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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.

Google Search Tips for Job Searching: Find What You Need When You Need It

"Google it"!  How often have you heard that? Whether it's to do some research, find directions, check showtimes or settle a bet, you've probably used the "googlelator" to find information about one thing or another. But have you ever used Google for assistance with

2025-01-08T18:43:07+00:00March 22nd, 2015|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Online Job Searching|
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What To Say In a Job Interview When You’ve Been Fired

Okay, so you've been fired.  It happens, even to interesting and successful people.  Perhaps you saw it coming.  Perhaps you didn't (which is a topic for another time).  Either way, the effect a termination has on your life usually ranges from unpleasant to downright devastating.

2023-01-21T23:39:51+00:00April 25th, 2014|Job Search Advice, Job Search Interviewing, Personal Marketing|
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The Different Kinds of Recruiters: What Job Seekers Should Know

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." So wrote William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.  The meaning of the phrase is simple:  If something we know had another name, it would still be what we know.  But

2022-11-16T18:54:14+00:00April 8th, 2014|Career Management, Job Search Advice|
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11 Action Steps to Increase Your Job Search Productivity

Conducting a job search is challenging enough without spinning your wheels unproductively and unsuccessfully. We all have a limited number of hours in the day, and many other priorities to attend to. It is important that we make the most of the time we

2025-01-08T18:43:05+00:00March 18th, 2014|Job Search Advice|
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Easy Steps to Get Started Using Twitter to Find A New Job

      Do you Tweet? If not, maybe you should, especially if you are trying to find a new job. Perhaps it would be misleading to say that as a job searcher you MUST be on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social and business

2022-10-14T19:10:48+00:00February 6th, 2014|Online Job Searching, Personal Branding, Personal Marketing|
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Career & Job Search Networking Made Easy: 14 Excuses NOT to Network And How To Get Over Them

If you do not yet see the value of job search and career networking, this article is not for you. If you do not like job search and career networking, that is poor excuse for avoiding the key to your future career success. Developing, strengthening,

2022-10-14T19:11:01+00:00February 3rd, 2014|Job Search Advice, Job Search Networking|
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5 Practical Job Search Techniques You Can Put To Use Today

People are currently filling the jobs you may have had in mind. They were smart to plan their job search last summer and got serious about their job search techniques in the fall. They interviewed in November and December and walked into their new

2023-10-23T17:06:46+00:00January 23rd, 2014|Job Search Advice|
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Using LinkedIn For Your Job Search: 10 Golden Rules That You Need To Know

The development and popularity of social media has transformed the way we communicate, how we gather and disseminate information (whether personal or professional), the way in which we share our opinions, and the method by which we brand ourselves.  Yes, brand.  We disclose what we think,

2022-10-14T19:12:06+00:00January 9th, 2014|Online Job Searching|
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Googled Yourself Lately? Why Your Online Image Is Critical To Your Job Search

  Small business owners find Google search a fast free tool to check their job candidates. Most large businesses now require a search for the same reasons. Moreover, the Google search links to your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles (and more), so if you are involved

2022-10-14T20:07:44+00:00December 6th, 2013|Career Management, Online Job Searching, Personal Branding, Personal Marketing|
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