This is a round up of my favorite posts from this week. They cross many topics but all focus on YOUR professional development. Have fun reading. I have provided some teaser points to help convince ...
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Archives for October 2010
Oh, Job Search Isn’t Like Trick or Treating?
What better way to help job seekers than by drawing lessons from Halloween!
Candy and Costumes
Kids love trick or treating almost as much as Christmas. A bag full of candy in one night plus it is ...
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Now That You’re Employed: 6 Tips on How to Continue to Network
More and more people are securing new jobs! That's the good news. Many of these past job seekers, sadly not all, learned how important having a solid network was. Most of them had to build their ...
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Do You Have an Elevator Pitch or Personal Brand Statement?
Huh? Are they different or are they the same? What makes them different? Yikes, this is confusing. To keep it simple, let's just say you need a way to introduce yourself when asked "what do you ...
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Laser Focus or Spraying and Praying
There are two ways to job search. Either having laser focus or using the spraying and praying method. Which do you think is more effective? ...
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5 Steps to Building Your Personal Brand
Darn, there's that phrase again! Personal Branding! What's the big deal anyway. Well, the big deal is that more and more employers are choosing known candidates (referrals) over unknown ...
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LinkUp. Did Anyone notice?
I have been carefully selecting resources that will truly benefit the entry to mid level job seeker plus find those that align with my personal philosophy of career management (who cares, right!). I ...
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Is Business Changing? Will There Be a New Normal?
There's a trend these days in HR, Marketing, Customer Service, leadership and certainly other areas within organizations. It is the use of social media. Like it or hate it, it is infiltrating ...
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Should I Start A Blog?
As a job seeker, having a blog is a great way to develop a reputation, share expertise and build brand awareness. ...
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Summary Sunday
This past week was the launch of one of the best Career Collective posts so far (IMHO). I highly recommend bookmarking any one of them for an all encompassing source for your search.
The Best Job ...
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Are You Compliant or Engaged?
Daniel H. Pink's book Drive is a fascinating study on what motivates us. He sites reputable studies that prove that money is not the best motivator for creative work. If you understand where the US ...
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