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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Hannah Morgan
Career Development Carnival: June 2013
Welcome to June's Career Development Carnival! This is a collection of contributed posts from experts and professionals in the careers and job search space! We hope you'll find one or ...
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Be the 9 Percent- Unplug
Do you have a summer vacation planned? If so, might I suggest you leave your technology behind!
We live in a schizophrenic society. Our time is constantly divided between too many to-dos, ...
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Summary Sunday: Networking Like There’s No Tomorrow
There is always good advice to be found! I love sharing, so that's what Summary Sunday is for! I collect some of my favorite pieces others have written and call them out here to make sure you don't ...
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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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Your Summary, Profile and Pitch
Fine-tuning your message is one of the most important parts of prepping for job search.
Your LinkedIn summary, profile and pitch, highlight your most marketable assets in a way that entices the ...
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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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Spelling and Grammar Prove Your Professionalism
Ask recruiters and HR professionals what their greatest resume/cover letter pet peeve is and the answer will certainly include spelling and grammar errors. ...
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Motivation Monday: Choices
Having choices is better than feeling like you don't have any options. What can you do to ensure you have options during your job search?
Fish On!
During your job search, you want the opportunity to ...
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Motivation Monday: Rise and Shine
Ah, another Monday has arrived! What's on your agenda this week? Time to rise and shine and get your job search moving! ...
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Small Business Saturday: The Who Where and When of Social Media Sharing
Not every business is going to succeed on every social networking site. And yes, there are many variables to "success". This is my attempt to simplify the who, where, and when of sharing for the ...
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I’ve Got No Where Else To Go
Do you feel like your job has reached a dead-end? Bored? Not challenged? So what can YOU do about it?
The title of this post is a quote from "An Officer And A Gentleman." Remember the ...
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Advice for College Seniors
If you're graduating soon, I've got some advice for college seniors. Know the labor market, know what you want to do and be ready to work for it! ...
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Motivation Monday: Work It!
Welcome Monday, right?
Before you dig into your email looking for that invite to an interview, stop!
Open up your calendar first! See what activities you've got going on for the day. Now, if you ...
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Fix It Friday: Networking Efforts Not Working
On Friday's I share my answers to job seeker questions! This one is about what to do when networking isn't working (the way you want it to)! ...
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Dating and Job Search Have A Lot In Common
It is amazing how many similarities there are between finding a job and dating. What you may know from experience is that they both take time and effort to produce the results you want!
Landing ...
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How To Get The Most From A Webinar
In order to get the most from a webinar, you'll need to have the right tools, set-up, and mindset. This post is about best-practices to maximize your online learning experience. ...
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Make the Most of Your Unemployment by Learning
What are you doing during this period of unemployment to increase your skills and marketability? Teach yourself new things. Learn new technology. Become better at taking initiative. ...
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Motivation Monday: From the Wizard of Oz
My all time favorite movie is "The Wizard of Oz." I could watch it over and over again (and have). I seem to find great meaning in this film which of course, relate to careers, job search and ...
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This Is What We Need To Teach
Is it fair to say that today's youth are a reflection of their parents and societal influences? If this is true, we need to stop complaining about Generation Y and do something about it.
Floating ...
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Motivation Monday: Your Punch List
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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Small Business Saturday
As a small business owner or solopreneur (business-of-one), I often find it challenging to do everything that needs to get done in a day or even a week. There are many hats to wear and often times, I ...
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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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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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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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