Stop applying for jobs on-line immediately! You are wasting your time. Here's why. A civil service agency in Rochester received over 1000 resumes for one entry level job.
Your ...
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Job Search
Looking for a Job-Try Harder
Most of you don't want to network. Introverts outnumber extroverts 50.8% to 49.3%. More men (54.1%) are introverts than women (47.5%). So let's not call it networking. Call it getting out of your ...
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I can’t move my family…
Or can you? Relocation is a scary thought. Anita Bruzzese wrote a post about considering the options and tells the story of a family that took a risk. Here are the take ...
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Numbers Speak
If you want to know how you are doing with your job search, you need to look at the data. That means you will need to track the data. Are you keeping track of how your time is being ...
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Help Is Out There
So you say there aren't any jobs available right now- companies have a hiring freeze or they just laid off people. It just isn't true. There are jobs. We just have ...
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Playing the Game Right-How to Send the Resume
Sharing information is a wonderful thing. That's one of the reasons I love blogging. My passion for the topic of career management and transition allows me to uncover or collect all sorts of great ...
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Changing Careers…why you might want to wait
Louise Fletcher at Blue sky resume wrote Can You Make a Career Change in a Bad Economy. She points out several things:
It is possible and more likely to happen if this change is ...
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The Best On-Line Job Posting Resources
You might need a better understanding of the job market. One of the best ways to do that is to do your research. By research, I mean search the job postings on-line. See what employers are looking ...
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A Career Do-Over
Peter Weddle's Newsletter on a Career Do-Over is worth reading, though I will summarize his four key points, or what he calls the "four genuine advantages" in my words, not his:
You are ...
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100! Thanks!
This is post number 100! I need to thank the many people who inspire and motivate me. I look forward to 100 more posts and readers!
Mike Lally, for the "gentle" nudge to start blogging.
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Business Cards- Get ’em Now
New employees are sometimes handed a box of business cards. Why? They'll need them. They will go to events and meet people, they will meet with clients or customers, they will ...
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Looking for a Job Is Different than it was Last Time
What I saw the other night in a room of over 20 people was that more than half of them had not had to look for a job in over 5 years. Think about how our lives have changed in just 10 ...
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Get a Job Quickly!
This is a warning, not a "how to" post. The longer you are unemployed, the more damaged you appear to be. Is that mean, it isn't meant to be. It is how recruiters and ...
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Time Management in Job Search
How well do you manage your time? Time management in job search is challenging. ...
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Letter to the newly unemployed
Dear Job seeker:
It has come to my attention that you have recently been released of your duties. I am sorry to hear this news, I am sure it is very difficult for you.
In my desire to help ...
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How do I find a job
Finding a new job is not an easy task. It takes discipline and focus. I read a story in the Buffalo newspaper yesterday about an computer operator who had been looking for work for over a year. The ...
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Job Seeking resources are everywhere
The more I blog, the more I find...as a professional in the field of career management, I generally don't find anything new. The point for job seekers is that everything is new. You should ...
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Focus
If you go shopping, don't you need to know what you are looking for in order to find it? So how can you find a job if you don't know what kind of job you are looking for or where to ...
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Make the most of your unemployment
If you were in charge of hiring and you had been interviewing lots of candidates, many of whom are unemployed, what would you listen for in order to differentiate these candidates?
One question ...
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Recession-Proofing Your Career
How do I do that? Is it possible to recession-proof my career? What control do I really have? If my employer decides to let me go, what can I do about that?
All these are great questions. ...
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Anger and Outrage
Lee Iacocca has written a new book, "Where Have All the Leaders Gone". I haven't read it but the excerpts sing a song I have heard at least twice this month, so I feel the need to ...
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Follow-up Tactics During Job Search
After you have applied for a job you must follow-up. Since you probably haven't had to do much of this before, here are some follow-up tactics you can use during job search.
There is no ...
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Advice on Submitting Your Resume for Posted Jobs
Yes, submitting your resume for posted jobs is one of the methods of job searching. But know this- It will fall into a terrible black hole, you'll be competing against a lot of candidates and just ...
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Job Loss
Millions of people have experienced job loss and the emotional roller-coaster that follows. Here's what you need to know about how losing your job impacts your emotions. ...
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Don’t forget about the back door
So you've seen a choice job and you want to apply. Do it. But don't forget about the back door. What I mean by this is, find out who you know who works there. Yes, that ...
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I have to re-arrange the kitchen cabinets
Procrastinating comes with the territory. Sometimes it is too hard to do what we know we should be doing.
When I ran a job seeker group and I was amazed at how many men would describe their ...
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