There may not be such a thing as a perfect job, but you can take these four steps to help you identify a job that will be a good fit. ...
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5 Ways to Speed Up Your Job Search
Is it possible to speed up your job search when the hiring decisions lie in the hands of employers?
Yes, there are definitely things you can do to increase your odds. ...
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Recalling Past Accomplishments
Recalling your past accomplishments is an important first step during the job search process. These stories are the proof you need to show future employers. ...
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Simple Instructions for How to do What You Love
Discovering what you love to do is difficult. But that's because the answer is usually right in front of your nose and you can't see it. ...
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Don’t Start A Job Search By Updating Your Resume
Updating your resume is not the best first step when you start a job search. You have to be clear about what YOU want to do. ...
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Setting Yourself Apart with a 30-60-90 Day Plan
If you've been invited back for your second or third interview and you want to really "Wow" the interview, learn how a 30-60-90 Day plan can seal the deal! ...
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8 Life-Lessons Your Job Loss Should Teach You
Losing a job, either due to termination or corporate downsizing, is never easy. It does offer some life-lessons. But, it does give you another chance to get it right! ...
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Choosing A Career Can Be Overwhelming
Choosing a career, either for the first time or later in life, can be overwhelming, confusing, frustrating and/or just a pain in the ass. So how do you go about making the best choice? ...
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Quadruple-Dog-Dare You!
Can you really be objective when you assess your job search...really? I have seldom heard a job seeker say any of these things:
I am spending too much time on the job boards
I don't think I ...
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How Do You Want to Be Remembered?
Many times our reputation precedes us. Your past actions carry a lot of weight and leave a memory in the minds of those you've impacted by your actions.
Sometimes, we may be known for something or ...
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Find Yourself So You Can Know Who You Are
This title is meant to confuse or befuddle. Here's why. There's a common thread that runs through many job seekers who've been let go from their jobs. They don't know who they are. They've ...
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It Is Time for Your Check-Up Ms/Mr Jobseeker
You don't get a reminder call or post card reminding you that you should evaluate the health of your job search, but you probably should! And wouldn't it be great if your doctor posed questions to ...
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Have You Turned Down A Job Offer?
My hope for every one in job search is that you have the privilege to turn down an offer because it isn't the best fit for you. There is no greater feeling! Being offered a job builds up your ...
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Journaling Your Way to a Better Career
Managing your career requires you to actually attempt to manage it. How easy is it for us to go about our daily lives and not think about what is next or even ask ourselves if we like what we are ...
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Are You a Strategic Thinker?
Have you ever wondered exactly what a strategic thinker is or does? Let's see what this really means and how you can prove it. ...
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Branding, Marketing and You
Since the beginning it has always been about you, but never about you! Quite the oxymoron. Might I suggest it is about how you make people feel?
Speaking of which, I have been feeling overwhelmed ...
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The Process of Job Search
There is a method to the job search madness. And yes, there are specific steps you need to take in order to do this thing right!
What I want every person to understand is that there is a process ...
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Transferring Your Skills to a New Career
So you are looking for a new career...here's what you need to know about transferring your skills. ...
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Can Our Emotions Make Us Irrational
Our mind plays crazy tricks on us sometimes. The most intelligent people don't always make the most intelligent decisions. That is because our mind is over-ridden by our emotions.
What do you say ...
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Retraining Alone Is Not the Answer
For those of you who are not familiar with Peter Weddle and his newsletter and other resources, I encourage you to peruse his site here. His most recent "eye catching" news letter article ...
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Personal Branding Is A Way of Living
You've heard the term PERSONAL BRAND more often than you care to admit. What's all the hype? What does it really mean?Personal Branding is a way of living. It is about ...
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Seeking Training- Part 1
This week I mentioned the decrease in company training budgets in one of my posts. The result...WE need to pursue our own personal and professional development. So easily said. ...
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Practicing Your Art
What is your art? What is it that you do to please yourself and others? That is the work you are meant to do. We all have an art. Truly, we do or we did before it was ...
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Leave Your ‘Tude at the Door
Ever had a bad day? What about a bad week? Anyone ever had a bad year? It is possible and most likely probable that you have.
Job search is rough on the emotions. It takes ...
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Finding Your Niche
Each of us has a niche. A place where we can practice our specialty. It seems we sometimes forget what we love to do and why.
Re-evaluating who we are and what we do is critically ...
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Measuring Trust
The interview is a mutual exchange of information. This requires both parties to engage in good questions to gain better understanding of one another. One of the big intangibles for both is Trust. ...
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6 Steps to Managing Your Career
When I first started thinking about blogging, I consulted with several great mentors/advisers. One wise mentor recommended a visual layout for my process of career advisement. While I struggled to ...
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Transfer Your Skills
Frustrated that there aren't more jobs out there for you? Are you not sure you want to do the same job anymore? Well, perhaps it is time to transfer your skills to a new occupation or ...
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25 Signs That You Need Serious Help with Your Search
Perhaps it takes an innocent by-stander or someone with outside perspective to see what might possibly be the problem with your job search. Here's a checklist of signs that your ...
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How to Spot an “A” Player
Pierre loves his job. I could tell from the minute I saw him. He walked with a lightness in his step and his head held high (not too high). He worked the room by engaging people in light, ...
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