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2010- A New Year Begins with Confidence

January 1, 2010

A New Year, a new you.  A New Year, a clean slate.  A New Year, a new job.  A New Year, a new beginning.  See how all these snippets are future oriented?  That's where we're headed.  Building confidence is as easy as setting a course and moving towards it.  How do you set the course?  [...]

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How to Make Your Resume Work for You

November 4, 2009

Resume advice isn't absolute, black and white, or universal.  You probably know that because you've shown your resume to different people and they have each provided you with different advice and feedback.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The only person's opinion that really matters is that of the Human Resources or the [...]

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Casting A Wide Net

September 11, 2009

You probably have heard the advice to "cast a wide net" in searching for your next job.  So, what exactly does that mean?  More importantly, how do you do it? It all starts with a good self assessment.  Take away your job title, your past employer and all your baggage and ask yourself questions like: What [...]

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Telling Ain’t Teaching

September 4, 2009

Learning professionals know this saying well. When they design training programs, they know to incorporate stories, multiple forms of media, and interactivity to engage the learner and reinforce their learning. Stories, we have long known, are powerful tools for teaching.  Homer's Illiad, American Indian's stories, Aesop's Fables, heck, even our own family history, have morals and [...]

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“Buying Signals” In a Job Interview

August 21, 2009

I’ve heard this sentiment many times and often felt it myself: “I get so nervous when an interviewer starts finding fault with my experience!” Wait a minute…is he really finding fault, or are those objections really “buying signals?” I always dreaded interview questions such as, “Your experience is X, so why do you think you can do [...]

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What’s Your Value Proposition?

July 29, 2009

For those who have been in the world of sales and marketing, value proposition is fairly common.  It means in short, what will I get if I invest in this product or service? or What's in it for me (WIIFM)! As you know, you are now in a position of selling your own services.  So, [...]

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