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We purchase many wares off-the-shelf and don’t expect them to be custom-made to match our requirements. Yet, when it comes to websites it seems to be different. Most businesses expect that their site will be designed and developed to their exact specs. This is perfectly natural of course, and in a good deal of cases it’s unavoidable.

And all the same - is it really the best way to go about things for all situations? Take e-commerce websites as an example : these will sport dozens of modules, with strict security necessities, a control panel so the website owner can maintain the content. All these requirements, while requiring the front-end to be easy to use and buy products for shoppers. Serving all those needs is no superficial chore, and if anything goes wrong, you have to go back to the developer to ask for fixes. Tailor-made websites in this context are burdened with so much to consider.

Nonetheless, there’s another option to this way which is much more money saving, can give you a lot more features, and gives more reliability, stability and security - web templates.

People realise now that bespoke websites oftentimes aren’t essential and that in a lot of cases, it’s best to amend your business plan even ever-so slightly so they fit a robust, proven website template than to run a risk with a bespoke website design to fit your plans. But why is this? Because of the complexity a modern website asks for. You want a strong, tried and tested template that runs your website, not freshly written code that hasn’t been tested. Not only that, but templates commonly come with free updates, so your site is following all the latest technologies such as being able to show your latest “tweets” on your site.

Maybe the greatest selling point is this however: templated solutions are far more money saving than bespoke websites. Why would you drop £3000 on a website if you can acquire a ste with many more facilities for just £650, for instance?

These reasons should make you think twice about your online business plan and whether to pick out a custom-made site or a templated site.

A modern job search campaign is by nature often intricate. While the internet has offered a variety of new channels, it also creates increased competition for choice jobs and potential challenges for job hunters.

Job search needs to be thought of as a personal, highly aimed marketing process where you are the product. Your resume is an advertisement. Your extended network of colleagues is your source for information.

So where does the internet fit in? At AA-Careers, we recently posted a job on Craigslist and got more than 650 responses in a calendar week. For a single opening. That’s increased competition for jobs.

Had a strong candidate contacted us before we ran the ad, they could have secured the position before getting all that competition. How? By finding someone at our company who became aware of the job prior to posting. Everyone was aware of the job for at least 11 days before it was posted. Who in your network might know of a job that’s coming available soon?

Be careful how you submit your application as well. When we did an analysis of the 650 resumes, we found a large number of errors. 63% of the applicants were easily taken out with a fast triage process. How? The same way any manager would. By eliminating resumes where the objective didn’t match our position description. By passing over candidates whose cover letters gave us causes not to employ them, like "I know I’m overqualified but I really need a job". By eliminating job hunters whose documents that didn’t open properly. And by passing over job hunters who didn’t bother to spell check their cover letter and/or resume.

So the good news is that job sites give you a sense of who is hiring, and for what kinds of positions. But once those jobs are posted, the competition is intense. You can still compete, if you have a well thought out resume, designed to appeal directly and clearly to the recruiter. And if you have practiced interviewing – so you don’t stumble at a critical point.

Another thing to be aware of is how quickly you can be checked on on the web. As we Googled several candidates, we ran into some personal web pages that were in questionable taste. Nothing larcenous, but enough to sway our thinking about who to employ.

AA-Careers provides a broad set of services for Bay Area job seekers, providing our clients a personal career consultant, a managed job hunting campaign, modern tools like a personal website, video, highly targeted resume, and much more. Let us know if we can help you.

Be careful out there, and good hunting!

Don’t get bogged down by looking for the “absolute best”
physical training program… Do Something.

With all the physical training programs out there all claiming
to have the fitness solution… how do you pick just one.

Don’t!

The truth is, there is no absolute one best physical training
program that can do everything for everyone… no matter what
the hype.

Experiment with different physical training methods, stresses
and intensities to find out which one is right for you at this
particular moment in time.

Modify physical training programs to meet your own personal
goals, needs, abilities and limitations.

But above all else… Do something!

In my experience I have noticed a couple of things when it comes
to how people approach physical training…

First, people spend too much time looking… and not enough time
doing.

This physical fitness program worked for so-and-so, but
so-and-so said this one was best, but I read somewhere that this
program worked, blah blah blah…

Quit looking for something to do… and do something.

Looking for a physical training program is doing absolutely
nothing to improve your fitness level.

No physical training… no benefits.

The absolute best workout routine is a fable… So quit wasting
your valuable training time on senseless analysis.

Second, people spend too much time analyzing their physical
training.

I do not care who you are, how many probes you have stuck in
unmentionable places, how many tests are performed or how many
machines monitor your every move… You will never be able to
determine how every molecule of your body reacts to physical
training.

Now don’t get me wrong… scientific study is important and can
point you in the right direction.

But once you are pointed in the right direction… go out and do
something.

Don’t bother me with what happened to 100 lab rats in 1986…
I’m busy training!

Furthermore, this analysis period seems to happen way too early
in the physical training.

The effects of physical activity will be seen over time.

Just keep doing something to improve your fitness levels and you
will see those positive benefits over time.

Third, people get sucked into “Quick Fix” physical training
fitness solutions

How many times have I seen someone on the right track with their
physical training… only to be side-tracked by some “Quick Fix”
physical training fitness solution.

They fail to see miraculous results like the ones advertised in
the pop fitness cultures marketing hype and decide that the
physical training they are doing just isn’t worth their time.

But the truth is… physical training is a journey, not a
destination.

You will never reach your perfect fitness level and then be able
to stop.

And this journey is a personal journey… no two paths will or
should be exactly alike.

You must find your own path towards physical fitness success.

You must do something… and keep on doing something!

I’m going to let you in on a little secret… You will never
enjoy any long-term benefits from your physical training if it
does not become a part of your lifestyle.

And no physical training will become part of your lifestyle if
you don’t do something that makes sense to you.

Look past the hype and ask yourself, “Will this type of physical
training bring about the results I seek, and will I continue to
do it to enjoy long lasting physical benefits?”

If the answer to this is yes, don’t keep second guessing
yourself… start immediately.

Wait a minute, what are you still doing reading this article…
get out there and do something!

I’m going to!