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How to Write A Resume – 7 Tips By a Hiring Manager

Are you wondering why you have submitted your resume for over 300 positions but received only a handful of calls back and still have yet to find your dream job?

I am about to give you the insider secrets from a recruiter who has hired many people on how to write a resume that will get you calls back.… read more “How to Write A Resume – 7 Tips By a Hiring Manager”

My Top 10 Favorite Activities in Los Angeles

Below are my top 10 favorite activities to do in Los Angeles:

Outdoor rock climbing in Malibu Creek or at Tick Rock
Comedy shows at the Comedy Store
Outdoor basketball or flag football at Venice beach
Visiting the Getty museum with its beautiful views and art
Going to new restaurants – and old ones I love like A-Frame, Lemonade, Earl’s, and the Corner Door
Pitch & Putt golf (several courses on the West side)
Go see plays at the community theaters with their excellent talent
Hot air ballooning in Temecula
Walking around the Santa Monica Promenade
Hike up to the Griffith Observatory

CT Basketball Team Continues To Improve

We lost our second game last night but by half as much as last time. The team is improving and starting to figure out how to play together.

Joel Osteen: Megachurch Televangelist Pastor without Christ?! SCANDAL!

SUPER FUNNY UPDATE ON JOEL OSTEEN: Check out Joel Osteen’s super scammy books he sells on Amazon (24!!!) including his self help BS book
and his hilarious book on “Wise Choices”. If only he’d follow his own advice!
LOL! For all you Joel Osteen fanboys – remember he just cynically feeds on you to make money so he can live his fancy lifestyle.… read more “Joel Osteen: Megachurch Televangelist Pastor without Christ?! SCANDAL!”

40 Blog Post Ideas to Beat Writers Block

Write about tips or techniques that would be helpful to others
Share your opinions on something: sports, religion, politics, business
Write about your current life and events
Describe your current workouts and physical activities
Interview interesting people
Share your biggest ideas for changing the world
Find something unique about your life and write about it
Discuss whether a blogger should publish personally unflattering photos
Write about something that makes you excited or angry
Post your ideas for blog post ideas
Create a top 10 list
Write a how to document
Post photos
Do a link roundup of the most interesting stuff on the web in the last day/week/month/year
Write about current events in the news
Post polls for people to vote on something
Run a contest
Post your favorite quotes
Post videos that are interesting
Have someone else write a guest post for your blog
Write a debate and post it to your site – point, counterpoint
Answer reader questions or comments from previous blog posts
Use the Google AdWords External Keyword tool (search for it) to see what people search for most frequently
Use Google alerts to get notices about new topics and discussions in your industry
Publish an in depth case study on a specific topic
Look at your competitors blog topics (even if you are only competing with other music blogs!)

Coalition Technologies Basketball Team

A bunch of guys at our company decided to play on a basketball team for the winter season here. We have 7 team members: Kenny, myself, Michael, Justin, Hugo, Michael M., and Zack. Our first game yesterday was against a good team made up of veteran LA ballers versus us – the computer geeks. We didn’t fair so well and got beat 35-60. … read more “Coalition Technologies Basketball Team”

I Hate The University of Notre Dame Football

The University of Notre Dame football program has been massively overrated for years. They play weak sauce football teams mostly and get beat up on every time they play a legit team. Alabama dominated the national championship game and it was over from half time on with a score at that point of 28-0. I never want to see Notre Dame in a BCS game again.

Rock Climbing in Malibu Creek

That’s me you see in the top picture looking down. Tolga took a picture of me belaying him. The next picture is me crossing the creek. Malibu Creek actually has a super fun traverse just to get to the climbing area! You can see a picture of it here: http://www.mountainproject.com/v/malibu-creek-state-park/105870845

BigCommerce Designers and Developers

BigCommerce is relatively new to the world of eCommerce platforms, but in just over 3 years, the company has risen to become one of the biggest powerhouses in the shopping cart industry. As a certified BigCommerce partner, I have worked with every aspect of the platform, from design, to development, to marketing, to search engine optimization (SEO), and I can personally attest to the fact that BigCommerce is the real deal.… read more “BigCommerce Designers and Developers”