I was reading an interesting blog post by Don Fornes, CEO of Software Advice in Austin, Texas.

Three things about the article I found noteworthy: first, they are hiring. Second, these are ten tips to improving your resume (written honestly for more of the entry to mid level job seeker) from a presidents point of view which I though was well worth sharing.

Finally – the last point about staying on the job for longer than two years – I think this might raise a few eyebrows . Perhaps he is speaking primarily to Gen Y. Most job seekers I know would be delighted to “stay on for longer than two years” providing the company was a fit.

Read the entire blog post here.

Oh, and if you want to check out some resume samples just click here.

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I got a tip from my friend Mark Hovind, President of Jobbait.com. Here is what he shared with me:  Texas added more new jobs in the last 12 months than the next 5 highest states combined. Check out the graph below.

The best way for you to tap into the hidden job market is to:

1. target growing industries

2. research companies that match your career goals within those industries

3. learn techniques to connect with the key decision makers within those companies directly

4. support your efforts through networking via related associations where you can personally and virtually “meet” key decision makers through association portals

5. if you need to add another strategic layer to your job search efforts – you can send out your resume to recruiters specializing in your industry. Please connect with me via email if you are interested in this service – we have an absolutely outstanding email distribution with an average of 2500 matching recruiters per distribution! I don’t advocate recruiters as your primary strategy simply because I have seen g0-direct techniques done right yield you tons more interest, interviews and offers.

If you are interested in nationwide job and industry growth updates, as well as tips to improve your resume, tap into the hidden job market – and much more – please, sign up for my popular free bi monthly ezine, The Career Insider.

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Conservative roots have left the Texas economy relatively robust in the wake of the American recession of 2008, according to a report presented to East Texas leaders Friday at UT Tyler.

Tech is bouncing back in Austin and DFW.

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The Austin area continued to add jobs last month, with a 2.5 percent growth rate compared with last year.

The Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday that Central Texas gained 18,700 jobs from August 2009 to last month, for a total of 769,200 jobs.

Read the full article here: http://www.statesman.com/business/austin-job-market-keeps-growing-923316.html

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I am a big advocate of sidestepping the middleman and going direct -

however I am not completely opposed to employing various methods to secure multiple interviews.

One of my linkedin contacts, a senior corporate recruiter, just emailed me to share the following:

…we are hiring top sales talent throughout Texas.  If you or anyone you know is looking, please feel free to contact me or share my contact information. 

 For any sales executives interested in positions in Texas, please contact Jennifer (contact info below) and feel free to share that you heard about her through my blog post.

Jennifer Bush

KFORCE – Internal Staffing

Sr. Lead Corporate Recruiter

Texas Direct: 972.383.6123

www.kforce.com

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Fed. survey shows Texas economy grows while US growth slows -

Read the full article here: http://www.statesman.com/business/fed-survey-shows-slowdown-across-u-s-continued-904852.html

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