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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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21 Tips to Speed Your Job Search Even During a Recession

November 23, 2010 Job Search Techniques

Are you worried about the economy? Concerned about the high unemployment figures that we hear on the news month after month? Have you bought into the myth that it is near-impossible to find a new job during a recession? If you have a job now, you may find yourself questioning your security when you read [...]

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How-to Explain In An Interview Why You Were Fired

November 16, 2010 Job Search Interviewing

This is a toughy! If you’ve ever been fired from a job, you know that during job interviews you will be asked  exactly why you are no longer with such and such company. If you are not prepared with an answer, explaining that you were terminated and why you were fired  can be tricky at [...]

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3 Essential Job Search Interview Secrets You Must Know to Quickly Land Your Next Job

November 5, 2010 Job Search Interviewing

The job search interview: it’s one of the most important but least understood aspects of looking for a job. The single most important thing you can do to get a job is to interview. That’s right. You’ve promoted yourself with a stand-out resume, you’ve opened the right doors, attracted the attention of the person with [...]

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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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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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Job Search Checklist – Land a New Job In Record Time

August 26, 2010 Career Management

The days of simply browsing through the Sunday newspaper and sending out a few resumes in order to win your next career opportunity are over. The days of retiring after having worked for just one or two companies are also over. Downsizings, mergers, offshoring, acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, consolidation, and other change initiatives have required rapid [...]

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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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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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Your value proposition – the key to getting interviews

May 25, 2010 Career Marketing

In my business, before I develop and write a resume, I require my clients to complete a fairly comprehensive questionnaire. When these questionnaires are returned to me, I am frequently frustrated by incomplete answers…sometimes just a few sentences to describe five, ten, fifteen years of experience! These clients assume that I have written hundreds of [...]

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