Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Career Marketing

Video Tips – Essentials in the Resume Puzzle

July 1, 2011 Career Marketing

If you are currently looking for a job, it’ s foolhardy to use a less-than-perfect resume.  These video tips will help you to strengthen and improve your resume to be as competitive as possible in a job market that is overflowing with qualified candidates. What are 5 resume essentials summarized in this video? Briefly, they [...]

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Video on 7 Essential Elements That Will Make Your Resume Irresistible

June 27, 2011 Career Marketing

You can read it in 100 books and on 1000 websites, but actually seeing a resume writing tip illustrated in a real example can make all the difference when you are trying to prepare your own resume for a job search. I’ve just published this new video presentation explaining and actually illustrating 7 essential elements [...]

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12 Ways to Use the Telephone More Effectively In Your Job Search

May 6, 2011 Career Marketing

  Job seekers frequently suffer from telephone phobia. Knowing how and using the telephone effectively during your job search will make help keep your search moving forward efficiently and productively, ultimately helping you to land a new job faster and more successfully. Out of intimidation, shyness, or a fear of rejection many job seekers will [...]

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Choose It. Don’t Excuse It! Mindset Changes You Can Choose to Revive a Stalled Job Search

December 7, 2010 Career Management

Are you in the job market right now? Is it taking longer than you want? Do you find yourself getting frustrated, depressed, anxious, and fearful that you’ll never find a good job, or maybe even a little bit angry at the circumstances in which you find yourself? If so, you aren’t alone. But, knowing that [...]

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How-to Easily Crack The Hidden Job Market

November 12, 2010 Career Marketing

While it is difficult to identify the original source for this statistic, it has often been said that approximately 80% of all jobs filled are done so in what is known as the “hidden” or “unpublished” job market. These are jobs typically landed through word-of-mouth and referrals as opposed to the hit-or-miss method of answering [...]

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Is Your Job Search Stressing You Out? How-to Put Yourself In a Stress-free Zone!

October 29, 2010 Career Marketing

Have you been in the job market longer than you expected? Are you frustrated because you just don’t see as much progress as you would like and because you feel like success-the perfect new job-is eluding you? There is no doubt that job searching can be stressful. Not only do you have to cope with [...]

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9 Keys To Job Search & Career Success in Even The Most Competitive Job Market

October 21, 2010 Career Management

It is no surprise to anyone that the job market has become increasingly competitive over the past couple of years. But even as the economy has slowed, and there are increasing numbers of job seekers in the job market, there are many professionals who have been incredibly successful in conducting fast, effective job searches. These [...]

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Working With Recruiters: 7 Insider Secrets That You Must Know During Your Job Search

October 18, 2010 Career Management

For most job seekers, conducting a comprehensive job search includes—at least to some degree—interfacing with recruiters (a.k.a., headhunters). But, for many people, this is also one of the most misunderstood aspects of a job search. Here are some quick tips and “must-knows” to demystify the process of contacting and working with recruiters, and to help [...]

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How-to Easily Create a Compelling, Branded Elevator Pitch for Your Job Search

September 20, 2010 Career Management

The elevator pitch. You are probably familiar with the term. It is most commonly used to describe the concise 60-second speech that business owners and executives, as well as salespeople, use to describe their business, product, or service to others. More importantly, it is a speech that is delivered in a compelling way that describes [...]

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How-to Handle Age On Your Resume

August 20, 2010 Career Management

“Should I reveal it or not?” “I’ve been told that my resume should only include the last ten years of my work experience. Is this true?” “My resume includes experience from 18 years ago and I’m worried that age discrimination might be an issue. How do I handle age on my resume?” These are questions [...]

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Kick-Start Your Job Search With High-Payoff Activities

August 18, 2010 Career Marketing

I frequently talk to potential clients who tell me they have been conducting a job search for X months without any success, or that they have sent out X number of resumes with virtually no response. When I press for more details, almost invariably, I hear stories about resumes posted in online resume databases and [...]

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5 Quick Tips for Handling Job Search References

August 10, 2010 Career Management

Tip #1 for Handling Job Search References: Never submit your references with the resume. You want to have a face-to-face meeting with the employer, or at the very least, a telephone interview, before providing references. The purpose of the resume, at least at this stage of the job search process, is to generate enough interest [...]

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5 Insider Secrets to Ramp Up Your Job Search By Incorporating Your Personal Brand

July 30, 2010 Career Marketing

When you think about your next career move, how would things be different for you if you were HUNTED rather than being the HUNTER? Personal branding (the process of clarifying and communicating what makes you and your unique value proposition different and special) allows you to make a name for yourself. It differentiates you from [...]

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Secrets to Writing a Job Winning Resume Even If You Have Problems In Your Background

July 26, 2010 Career Marketing

Do you have a completely unblemished work history? Was writing your resume a breeze because you are perfectly qualified with a model career and educational background? Or, do you find yourself struggling to prepare your resume…struggling because of some glitch or problem in your background that you don’t know quite how to overcome in your [...]

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How To Write Your Resume For An International Job Search

July 24, 2010 Career Marketing

Do you dream about working abroad? Do your short or long-term career goals include an international assignment? Maybe you want to practice your ability to speak multiple languages. Perhaps you completed coursework or a degree in international business. Or maybe you just want to broaden your corporate qualifications with a more global perspective and multicultural [...]

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7 Tips To Speed Your Long Distance Job Search

July 22, 2010 Career Management

Long Distance Job Search Tip #1: Looking for work can be difficult. Looking for work long-distance is even tougher! Fortunately, the Internet makes long-distance job searching easier than it has ever been before. Using a job search engine is a great way to find and apply for job openings in the geographic area of interest. [...]

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