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Now That You’re Employed: 6 Tips on How to Continue to Network

October 27, 2010

More and more people are securing new jobs!  That’s the good news.  Many of these past job seekers, sadly not all, learned how important having a solid network was.  Most of them had to build their network from scratch.  So what happens when you don’t have 40 hours to network?  How will you continue to [...]

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Do You Still Use A Rotary Phone?

July 14, 2010

There are children today who have no idea what a rotary phone looks like.  Remember dialing your friends who had nines and zeros in there phone number…it took for ever to call them. (Or so it seemed). We've advanced well beyond Alexander Graham Bell's innovation with today's cell phones and technology.  Maybe it is time [...]

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Find and Follow- New on LinkedIn

May 26, 2010

Finding who you are looking for is generally the toughest part of the battle.  LinkedIn has just made this incredibly easy, well, for Twitter users at least. Here is the most recent post from the LinkedIn Blog (which I hope you all are reading for updates and news on this networking tool) Find and Follow [...]

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So You Have Excellent Communication Skills

April 13, 2010

We read this phrase and use it too often. "Excellent communication skills, written and oral". Really?!  What does that say?  What does this mean? How do you quantify or qualify this phrase? Quite honestly, it is going to take more than communication skills to make it today.  It is about interpersonal skills.  I think employers [...]

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It Is Tougher to Network Today

March 29, 2010

The job search landscape has changed quite a bit over the past two years.  In the old days, two years ago, it wasn’t as difficult to secure a meeting with someone you barely knew.  There are at least a couple of reasons for this.  Let’s take a look at the why and then we’ll take [...]

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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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