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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Job Search
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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Tracking Your Job Search Activities
It is hard to know what's working and what's not if you aren't tracking your job search activities and how you are spending your time. ...
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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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Worth Repeating: Job Search Wisdom
As I dig through blogs and filter through tweets I am looking for original ideas. How can I put a fresh spin on something that's been said one thousand times by hundreds of experts? ...
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Where to Find Job Search Help
There is so much to learn about job search and so little time. Everyday you ask yourself questions"how long should I wait before I follow up?""should I take the time to find the hiring ...
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Career Fairs: 7 Best Practices
A major part of job search is getting yourself out there. What better way than to attend a career fair. First of all, it is going to help you get more comfortable talking about yourself to strangers ...
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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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Changes In Procedures
In the olden days, I used to fly ever couple of months. Back then, I would just run into the airport and jump on the plane. Well, it seemed pretty easy compared to today. Now I only fly ...
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Research to Make the Information Stick
There is a funny thing that happens when you have to research and write a report...the information sticks. I still remember a report I had to write in 4th grade about Polar Bears. I also ...
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It is the end of the week, what do you have to show?
I, like many of you, love Fridays. It gives me permission to stop thinking about work for a couple of days! However, before I do slip into my mini vacation, I like to look back at the week and see ...
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Differences Between Large Corporations and Small Start Ups
Downsizing, rightsizing, whatever they call it, has occurred in large corporations as well as in small companies. The number of people coming out of large corporations is much greater than out ...
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Summary Sunday
First, let me wish you all a happy Spring! It is officially here and this weekend in upstate New York has us thinking and dreaming of the warm months ahead.
Here are some of the posts and websites ...
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Wear A Suit. Period.
You've heard me say "Perception is Reality" more than once. Here I go again. This time, it has to do with the clothes you wear during your job search.
It is really ...
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Assumptions Can Hurt Your Job Search
Do you make assumptions? I think we all do, at least once in a while. But making assumptions can hurt your job search. ...
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Summary Sunday Mar 14 2010
Hopefully you remembered to set you clocks ahead today. Sorry about losing an hour? Relax, it is going to be lighter later so you'll benefit on the other side!
Here are my favorite reads from ...
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Employed But Looking for a New Job?
You have a job and you know you should feel happy. But, you don't. You want out! ...
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Famous Last Words of Job Seekers
What is the one piece of advice you would give to a fellow job seeker? What worked in your search? What didn't?These questions have been asked many times and the answers come back ...
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Adapt Your Job Search
2009 Hiring Trends In Review
Each year I look forward to CareerXroads Sources of Hire study results. Why? Because it justifies what all the expert career coaches are saying. We all know how turbulent 2009 ...
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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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