When writing your cover letter, you don't want to make mistakes that could turn off the recruiter or person receiving it. ...
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Communication
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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Be Crystal Clear- Show How You Solve a Problem
I was all ready to see the Lunar Eclipse the other morning. I was awake and looking forward to the spectacular event, but alas, it was cloudy, no moon to be seen.
When seeking employment, you are ...
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Taking Credit Where Credit Is Due
Why is taking credit where credit is due such a difficult thing for you to do? Your career depends on it, so it's time to get over it! ...
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What Will They Think
Have you ever said to yourself, "I can't follow up with this person, they'll think I'm pushy"?
Stop! First of all, you can do anything you want. Can't is a bad, bad word. Didn't your mother ever ...
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How to Leverage Being an Introvert
I love to confess that I'm an introvert. People don't believe me, but seriously, I am. Here's you you can leverage being an introvert. ...
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Do You Have an Elevator Pitch or Personal Brand Statement?
Huh? Are they different or are they the same? What makes them different? Yikes, this is confusing. To keep it simple, let's just say you need a way to introduce yourself when asked "what do you ...
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Say What You Mean to Say and Say it like you mean it!
As I talk with job seekers about their adventures, there seems to be a common thread that connects them. It seems to me that they have difficulty really saying what they mean to say. This happens in ...
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Marketing Yourself Through Listening
Today's post is by a special friend, Graeme Roberts. I hope you enjoy and learn from his marketing expertise!
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At GrowMotor™, we help ...
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Hate Making Small Talk? Ask Questions
Many of us despise making small talk. It is the equalent of a drill in the dentist's office. As a result, these same, introverted people like myself hate going to networking events where we are forced ...
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So You Have Excellent Communication Skills
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 ...
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3 Communication Strategies Learned From Meteorologists
I've always thought that being a Meteorologist/weather-woman would be a great job. What other job do you know of that won't damn you for making a wrong forecast or won't hold you ...
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Mind Over Matter: Moving Your Stalled Search Forward
As a member of a new community of resume writers and career coaches called the Career Collective, this post is one of many responses to ideas and concrete steps to secure your future in a changed ...
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Need A Little Help From Your Friends?
Gosh, I love the Beatles. I could listen to them all day! Each song inspires or connects to wonderful memories. As a job seeker, you don't want to lose sight of the happy, ...
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Our Professional and Personal Lives are Blending
Sharing information is a personal value of mine. I hope that by sharing information that people reading it or hearing it will come up with solutions or new approaches or innovation of some sort ...
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Who Are Your Friends?
I am not a natural-born networker. I prefer "hanging" with those people I know well. I have a schedule that doesn't allow me to meet people after work. Those are ...
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It is November…Already?!
November begins the holiday season! I've begun to see Christmas decorations in stores. I even saw one house that had white Christmas trees with lights and a glowing Santa out ...
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Think Before You Speak
Sometimes we take advice literally. I've heard career experts recommend to job seekers that they should line up networking and informational meetings. Yep, I recommend this ...
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LinkedIn is Only a Tool, You are the Operator
LinkedIn is simply a tool to use to develop and nurture your network. As a tool, you have to determine how you will use it. You are the operator.
I'd like to add you to my professional network on ...
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Do You Hate Meeting New People?
Does the thought of meeting new people repulse you? Do you avoid it like the plague? At least you have the choice to opt out.
Think about the millions of kindergarteners who began school this ...
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Do You Need Mentors?
I realize every day how much I don't know and still have to learn. Does that make me a life-long-learner of life? Yes. There are those that learn by attending colleges and acquire degrees. I prefer ...
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You Don’t Need to Confess You are Unemployed
When you are introducing yourself to someone new it is not necessary to include the phrase "I've been laid off" or something similar within the first few seconds of your elevator ...
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Keep the Lines of Communication Open
The focus of a networking meeting last night was to explore how two individuals landed their most recent jobs.
I love hearing stories of success. These stories both involved a ...
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A United Front Is Strong
Why do half of marriages fail today? Lack of Trust and Breakdown in Communication are the top reasons.
Does having a spouse out of work put strain on a marriage? They are ...
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Do It the Hard Way
Usually, the questions job seekers have regarding their searches can be answered with "what is the hardest/most difficult way to do this?" And in most cases, it involves picking up the phone or ...
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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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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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Political Correctness
I am not one who believes in trying to be politically correct. Instead, I want to be known as someone who is respectful, polite, and a person of integrity.
Does this get me in trouble...you ...
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