It can be tricky to determine the fine line between personal and professional when it comes to building your personal brand. The line is fine but it's also blurred. ...
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How To Find Smart People to Follow On Twitter
What if you could find smart people to follow on Twitter? Consider it another way to learn, stay current, and meet new people? ...
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Find Targets Not Job Postings To Energize Job Search
So you can't find any jobs? Perhaps the answer is to find targets, not job postings.
Sounds kind of crazy, I know. But if you are frustrated because you can't find the types of jobs you are looking ...
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Twitter Chat: Do You Participate?
Have you ever participated in a Twitter Chat session? ...
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Oh, Job Search Isn’t Like Trick or Treating?
What better way to help job seekers than by drawing lessons from Halloween!
Candy and Costumes
Kids love trick or treating almost as much as Christmas. A bag full of candy in one night plus it is ...
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Structure Your Week During Job Search
As a job seeker, it is vital to your success to structure your week. Otherwise, you'll find yourself derailed or squandering precious time. ...
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Why Did You Leave Your Job?
Every recruiter, HR rep and hiring manager wants to know the answer to this question..."why did you leave your job?" Be prepared to answer it for each and every job on your resume. ...
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Summary Sunday
This Summary Sunday features posts and videos about the personal branding, social media, updates on employment and professional development.
Yuck, I hear some saying. I don't want to have a ...
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Assumptions Can Hurt Your Job Search
Do you make assumptions? I think we all do, at least once in a while. But making assumptions can hurt your job search. ...
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Thank You Goes A Long Way
Should you bother sending a thank you message after a job interview? ...
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SWOT Analysis: Take A Step Back
Sometimes it helps to take a step back during your job search and do some analysis and assessment. SWOT can be an ideal model to use. ...
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3 Ways to Use LinkedIn Groups
Do you use LinkedIn Groups? According to some LinkedIn experts you should join as many groups as possible. Learn why you want to use LinkedIn Groups for your job search. ...
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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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Avoid 3 Traps of the Online Job Application
You will be asked to complete an online job application as part of the hiring process. Don't make these three mistakes. ...
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3 Easy Steps to Negotiating Your Job Offer
Even in today's climate, you can negotiate your job offer. The art of negotiation requires data, emotional disconnect and the vocabulary.
Step One: Gathering the data
During the interview it is ...
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The interview is not a confessional
All too often, job seekers feel they have to confess things during the interview. But let me remind you, the interview is not a confessional. ...
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Don’t Opt Out
Here's why you don't want to opt out of the job interview process too early. ...
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