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Catherine Byers Breet, founder of Arbez, does a number of excellent presentations on an effective job search around the Minneapolis area. One of her presentations is titled: Would you hire you?
Although I haven’t seen her presentation, the title intrigues me and raises an excellent question that many job seekers don’t think through enough as they [...]
A member of a LinkedIn group shared a post on the Harvard Business Review’s website “Nine Things Successful People Do Differently’ by Heidi Grant Halvorson. I have adapted several of her points with a focus on job seekers.
GET SPECIFIC: A successful job search requires discipline. It is imperative that your efforts center around specific jobs, [...]
1. Google Has Replaced the Resume
Recruiters are now using Google and LinkedIn searches to find talent, instead of paying for job-board or talent databases, like they used to do. In fact, many companies are even mandating that every new application go through a Google screening process. So that means the first page of your Google [...]
Many job seekers are having a long stretch of unemployment before they land a new position these days. For some, it’s self-inflicted. For some, it’s external circumstances. And for some, it’s actually a blessing.
While most people could be doing more to speed up their job search, there are many factors to be considered, and ways [...]
By now, the news has spread that 80 percent of recruiters look to fill openings through searching on LinkedIn.
Although I don’t think this is the best use for LinkedIn (sitting around waiting for a call), there is still a chance it could happen.
So learning how to rank your profile for certain keywords is a [...]
Ever buy a car? Wanted it to be unique? How come as soon as you put your money down you start to notice the very car you just bought, down to color and rims, is all over town?
RAS! The Reticular Activating System is located in your brain stem in the back of your head. Among [...]
So… you were fired from your last job. Terminated for cause. Maybe it was your first time, or maybe not. Is it a “terminal” situation that will prevent you from ever getting another job? How does a potential employer view a termination and how can you best overcome any adverse impressions that might make?
Here are [...]
Well, it came — and it went. Super Bowl XLVI is over.
The game was close, the commercials went viral, and the halftime show inspired comments across the spectrum. The Giants may already be at DisneyWorld, but the
Super Bowl still has plenty to offer, including some surprising job search lessons!
Check out the five job search lessons [...]
Recently a person began telling me they were seriously overwhelmed by their job search and then they burst into tears. Being overwhelmed by your job search does happen. Little wonder it overwhelms many people, because these days there are a lot of moving parts to it, and made even more complex because of the internet.
As [...]
Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with defining who you are based on NOT being someone else.
Let me explain.
When I was in high school, I didn’t really stand out. Despite how hard I tried. Grew my hair long, dyed it green. Whatever it was I tried, it didn’t really work. I was still the quiet, unremarkable [...]
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