If signed off on by President Obama, job seekers will have their unemployment benefits extended 14 more weeks. Read more about the bill here.
Let me ask a question: if you knew your benefits ...
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Perception Is Reality
Job search is a full time job and requires discipline, project management skills, thick-skin, perseverance, marketing skills and so much more. You have heard this all before. Yet, ...
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Why Job Search Advice is the Same but Different
This post is to support the efforts of Job Action Day, an initiative started by Quintessential Careers.
As a member of a new community of resume writers and career coaches called the Career ...
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Go Team!
Working alone can be very lonely sometimes. Ask any one who has had to do it. Oh, you already know what it is like if you are unemployed and seeking a new job, ...
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Setting the Pace for Your Job Search
You want a new job. You want it fast. How will YOU make it happen?
Sometimes it feels like securing a new job is out of our control. I hear too often today people say "There aren't any jobs out ...
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Sales 101
People with a background in selling understand the job search process. They have lived it daily as they sold whatever product or service they represented for their previous employers. ...
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6 Steps to Managing Your Career
When I first started thinking about blogging, I consulted with several great mentors/advisers. One wise mentor recommended a visual layout for my process of career advisement. While I struggled to ...
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“I want a job that’s secure…”
In this rapidly changing world, it is no surprise that job seekers are looking for security and stability. Honestly, who really wants to be in job search again any time soon? But I ...
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Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Ghosts. Are they real? Have you ever seen or heard one? How strongly do you hold your belief? What would change your mind?
Children don't need to see ghosts for ...
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Does Your Job Search Need A Makeover?
If you want a makeover for your job search, you can create your own "makeover panel". In the world of entrepreneurship, this is frequently referred to as an Advisory ...
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Avoid being Scammed
It is not surprising that scams are popping up all over. They are trying to feed on the desperation of job seekers. But, you don't have to fall prey. Just use some good old common sense.
Rule ...
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Casting A Wide Net
You probably have heard the advice to "cast a wide net" in searching for your next job. So, what exactly does that mean? More importantly, how do you do it?
It all starts with ...
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Ask for Help, Please
Children, almost instinctively, know how to ask for help. Most young children know when they are in over their heads and freely ask or demand "a little help please, Mom!". ...
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What Do They Call This at Your Company?
So many job seekers get caught up using the "official" job title their last employer gave them. In doing that, the job seeker either has presented themselves as something un-needed, ...
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5 Ways to Save Money
The best time to save money is before you need to. If you are in job search mode, here are 5 ways to save money right now! ...
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No Original Thoughts Today
A blogger's worst nightmare, nothing to write about. While there are plenty of topics out there, none seem to be worthy of writing about.
I will share some worthwhile reading I came across ...
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Recipe for a Delicious Job Search
This recipe calls for large quantities of self awareness, self discipline and self confidence. It will serve as many people as you want it to.
Pre-heat oven.
Prepare surface by ...
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25 Signs That You Need Serious Help with Your Search
Perhaps it takes an innocent by-stander or someone with outside perspective to see what might possibly be the problem with your job search. Here's a checklist of signs that your ...
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How Do Positions Really Get Filled?
I was talking with a Hiring Managers from one of the top Gaming companies in the country. I'm not a gamer myself, but even I know of the games they have produced.
He was sharing his ...
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Multi-tasking is Inefficient and Dangerous
More and more you hear about the studies stating that multitaskers are actually inefficient. Yet, more and more job postings state "must be able to multitask", should that read, "must be ...
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Dumb Down the Resume or Tweek to Be a Fit?
Remember that the job of your resume is to get you interviews. If your phone isn't ringing, your resume isn't working.
Rule number 1 is to make sure you adjust your resume for ...
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Insights into Where this Economy Will Bring Us
Remember the "transporters" in Star Trek? You would step onto the platform and Scottie would transport you where you wanted to go. Pretty cool, right. It seems like ...
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Good-Bye Job Boards?
As a job seeker, you already know this, I'm sure. Not all jobs get posted on-line. In fact, the good ones are filled through referrals and never make the job boards. So why are they being used to ...
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How To Find A Good Blog
If you are looking for news, you pick up a newspaper and/or turn on the TV. You probably have a favorite source for each. You also know the ones you dislike. There are some ...
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Recommended Reading
There are thousands of blogs out there. New ones are emerging every day. Are you reading blogs?
WHY YOU SHOULD: They are discussing (key word discussing) issues in the ...
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It Is Going to Take More Than A Slick Resume
What else will you need to stay marketable in the future? That's fun to think about. The resume is so static and employers don't even really like looking at them.
That's why ...
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Hop on the Social Media Bus?
Could it be as simple as it seems? Joining free virtual networks to share information with people you have something in common with?
A while back I read an article I saw tweeted on ...
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Portfolio Careers- Are You Ready For Multiple Income Streams?
Are you ready for a portfolio career and multiple income streams? ...
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Blogging Isn’t Just Onesided
I've been reading read Punk Rock HR's blog for awhile and yesterday's post grabbed my attention. First, I love her edge and the fact she doesn't hold anything back. ...
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Finding a Blog that’s Right for You
Holy cow! Who knew there were so many blogs out there. More and more every where you look. There are groups and communities of bloggers, corporate bloggers, independent bloggers galore.
Here's ...
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