Working alone can be very lonely sometimes. Ask any one who has had to do it. Oh, you already know what it is like if you are unemployed and seeking a new job, ...
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Job Search
Setting the Pace for Your Job Search
You want a new job. You want it fast. How will YOU make it happen?
Sometimes it feels like securing a new job is out of our control. I hear too often today people say "There aren't any jobs out ...
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Using Technology to Manage Your Search
Yesterday I re-tweeted a posting about using iGoogle to start managing your search. The more I think about it, the more I feel the need to share that information here and add some ...
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Finding Your Niche
Each of us has a niche. A place where we can practice our specialty. It seems we sometimes forget what we love to do and why.
Re-evaluating who we are and what we do is critically ...
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Sales 101
People with a background in selling understand the job search process. They have lived it daily as they sold whatever product or service they represented for their previous employers. ...
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You Want A Change, But You Don’t Know What To Do
This has been quite a year for people searching for work. Many of them are thinking about doing something different. While changing careers and/or industry can be difficult, it is ...
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Setting Yourself Apart from the Crowd
Yesterday I re-tweeted (shared) an article from Mashable called "Do You Pass the Social Media Test". Every job seeker must read this. It explains, from a recruiter's ...
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Take a Job, Just for A Year
There are most certainly jobs available right now. Just not the ones you want. For the next year, things don't look like they are going to get any better.
The NYTimes had an ...
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Are Your A Cookie Cutter Job Seeker?
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 the question, "Are you a cookie cutter job seeker?" I encourage ...
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“I want a job that’s secure…”
In this rapidly changing world, it is no surprise that job seekers are looking for security and stability. Honestly, who really wants to be in job search again any time soon? But I ...
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You are Employed, How Do You Make Time for Job Search?
First, let's frame the question. "You are employed" could mean you've secured a job solely for income purposes. Or you've taken a job that is just that, a job, not something you are passionate ...
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Why People Get Hired
Despite the doom and gloom being reported by the media and the high unemployment rates, people are securing new jobs every day. Not just jobs, but good jobs. However, this is not happening in the ...
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Who’s Drinking the Cool-Aide?
I had a manager years ago who would tell our team, "Don't waste your energy on those who don't want to come along, focus on those who are buying in". Trying to get ...
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Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Ghosts. Are they real? Have you ever seen or heard one? How strongly do you hold your belief? What would change your mind?
Children don't need to see ghosts for ...
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Are You In Survival Mode Yet?
It is hard to know if we are headed out of the recession or not. Some indicators point to yes, others, not so much. What I do know is that the end of Unemployment Insurance benefits will ...
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Timeless Job Search Advice
It seems that some need a refresher in the classic job search rules of etiquette.
Dress in your nicest suit
Practice good grooming
Be polite (does this need defining?)
Be ...
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Does Your Job Search Need A Makeover?
If you want a makeover for your job search, you can create your own "makeover panel". In the world of entrepreneurship, this is frequently referred to as an Advisory ...
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Avoid being Scammed
It is not surprising that scams are popping up all over. They are trying to feed on the desperation of job seekers. But, you don't have to fall prey. Just use some good old common sense.
Rule ...
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Casting A Wide Net
You probably have heard the advice to "cast a wide net" in searching for your next job. So, what exactly does that mean? More importantly, how do you do it?
It all starts with ...
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Ask for Help, Please
Children, almost instinctively, know how to ask for help. Most young children know when they are in over their heads and freely ask or demand "a little help please, Mom!". ...
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The Kids Are Back In School- What Now?
Summer is winding down. There are just days left in my little town in Upstate before our school year begins. For some, this may be a relief. Other parents are facing major milestones as their ...
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Telling Ain’t Teaching
Learning professionals know this saying well. When they design training programs, they know to incorporate stories, multiple forms of media, and interactivity to engage the learner and reinforce their ...
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5 Ways to Save Money
The best time to save money is before you need to. If you are in job search mode, here are 5 ways to save money right now! ...
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Struggling with Your Value Proposition?
Your value proposition (aka elevator pitch) is one of the most important tools in your job search toolbox. But you want to see examples, right? Here you go! ...
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No Original Thoughts Today
A blogger's worst nightmare, nothing to write about. While there are plenty of topics out there, none seem to be worthy of writing about.
I will share some worthwhile reading I came across ...
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Job Search Is Job Search
So, is an "Executive Level" job search the same as any other? Are you part of the "C-Suite" looking for a new job? (In case you didn't know, C-Suite equals CEO, CFO, CIO, COO, etc.) It galls me that ...
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Recipe for a Delicious Job Search
This recipe calls for large quantities of self awareness, self discipline and self confidence. It will serve as many people as you want it to.
Pre-heat oven.
Prepare surface by ...
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Do You Miss the Windows of Opportunity?
It's been said one million times that networking is about building relationships. Period. The more people we actually know, the bigger our sphere of influence and the odds are greater of ...
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I have No Idea What I’m Doing
There's a saying, "Be careful what you wish for...". Have you ever found that what you wished for came true and it wasn't quite what you had in mind? Perhaps it is that ...
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Why Did You Take a Break From Your Job Search?
Thousands of job seekers fall off unemployment every week, but we don't hear about those numbers.
DOL does track "Discouraged Workers". DOL reports for July ...
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