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Are You Caught Up in the Whirlwind? by Andy Robinson - Feb, 2010 It's hard to believe that next Monday marks the beginning of March. Where has this year gone? The first quarter will soon be behind us. Take some time between now and the beginning of next week to STOP and step outside the WHIRLWIND of daily activity -- and take a look at the goals that you set for yourself for 2010. The whirlwind can consume us -- our time, our energy and our best laid plans. Find a nice quiet location... |
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Avoid Mistakes and Negotiate the Salary That You Desire by John Crant - Feb, 2010 Mistakes that people make when looking to negotiate salary: Negotiating salary can be one of the most challenging aspects to handle properly, and to your advantage, when seeking a new career opportunity. In times of economic challenge, such as a recession or long recovery period, every business is looking to do more for less, and that affects offers made to those that they look to hire. Workloads for current employees have ... |
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It’s The Little Things by Dawn Bugni - Feb, 2010 Discouraged is a difficult place to live. We all visit occasionally, but wallowing in a cesspool of negativity doesn’t solve anything. And yes. I realize that leaving “discouraged” is a lot easier said than done. This in no way is meant to diminish personal circumstance, but I do know it’s much more difficult to sell your skill set when you’ve lost confidence in you and it’s difficult to have confidence in you when you can’t s... |
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Targeting Your Resume by Beth Colley - Feb, 2010 A job seeker posted this question on a LinkedIn discussion board. “How do you get by on only one resume. When I was looking for a job I rewrote/edited my resume for every different job being sure to call out everything they were looking for in the description. How do you do it any other way?” Job seekers need to remember that you have a job title...SALES PROFESSIONAL Once you understand that, you must start thinking like... |
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20 Powerful Action Verbs to Kick Your Resume Up A Notch! by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Feb, 2010 Every resume should have strong action verbs strategically placed throughout—most importantly, at the beginning of the majority of your bullet points and accomplishment-based statements. Please do yourself —and every hiring manager out there—a favor; do not start your sentences with: Responsible for...Worked with...or any other opening that lacks power and punch. These really do nothing for your resume or experience except... |
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A Key Strategy to Standing Out In A Sea of Other Job Seekers by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Feb, 2010 What you need is a competitive advantage, something that gets the hiring manager’s attention, causes him or her to keep reading your resume, and ultimately, pick up the phone and call for the interview. How do you differentiate yourself from all the other people seeking the same opportunity? Simply put, value. WHAT VALUE DO YOU OFFER? If you were going to purchase a new laptop computer or a new car, chances are you wou... |
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Four Resume Basics You Missed by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Feb, 2010 So out went another resume—and it is guaranteed to not receive a response. Why not? Because it’s plagued with one of the following four mistakes that are easy for anyone to make. Take a moment and review the following four points to ensure you’re not making a rookie mistake: SECOND AND THIRD HAD BETTER HIT THE ROAD Implied first person is the correct verbiage for your resume. Second and third person have no place in ... |
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From Survival to Revival: Getting Ready for the Recovery by Dan King - Feb, 2010 How high will unemployment go? Has the job market hit bottom yet? How bad will it get? And when will the recovery begin? I am frequently asked these questions – and the answers are not forthcoming. The fact is, “I don’t know.” I do know that there’s no shortage of “doom and gloom” out there, and hordes of people to spread and sustain it. But I'm not willing to run with the herd. Sometimes it’s best to separate from t... |
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How Social Media Is Muddying The Waters For Jobseekers by Teena Rose - Feb, 2010 Caution People! How Social Media Is Muddying the Waters for Perfectly Good Jobseekers...and How Companies are Letting it Happen. Invited to an interview, you step into the room and unload that heavy photo album you’ve been clinging to onto the conference table. In addition to a resume and brag book, you have pictures on your iPhone of your dogs and the neighbor’s cat stalking the birds enjoying your new bird feeder. The int... |
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If Ben Franklin Were On Twitter by Dan King - Feb, 2010 I'm sitting in my office answering email messages when I glance out the window and see Benjamin Franklin leaning against a wall talking on his cell phone. I rub my eyes and refocus, but Ben is still there. Have I really been transported back in time? I run to the mirror to see if I'm still me, or perhaps some caricature of Paul Revere (with or without the Raiders). I'm clearly having trouble distinguishing fantasy from reality... |
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