When you ask to connect on LinkedIn with someone, what you say matters a lot!
Are you asking the invitee to do too much? Have you made it worth their while to connect with you? Remember, connecting ...
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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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Career Change Isn’t An Exact Science
How do you find out what you want to do next? Is it as easy as taking a test and perhaps a couple of classes. For many, the options can be overwhelming. Not to mention that new career choices are ...
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Stressed out? Join the club
Who isn't stressed out right now. There is so much going on in our lives. If you are unemployed, there is financial stress, emotional stress, waiting stress (stress caused by waiting for a return ...
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Monday Motivation: Limiting Beliefs
Turn around your limiting beliefs holding your job search back with some new ways of thinking. ...
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Summary Sunday
Sharing information. Holding accountable. Better world.
This is my mantra. These simple concepts are the themes that have run through every role I've enjoyed. Sometimes they are present at ...
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Redefining Stability
What is a stable job in today's terms? Does it exist? Instead of lamenting the fact that there are not any stable jobs anymore, can we change our perspective and accept the fact that this doesn't ...
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Job Search Navigation Expert…Hey, that’s me!
Those of you who read my blog regularly know how deeply passionate I am about the subject of job search and career management. I write and speak from the heart.
Since embarking on my own, I have ...
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Motivation Monday
This week, starting today, I am hoping you can try to incorporate 3 new behaviors/practices that will alter the way you conduct your job search.
Contact several recruiters
They do not work FOR you, ...
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Summary Sunday
This week's round up of posts covers a broad range of topics related to a productive job search. No matter where you are in your search, from just starting out to a seasoned seeker, I think you'll ...
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Should I Be on Facebook if I am Looking for a Job?
As I was preparing for a presentation I am giving next week, I was trying to find convincing reasons why you should use Facebook and how you should use Facebook for your job search. I also observed a ...
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HR, Recruiters, Hiring Managers…they all have different missions
It is so hard to figure out the "rules" of job search. Probably because there aren't any, really. But you should know the difference between HR, recruiters and hiring managers. Each has a different ...
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At What Point Do I Take “Any” Job?
This is a common question for those who are unemployed and there are other variations of it:
When do I start looking for other jobs?
How to I implement a Plan B (Plan C or Plan D)?
Will it ...
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What Type of Help Do You Need for Your Job Search?
Let me start off by saying I believe that everyone needs help with their job search. You may decide you need help early in the process or you may not discover you need it until later. Few of us ...
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Summary Sunday
In case you didn't know, there are some really amazing resources for job search and career management information on the web. Really!? Finding the good stuff can be hard. That's why I love sharing ...
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Top 10 LinkedIn Pet Peeves
You know what I get nervous about? The fact that, with over 1oo million users (or whatever that number is today) LinkedIn is still not being used by a vast number of people who are employed (and ...
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The Fine Line Between Personal and Professional
It can be tricky to determine the fine line between personal and professional when it comes to building your personal brand. The line is fine but it's also blurred. ...
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Motivation Monday: Learning During Job Search
Today is always the best time to invest in learning new skills and focus on your professional development. Here are some online training resources to help you learn and grow. ...
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It is a Journey, Not a Destination
This title applies in so many ways to your job search. Each path you pursue, each person you talk to, is not a destination, but a stop along a journey. Your final goal is yet to be defined. You ...
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How To Find Smart People to Follow On Twitter
What if you could find smart people to follow on Twitter? Consider it another way to learn, stay current, and meet new people? ...
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Motivation Monday: Do 3 Things Differently
What are three simple things you can do differently in your job search this week?
Change Your Routine
Is it a lack of routine that is holding you back? Personally, the mornings when I don't jump ...
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Summary Sunday
Interviewing, personal branding and Twitter help are the theme of this week's Summary Sunday. If you are looking for help in these areas, this is for you! I consume a lot of content online each ...
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Checklist for Spring Cleaning Your Job Search
I am honored to be part of Career Collective, a community of extremely talented resume writers and career coaches. Spring is just around the corner in some parts of the country. Clean up your job ...
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Find Targets Not Job Postings To Energize Job Search
So you can't find any jobs? Perhaps the answer is to find targets, not job postings.
Sounds kind of crazy, I know. But if you are frustrated because you can't find the types of jobs you are looking ...
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Motivation Monday: Move Forward
The beginning of the work week. You either dread it or love it, either way, it is here!
What are the three things you will do this week to move forward in your job search toward a more rewarding ...
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Summary Sunday
Wrapping up another week of reading and sharing great job search content is something I look forward to.
Things have changed a bit in the last several years. Many of the posts listed below help ...
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Have a good answer for “So What Do You Do?”
It is amazing how many people have difficulty answering this question...still.
Follow this formula to create your answer.
I am a(n):
specializing in:
What problems do you solve:
Your ...
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Summary Sunday: A Bit of Training
Job search requires some training. If you are new or returning to job search and it has been awhile since you last looked, you probably will want to study up! Every Sunday, I compile links to some ...
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Always Take the Hardest Route
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is, right?
Now, apply that to your job search. If it is too easy to do, try harder. I don't think this is really what you want to hear, is ...
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Don’t Just Ask for a Favor
One thing I know from speaking with people in job search is that many are frustrated and discouraged because they can't get "meetings" with people. They've heard the best route to finding a job is ...
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