What job search trends and best-practices do you need to embrace in 2015? ...
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Harried Holiday Blues
As we head into the final hours before Christmas, here's where I'm at:
The cookies are baked, the presents mostly wrapped, and I'm off to Wegman's to stock up.
But I can't stop thinking about ...
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Summary Sunday: Get Networking
Show of virtual hands...how many of you love to network? You can't wait to wake up early to meet that referral to talk about their company and get advice, just hoping there will be an opportunity to ...
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Summary Sunday: Advance Your Career
How do you get ahead in the workplace? You probably want a promotion or raise, who doesn't. But it is not as easy as doing good work. You have to get noticed and be uber-appreciated. So what can you ...
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Summary Sunday: 23 Job Search Tips To Turn It Around
This week's summary has tips to help revitilize your job search, find the right companies for you and advice for the long-term unemployed. ...
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Summary Sunday: Job Search Improvements
These job search improvements will help you conduct a better hunt. ...
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Summary Sunday: Differentiate Yourself By Doing These
What do you do during job search to be remembered? In order to land that next job, you have to do SOMETHING that sets you apart?
Summary Sunday is a collection of my most favorite and highly shared ...
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Do You Have A Reputation? How will you use it?
Yes, you have a personal reputation. Whether you are about to graduate from college or a veteran to the workforce, you have one.
The question is, how do you market your personal reputation in a way ...
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Restarting Your Job Search
Has job search got your down? It happens to everyone. Restarting your job search isn't hard. ...
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Summary Sunday: Do NOT Dismiss Social Recruiting
Summary Sunday is my way of highlighting the stand-out job search and career articles shared across social channels over the past week. I read and follow the work of recruiters, Human Resources pros, ...
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Summary Sunday: 3 New Things To Try
On Sunday, I round up the job search and career posts that had an impact and are worth highlighting! Here are three I think should inspire and invigorate your upcoming week! ...
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80 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts 2014
Here are 80 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for 2014. These pros consistently produce and share great quality information on Job Search and Careers. ...
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Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Launches
Gary Vaynerchuk's newest book Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World launches! So what's the big deal?
Gary Practices What He Preaches
Throughout Jab, Jab, Jab, ...
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Job Action Day 2013: Transitioning from Military to Civilian
The focus of Job Action Day 2013 is to provide a wide variety of advice, tools, and resources -- for all types and ranks of transitioning military -- to help sharpen career focus, strengthen resume ...
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Future Opportunity for Job Search Help: The National Career Summit
Do you know these experts? I do, or at least, I know of them. I follow these career and job search professionals and frequently share their advice across my social network channels.
Posts ...
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Advice On How To Follow Up During Job Search
Have you ever asked anyone for their opinion about when or how to best follow up during job search - such as after sending a job application or an interview? What I bet you've found is that you get ...
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Motivation Monday: Be the Conduit
Are you being stingy and hoarding what you know? Maybe it's time to be the conduit! ...
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41 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get the Job
There can be many reasons why you didn't get the job. Could it be your resume, your social media presence or your reputation? See what recruiters say are the biggest turn-offs and what you can do to ...
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Were You A Victim of Bad Hiring or the Problem?
Hiring is costly and risky! You would think by now we would all be a little smarter about how and who gets hired, but according to a CareerBuilder survey:
69% of employers reported that their ...
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Contemporary Advice To Improve Your Career
Quotes from Great Thinkers and Leaders
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." - Dorothy Gale
Neither you nor Dorothy are in Kansas anymore. The workplace has drastically changed ...
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Summary Sunday: Job Search Details
It has been awhile since I last created a summary of my favorite shared posts. (If you ever want a summary, feel free to check out RebelMouse or Twylah). Sundays I sift through the content I've shared ...
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Psych Yourself Up!
Job Search is 99% psychological and 1% physical, or another way of saying this is: to succeed in job search, you have to put mind over matter.
A Little History
Years ago, when I first started using ...
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5 Types of Interviewees You Don’t Want To Be
Contrary to popular belief, you probably aren't innately good at interviewing, believe me! Avoid job interview mistakes and missteps and don't be one of these five types of interviewees. ...
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Small Business Saturday: Blogging for Business
Blogging is one of the best ways to build online visibility! Yet many business owners feel they don't have time. But, based on where we are today, I think you are going to need to find the ...
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Your Reputation Precedes You
We all have a reputation...something we are known for by those people we call friends. It could be a skill, a personal quality, or an interest. Isn't it time you shared it with a greater ...
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Motivation Monday: Are You Kissing Enough Frogs?
You've heard the saying "You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince," right? I think this same logic applies to your job search. In order for you to find your prince (or princess) you ...
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Lead with Your Head, Not Your Heart
How many times have you found yourself in a fit of rage over something insignificant- the toilet set left up, a car driving 55 in the left lane, a manager who fails to respond to good morning ...
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LinkedIn Features You Don’t Want to Overlook
LinkedIn is the number one professional network, however, that doesn't mean everyone uses it or knows about the neat things it can do. These are features you should know about. ...
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Summary Sunday: From Body Language to Networking
This is my weekly round up of job search and career related information which I've shared on Twitter this week. Catch up on the news or information you missed by skimming this post or check out the ...
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Motivation Monday: Make Your Week SOAR!
You have the power to influence how your week goes! It is just as easy to soar as it is to be sour!
It is funny how a typo can become the topic of a post. As I was typing the word soar, my fingers ...
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