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Summary Sunday: Networking

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Managing your career is up to you.  Mostly, I believe it is about creating options for yourself.  Options are created by developing a professional reputation, knowing people, being "found". You ...
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Motivation Monday: Be Social!

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No more excuses...learn how to incorporate social networking into your career! If you aren't convinced yet that you need to be using social networking tools, take a look at these demographics from ...
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Top 10 LinkedIn Pet Peeves

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You know what I get nervous about?  The fact that, with over 1oo million users (or whatever that number is today) LinkedIn is still not being used by a vast number of people who are employed (and ...
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Summary Sunday

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Wrapping up another week of reading and sharing great job search content is something I look forward to.  Things have changed a bit in the last several years.  Many of the posts listed below help ...
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Summary Sunday: A Bit of Training

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Job search requires some training.  If you are new or returning to job search and it has been awhile since you last looked, you probably will want to study up!  Every Sunday, I compile links to some ...
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Master LinkedIn Today

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I just read Kyle Lacy's post listing 20 case studies on the many ways professionals are using LinkedIn- to land jobs, to increase leads and sales, to raise money, share ideas and oh so many other ...
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Summary Sunday

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Generally, I do a lot more reading than I did this week.  Here are some of my favorite posts from the week.  I shared them on Twitter.  I know, many people don't want to be there, so that's why I ...
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3 Ways to Make A Lasting Impression

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Yesterday, a colleague and I finally became connected on LinkedIn.  We've known each other for awhile, but we had not invited one another to formally connect.  How often does this happen? Quite a lot, ...
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Summary Sunday: Aug 29

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Finding good content is sometimes a matter of perspective.   Here is what I've found this week to be helpful information for job seekers at different levels. First, let me tell you about a fun, ...
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Summary Sunday

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Let's start this week's Summary with a Tom Peter's video!  If you crave more, you are in luck, he has a host of them on his website here. Now, we can move on to the regular posts! The ...
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Job Search Is All About Marketing

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We all need to learn more about marketing.  Either as an employee or a job seeker, understanding the key trends in marketing is important to your career preservation. If you are job seeking, then ...
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Summary Sunday Mar 14 2010

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Hopefully you remembered to set you clocks ahead today.  Sorry about losing an hour?  Relax, it is going to be lighter later so you'll benefit on the other side! Here are my favorite reads from ...
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Summary Sunday

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Managing your career is all about networking.  If you are in job search today, you probably realize how difficult it can be to cultivate the appropriate relationships while unemployed.  You've learned ...
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Summary Sunday

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So here we are in a brand new year, 2010!  There have been a lot of posts on resolutions; how to make them, how to stick with them.  I don't really like resolutions, per se.  ...
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Don’t Be a Victim

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Why is it that job seekers so frequently play the victim?  They cry age discrimination, complain about spam, criticize companies for not responding, bad mouth recruiters for being unscrupulous, ...
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How Are You Communicating?

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Communication is crucial.  A message is mostly interpreted by non-verbal cues, not the actual words we use.  However, for the last few years there has been a huge movement towards social networks and ...
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