This past year has been an amazing ride for me. Since I started blogging, I have met so many interesting people. The borders or boundaries of states and countries disappear ...
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Job Search
Social Media is NOT about Telling People What You Had for Breakfast
Social media isn't about revealing what's going on in your personal life. (Though many use it that way.) It is about sharing information with other people. It is a tool for learning and finding ...
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Job Search Help Is Everywhere
I am so glad to see so many different resources to help those looking for a job. Unfortunately, I fear, many job seekers don't know about these resources. Please, share this with those you know. ...
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The Count Down To Christmas and Perhaps a New Job Under Your Tree
It is December 1st and the first snow has fallen! So far, Black Friday is behind us and Cyber Monday too. Hopefully, you picked up an outstanding bargain, if not, never fear. Sometimes ...
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Are You Determined to Get a Job or Ride Out Unemployment
Possibly the worst thing to happen this year, in my opinion, was for Unemployment Insurance benefits to be extended...and extended. This is creating a false safety net for many unemployed ...
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Leave Your ‘Tude at the Door
Ever had a bad day? What about a bad week? Anyone ever had a bad year? It is possible and most likely probable that you have.
Job search is rough on the emotions. It takes ...
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Be “Just Right” So Goldilocks will Hire You
We all know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. She tested the porridge, the chairs and the beds and each time found one that was "just right". ...
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Confessions of an Overwhelmed Hiring Manager
I know this hiring manager who posted a job opening for an Admin. The reason this position was posted was because this hiring manager was overwhelmed. She had more work than she could ...
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Perception Is Reality
Job search is a full time job and requires discipline, project management skills, thick-skin, perseverance, marketing skills and so much more. You have heard this all before. Yet, ...
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Why Job Search Advice is the Same but Different
This post is to support the efforts of Job Action Day, an initiative started by Quintessential Careers.
As a member of a new community of resume writers and career coaches called the Career ...
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Is Your Resume Meeting the Employer’s Need?
If you are going to take the time to send your resume to an employer, you have to take the time to adjust it to the specific requirements of the job posting. Please! ...
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Go Team!
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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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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