Here are links from Good Day Columbia for Tuesday October 30, 2012:
BOOOOO
With all the spooks and goblins heading into the street Wednesday night, we spent some time on safety – not only the little ones, but our 4 legged friends too.
Check out the fun ways to keep them safe HERE.
TECH TOYS
AT&T’s Josh Gelinas brought us a couple new toys to keep our eyes on the road and focused on other drivers, and more importantly, all the little ones or are focused on filling up bags of goodies.
The Jabra Cruiser 2 allows for hands free use, it streams music, and even makes your own car radio a speaker phone. The Jabra 2 is available for most carriers, and you can check out the specs HERE.
The Jabra Drive is very much like its big brother, but is generally offered at a slightly less price tag. Check it out HERE.
And don’t worry, when it comes to safety, “there is an app for that.”
DriveMode is a free application offered by AT$T that alerts people try to contact you when you are driving and that you will respond when you are done. It is a great feature for keeping alert while driving around on Halloween.
Family Map allows parents to track their children with the GPS function in their smartphones. It gives mom and dad the comfort of knowing that the little ones are where they say they are.
Halloween Sounds is just like it “sounds.” You can create scary sound effects, and it can be routed through hands free devices!
You can check out Josh’s time on Good Day HERE and HERE.
You can also learn more about AT&T’s pledge to stop distracted driving HERE and by tweeting #itcanwait.
LOOKING FOR WORK CAN BE FRIGHTENING
Lori Cook from the Richland County Public Library joined us for our Back To Work segment, talking about the job search and looking at it like Halloween. Really!
She says that “As job seekers, we need to be Wonder Woman or Superman every day and present the best of who we are as employment candidates. Unfortunately, some of us don’t know what we want to be and end up adopting some bad job search “costume” habits.”
What kind of a job seeker are you?
Vampire: are your sucking the lifeblood from your network of friends, family, former co-workers, and anyone who is just trying to help? Remember, you can’t call incessantly, whine constantly, and prowl for job leads relentlessly. Instead, send thank-you follow-up letters after interviews and stay connected to your network with periodic updates and by offering your help and expertise.
Frankenstein: do you struggle getting your point across when someone asks you the “Tell me about yourself” questions? ” Fire, bad; Me, good” won’t land you the job. Consider crafting a 30-60 second statement about your strongest professional attributes, accomplishments, and passions.
Werewolf: are you howling at the moon every night and expecting a different result? Do you just want to scream in frustration when you don’t get a call about a job you applied for? Make sure you are applying for jobs that you are truly qualified for and that your resume reflects the right keywords employers are looking for.
Zombie: are you wondering around aimlessly and everything seems to be falling apart? To be an effective “job getter,” you have to bring your job search strategies back from the dead. You can’t rely on what worked 10 years ago. Are you LinkedIn? Are your technology skills from the land of the living? Keep your job search and marketing tools fresh!
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