Are you in a job that stinks? Do you wake up every morning saying "I HATE MY JOB?" I know I have. I worked for one company and every day I plotted how I could get myself fired. Could I go and yell ...
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Job Search
Being Found Requires More Than Just the Right Keywords
Using the right keywords on LinkedIn is critical, you know that. But it is going to take more than just using the right keywords to land your next job. ...
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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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And I’ll Say It Again, It Isn’t Your Resume
The reason so many people are still unemployed has very little to do with their resumes. Yet, more than any thing else, this document is being re-worked and critiqued. STOP IT ALREADY! Job search is ...
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Don’t Knock It Until You’ve Tried It
What is "IT"? Is is everything, from networking, to cold calling, social media. "It" is actually all those activities that you say you don't know how to do or don't like doing. Stop nay-saying or ...
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Job Talk America Helping Thousands
Help is out there for the unemployed! Everywhere you look on the internet, there are people trying to help. Recently, I was contacted by Job Talk America. They asked if I would be on their show and ...
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Oh, Job Search Isn’t Like Trick or Treating?
What better way to help job seekers than by drawing lessons from Halloween!
Candy and Costumes
Kids love trick or treating almost as much as Christmas. A bag full of candy in one night plus it is ...
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Now That You’re Employed: 6 Tips on How to Continue to Network
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 ...
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Laser Focus or Spraying and Praying
There are two ways to job search. Either having laser focus or using the spraying and praying method. Which do you think is more effective? ...
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LinkUp. Did Anyone notice?
I have been carefully selecting resources that will truly benefit the entry to mid level job seeker plus find those that align with my personal philosophy of career management (who cares, right!). I ...
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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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The Process of Job Search
There is a method to the job search madness. And yes, there are specific steps you need to take in order to do this thing right!
What I want every person to understand is that there is a process ...
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How to Land an Interview
While some of the world's problems seem mammoth, there is absolutely one thing you can do to increase the odds of landing an interview (and a job!) ...
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Summary Sunday
I find Sunday's to be a great day for reflection. I look back over the past week and pull together these posts, and I also think about where I've been and where I am going this next week. Physically ...
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Summary Sunday
Generally, I do a lot more reading than I did this week. Here are some of my favorite posts from the week. I shared them on Twitter. I know, many people don't want to be there, so that's why I ...
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A Movement to Help the Unemployed: #HireFriday
Margo Rose, HR Margo, @margorose, started the #HireFriday movement to help job seekers. You can find her full explanation here. Because many won't click through, I've lifted the key points from her ...
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Structure Your Week During Job Search
As a job seeker, it is vital to your success to structure your week. Otherwise, you'll find yourself derailed or squandering precious time. ...
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3 Ways to Make A Lasting Impression
Yesterday, a colleague and I finally became connected on LinkedIn. We've known each other for awhile, but we had not invited one another to formally connect. How often does this happen? Quite a lot, ...
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Blogroll Please?
I am looking for ideas today.
What job search websites are a must read for you? In my google reader I subscribe to the sites from the Career Collective bloggers plus 130 other "must read" sites. So ...
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Focus, Direction, and Movement!
Sure you can do just about anything. The problem is, employers aren't hiring for that " just about anything job" right now? I haven't seen that title come up in search recently have you? And to ...
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College Grads Need Your Help
Actually, they needed your help before they got their cap and gown. But perhaps not the kind of help you think.
They need mentors (and that isn't you)
You can't be your child's best friend or ...
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Doing vs. Really Doing
Nothing is harder or more exasperating than looking for a job. If you are like many job seekers, you've been attending workshops and reading about job search. You've tweaked your resume more ...
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Tom Peters says “The calendar never lies”!
When was the last time you reviewed your calendar from previous weeks? Gosh, I can tell you, personally, maybe once or twice in the last year. That's why I was so impressed by Tom's video. Tom says ...
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Summary Sunday
Here are some of the posts retweeted this week. I consider Twitter to be source of information for learning. If nothing else, by following great people in your industry you come across some great ...
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Coming Soon!
Hi and welcome to my new blog! Please excuse our digital dust while we are in the progress of rollout out our new WordPress blog.
In the meantime if you want to see my existing content - Please ...
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Summary Sunday
This week's summary is truly a mixed bag of great posts from this week!
INTERVIEWING
Interview Regrets to Avoid from Tim's Strategy
3 Questions You Don't Know the Answer to After a Job Interview ...
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Summary Sunday: Best job search post for June
There are just not enough hours in the day to write about everything a job seeker should know. Additionally, there is good advice then not so good advice. I love to find what I consider the best of ...
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10 Ways to Re-Use Old Business Cards
You have them, don't you- a box or stack of old business cards that sits wastefully in your desk or perhaps they are in the box in the attic along with your old work files. Perhaps you ...
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Summary Sunday
Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. Each week I find new people to follow and new blogs to read. In sharing them, I hope you learn something new and/or find a new blog to read. ...
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How Do Employers Find Good Candidates?
What is the greatest source of external hiring according to CareerXroads 2009 study? If you understand the answer, you'll also understand why networking is so important. 26.7% of external ...
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