Is it better to be seasoned or avid when it comes to selling your career?
The answer isn't simple, but it leans towards avid. ...
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Become More Active On LinkedIn To Attract Attention and Engagement
Having a great LinkedIn profile isn't enough - you need to be active on LinkedIn to attract attention and engage with your network (and beyond).
LinkedIn status updates are key to getting your ...
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Summary Sunday: Career Growth Tips
Sometimes we all need a little advice to help with our career growth. ...
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Use Video To Amplify Your Personal Brand
Are you ready to use video for personal branding?
Videos are the cornerstone of marketing in today's digital world. And your job search is all about marketing! So it's time to develop some new ...
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Summary Sunday: A Healthy Dose of Self Promotion
Your career and job search both require a healthy dose of self promotion. What you say and do has to be more than braggadocious or bravado. Find your voice and engage in the right job search ...
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How To Get Past The Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
Do you really understand how ATS work?
Here's what you need to know about Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) so that your resume actually gets seen by recruiters. ...
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Summary Sunday: New and Different Ways To Stand Out
In order to get noticed as a candidate or star performer today, you'll have to try new and different ways to stand out.
If you continue to do what you've always done, you'll get the same results. ...
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Your Job Search Requires Sales & Marketing Skills
As a job seeker, you need to develop an important set of new skills. Job search requires sales and marketing skills! ...
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Summary Sunday: Job Search Spring Cleaning
Spring is the time of year you either start searching for a new job or discover your job search isn't working. It's time for a little spring cleaning. ...
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Why Use Pictures, Images and Video?
Have you heard? Visual marketing is hot! Businesses are using pictures, images and video to promote themselves and their products and services.
You can too!
If you have been ignoring the power ...
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Knowing and Doing are Two Different Things
To know something and to do something are not the same.
Too often, I see job seekers take shortcuts or avoid doing things they don't want to do. ...
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How To Post Engaging Comments on LinkedIn
If you want to increase the number of people looking at your LinkedIn profile and expand your network, then writing engaging comments on LinkedIn is the fix! ...
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Summary Sunday: Continuous Improvement for Job Search
Have you adopted a mindset of continuous improvement for your job search?
If your job search skills are a bit rusty and you aren't getting results, then it's time to add some new tricks! ...
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1 Hour a Day Marketing Strategies for Job Seekers
Do you believe in the power of social media? Job seekers can use modern marketing strategies to help with job search. And all in one hour a day or less a day! ...
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Summary Sunday: Invest Time To Stay Current
Staying up-to-date on what's going on in your career and even outside of your career can take time. When you're working it's hard to find time to invest in reading, listening or watching ...
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Summary Sunday: Making A Change? Know These Things
When you are making a change in your career, it's hard to know where to start.
If you struggle to explain your change or how to write about your new goals on LinkedIn, then this week's summary will ...
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What To Put In Your LinkedIn Summary (About) Section
Your LinkedIn Summary, now called About, is too important to leave blank. And a couple of short sentences won't cut it either.
Get ideas and inspiration on what should go in this important section ...
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Summary Sunday: What’s New In Job Search?
If you are a first-time job seeker or it's been a while since you last looked, then you'll want to know about what's new in job search. ...
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Summary Sunday: Communicate and Socialize Better
You communicate in writing and while speaking but how strong are your skills, really? Communication skills are one of the top skills sought by employers.
This week's summary is all about how to ...
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Job Seeker: Get On Page One
Isn't it time you get on page one?
When someone searches for your name, does it appear on the first page of search results? Is it the right you and is this the best information about you?
You ...
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Finding Contacts Within Your Target Companies
The best job search strategy is to develop a list of target companies (companies you would like to work for) and then find contacts inside those companies. ...
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Summary Sunday: Looking For A New Job Is Hard Work
Looking for a new job is hard.
It requires you to use new skills and conduct a bunch of research to garner the attention of someone who could potentially hire you. ...
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7 Social Media Tricks For Your Career and Job Search
If you are tired of the same old routine of searching for jobs, applying and then not hearing anything back, try some of these new social media tricks. ...
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Summary Sunday: The Language of Job Search
This week's summary contains articles to help you better understand the language of job search.
Job seekers say and do things differently when they are in job search mode. But they really ...
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Start Your Career Planning Now
What do you see yourself doing 3-5 years from now? And how will you get there?
If you haven't thought about the answers to these questions, now is a really good time to start career planning. ...
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Spiff Up Your Pitch
While searching for a new job, the most dreaded questions are usually the ones we are not prepared to answer. Shouldn't this mean you spiff up your pitch? ...
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Easily Match Your Resume To the Job Posting
One of the most time-consuming activities job seekers face is modifying resumes for different jobs.
But what if you could quickly and easily match your resume to the job posting? There is an easier ...
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Five Ways to Get Out of Your Job Search Rut
No one ever said job search was easy. Honestly, it may be one of the toughest projects you'll ever work on! So if you find yourself stuck, try shifting your thinking with these tips to get out of your ...
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Using the Right Pitch at the Right Time
If you use the same "elevator pitch" in every situation, I think you are making a huge mistake. ...
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How To Respond When Someone Shares A Job On LinkedIn
In your rush to respond when someone shares a job on LinkedIn, are you hurting your chances of getting a response?
You will likely see more employees and people sharing job opportunities in the ...
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