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Job Search
Shake, Rattle and Roll
You're on the emotional roller coaster of job search. The loss of your professional identity is sad, scary, depressing...or liberating. It is all how you look at this next chapter in your life.
We ...
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Communication Break Down
There's a major communication break down between job seekers and employers. This study by Career Advisory Board spells it out clearly. ...
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Quadruple-Dog-Dare You!
Can you really be objective when you assess your job search...really? I have seldom heard a job seeker say any of these things:
I am spending too much time on the job boards
I don't think I ...
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The Best Job Search Websites of 2011
There are thousands and thousands of job search websites. Now, I am specifically focusing on JOB SEARCH, not job postings, career, or other specialty sites. The sites I have listed below are ...
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Key Words and Phrases That Get You Found
Using key words and phrases to help recruiters find you is the name of today's job search game. Are you using the right key words and phrases on your resume and LinkedIn profile? ...
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I’ve Got to Find a NEW JOB!
Have you been saying "I hate my job", "I have to get out of this place", "This work is killing me" or something similar.
Employed Are Unhappy and Want to Leave
You aren't alone. As a matter of ...
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What It Takes to Start a Job Search
If you are about to embark on your quest for a new job, you need a map and the tools to reach your destination effectively. ...
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Pick and Choose
There are so many choices we have to make in our daily lives and over the course of our lifetime. Have you made them with intent or did you take the path of least resistance?
I watched a video ...
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Connect With a Reason
It is so important that you personalize your LinkedIn invitation! ...
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I Can’t Believe I’m Saying This…
Post your resume on the major job boards!
This is the most passive job search method, if it can even be called a method. It requires little time or effort, but you have to do it!
Who are the major ...
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Cold Calls in Job Search?
Hey, how are those cold calls working for you?
Nobody is good at cold calling. Well, few are. It takes confidence, thick skin and practice. So, why are you doing it?
Here's Geoffrey Gitomer's ...
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Grumpy Old Men
Are you ever too old to learn? Gosh, I hope not. Who are the people you surround yourself with? Why? Are they people who think like you? Do you include people who don't think like you? I am ...
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Competing and Coming Up Short
Have you ever interviewed for a job, thought you did an excellent job, and not gotten the offer? Or perhaps you entered a contest, let's say a blogging contest, and not won? Not getting the job or ...
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Going Directly to the Source
Avoiding the job board game? I hope so. But I guess the best strategy is to leave no stone unturned.
While there are many many mega job boards, one I truly believe you should know about and ...
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Getting it “Write”
Whether writing or speaking, your focus has to be on the needs, problems, concerns, and/or interests of others. You may be so intent on pushing your own message or your needs or your interests or ...
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Sharing and Gratitude
When was the last time you told someone how wonderful they are or how much they mean to you? That long ago? Change this today!
Being a woman of my word and practicing what I preach, I want to ...
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Job Seekers: Change How You Look for Work
The majority of hiring happens through referrals!
Are you spending the bulk of your job search hours connecting with people? I know most of you are not. You spend the majority of your time ...
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Do You Need Some Tough Love?
Job Search is difficult and lonely. Don't go at it alone!
Have you found yourself saying any of these things:
There aren’t any jobs out there
I’ve spoken to everyone in my ...
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Is there really such a thing as a “Perfect Job”?
Perfect is an "imperfect" word. Really, what is perfect? Is the the absolute best solution forever or for right now?
Our work life (what was once called a career), is made up of a ...
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Don’t Take No for an Answer
No doesn't really mean no. It just means "I am not comfortable enough to say yes now."
Let's toughen up a bit. Rejection is something we are all afraid of! (Truth be told, it is one of MY ...
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Changing Economy, where are the stable jobs?
Service jobs aren't "off-shore-able"...yet. In other words, the jobs that physically provide a service are difficult to send overseas, where the labor is less expensive.
In-Demand Jobs
Every once ...
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Friday’s Are Meant for…
TGIF. Remember when you were working and you looked forward to Fridays! Friday marks the end of the typical work week. Maybe for some job seekers Friday is a bitter-sweet day. Does it bring back ...
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Networking, Plain and Simple
Networking is nothing more than an exchange of information. Yet we tend to over-think it and perhaps make it more difficult than it needs to be. Each time you interact with someone could be called ...
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It Is Time for Your Check-Up Ms/Mr Jobseeker
You don't get a reminder call or post card reminding you that you should evaluate the health of your job search, but you probably should! And wouldn't it be great if your doctor posed questions to ...
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7 Reasons You are Never Going to Get a Job
You've ended up here because you are frustrated by your job search. You may even be afraid that you are never going to get a job.
You aren't alone. ...
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Don’t Make These Mistakes on YOUR Cover Letter
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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Re-Inventing Wheels: 9 Job Search Resources that are great just the way they are
My preference has always been to find existing solutions rather than coming up with new ones. I have found this saves me time in the long run. It is just the way I think. Some of you live to ...
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A Job Seekers Guide to Memorial Day Weekend
Summer is almost officially here. It is time to polish your white shoes and iron your white pants! While some of you might be wondering how we got here so quickly... well, as the saying goes, time ...
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Be Smart. Be Stealthy.
Are you dissatisfied with your job and considering quitting? Could you? Would you? I am not recommending you leave without another job in hand. If you want to leave your job, you need to find a ...
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