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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 then…. what?

“Well, you [...]

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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 move [...]

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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 a [...]

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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. When I [...]

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Career Trends and Career Change: Interpreting Employment Trends in 2010

February 1, 2010

A great career choice today may not be the best choice a few years from now.
There are hundreds of factors that affect your employability, many of which are linked to the job market. By keeping an eye on the trends in the marketplace, you can be ready to respond as factors are changing, and proactively [...]

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Taking the first step towards excellence

December 4, 2009

Today, I uploaded a new photo to my Twitter account.
It’s the third (fourth?) that I’ve used since I started on Twitter earlier this year. Each time I’ve been happier with the photo that I’m using.
The easiest thing to do might have been to go out at the beginning and get a professional head shot taken. [...]

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Key Skills Resume Section: How to Highlight Relevant Experience

November 25, 2009

Are you switching industries? Returning to work after some time away? Not sure your experience really shows off what you can offer? Do you have a generalist background with a wide variety of skill sets?
All of these situations can make it difficult to concisely describe what you can do for a potential employer. While a [...]

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Networking Ninja Tip: Know What You Need

October 15, 2009

There are hundreds of opportunities for networking, and if you take advantage of a fraction of them you’ll likely meet scores of people with whom you can “network.”
You can take their info, follow up, schedule a face-to-face meeting. In fact, the networking events that I’ve been to lately are huge proponents of the face-to-face meeting [...]

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Not everything is a job search nail: Effective use of your resume

October 5, 2009

Have you joined the Career Mastermind Network? Jump in for “30 Days to a Powerful LinkedIn Presence.”
If you’re trying to fix a hole in the wall, are you going to go after it with a hammer?
Every home improvement project has a general work flow and calls for a specific set of tools. To fix a [...]

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The Do-It-Yourself Behavioral Interview

September 14, 2009

Employers used to ask softball questions.
Of course, they didn’t think they were softballs, but as they started to realize their interviews weren’t predicting success, they switched it up a little.
They moved from “What would you do if…” to “Tell me about a time when…”
And the behavioral interview was born. While a behavioral interview is not [...]

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