Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Job Search Networking

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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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it has often been said that approximately 80% of all jobs filled are done so in what is known as the “hidden” or “unpublished” job market.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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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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The 6 Habits of Highly Successful Job Search Networking

September 2, 2010 Career Management

You’ve heard it before: at least 80% of all the jobs are found through the “hidden” job market, also known as the “unpublished” job market. These are jobs typically landed through word of mouth and referrals as opposed to the hit-or-miss method of answering ads, posting your resume to internet databases, or other techniques meant [...]

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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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10 Ways Your Network Contacts Can Help With Your Job Search

July 14, 2010 Job Search Networking

Though 50% of my current sales are generated from referrals (generally, from past clients) and repeat clients, one of my primary business goals always involves  increasing the percentage of new business generated through word-of-mouth sources. I’ve read and studied a number of books on this subject and on developing a referral marketing strategy. Throughout the [...]

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Top Networking Techniques for Job Hunters

June 16, 2010 Career Marketing

Networking is the process of developing relationships with a group of relatives, friends, and acquaintances who can assist you with locating the information that you need to find a job. Ideally, a network will help you to identify where the available jobs are as well as give you the personal introductions and background information needed [...]

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Social Networking & Internet Job Searching

May 25, 2010 Internet Job Searching

There is a fascinating article on CareerJournal.com. The article is referencing a study done by CareerXroads that indicates the increasing importance of social networking in the job search. According to the study, at large companies, employee referrals led to 1/3 of all new hires – 32% as opposed to just 21% in 2001. Of additional [...]

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