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Job Search Advice

If you are searching for job search advice, you will find it on our blog. Job searching has evolved dramatically in the past decade, and this blog will help you stay up to date and current on job search best practices and trends.

How To Prepare For A Virtual Job Interview

Virtual job interviews. We originally published this article in 2012. Virtual interviewing was a novelty back then. Today, it is a common practice, and this was true even before the COVID-19 pandemic. It was far past time for us to update the tips in

2023-10-23T17:02:07+00:00February 14th, 2021|Job Search Advice, Job Search Interviewing, Online Job Searching|
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5 Expert Tips for Professional Networking on LinkedIn

Professional networking online has its unique set of challenges. Generally, it's relatively harder to build personal connections when you don’t have the advantage of face to face meetings. However, LinkedIn offers some golden opportunities to help you create a network that can propel your

2023-10-23T17:06:04+00:00February 4th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Job Search Networking, Online Job Searching, Personal Marketing|
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10 Online Networking Tips to Help Your Virtual Self Get the Job You Want

There’s a saying that goes, “It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you and what you can do.” And in today’s world, online networking through social media channels provides an invaluable way for you to gain that type of visibility. You can use

2023-10-23T17:01:23+00:00February 3rd, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Job Search Networking, Online Job Searching, Personal Marketing|
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Tips to Build Your Social Media Presence So Recruiters Find You Easily

Is a robust social media presence helpful when job searching? The answer is an indisputable YES. Recruiters.  Whether in-house HR recruiters or third-party recruiting firms, many employers use them, rely on them, depend on them to source the best available candidates for job openings.

2023-10-23T17:09:31+00:00February 3rd, 2021|Career Management, Online Job Searching, Personal Marketing|
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How-to Turn Your LinkedIn Profile Into a Multimedia Career Portfolio

Once upon a time, conducting a job search was relatively straightforward: You'd ask friends and acquaintances if they knew of any openings, peruse the classified ads section of the local newspaper, and send resumes along with a good cover letter. In 1996, when Distinctive Career

2025-02-07T03:34:38+00:00February 2nd, 2021|Job Search Advice, Job Search Networking, Online Job Searching, Personal Branding, Personal Marketing|
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How Recruiters Use Social Media In Making Recruiting & Hiring Decisions

Gone are the days when social media was a "new-fangled" concept. With close to 3.6 billion people on social media today, it should come as no surprise that 70% of employers use social media when screening potential employees. But, how recruiters use social media

2023-10-23T17:02:05+00:00January 29th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Online Job Searching, Personal Marketing|
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7 Ways to Use Pinterest For Your Job Search

Are you pinterested?  No, that's not a typo.  Pinterested. If you're looking for a job or seeking to leave the one you've got, you probably should be. Launched in 2010, a decade later, in 2020, more than 240 billion pins have been posted and

2022-10-15T04:43:09+00:00January 29th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Online Job Searching, Personal Marketing|
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Job Search Organization Tips for Even the Most Disorganized Job Hunter

Clutter, clutter everywhere! If you struggle with organization and are conducting a job search, you know that clutter and disorganization are productivity killers. A cluttered workspace can increase stress and frustration which are already at all-time highs with most job hunters. Even worse, disorganization

2023-10-23T17:09:22+00:00January 11th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice|
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7 Job Search Confidence Hacks You Can Implement Today

Building your courage and increasing your self-confidence is an important topic and something everyone can benefit from, not just job seekers. But, there is no doubt that searching for a new job requires a high level of confidence, resilience, and yes, even courage. It

2022-10-15T04:42:13+00:00December 14th, 2020|Job Search Advice, Job Search Interviewing, Job Search Networking, Personal Marketing|
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