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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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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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Layoff Lemonade: Must-see stories of liberation after layoff (video)

February 4, 2010

After my layoff, I was standing on a little tiny platform waaaay up in the sky. Looking ahead, I saw this wide, beautiful expanse of opportunity. East, west, north — all blue sky and cloudy landscape. Idyllic. But unlike in past job searches, I didn’t feel like I had the momentum that I once had. [...]

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Facebook Friends and Business Networking: Friend is a Dirty Word

January 22, 2010

What do you share with your Facebook friends? The endless invites to participate in Mafia Wars, to feed lonely sheep on the Farm or to taste someone’s new chocolates in their cafe are fun for the participants, but off-putting to the rest of us. But it’s just Facebook, right? We should enjoy our little diversions. [...]

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Informational Interview Etiquette: Make the Most of your Meeting

July 24, 2009

Informational interviews are an invaluable resource for uncovering job opportunities. You are not restricted to only speaking to potential hiring managers when they’re hiring. You can build your network, learn about potential employers, and position yourself as a potential employee by reaching out to peers, managers and other professionals in your industry to ask for [...]

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Wrong job? 3 Ways to Know

May 19, 2009

photo credit: sergis blog Are you in the wrong job? If you’ve gone through the steps of figuring out what you love to do, trying to do more of what you love, and have become more effective at it, but you still aren’t feeling engaged, motivated, successful, or valued, your best efforts may not be [...]

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