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Best Jobs. Brightest Careers.

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Best Jobs. Brightest Careers. Building a successful career is a lifetime process. This book enables you to start from where you are today to begin the journey to where you want to go.

Methods in this book have helped thousands of people build the confidence and skills for writing resumes, interviewing, networking, working with headhunters, negotiating job offers, resigning, starting a new job, or becoming an entrepreneur.

Topics by Chapters: The Business of Your Career, Career Change Decision, Entrepreneurs, Job Search, The Job Change Network, Recruiters and Employment Agencies, The Resume Chapter, The Job Interview, Follow Up and Feedback, Employment References, The Job Offer, Job Offer Negotiation, Leaving Your Current Company, Starting a New Job.

Jay Wren: As a recruiter, I have helped hundreds of people get better jobs and helped even more people be successful in their current job.

College Scorecard: Finding Schools that Lead to High-Paying Jobs

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College Scorecard: Finding Schools that Lead to High-Paying Jobs

The website “College Scorecard” is a free resource from the United States Department of Education.  The layout of the website enables to you to sort schools based on your interests, goals, location, costs, and earnings potential.

Do you want to pick a college that will offer you the best opportunity for your career?

Do you want to find inexpensive colleges?

Do you need help with financing your college and do not want the burden of student loans?

Are you looking for schools with “low costs that lead to high incomes?”

Are you looking for two-year colleges where you can earn high salaries after graduation?

You will find this website helpful.

Source: College Scorecard

Small Business Development Centers

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Small Business Development Centers

“Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) provide assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs throughout the United States and its territories. SBDCs help entrepreneurs realize the dream of business ownership and help existing businesses remain competitive in a complex, ever-changing global marketplace. SBDCs are hosted by leading universities and state economic development agencies, and funded in part through a partnership with SBA.

SBDC advisors provide aspiring and current small business owners a variety of free business consulting and low-cost training services including: business plan development, manufacturing assistance, financial packaging and lending assistance, exporting and importing support, disaster recovery assistance, procurement and contracting aid, market research help, 8(a) program support, and healthcare guidance.

Top 100 CPG Companies

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TOP 100 CPG COMPANIES (Source Google)

For directions and company details, click Google Maps


Nestle USA Inc
800 N Brand Blvd Glendale, CA 91203 (818) 549-6000

Procter & Gamble Co
2 Procter and Gamble Plz Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 983-2184

Philip Morris USA
4001 Commerce Rd Richmond, VA 23234 (804) 274-2000

Unilever North America
700 Sylvan Ave Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 (201) 894-7760

Kraft Foods Inc
3 Lakes Dr Northfield, IL 60093 (847) 646-2000

Pepsico International
700 Anderson Hill Rd Purchase, NY 10577 (914) 253-2000

Tyson Foods Inc
2210 W Oaklawn Dr Springdale, AR 72762 (479) 290-4000

Coca-Cola Co
1 Coca Cola plz NW Atlanta, GA 30313 (404) 676-2121

3M Co
3M Center St Paul, MN 55144 (651) 733-1110

Georgia Pacific
133 Peachtree St Ne Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 749-9754

Mars Inc
6885 Elm St McLean, VA 22101 (703) 821-4900

Louis Vuitton USA Inc
49 E 57th St New York, NY 10022 (212) 371-6111

L’Oreal USA
575 5th Ave New York, NY 10017 (212) 984-4000

Diageo North America Inc
801 Main Ave Norwalk, CT 06851 (203) 229-2100

Sara Lee: Food & Beverage
3500 Lacey Rd Downers Grove, IL 60515 (630) 598-6000

Kimberly Clark Corp
351 Phelps Dr Irving, TX 75038 (972) 281-1200

Danone Foods Inc
100 Hillside Ave # 3 White Plains, NY 10603 (914) 366-9700

Dial Corp
15101 N Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85254 (480) 991-3000

Miller Brewing Co
4000 W State St Milwaukee, WI 53208 (414) 931-2000

Anheuser-Busch Inc
1 Busch Pl St Louis, MO 63118 (314) 577-2000

Nike Inc
1 Bowerman Dr Beaverton, OR 97005 (503) 629-3354

Whirlpool Corp
2000 N M 63 Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (269) 923-5000

GE Consumer & Industrial
Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 (502) 452-4311

Heineken USA Inc
360 Hamilton Ave # 1103 White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 681-4100

Kirin Brewery of America LLC
970 W 190th St # 890 Torrance, CA 90502 (310) 354-2400

Masco Corp
21001 Van Born Rd Taylor, MI 48180 (313) 274-7400

Asahi Beer USA Inc
1050 Bishop St. Honolulu, HI

General Mills: World Headquarters
1 General Mills Blvd Minneapolis, MN 55426 (763) 764-7600

ConAgra Foods Inc: ConAgra Foods Consumer Foods
1 Conagra Dr Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 595-4000

Smithfield Foods
200 Commerce St Smithfield, VA 23430 (757) 365-3000

Colgate-Palmolive Co
300 Park Ave New York, NY 10022 (212) 310-2000

Dean Foods Co
2515 Mckinney Ave # 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 (214) 303-3400

American Standard Co Inc
1 Centennial Ave Piscataway, NJ 08854 (732) 980-6000

Kellogg Co
1 Kellogg Sq Battle Creek, MI 49017 (269) 961-2000

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Inc-Headquarters
199 Grandview Rd Skillman, NJ 08558 (908) 874-1000

H J Heinz Co
600 Grant St Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 456-5700

Adidas America Inc
5055 N Greeley Ave Portland, OR 97217 (971) 234-2300

Reynolds American Inc
401 N Main St Winston Salem, NC 27101 (336) 741-2000

Avon Products
1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 (212) 282-5000

Land O’Lakes Inc
4001 Lexington Ave N St Paul, MN 55126 (651) 481-2222

Campbell Soup Company: Main Office
1 Campbell Pl Camden, NJ 08103 (856) 342-4800

Novartis Consumer Health, Inc
560 Morris Ave Summit, NJ 07901 (973) 503-8000

Black & Decker
701 E Joppa Rd Towson, MD 21286 (410) 823-2029

VF Corporation: Corporate Headquarters
105 Corporate Center Blvd Greensboro, NC 27408 (336) 424-6000

S C Johnson & Son Inc
1525 Howe St Racine, WI 53403 (262) 260-2000

Newell Rubbermaid
10B Glenlake Pkwy NE # 600 Atlanta, GA 30328 (770) 407-3800

Estee Lauder Inc
767 5th Ave New York, NY 10153 (212) 572-4200

Beiersdorf Inc
187 Danbury Rd Wilton, CT 06897 (203) 563-5800

Shiseido Cosmetics America Ltd
178 Bauer Dr Oakland, NJ 07436 (201) 337-0577

Dole Food Co Inc
1 Dole Dr Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 879-6600

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp
4845 US Highway 271 N Pittsburg, TX 75686 (903) 856-6866

Molson Coors Brewing Co
1225 17th St Denver, CO 80202 (303) 279-6565

GlaxoSmithKline
200 N 16th St Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 751-1300

Hormel Foods Corp
1 Hormel Pl Austin, MN 55912 (507) 437-5611

Altadis USA
5900 N Andrews Ave # 1100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (954) 233-0387

Mattel Inc
333 Continental Blvd El Segundo, CA 90245 (310) 252-2000

Jones Apparel Group Inc
250 Rittenhouse Cir Bristol, PA 19007 (215) 785-4000

Liz Claiborne
1441 Broadway New York, NY 10018 (212) 354-0998

Hershey Company The
100 Crystal a Dr Hershey, PA 17033 (717) 534-4000

Constellation Brands Inc
370 Woodcliff Dr # 300 Fairport, NY 14450 (585) 218-3600

Clorox Co
1221 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 271-7000

Nintendo of America Inc
4820 150th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 (425) 882-2040

Hallmark Cards Inc
2501 Mcgee St Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 274-5111

WM Wrigley Jr Company
410 N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 644-2121

Levi Strauss & Co
1155 Battery St San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 501-6000

Chiquita Brands International Inc
250 E 5th St # 2400 Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 784-8000

Pfizer Health Solutions Inc
235 E 42nd St New York, NY 10017 (212) 573-2323

Polo Ralph Lauren
625 Madison Ave # 8 New York, NY 10022 (212) 317-9742

Alberto-Culver Co
2525 Armitage Ave Melrose Park, IL 60160 (708) 450-3000

Stanley Works The
1000 Stanley Dr New Britain, CT 06053 (860) 225-5111

Jarden Corp
555 Theodore Fremd Ave Rye, NY 10580 (914) 967-9400

Hasbro Inc
1027 Newport Ave Pawtucket, RI 02861 (401) 431-8697

Bayer Consumer Care
36 Columbia Rd Morristown, NJ 07960 (201) 254-5000

Energizer Battery Co
533 Maryville University Dr St Louis, MO 63141 (314) 985-2000

Electronic Arts Inc
209 Redwood Shores Pkwy Redwood City, CA 94065 (650) 628-1500

Brown-Forman Corp
850 Dixie Hwy Louisville, KY 40210 (502) 585-1100

Kroger
1014 Vine St Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 762-4062

Safeway Inc
5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd Pleasanton, CA 94588 (925) 467-3000

Supervalu Inc
11840 Valley View Rd Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (952) 828-4000

Ahold USA Inc
13135 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy Fairfax, VA 22033 (703) 961-6200

Publix Super Markets Inc
3300 Publix Corporate Pkwy Lakeland, FL 33811

Top 75 Grocery Retailers & Wholesalers

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Supermarket News Annual List of Top 75 Grocery Retailers and Wholesalers.

Full details on the scale and growth of grocery retailers:  Read the 2012 Top 75 story here.


Read more in Supermarket News

Career Websites: Leadership, Full-Time Jobs, Networking, Job Hopping

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Career Advice:  Leadership, Full-Time Jobs, Networking, and Job Hopping is a list of career articles from terrific writers and websites.

This photo takes me back to the years I served on an aircraft carrier.  I watched flight operations from the safer location of the bridge.  For the men and women on the flight deck, I salute you and thank you for your courage and your service!  For those of you returning to civilian life, all the best to you in your careers!

Career Advice on Leadership

“The Trouble with Leadership Theories – Doug Sundheim – Harvard Business Review”

“But the trouble with leadership theories is they’re easy to hide behind (often inaccurately). They become proxies for actual leadership. When something important is on the line, people don’t follow five-tiered triangles, four-box matrices, or three concentric circles. They follow real people.”

via Doug Sundheim, The Trouble with Leadership Theories – Doug Sundheim – Harvard Business Review.

Career Advice on Full-Time Jobs

“What does it really mean to work full-time? | Penelope Trunk Careers”

“I am at O’Hare flying to Pittsburgh to give a speech. I try to never give speeches. Actually I try to never leave my house. Because I think I will regret any time I spend away from my kids.”

Career Advice on Networking

“May the (Work) Force Be With You: How to Be a LinkedIn Jedi (Infographic) | Entrepreneur.com”

“Do you have a partly filled-out LinkedIn profile? Get thee to computer and finish it! By simply adding a photo (no keg shots, please), your profile is 11 times more likely to be viewed. Go deeper with Jedi mind tricks like using LinkedIn Pulse or Trending Content tool to engage with others.”

via Wendy Frink, “May the (Work) Force Be With You: How to Be a LinkedIn Jedi (Infographic) | Entrepreneur.com”.

Career Advice on Job Hopping

“How To Weigh The Benefits Of Job Hopping | Fast Company | Business + Innovation”

“It used to be considered a mark of loyalty to stay with one employer until you retire. In today’s business environment nobody expects you to work in one position for 10 years, but that doesn’t mean you should change jobs after every six months.”

Use Twitter for Urgent Updates–Jobs and Breaking News

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Twitter is the emergency radio of social media.  Co-founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey spent his time after school listening to emergency dispatchers.  He liked the short bursts of correct information that the dispatchers would send to taxi, fire, ambulance, and police departments. The speed, accuracy, and brevity of these dispatchers fascinated him.

While in high school, Dorsey wrote dispatch software that taxi companies still use today.

The format of short bursts of accurate, immediate information led him to create the Bootstrap application on which Twitter runs.  Some celebrities who have a Twitter account also use this Bootstrap application for their own website.

Where I see Twitter play important roles have been in and crisis situations where people send bursts of information for anyone to read.  Twitter breaks the news with information from people who are on the seen often before news crews learn of the events taking place.

Since you can follow anyone, pick people who are involved in events that interest you. These are news sources, places in areas that are hotspots for activities (sports events, political activities, entertainment news).

For job hunters, you should follow people who give frequent updates on the job market and job tips.

Shop Twitter for urgent updates.

As the Millennial generation ages, will print media disappear?

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I do not think that I have ever seen an article that did not have the word technology and the word millennial on the same page.

Millennials, generally thought to be the people born between 1976 and 1984, are the stereotypes with smartphones for an appendage, news source, road map, and entertainment.

I just came from a family reunion of baby boomers and their children (millenials) and grandchildren.  I remember us baby boomers talking about the sports page, sometimes the op ed section, the news, what we got from the newspaper.

Every millennial (21 in total) at the reunion had a smartphone.  One, who is in veterinary school, talked about his touchscreen laptop that allows him to write longhand on the screen and converts his notes to text that he saves as PowerPoint.

Most of the baby boomers at the reunion are newspaper subscribers, but the millennials subscribe to a magazine or two but not to a newspaper.

So I am just wondering if print may eventually disappear.

CloudTop – Your Desktop for the Internet

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A group of MIT students in a project competition created an application that enables you to manage data across multiple sites from any computer and altered the way you and I manage and store files forever.  This application is not another multiple website integration application.  This is an application that will put ever file you have any place into one browser and instead of uploading files, you will be able you to drag and drop files from your personal computer onto your social network or your other computers or any other place a computer is connected to the Internet. For a clearer understanding of this new software see MIT News.