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job seeker

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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Share Your Secret

May 12, 2010

Are failing job seekers hiding or is the job market really bad?  I have to wonder why so many people are unemployed.  Is it because they lack the skills to fill needed jobs as many employers are saying, or is it that they are hiding?  Or is it that they don't know how to talk [...]

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I Just Did My Job

February 9, 2010

If I had a dollar for every time I heard a job seeker say, “I just did my job, I don’t have any accomplishments”, I would be so rich.  So why are you so humble?  Why can’t you take some credit where credit is due?  That’s all we are asking you to do.  But, why, [...]

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Be a “Giver”, Not a Job Seeker

January 22, 2010

Instead of focusing your sights on the dream job or any job for that matter, focus instead on being a "giver" or "sharer".  Here's an example:  A woman attended a professional group made up of community agencies.  She is a job seeker, but did not introduce herself as one.  Instead, she introduced herself as an [...]

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Do You Need Some Honest Feedback?

October 31, 2009

I'm heading into dangerous waters with this post, I know.  Have you ever run into someone who doesn't know when to stop talking?  Or been stuck in a conversation with someone who talks about themselves the entire time?  Or how about meeting someone who is so negative, a complainer, bitter and/or angry? How do you handle [...]

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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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