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Insights to Help You Create a Better Job Search Strategy

March 17, 2012

CareerXroad’s 2012 Source of Hire survey results are out! This annual survey has been running for over a decade and provides a summary of how companies have filled their open positions in the past year. 2012 CareerXroads Source of Hire: Channels of Influence View more PowerPoint from CareerXroads External Hires UP .5% The great news [...]

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Career Navigator Program- A Solution for the Long Term Unemployed

March 13, 2012

The Career Navigator program is in its third year.  Yes, 3 years old.   I co-developed this program with the help of Deidre Dutch and Pat Piles as a way to help job seekers survive during the toughest job search in recent history. The Numbers This program has been amazingly successful.  Last year 370 people completed [...]

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BranchOut Interview with Alison Hillman

February 28, 2012

Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Alison Hillman of BranchOut and learned more about this helpful Facebook application.  There are so many people who have built large networks on Facebook (I’m thinking specifically of recent college graduates, but anyone with more than 100 friends is included) and could benefit from tapping into their [...]

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The Career Development Carnival: February 2012

February 16, 2012

Who doesn’t love a carnival? Cotton candy, games, prizes and rides!  It is with the same excitement and anticipation that I announce this month’s Career Development Carnival. This is the second (of many more to come!) Career Development Carnival. (If you missed our first Career Development Carnival, it is over here, Elephant’s at Work: The [...]

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LinkedIn Headlines that Entice

February 15, 2012

Did you know you can customize your LinkedIn headline? By default LinkedIn places your current job title in there, but it can be so much more! If you want to watch an excellent, quick video on how to change your LinkedIn headline, Laura Roeder has a tutorial for you How to Change Your LinkedIn Profile [...]

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How Do I Begin Talking to People About My Job Search

January 4, 2012

So you’ve decided you want to start your job search and you don’t want your current employer to know you are looking! This is kind of tricky. Or, you’ve recently been let go and you need to let people know you are looking for work. Planning It should start with a Plan To Grow Your [...]

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