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		<title>Want to make a change?  Make an appointment.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
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		<title>Step off the Wheel &#8211; if only for an evening</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2012/01/19/step-off-the-wheel-if-only-for-an-evening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://recruiterscouch.wordpress.com/?p=426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know I am always crowing about getting out of your everyday hamster wheel.  It’s refreshing to get out of the routine and slide off the beaten track, if only for an evening. It can be hard to do but &#8230; <a href="http://recruiterscouch.com/2012/01/19/step-off-the-wheel-if-only-for-an-evening/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recruiterscouch.com&amp;blog=9721394&amp;post=426&amp;subd=recruiterscouch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Salary, Contract, Commission: the risk is yours</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2012/01/12/salary-contract-commission-the-risk-is-yours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employment relationships come in many varieties.  It used to be that you got a job, you got a paycheque, you got promoted, you retired. Then bonuses came along.  People gave up part of their base salary for the potential of &#8230; <a href="http://recruiterscouch.com/2012/01/12/salary-contract-commission-the-risk-is-yours/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recruiterscouch.com&amp;blog=9721394&amp;post=421&amp;subd=recruiterscouch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth about Passion</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2012/01/05/the-truth-about-passion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
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		<title>Hollywood? No thank you.</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/29/hollywood-no-thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canrecruit.com/?p=412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know your occupation has made it, when it is the role of the main character in a current and sexy Hollywood movie. I was in a turkey stupor on the couch last night when I came across the movie &#8230; <a href="http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/29/hollywood-no-thank-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recruiterscouch.com&amp;blog=9721394&amp;post=412&amp;subd=recruiterscouch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Knife and Fork Interview</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/22/the-knife-and-fork-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canrecruit.com/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Interviews over meals are tricky.  I’m not just talking about formal job interview type lunches.  If your manager or even a client invites you to lunch, it’s really an interview too, isn’t it? This is not about your gang at &#8230; <a href="http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/22/the-knife-and-fork-interview/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recruiterscouch.com&amp;blog=9721394&amp;post=406&amp;subd=recruiterscouch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And for my next act&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/15/and-for-my-next-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because December 25th falls on a weekend this year, most of us will have not much time off before Christmas and quite a bit of time around the new year.  That’s when people typically lie around thinking about what they &#8230; <a href="http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/15/and-for-my-next-act/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recruiterscouch.com&amp;blog=9721394&amp;post=402&amp;subd=recruiterscouch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tis the Season</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/08/tis-the-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canrecruit.com/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let me start with some full disclosure.  I do not like holiday parties at or for work.  I’m okay with a communal lunch in a central area or going out for a group lunch.  Both are casual and don’t require &#8230; <a href="http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/08/tis-the-season/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recruiterscouch.com&amp;blog=9721394&amp;post=400&amp;subd=recruiterscouch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smile!  You&#8217;re on LinkedIn!</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/01/smile-youre-on-linkedin/</link>
		<comments>http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/01/smile-youre-on-linkedin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://recruiterscouch.wordpress.com/?p=394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This might seem really obvious but your LinkedIn profile photo should be a photo of you.  Only you.  Not your spouse.  Not your child.  Just you. LinkedIn is not the place for family portraits.  Those go on Facebook. I am &#8230; <a href="http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/12/01/smile-youre-on-linkedin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recruiterscouch.com&amp;blog=9721394&amp;post=394&amp;subd=recruiterscouch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are you having fun?  Could you tell your face?</title>
		<link>http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/11/24/are-you-having-fun-could-you-tell-your-face/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Machan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canrecruit.com/?p=390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My son is very laid back.  For the most part, it’s a good thing.  He does not freeze up before tests or freak out when an assignment is due.  He just goes about his business and gets it done. The &#8230; <a href="http://recruiterscouch.com/2011/11/24/are-you-having-fun-could-you-tell-your-face/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recruiterscouch.com&amp;blog=9721394&amp;post=390&amp;subd=recruiterscouch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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