Employers will ask candidates for references. This formal request is probably not the only digging they will do. Much has been said about your web-presence, but it is also important to ...
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Job Postings- Truth or Fiction?
Writing job descriptions and job postings is not an exact science. There are training courses, research and studies that define necessary steps and elements of writing an effective job description. ...
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Smiles Everyone!
Unseasonably balmy weather predicted for the weekend reminds me of all the wonderful summer memories and new summer opportunities!
When the sky is blue and the weather is warm (not hot), it is hard ...
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Give me a Chance
I frequently run into people who say "I know I could do the job if they would just give me a chance". Why aren't they aren't giving you the chance?
Are you ...
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More on Being a Good Listener
The other day, a friend called to ask me for my advice. As I was gleefully providing my input, I was then provided with excuses and reasons why my advice wouldn't work. OK, I know I am not ...
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It is All About Being a Good Listener
In reading Liz Lynch's post about being a good listener, I was reminded of how incredibly significant being a good listener is. You certainly know people who are excellent listeners and those that ...
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3 Easy Steps to Negotiating Your Job Offer
Even in today's climate, you can negotiate your job offer. The art of negotiation requires data, emotional disconnect and the vocabulary.
Step One: Gathering the data
During the interview it is ...
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3 Ways to Stop Collecting Unemployment Insurance
It's fun looking for a job, isn't it?! You really enjoy claiming Unemployment Insurance every week too, right? You feel useful, productive and valued for your contributions. There is nothing worse ...
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Lessons Learned from Family
Family is so important! Think about what you have learned from the elders in your family. Who would you be today without their influence? I know it is the luck of the draw, some ...
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Who Is Unemployed- A, B and C Players
In order to be the best job seeker possible, you need an understanding of what is going on in the heads of hiring professionals. In the current economic situation, with hundreds of thousands of ...
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Tracking Your Networking Contacts
Because networking is so nebulous and difficult to see how it directly translates into a job, I hear a lot of reluctance. Maybe if you track our networking contacts and activities, you'll see the ...
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Fixing Your Search
If your phone isn't ringing, whatever you're doing isn't working...so fix it. How?
If you wanted to lose weight, you would change your eating habits.
If you wanted to really lose weight, you would ...
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Company Research Resources
Finding company research resources shouldn't be difficult, so I've listed some of my favorite resources.
Free resources for finding target companies
LinkedIn (of course)
New York State's ...
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Put Plan B into Action
It's been months since you lost your job and you are frustrated. Maybe it is time to put "Plan B" into action.
Having a job, any job, usually makes you feel better than facing all ...
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We’re In A Holding Pattern
Rather than feel like Chicken Little, running around squawking "The end is near", I just have to believe that the information below is on track.
Right now we are all cutting back (businesses as ...
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I am Old and No-one Wants to Hire me
It is amazing to me how many people believe the reason no-one is calling them in for an interview is because they are old.
Really? How does the employer know how old you are when reading your ...
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A Career is a Journey
Guest Post by Carol White Llewellyn
I have often envied people who knew exactly what they wanted to do in life. My career path has been more like a canoe ride down an uncharted river. I ...
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Another Happy Ending
When it rains, it pours. I heard from another former job seeker who recently acquired a job. (Thanks for letting me know!)
This talented and entrepreneurial writer found her way ...
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Forget About Submitting Your Resume On-Line
Stop applying for jobs on-line immediately! You are wasting your time. Here's why. A civil service agency in Rochester received over 1000 resumes for one entry level job.
Your ...
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How to tweak your resume
I've said it before- I am not a good resume writer, I am just reading a lot of job postings. Therefore, anyone can be great at writing a resume!
The new and "must do" ...
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Best Advice for Interviewing Strategy
I love the philosophy behind this post on Ask The Headhunter. It truly is the best interviewing advice ever. It is written for employers, kinda, yet clearly explains the logic behind ...
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Getting Back to Basics
Everything happens for a reason. Perhaps this situation we find ourselves in right now was to serve as a wake-up call. Were our values out of whack?
Now is a really good time to ...
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Looking for a Job-Try Harder
Most of you don't want to network. Introverts outnumber extroverts 50.8% to 49.3%. More men (54.1%) are introverts than women (47.5%). So let's not call it networking. Call it getting out of your ...
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I can’t move my family…
Or can you? Relocation is a scary thought. Anita Bruzzese wrote a post about considering the options and tells the story of a family that took a risk. Here are the take ...
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3 Ways to Make Your Resume Stand Out
In case you haven't heard, resumes are different today. They have to contain compelling reasons for the employer to want to call you. What that means for you is that each resume you ...
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Numbers Speak
If you want to know how you are doing with your job search, you need to look at the data. That means you will need to track the data. Are you keeping track of how your time is being ...
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Small Talk
"Help, don't make me talk to people I don't know!"
This is what I am thinking if I have to mingle at a meeting, seminar, or party. I am in awe of people who can ask good ...
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Help Is Out There
So you say there aren't any jobs available right now- companies have a hiring freeze or they just laid off people. It just isn't true. There are jobs. We just have ...
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Know Thyself
The great philosophers said it long ago. Know thyself. It is so basic and so obvious, why do we fight self-assessment? Because it is difficult.
Life moves so quickly today, running around doing ...
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Playing the Game Right-How to Send the Resume
Sharing information is a wonderful thing. That's one of the reasons I love blogging. My passion for the topic of career management and transition allows me to uncover or collect all sorts of great ...
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