When you are introducing yourself to someone new it is not necessary to include the phrase "I've been laid off" or something similar within the first few seconds of your elevator ...
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Networking
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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10 Systematic Steps to Networking Right
If you're ready to nurture existing relationships and build new relationships, you'll find systematic steps to networking right.
Networking right means taking the right steps and having the right ...
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Everyone Loves A Parade
What does this have to do with career management...nothing, yet.
My town loves parades. We have at least 3 a year: Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and 9/11. There are ...
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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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Who Are the “Right” People to Meet?
"I don't want to waste my time networking with a bunch of other unemployed people" I can't tell you how often I have heard this. I also hear "I don't have time to network, I am too busy with my ...
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Job Postings- Truth or Fiction?
Writing job descriptions and job postings is not an exact science. There are training courses, research and studies that define necessary steps and elements of writing an effective job description. ...
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Tracking Your Networking Contacts
Because networking is so nebulous and difficult to see how it directly translates into a job, I hear a lot of reluctance. Maybe if you track our networking contacts and activities, you'll see the ...
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Another Happy Ending
When it rains, it pours. I heard from another former job seeker who recently acquired a job. (Thanks for letting me know!)
This talented and entrepreneurial writer found her way ...
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Networking = Rule Breaking
As I was preparing to talk about the value of building a network to a group of teenagers, I began looking at the concept through their eyes.
In school they have learned to follow rules, stay within ...
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Networking needs New Name
Networking is a strange thing...I wish we could give it different names when we do it for different reasons. I will contact Websters Dictionary and ask them to work on that. Until that ...
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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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Introducing… you
When asked, "what do you do" or in job search "what are you looking for" or in an interview "tell me about yourself", it is not only prudent, it is critical to know what ...
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Networking in 3 easy steps
I am going to simplify networking for all the non-believers out there. We do it all the time, but don't really consider it networking. According to Webster's, the definition of ...
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How do companies fill their job openings
In Blessing White's 2008 "Sources of Hire" report, they summarize the following:
Key findings for 2007 include
Internal Transfers and Promotions constitute 30.0% of all the positions a company ...
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