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How to game plan your job search (podcast)
Is she the jerry maguire of career advice? Female sports agent Molly Fletcher stops by to discuss her new book "Your Dream Job Game Plan, 5 tools for becoming your own career agent". She also reveals how one particular job seeker impressed her. Download the MP3 Subscribe on iTunes (must have itunes software) |
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One Job Every Day Isn't Enough
It's been a year since One Day, One Job launched, and my inbox tells me that one new entry level job every day isn't enough. Readers want more. They want to know how to find jobs on their own and how to stand out when they apply. That's not something that can be communicated in a single blog post, so we're in the process of putting together a job search training course that is not only going to answer the job seeker questions that we're used to hearing, but it's also going to change the way that... |
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Do Resume Guarantees Guarantee You a Better Resume?
In today’s competitive marketplace, you will find some resume writing firms offering guarantees for the products they deliver. How do these guarantees work, you ask? They typically commit the resume company to reworking the product if the client has not earned an interview in a certain amount of time, say 30 or 45 days. OK. Sounds nice, right? But are you guaranteed a better resume as a result? Not necessarily. And this may have absolutely nothing to do with the level of expertise the writer... |
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Latest shows on JobRadio.fm
This week on JobRadio.fm you'll hear: Total Picture Radio 10 Great Career Lies: Have you tried to plan your career? Do you consider yourself, or others you admire to be “self-made?” Do you believe hard work and skill will be properly rewarded? If you’ve answered “yes” to any of the above, you just might change your mind after you listen to our Success Strategies Podcast with Stever Robbins, Executive Coach and host of the Get-it-Done Guy podcast. Employer Branding & Social Media:... |
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Job Applications in the Digital Age
By Miriam Salpeter Keppie Careers Maybe you've heard that President-elect Obama will be hiring 7,000 people to fill positions in his administration? The application itself, which includes 63 detailed questions, may deter many job seekers. In fact, Nisha Chittal at Brazen Careerist suggested that anyone who posts information online not even bother with the application. She points to questions such as: "If you have ever sent an electronic communication, including but not limited to an email,... |
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How to Overcome the Holiday Hiring Lull
For most, the winter holidays are an enjoyable time for friends and family. However, job seekers have historically struggled during this time. They find that the volume of job advertisements and postings shrinks dramatically. Companies that had already initiated the process of finding qualified candidates tend to slow the process down. Job seekers are usually surprised by how slow things become, and for how long! The holiday doldrums usually start in mid-November and extend through at least mid-January.... |
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Career Professionals Unite!!
If you are like me, you are a sincere, passionate career services professional who simply wants to help as many job seekers as you can. You got into this field because you saw how great a need there was for good, solid support. You wanted to create that amazing resume, walk them through that roller coaster ride of a job search, and be the shoulder to cry on during the tough days. You also wanted to be there to celebrate with seekers when they met their goals. It is a great industry, and if you're... |
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What You Can Do Before a Layoff Hits
Given the state of the U.S. economy and resulting corporate belt-tightening, it makes sense to be prepared for a possible layoff. And for those employed by a company struggling financially, getting “job search ready” is a wise move. Here are some steps you can take to soften the blow should a layoff hit. Get Your Resume Ready: Refresh your resume by bringing it up to date, adding new skills as you master them and including career related milestones and accomplishments. You can always trim... |
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Interview Suits Back in Style
By Miriam Salpeter Keppie Careers With many companies “casual” and Google and similar organizations with relaxed dress codes heading up “top employer” lists, knowing what to wear to an interview is a lot more complicated than it once was. Conventional career advice says to dress more formally for an interview; it helps job seekers appear serious about the position and (when done correctly) gives applicants a more professional, polished look. Well, now it’s officially stylish to turn... |
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Top 5 Job Search Mistakes
Whether we like it or not, a job search entails the selling of a product, which happens to be you. As with any product, there is a fine line between a successful negotiation and an ineffective pitch. So before we go any further, it is wise to take a look at some of the top mistakes that job seekers make: 1. Overselling/Underselling. It is probably just as bad to oversell your qualities as it is to undersell them. The reason that either one occurs is because job seekers place all the emphasis... |
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BREAKING NEWS! What’s the #1 Impediment to Any Job Search?
ANSWER: The Job Seeker Ouch. I know it’s exactly what job seekers don’t want to hear, right? Instead you want to believe that you are doing all the right things, that you have invested your time and resources wisely. Instead you want to hear that the reason you haven’t landed a position is because we are in tough economic times, that the holidays are approaching, and that the recruiter or resume writer you have been working with hasn’t lived up to the hype. Yes, it’s true that we... |
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10 job search strategies for 2009
There's no question job seekers face a challenging employment environment and must work hard to find new opportunities. To help professionals looking to make their next career move, Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International and author of Job Hunting For Dummies(R), 2nd Edition (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), recently discussed the 10 strategies every would-be employee should follow. "In this economic environment, applicants must be resourceful," said Messmer. "A successful job... |
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Getting Hired at a Start-Up: How to Be More Than Lucky
By Chandlee Bryan, Careers in Context If you are in the market for a new job and the Fortune 500 crowd isn’t appealing—or available, you may want to consider a start-up. The speed and intensity of start-ups are appealing to many job candidates. Interns and entry-level hires often extol the common virtues of working in an early-stage company: you get to assume diverse functional responsibilities, you are valued for your ability to take initiative and figure things out on your own, and you... |
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Latest additions to JobRadio.fm rotation
Here are the new shows added this week on JobRadio.fm 1. Create a Multimedia Resume with Visual CV (The Savvy Jobseeker) A crowded job market has job hunters scrambling for creative ways to make an impact with potential employers. Kristi Colvin, User Experience Evangelist for Visual CV (http://visualcv.com/)joins us to discuss how job hunters can use Visual CV to differentiate themselves from the competition. 27:43 2. Creating an Entry-Level Resume That Rocks (The Savvy Jobseeker) The Resume... |
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8 job search tips
Thanks to VisualCV who sent in this article. We love free career advice! Try these 8 proven approaches from career experts help jobseekers keep the job they have, or find the job they want. It's easy to feel down in a down economy, especially when it comes to job security. In times like these there is so much uncertainty and so many questions. "Will I get laid off?" "Is anyone hiring?" "Is it too risky to job hunt now?" "Should I settle just to have a job?" Overcome these anxieties and position... |
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What's the Deal with Recruiters Anyway?
If there is one area that is the most misunderstood when it comes to the job search industry, it is recruiting. Viewed by many job seekers as part savior, a recruiter wields a lot of influence as the perceived key to landing a great position. And there certainly is no doubt that there are some really good recruiters and headhunters out there. And there certainly have been some job seekers who have had great success with them. But that is not everyone's story. It is not even the story of the... |
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Why Job Searches Stink
Let's face it...a job search stinks. Maybe there are a few lone rangers out there who find a job search refreshing, but I think it is safe to say that for the masses, a job search is about as appealing as having an operation. In fact, sometimes I wonder if it isn't just about as painful! Now, before you accuse me of being a pessimist, let me say that just because I think that the job search process stinks doesn't mean that I also think that a job search should be avoided at all costs. On the... |
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Is Botox the answer to my Job Hunt?
Is Botox really the answer to my job search? More often than not, age is not what is stopping you from getting the job. Attitude, energy and selling yourself as the perfect candidate will. I recently had a candidate email me his resume. In his introduction email, he wrote: “I am in desperate need of employment.” It was interesting because his resume told me a different story. It detailed many successes and career achievements. But it was his introduction email, his 15 second pitch that... |
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Strategies for approaching HR people
Approaching an HR manager out of the blue about a job you heard about can be a tricky thing. I recently surveyed some Human Resource folks about this very tactic. I think you'll find their answers interesting and insightful. Steve Goldmintz wrote "As a candidate approaching an HR Manager, you have to be what they want, when they want it." Samantha Matson wrote: I don't recommend they approach the HR Manager directly. They should apply directly via the company's preferred way of receiving applications... |
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Is An MBA Worth It?
By Miriam Salpeter, Keppie Careers Thinking about waiting out the recession by getting an MBA? A recent Newsweek article may may you think twice. The article, Happy Birthday, Harvard B-School reported on an 18-month study on the state of the M.B.A. conducted by Harvard professors David Garvin and Srikant Datar. They interviewed deans, recruiters, faculty and alumni from several dozen top business schools. Their conclusions? At some companies, longer-tenured employees without an M.B.A. face... |