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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Job Search
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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25 Signs That You Need Serious Help with Your Search
Perhaps it takes an innocent by-stander or someone with outside perspective to see what might possibly be the problem with your job search. Here's a checklist of signs that your ...
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How Do Positions Really Get Filled?
I was talking with a Hiring Managers from one of the top Gaming companies in the country. I'm not a gamer myself, but even I know of the games they have produced.
He was sharing his ...
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Why Finding A Job is Like Finding a College
You may remember first hand what it was like to try and find a college. Or perhaps more recently you've been a part of the college search process with your children.
I remember how ...
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Multi-tasking is Inefficient and Dangerous
More and more you hear about the studies stating that multitaskers are actually inefficient. Yet, more and more job postings state "must be able to multitask", should that read, "must be ...
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Dumb Down the Resume or Tweek to Be a Fit?
Remember that the job of your resume is to get you interviews. If your phone isn't ringing, your resume isn't working.
Rule number 1 is to make sure you adjust your resume for ...
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It Is Attitude, Not Skills that Set You Apart
Terrence Seamon's post Dead Wood, No Passion hits the mark! At a picnic with friends, a friend/hiring manager was lamenting over the lack of passionate candidates. Sure, there are lots of ...
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Reverse Your Thinking about Job Search
Do you understand how employers are filling jobs? Why are there so few jobs posted on-line right now? Why isn't your resume getting hits? To answer these questions, put ...
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Think Small
I am always amazed at how many really interesting companies there are in Rochester. I was speaking with someone yesterday who told me about Cerion Energy. Talk about cool, cutting edge, ...
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Employer Bias’s Are Alive and Well
A good colleague, Mike Lally, forwarded me the link to the WSJ article "Only the Employed Need Apply" to get my goat. What this article points out is that employers (in ...
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Good-Bye Job Boards?
As a job seeker, you already know this, I'm sure. Not all jobs get posted on-line. In fact, the good ones are filled through referrals and never make the job boards. So why are they being used to ...
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The Father of Two Story
Success stories are always worth sharing. They provide inspiration. This one is about a friend of a friend.
Once upon a time, there was a father of two who was downsized from his ...
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It takes a village…
Job searching requires the assistance from others. If it were easy to find a job on your own, you would probably have one by now.
On Secrets of the Job Hunt, there was a post listing 5 key shifts ...
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Changing Jobs, Changing Careers, Changing Industries
Change is something we tend to avoid like the plague (or perhaps more timely, Swine Flu). Yet job seekers right now will have to investigate something different.
The job you had ...
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From the other side of the Desk- 5 Ways Life Has Changed for HR
You are certainly aware of how your job search is different from the last time. You are finding it more difficult, time consuming and frustrating, right?
HR/Recruiters are also feeling much the ...
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Keep the Lines of Communication Open
The focus of a networking meeting last night was to explore how two individuals landed their most recent jobs.
I love hearing stories of success. These stories both involved a ...
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Rejuvenation
In a meeting with a job seeker this week, a wise co-worker asked a super question: "What do you do to keep yourself positive and motivated?" His answer began with "I first ...
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We Are All Changing Careers
Whether we like it or not, everyone will be changing careers. The world of work is changing so rapidly and the needs of businesses are very different from what they used to be. ...
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95% of Employers Using LinkedIn
If you are serious about managing your career, you've got to be on LinkedIn. A study released by Jobvite (posted on UpMo's blog) asked employers about their use of ...
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Lessons from the Baseball Field
In two short hours, I learned a lot yesterday about life. It all happened while at the baseball field. I had our afternoon all planned out. One game at 1 pm. I ...
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How’s the Search Going?
Are you pleased with the number of phone calls and interviews you've had since your job ended?
How many resumes are you sending out? How many new people are you meeting per week? How ...
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