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Remember When You Didn’t See the Need for Email

January 7, 2011

Here I go!  I am on a mission- to get more employed people to use LinkedIn. But I need your help. I was invited to be a guest at a power networking group yesterday.  This isn’t just any power networking group, it is one facilitated with severe doses of tough love.  I truly respect this [...]

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A Movement to Help the Unemployed: #HireFriday

September 17, 2010

Margo Rose, HR Margo, @HRMargo, started the #HireFriday movement to help job seekers. You can find her full explanation here.   Because many won’t click through, I’ve lifted the key points from her post below. HireFriday is a special place where we can shower job seekers around the world with attention, extol their virtues, bolster [...]

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Hate Making Small Talk? Ask Questions

September 7, 2010

Dating and job searching have so many similarities.  Awhile ago, I wrote a post called: 15 Ways Finding a Job is Like Dating Last night I was watching TV with my kids and got caught up in Good Luck Charlie, a silly PG sitcom.  In last night’s episode, 10 year old Gabe asks his mom [...]

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Blogroll Please?

September 2, 2010

I am looking for ideas today. What job search websites are a must read for you? In my google reader I subscribe to the sites from the  Career Collective bloggers plus 130 other “must read” sites.  So who do you read?  Where do you get your information from? This is a bit of a copycat [...]

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Assertive, Aggressive or Afraid

June 16, 2010

A friend called me the other day, excited and nervous because she had gotten an interview for a job she had recently applied for. "What do I ask them", she asked me.  "What do you want to know" I said. "How much do they pay, what are their benefits like, what is their vacation policy" [...]

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Where to Find Job Search Help

June 7, 2010

There is so much to learn about job search and so little time. Everyday you ask yourself questions "how long should I wait before I follow up?" "should I take the time to find the hiring manager's name?" "should I be working with a recruiter?  What do they do anyway?" This is just the tip [...]

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