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Standing out at a Career Fair can make a difference in your job hunt. Job Faires are starting to pick up, and Dice is running some nice ones, called Targeted Job Fairs. At a San Jose Area Job Faire in January, 10 companies as showing up, and Dice has 82 career fairs scheduled for 2010 across the US.

How do you compete at a Career Faire? The rivalry can be substantial, but you can help yourself stand out from the bunch with advance preparation. At AA-Careers, we have a simplified step-by-step process to prepare. Planning to go? Here’s how to prepare:

First, investigate the organizations that are going and pick your objectives. Use the web to research the companies that are there ahead of time. Go to their websites and see if they have their openings listed. Pick a rational number to target, and get ready to spend an hour or more researching each one. It’s hard to do more than eight in a day, and four to six is a much more reasonable target. For each company, you want to know: recent news, key product lines, and exectuve names. Try to see if you know anyone at the target companies. You’ll end up with a page or two of research for each company/job.

Second, if there are job openings on the web, read them to see what the hiring manager is looking for. Create a mapping of your accomplishments and skills to the prerequisites of the job. Make the terminology match. If the hiring organization calls customers "clients", your resume should do the same thing. The accomplishments should be written in the style of the hiring company.

Third, create a ‘short sales pitch’ for each likely organization/job combination. Write down a sixty second ‘thumbnail’ that you can repeat out loud describing why you are a fantastic prospect for that position. You’ll use this in your resume and when you meet people at the job kiosk.

Fourth, modify your resume for each opportunity. The objective on your resume should exactly match the position you’re aiming for. The executive summary should be a written form of your “mini sales pitch” for the job. Then choose the accomplishments and skills that most clearly match the job requirements. Especially at a Job Faire, the purpose of your resume is a sales tool for you – to get you on-site job interviews. It should be simple to see that you’re a fit based on your resume.

Fifth, dress and prepare as if you’re doing on-site interviews. Dress well and be properly groomed. Don’t over do-it (this isn’t a date!) and don’t underdress (no jeans or t-shirts, no matter how much you paid for them). Avoid strong cologne or perfume.

Finally, practice your ‘mini-sales-pitch’. Collect your research and the resume for each spot - bring a couple of copies for each – and put each in a intelligibly labeled folder. Keep them in a lightweight briefcase or folio.

Remember to smile, and good hunting!

You are working at your computer and trying to print out important documents and all at once you find you are out of ink. Years ago that would have presented a big problem. Printers used ribbons or daisy wheels to print on paper. Let’s take a look at the evolution of printer ink cartridges.

In 1984 ink jet printers and printer cartridges were introduced. Printing documents was now easier and so was changing printer cartridges. After years of changing ribbons, adding toner ink to reservoirs within the computer.

The dot matrix method used a ribbon. The industry found new ways to make printing easier and more convenient. There is the drop on demand method where the ink squirts onto the paper through tiny nozzles. The amount of ink dropped the page is controlled by the software driver that controls which nozzle fires and when.

By 1990 ink jet print cartridges was widely accepted. Printer cartridges can now print in color as well as in black and white for document. Inkjet printer cartridges can print on just about any sized paper, on fabric and on film. Ink jet printers are used in a variety of settings worldwide and is a popular choice for printing.

Each brand of printer uses a specific type of cartridge. Ink jet cartridges are given an identification number and the models that can use this particular cartridge, is listed. There are a wide variety of cartridges available and you should check your printer’s manual to see exactly what cartridges are available to you.

If you are trying to save money, you can purchase refill kits that allow you to fill the cartridges yourself. Not everyone is a fan of these kits however, the quality of the printing isn’t as good, and in some cases the cartridges when re-installed can fail to operate.

You can get reconditioned and refilled cartridges from some retailers and sometimes from the manufacturer. Compatible cartridges are cartridges that are made according to the exact specs of the original manufacturer. The drawback here is that not every cartridge has a compatible one.

In choosing a printer check the type of cartridge it will use. You will need to determine if the cartridge is appropriate for the type of printing and the volume of printing you will be doing. You will have to do some research and you can find much of this information on the internet, through the manufacturer or through stores that deal in the particular printer you are looking at.

Discount ink cartridges are available online. All you have to do is type ink cartridges or printer cartridges into your search engine. Some sites offer amazing discounts. Again you are going to have to search for the deal that is best for you. Pay attention to the cartridge top when purchasing them. Check the sides of the box for a list of models the cartridge will work in.

There is a time line below that has some really interesting facts.
This would make a great list of answers for a trivia game. I cannot imagine the hard work that created the ink jet printer cartridge, as we know it. It is easy to understand why cartridges are expensive.

1452 - Gutenberg used oil-based ink, moveable type, and an old winepress to make the first printing press.
Martin Luther began the Protestant reformation making extensive use of the printing press.

1714 - The typewriter was born. Schematics that were done by Mills were discovered however, there is no proof that any typewriters were actually made.

1874 - Christopher Sholes, Samuel Soule, and Carlos Glidden made a keyboard that became known as the “qwerty” because of the first five keys on the top row of the keyboard.

1894 - Franz Wagner developed a typewriter that is very similar to the ones made today. He created a design that let the typists watch as they were typing. Previously, paper would go through a roller as you typed and you could not see what you typed until you were done.

1897 - Underwood (by John Underwood) was the prototypical typewriter of its day.

1939 - Charles Carlson developed electrography, which is the first dry writing technique developed in the United States.

1949 - Haloid Company began to commercially developed electrography for the first time.

1959 - Xerox 914 hit the market and forced other businesses to update their communication systems.

1969 - Xerox first introduced dry printing (laser printing) by Gary Starkweather.

1078 - Xerox put out the world’s first business laser printer the Xerox 9700. It copied documents at the speed of 120 ppm (pages per minute)

1979 - The IBM 3800 could print out 20,000 lines per minute.
1980’s - The use of toner cartridges became obsolete.

1984 - Hewlett-Packard released the first home-based desktop laser printer.

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Hydraulic wood splitters are a necessary for the skilled forestry professional as well as the individual involved in weekend home projects. When choosing the wood splitter that is right for you, there are several varieties available. Making the right choice can make your project much easier.

The simplest manual log splitterthe basic log splitting ax is all you’ll need for a few piles of firewood now and then. The hand held simple wood splitting ax uses a sharp blade and has a wedge shaped head which forces the log to split. A 15-25 inch piece of firewood can usually be split with one or two strong log splitting axe blows. Any person who doesn’t mind some solid exercise will find the regular log splitting maul to be the ideal tool.

When you need a electric wood splitter for a commercial or home project, investing in a hydraulic wood splitter is worth considering. As will most machinery, different options are available. One of the decisions you will need to make is between a vertical or horizontal loading wood splitter. hydraulic log splitters, available with engines powered by either gasoline or diesel engines are used mainly on site or outdoors. Many wood workers don’t use a wood splitter outdoors. For those individuals, an electric model is perfect.

Despite the power source involved, a manual wood splitter works through a simple process of the log being driven though the blade by using a piston.

A quick and effective hydraulic wood splitter will give the operator minimal trouble and allow the job to be finished quickly. A hydraulic log splitter is a powerful piece of machinery that can save the operator many hours of manual labor. As with any powerful piece of machinery, proper safety precautions should always be taken.

Others should always be aware of the possibility of injury from wood debris, and remain clear of the hydraulic log splitter when in operation. Always be safe when operating a wood splitter. Wear protective eyewear and refrain from wearing loose clothing or jewelry that could end up caught in the machinery.

For individuals who work with wood often, the decision to purchase a wood splitter is a good choice. The projects that can be accomplished with the use of a manual wood splitter are almost endless. A electric wood splitter can be found wherever lumber and logging equipment is sold.

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