Summary Sunday is a collection of posts from this week I've found and shared. I attempt to put them in some sort of related order to make a point or help increase your level of awareness and ...
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Motivation Monday: Be Social!
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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Summary Sunday
In case you didn't know, there are some really amazing resources for job search and career management information on the web. Really!? Finding the good stuff can be hard. That's why I love sharing ...
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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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Summary Sunday
Are you reading job search help information on a regular basis? If not, never fear, because every Sunday, I pick some of the best articles I find that week and share them here. There is so much ...
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Twitter Isn’t Stupid
Twitter really isn't stupid if you are following the right people.
Who are the right people you might be asking? And what is the purpose of Twitter? Allow me to explain. ...
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Twitter Chat: Do You Participate?
Have you ever participated in a Twitter Chat session? ...
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Is Business Changing? Will There Be a New Normal?
There's a trend these days in HR, Marketing, Customer Service, leadership and certainly other areas within organizations. It is the use of social media. Like it or hate it, it is infiltrating ...
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Summary Sunday
This week's summary is truly a mixed bag of great posts from this week!
INTERVIEWING
Interview Regrets to Avoid from Tim's Strategy
3 Questions You Don't Know the Answer to After a Job Interview ...
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Go Twitter
I love Twitter and I want you to also. Well, at least like it. OK, please at least try it. Twitter is an amazing tool for marketing (read ERE's post Twitter: Media or (Un)Social ...
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Summary Sunday
This is one of my favorite Summary Sundays so far. It is referencing some of the posts from this week I shared on Twitter. Actually, if you aren't on Twitter yet, there are some posts here to ...
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Summary Sunday
Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. Each week I find new people to follow and new blogs to read. In sharing them, I hope you learn something new and/or find a new blog to read. ...
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Job Search Is All About Marketing
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
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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Summary Sunday
I would like to share this thought provoking video. Chris Brogan had a post this week What I learned at a Charter School and this was submitted in the comments. This video from TED Talks is by ...
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Summary Sunday
Trust. Reliance on another person or entity. Having faith in others and
believing them. (from Wikipedia, of course.)
I am beginning to wonder where trust fits within society today. On one hand, ...
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Adapt Your Job Search
2009 Hiring Trends In Review
Each year I look forward to CareerXroads Sources of Hire study results. Why? Because it justifies what all the expert career coaches are saying. We all know how turbulent 2009 ...
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Summary Sunday
Are you looking for something new? A new job or a new strategy? This summary is dedicated for those in search of something other than what they may know or have tried before. IF ...
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Our Professional and Personal Lives are Blending
Sharing information is a personal value of mine. I hope that by sharing information that people reading it or hearing it will come up with solutions or new approaches or innovation of some sort ...
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Twitter Replaces Job Boards?
TweetDeck's recent news (read article from ClickZ) about partnering with TwitJobSearch is a sign. A sign that we seek a quick solution to finding a job. There are millions of tweets every day and ...
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Personal Branding, Who Needs It?
Who needs personal branding? We all need it. Today, more than ever before. But it shouldn't be fake. It has to be genuine- real- authentic. And even if you are "just looking for a new job" you ...
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Be a “Giver”, Not a Job Seeker
Instead of focusing your sights on the dream job or any job for that matter, focus instead on being a "giver" or "sharer". Here's an example: A woman attended a ...
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Social Media is NOT about Telling People What You Had for Breakfast
Social media isn't about revealing what's going on in your personal life. (Though many use it that way.) It is about sharing information with other people. It is a tool for learning and finding ...
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How Are You Communicating?
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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Who Are Your Friends?
I am not a natural-born networker. I prefer "hanging" with those people I know well. I have a schedule that doesn't allow me to meet people after work. Those are ...
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Social Networks Are About Sharing and Giving Back
In the most simple terms, the great social networkers are not self promoting, they are sharing and giving back. Social networks are LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogs, Facebook, Stumble, Digg, Wikis, ...
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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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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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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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