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Important Questions to Ask at Your Interview by Laura Smith-Proulx - Jul, 2011 What do interviewers want? That seems to be the question on the minds of job hunters everywhere. You might have made it into an interview, only to realize that your competition is every bit as qualified, and that employers are being selective. If your job search continues to lag behind your expectations, here’s a key idea to take into your next meeting with employers: The interview questions you ASK are just as just as ... |
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LinkedIn adds new sections targeted to students by Miriam Salpeter - Jul, 2011 LinkedIn just launched a new initiative aimed at students, a group sometimes slow to join the growing professional network. Many students believe “LinkedIn isn’t ‘for’ them,” since they may not already have much professional experience and probably do not have large professional networks. Now, LinkedIn offers sections to allow college students to showcase their accomplishments, as reported on LinkedIn’s blog: Projects: It’s... |
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Top 10 Tweets... Untwisted by Kimberly Schneiderman - Jul, 2011 Twitter is a great tool for coaches like me. I can give off the cuff bits of advice and insight in just a few seconds to all my followers on Twitter, fans on Facebook, and contacts on LinkedIn. As a general rule, I tweet about 3 times per day Monday through Thursday. Sometimes you’ll even see a tweet on a Friday or a Saturday if I come across something really good. The only problem is, well, I’m limited in space and someti... |
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How are you asking for help? by Dawn Bugni - Jul, 2011 I received the following via email a few Fridays ago: “Good Afternoon, I am currently unemployed and for the past few months I have been trying to present better ways to get my resume points of view across to recruiters. I have been trying to co-mingle value based information and actual job duties that I have done. When I do that it seems to create sort of a “laundry list” of my duties and I am trying to stay away from t... |
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How are you asking for help? – Part 2 by Dawn Bugni - Jul, 2011 Yesterday, I shared an email from a job seeker and offered some suggestions how he (you) can improve on responses to requests for assistance. The job seeker’s questions and concerns are common, so I’m sharing what I told him with you. Here’s his original email: “I am currently unemployed and for the past few months I have been trying to present better ways to get my resume points of view across to recruiters. I have been... |
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Next Generation Leaders: What They Want and Need from the Workplace by Judith Lindenberger - Jul, 2011 Have you ever wondered what makes the Millennials tick? So did we, so in the fall of 2011, we interviewed Millennials and their managers to learn more about this generation. Because many of our clients struggle with how to best integrate Millennials into the workplace, we interviewed Millennials and their managers through face to face and telephone interviews. The people we interviewed came from a variety of organizations and ... |
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Options for Pursuing Your Passions by Andy Robinson - Jul, 2011 The idea of "doing what you love" for a living or "pursuing your passions" eludes many and often has a ring of impracticality to it -- "HOW could I possibliy EARN A LIVING doing what I love?" There are, however, a number of ways to pursue your passions that many of us don't consider or overlook. Have you considered ALL of the following possibilities? WAYS to "Pursue Your Passions" •Doing what you love •Providing a s... |
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The #1 Way to Be a Great Employee by Lindsey Pollak - Jul, 2011 In one of the first jobs of my career, I had a very hands-on, micromanaging boss. She frequently double- and triple-checked that I had completed even the smallest tasks. Not surprisingly, it kind of drove me crazy. Looking back, though, I consider that job to be one of my best learning experiences in professionalism, attention to detail and—most importantly—the art of “managing up.” When people talk about management, the... |
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How LinkedIn Resume Builder Can Ruin Your Job Search by Louise Fletcher - Jul, 2011 I’m a big fan of LinkedIn and encourage all my clients to use it actively. I’m even writing a guide on how to make the most of it as a job search tool. But not everything LinkedIn does is a good idea and the Resume Builder tool is a perfect example of this. It sounds great in theory – create a LinkedIn profile and then transform it into a resume at the click of a button with no extra work. Who wouldn’t want that? Here’s... |
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If You’re Not Going to be Genuine, Don’t Bother by Louise Fletcher - Jul, 2011 Not long ago, I was invited to join a brand new business social networking site. Because I like the person who sent the invite, I clicked ‘yes’ and signed up. But having looked around, I decided it was much too early stage to spend time on. For the last 3 days, I’ve received an email from the site founder. The first one thanked me for signing up and made reference to the fact I’m a resume writer. I thought that was a nice t... |
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