One of the things I love most about this blogging world is that you meet the most interesting people! It is a connected community of generous, thought provoking, and inspiring people. All you need to ...
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Competing and Coming Up Short
Have you ever interviewed for a job, thought you did an excellent job, and not gotten the offer? Or perhaps you entered a contest, let's say a blogging contest, and not won? Not getting the job or ...
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Summary Sunday: The new workplace, Twitter and Google+
Summary Sunday is a collection of posts from this week I've found and shared. I attempt to put them in some sort of related order to make a point or help increase your level of awareness and ...
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Reputation Management Part 3: Be a Tweeter
This is part 3 of a 3 part series in reputation management across social media. This is post is about the benefits of being on Twitter. ...
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Building Your Reputation Part 1: LinkedIn
Your reputation on LinkedIn matters a lot! It's time to give some thought to your profile. ...
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Using QR Codes in Job Search
QR codes...say what? Quick Response code. It works like the bar codes on items you buy at the store. A QR code reader scans the QR code and opens up the link to information.
If you could ...
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Summary Sunday: Jump on Twitter for New Grads and Job Seekers
This is going to be tough. As I was reviewing the articles I shared on Twitter this week, there are so many great ones, it will be hard for me to pick. Summary Sunday is made up of articles/posts ...
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Motivation Monday: Be Social!
No more excuses...learn how to incorporate social networking into your career!
If you aren't convinced yet that you need to be using social networking tools, take a look at these demographics from ...
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What Type of Help Do You Need for Your Job Search?
Let me start off by saying I believe that everyone needs help with their job search. You may decide you need help early in the process or you may not discover you need it until later. Few of us ...
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Summary Sunday
In case you didn't know, there are some really amazing resources for job search and career management information on the web. Really!? Finding the good stuff can be hard. That's why I love sharing ...
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LinkedIn Tips- How To Find “Great” People to Connect With
How hard is it to find people to connect with on LinkedIn? Not very, if you tap into the wisdom of these 19 experts. ...
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Knowing and Doing are Two Different Things
We all get stuck in ruts. Either personal or professional. Sometimes we can get out of this rut, other times, it isn't easy to do on our own. Fortunately, we have people in our lives that can help! ...
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Summary Sunday: Life Lessons
This is a round up of my favorite posts from this week. They cross many topics but all focus on YOUR professional development. Have fun reading. I have provided some teaser points to help convince ...
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Should I Start A Blog?
As a job seeker, having a blog is a great way to develop a reputation, share expertise and build brand awareness. ...
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Need Help?
Sometimes job search and career management can be a do-it-yourself project. If you visit the Job Search Tools page you can find advice, tools and tips to move you along.
Other times, you need more ...
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Resources
Stay current with job search trends! Here are resources to help you do just that!
HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR JOB SEARCH
LINKEDIN
LinkedIn's YouTube Channel
Official LinkedIn's ...
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Summary Sunday Mar 14 2010
Hopefully you remembered to set you clocks ahead today. Sorry about losing an hour? Relax, it is going to be lighter later so you'll benefit on the other side!
Here are my favorite reads from ...
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Meeting New People
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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Who Are Your Friends?
I am not a natural-born networker. I prefer "hanging" with those people I know well. I have a schedule that doesn't allow me to meet people after work. Those are ...
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What Do Professional Resume Writers Do?
I have always believed that the pain and suffering you endure in writing your own resume is worth it. It forces you to become more focused and better at describing yourself and truly ...
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6 Steps to Managing Your Career
When I first started thinking about blogging, I consulted with several great mentors/advisers. One wise mentor recommended a visual layout for my process of career advisement. While I struggled to ...
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Can You Be Found Online?
If an employer receives your resume and they have some level of interest in you, chances are, they will google your name. The question you want to know the answer to is "what will they see?". ...
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It Is Going to Take More Than A Slick Resume
What else will you need to stay marketable in the future? That's fun to think about. The resume is so static and employers don't even really like looking at them.
That's why ...
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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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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.
Pop, ...
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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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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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Mentor, sage advisor, guru…
Identify people in your life who have can serve as mentors. We all have a lot to learn. This post is about sharing some of life's lessons learned from my mentors, sage advisors and ...
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