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Job-hunting executives must adapt some new behaviors

Posted on 20. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

Job-hunting executives must adapt some new behaviors
Why is it that the most successful and accomplished executives can sit unemployed for months or even years after a termination or closure of their companies? It would seem that these people are the best connected to find a new landing spot. Yet we often see them languishing in [...]

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Boomers have discovered the joys of truckdriving.

Posted on 18. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

Boomers have discovered the joys of truckdriving.
When Daniel Cruz, 57, lost his job counseling HIV patients last year, he hoped to find a new job in the social services, where he had worked for more than two decades. But after several months of interviews, nothing came up. One afternoon, while hunting for jobs online, he [...]

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Social Networking and LinkedIn Tips

Posted on 15. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

Social Networking and LinkedIn Tips by Susan Guarneri, Career Goddess

Networking has been the number-one way to find jobs – and good ones – for years. In fact, for the past 20-some years I’ve been in the careers industry as a career counselor/coach and outplacement specialist, it has been the first strategy I’ve recommended to my [...]

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Resumes, Networking, Headhunters – Useless Without Marketing Sweet Spot

Posted on 15. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

Resumes, Networking, Headhunters – Useless Without Marketing Sweet Spot by Marta Driesslein
A career transition is no longer about getting your hands on a list of contacts, networking with headhunters, or going online to look for work. It’s better than that.
Want to neutralize most of your rivalry* Hot-swap the traditional means of securing a job with [...]

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Personal Branding Screw-ups You Want to Avoid!

Posted on 15. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

Personal Branding & the Business Card: Tips for Appearing More Professional, Legit and/or Possibly Employable. PLUS! Dead Give-A-Ways of the Dangleberries and other Personal Branding Screw-ups You Want to Avoid! by Daviod LaPlante’s blog
OK, take that swank bluetooth dangle-dongle berry outta your ear and read’up! That plan of yours to have you’re next professional [...]

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12 Résumé Tips to Get You Hired

Posted on 15. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

12 R̩sum̩ Tips to Get You Hired Рfrom Express Personnel
Your résumé is your introduction to a prospective employee. What it says, or doesn’t say, will be a major factor in whether you land an interview – the first step to getting the job.
To craft a résumé that highlights your strengths and sells your skills, [...]

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The Top 10 Tools for 21st Century Career Success!

Posted on 14. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

The Top 10 Tools for 21st Century Career Success!
Career success isn’t rocket science–it’s a simple 3-step process. (1) Know what you want to achieve. (2) Define what success looks like (how will you know you achieved it?) and (3) Take action. The more you do, the faster you’ll get there.
Circumstances do not make or break [...]

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Answering Interveiw Questions

Posted on 14. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

Answering Interveiw Questions
1. Tell me about yourself?
Cover four segments about your life – your early years, education, work experience, and what you have done in recent times. Keep you answer to not more than 2 or 3 minutes. Be sure you don’t ramble or elaborate.
2. [...]

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How To Format Your Resume For Internet Job Searching

Posted on 14. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

How To Format Your Resume For Internet Job Searching
Email resumes…Web resumes…HTML resumes…Scannable resumes… Keyword resumes…Text resumes…ASCII resumes…PDF resumes…Word resumes…Traditional resumes…
A resume is a resume, right? But then, what are all these different types of resumes you keep hearing about? If you are confused and not quite sure what is being referred to when you hear [...]

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LinkedIn may offer path to dream job

Posted on 13. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

LinkedIn may offer path to dream job
Like many people these days, I have a Facebook account, which I mostly use to stay connected with high school chums and other friends.
In the past six months, though, I’ve also established a professional online presence through LinkedIn.com, a popular career-oriented network. (The site has 13 million members.)
While it’s [...]

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Ten Fears of Job Seekers

Posted on 13. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

Ten Fears of Job Seekers
Being a job-seeker can be a frightening and stressful experience. The longer the search goes on, the more stressful and confusing it can be. A job seeker might question if they are doing anything right, what they should change, what flaw is keeping them from employment. Really, finding a job is [...]

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Tips For Job Interview Sample Questions

Posted on 12. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

Tips For Job Interview Sample Questions
Has your employer asked for a revision on your interview techniques? Has your employer decided you should refresh the job interview questions because they have become the norm? If so, you probably wonder just how you can improve your questions and impress any employer. Below are tips for job interview [...]

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How To Get A Green Collar Job

Posted on 12. Aug, 2007 by Bill.

How To Get A Green Collar Job
My 22 year-old stepdaughter recently moved back home after a year in New York City. She put her hopes of breaking into the fashion industry on hold, discouraged by the drudgery of a Manhattan retail job bookended each day by an hour-long commute from her Brooklyn apartment. My wife [...]

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