that with both of sides playing and the that plenty plenty of suitable and available available plenty of suitable suitable andodds available plenty ofare suitable and available matches matches are poised poised for them them to to move matches are poisedfor for them tomove move matches are poised for them to move on on out in the world. world. onout outin inthe the world. on out in the world. Employers Employers set their selection criteria Employersset settheir theirselection selectioncriteria criteria Employers set theirscreening selection criteria for for the resume screening process. process. for the the resume resume screening process. for the resume screening Meanwhile, Meanwhile, candidates candidates too too often often are Meanwhile, candidates tooprocess. oftenare are Meanwhile, candidates too often are not not so much electing electing their their choice choice not so so much much electing their choice not so much electing their choice opportunity, opportunity, but but more commonly commonly opportunity, but more more commonly opportunity, but more commonly expend expend their energies far too widely, expendtheir theirenergies energiesfar fartoo toowidely, widely, expend their energies far too widely, trying trying to avoid being being overlooked. overlooked. tryingto toavoid avoid being overlooked. trying to avoid being overlooked.

For For Forboth both bothparties parties partiesthe the theclear clear cleartemptation temptation temptation For both parties clear temptation is the odds, in a is is to to to play play play the thethe odds, odds, in in aa seeming seeming seeming isdance to play odds, in (bad a seeming of castanets pun?), dance dance of of the castanets castanets (bad (bad pun?), pun?), dance castanets (bad pun?), rather than focusing spearing their rather ratherof than than focusing focusingon on on spearing spearing their their rather than focusing very very verybest best bestsolution. solution. solution. on spearing their very best solution. A A A candidate candidate candidate does does does not not not improve improve improve Aelection candidate not improve odds by a election election odds oddsdoes by by placing placing placing aa bet bet bet on on on election odds by employer placing a that bet they on every every every potential potential potential employer employer that that they they every potential employer that might approach. Our life is might might approach. approach. Our Ourwork work work life lifethey is isnot not not might approach. Our work life is there not a aa gambling gambling gambling career, career, career, although although although there there a seem gambling career, although there to seem seem to tobe be befar far fartoo too toomany many manyemployers employers employers seem to be far too many employers still still still willing willing willing to to to take take take a aa gamble gamble gamble on on on still willingnew to take a on gamble hires just that hires hires on on just just on that that selecting selecting selecting new new selecting premise. premise. premise. new hires on just that premise. more moredue due duediligence diligence diligenceon on onboth both both Applying Applying Applyingmore due equation diligence on both Applying more sides sidesof of ofthe the thehiring hiring hiring equation equationwill will will offer offer sides offer sides of the hiring equation will offer both both parties parties the theopportunity opportunity opportunity to to focus focus both parties the to focus both parties the opportunity to focus on onthe the themost most mostcritical critical criticalcharacteristics characteristics characteristicsof of of on on the ideal most critical characteristics of their their ideal idealcatch. catch. catch. Patient Patient Patient exploration, exploration, their exploration, their ideal catch. Patientdeals, exploration, spearing spearing the the trophy trophy trophy deals, deals, makes makes makes spearing the spearing the trophy deals, makes much muchbetter better bettersense sense sensethan than thancasting casting casting aanet net net much a much better sense than casting a net widely widely and and then thensorting sorting sorting through through less less widely and then through less widely and then sorting through less suited suited options. options. suited options. suited options. Failure Failureis is isthe the theopportunity opportunity opportunityto to to Failure Failure is the opportunity to begin more intelligently. begin beginagain again again more more intelligently. intelligently. begin again more intelligently. --HENRY FORD --HENRY --HENRY FORD FORD --HENRY FORD

you you needed needed needed one one one And, And, And, just just just in in in case case case you And, just in case you needed one more reminder: more more reminder: reminder: more reminder: Become Become Becomean an aninformed informed informedvoter voter voterand and andelect elect elect Become informed voter and elect to for the whom you to tovote vote votean for for the thecandidates candidates candidates whom whom you you to vote for can the whom you discern offer healthiest discern discern can cancandidates offer offer the the the healthiest healthiest discern can offer the healthiest solutions for solutions solutions for for all all all of of of us. us. us. Our Our Our future future future solutions for all of us. your Our future always upon informed always alwaysdepends depends depends upon upon your your informed informed always depends upon your informed participation. participation. participation. participation.
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