LaunchSummit 2 is Coming Next Week

April 13, 2010

Have you reserved your spot yet for the next LaunchSummit? April 21-22 is the next installment of the premier online conference for professionals interested in managing their careers. It features 10 presentations from top national experts on career management, job search and more — all delivered to you free on your home or office computer. [...]

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10 Career Questions You Were Afraid to Ask

March 30, 2010

Today’s post is a guest post from Nikki Ruth, a fellow employment expert who specializes in writing CVs. She shares some great insight on some tough career questions, and the answers you’ll need to succeed. Enjoy! Career Question Category 1: Job Hunting 1. I have a degree but no work experience. What’s the best thing [...]

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Networking barrier-busters: 4 keys to productive networking

March 23, 2010

At a recent business networking mixer, much of the after-work crowd was perched on bar stools or huddled around tables, deep in raucous conversation. It was clear that most were feeling more “mixer,” less “business.” I caught up with a woman I met a couple of months ago, and after a short chat she introduced [...]

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Welcome AOL Readers!

March 17, 2010

If you’ve wandered over from this AOL article on interview questions, top off your coffee and settle in. There’s a bunch of good information on job search here for your perusal. Want more interview tips? Check out: Is this the perfect job interview close? 5 ways to know how your job interview really went How [...]

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Trust and Networking: 3 Keys to a Business Network that Works

March 11, 2010

Networking for your job search is critical, because people hire people, not resumes. More than that, they hire people that they KNOW, LIKE and TRUST. The problem is that most of what we learn about networking for job search focuses on the KNOW. We’re taught to go out and meet people, exchange business cards, and [...]

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How to Find a Career Coach: Can a coach help me reach my goals?

March 1, 2010

As a follow up to the last article on the topic of finding a career coach I got a number of questions on why people should find a career coach, rather than how. This article sets out to share some thoughts on the subject. If you’re clipping along in your career, confidently making choices that [...]

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How to Find a Career Coach: 3 Key Questions to Ask

February 24, 2010

If you’re at a career impasse and it’s time to make progress, one solution might be to find a career coach. Career coaches offer help with everything from job search to pursuing a promotion, to reevaluating your career path entirely. Any question that you have about how to be more effective in your career, there’s [...]

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Olympic Dreams? Social media may be your shortest route (video)

February 16, 2010

How would you like to achieve an Olympic-level brand, without years of physical training? In today’s social media world, it’s possible. The Vancouver Olympics opening ceremonies delivered record ratings for NBC as the most-watched non-U.S. opening ceremonies ever with 67.5 million total viewers, with millions more watching worldwide. Prominently featured was an engaging, funny, heartfelt [...]

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LinkedIn Advanced Techniques for Job Search Networking

February 15, 2010

Even LinkedIn ninjas may not be taking advantage of some of the more advanced techniques for increasing your LinkedIn impact. If your profile hasn’t been tweaked in a while, consider these advanced techniques for your LinkedIn strategy. Drag-and-drop reordering of LinkedIn content. LinkedIn has just added the capability to move content up or down the [...]

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Personal Brand Evolution: How to Start Your Personal Brand Today

February 11, 2010

“Personal brand” sounds like something you could sit in a corner next to your office ficus. But if you’re visualizing your personal brand like your own mini Oscar statuette–a golden you that you can point to–you’re missing the point. Many people get stuck at the beginning, thinking that they’re creating a mold for that statuette. [...]

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