As I was looking around the house this weekend, I happened to notice some repair work that needed to get done. Nothing major, but none-the-less, noticeable things. I realized that I'd been walking by ...
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How To Get the Most From A Carnival?
There's a carnival going on! The Career Development Carnival is over on Elephants at Work. No, it isn't the kind with rides and games. A blog carnival is defined by Wikipedia as
A blog article that ...
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Summaries of Stuff You Share
I am going to be writing a future post with some thoughts on how an ordinary job seeker could use curating tools, but, today I wanted to show you what they look like. There are tons of options out ...
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Ponderings on a Tuesday
I've been surfing social media streams all morning looking for ideas and creative thoughts to share and have come up with very little, OK, nothing. But while I was searching, these thoughts came to ...
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Motivation Monday: Anything Is Possible, If…
Ordinary people can achieve what others may consider extraordinary results. It happens every day. It can happen for you, if...
What Is It That Sets the Ordinary Apart?
There is absolutely nothing ...
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Top 11 Blogs For Job Search 2012
Selecting my favorite job search resources wasn't as easy as a I thought it would be! I visit different sites for different reasons. I value sites that have high quality and regularly updated ...
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Don’t Overlook Negotiating Your Offer
Did you forget to negotiate your last job offer? Or maybe you are afraid to try, worried that the company might pull the offer.
Please do yourself a favor. Do not ever base your decisions on fear. ...
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Your Career Isn’t a Predictable Path
Today's career path isn't predictable. It is as free-flowing as you want it to be. ...
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Create a Career Insurance Policy
Today, right now...I want you to create a career insurance policy. ...
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Motivation Monday: Tis the Season to be Happy, Healthy, and Wise
It is officially December and as we head into the hectic holidays, it is time to make sure all the stress doesn't take its toll. Here are three tips for staying happy, healthy and wise!
#1 Be ...
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How to Allocate Your Time Wisely
We can't manage time, but we can manage how we use our time. Here is how to allocate your time wisely during your job search and beyond. ...
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Personal Branding Is NOT Hocus Pocus
Personal Branding isn't about black hat SEO tactics. It isn't a magic wand to cure unemployment either. It is a strategy for communicating the unique set of skills, personality and value you deliver ...
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Don’t Be Scared About Starting Your New Job
Starting a new job is scary, but never fear! This article has 10 things you can do to ensure you start your job on the right foot! This is your chance to start fresh. ...
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Fix It Friday! Is It Me or Is It the Wrong Career Choice?
Making the wrong career choice is a huge fear many transitioning job seekers face. Here's how to assess career fit early in the decision making process. ...
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Interviewing Shouldn’t Hurt If…
Do you dread interviewing? Is it as painful as going to the dentist? Really, it shouldn't hurt! ...
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Summary Sunday: Always Learning
On Sunday, I share some of my favorite posts from other great bloggers and writers. There is so much to learn and so little time, I hope that you invest a little bit of time reviewing these posts and ...
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Good Reads for Career Resiliency
What are you reading to improve your career resiliency? The world of work changes very quickly so you can't rely on what you currently know to allow you to stay marketable in the future. ...
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Fix It Friday: Must I Be An Expert?
Today's Fix It Friday answer is on whether you need to be an expert in every job requirement requested. ...
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LinkedIn Conundrums
There Are Few Absolutes
Every individual on LinkedIn has a different interpretation of how they want to use the tool. I hope you have goals for how you plan to use LinkedIn both as a job seeker and ...
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I use LinkedIn to…
How would you finish this sentence- I use LinkedIn to...There are as many different responses to this as there are people on LinkedIn. People use LinkedIn for many different reasons. LinkedIn is not ...
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Summary Sunday: Creative, Innovative Job Search Trends
Sunday's are the day I look back over the week and share with you some of the most interesting or memorable articles from the past week. It provides me with the opportunity to re-enforce important ...
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Campaigning vs. Job Search
What can we learn from this year's campaigning (or any election year, for that matter)? There are numerous parallels between political campaigning and job search and career management.
What Is a ...
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Summary Sunday: Whole Lotta Job Search Stuff
Every Sunday I review my tweets to rally together some of the most important or favorites shared. It is not only a week-in-review for me, but if you aren't on Twitter, it is my chance to inform and ...
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September 11th- Then and Now
Firsts
It was a very dark time in our recent history. It was also a highlight. There were so many things that happened that had never happened before (at least during my lifetime), and may never ...
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Buses and Wings!
While the rest of the country started school long ago, today is the day our district begins! With excitement, nerves and tears (mostly the Moms) these kids head back to school, finally!
There have ...
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Are You Invisible Online? Fix It!
You don't want to be invisible online! If you don't appear on page one of Google, you should. And, with a little work, you can create stuff that can get you found. That is, if you care what your ...
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Do You Have Toilet Paper on Your Shoe?
Have you ever told someone they have toilet paper on their shoe or a piece of food stuck in their teeth? Sometimes. It depends. But wouldn't you ALWAYS want to know if you were the victim of such ...
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5 Ways You Are Sabotaging Your Job Search
You may not know you are sabotaging your job search so let me call out these 5 things and explain why they are so damaging to your job search. ...
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Motivation Monday: Like-ability
Are you likable?
Try doing these things this week to increase your like-ability factor!
Listen more than you speak.
Smile!
Ask other-centric questions.
Help someone who hasn't asked for ...
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Motivation Monday: Follow and Trust the Process
Yes, there is a process for job search and in order for you to achieve the desired results, it requires you follow it and have trust that it will work. Today's post is a reminder and some tips on ...
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