INTERVIEW WEEK: Final Summary Post
Well, you made it through interview week. Congratulations. I hope it was a helpful series and provided a few new ideas. But honestly, I won’t know unless you tell me. So. Tell me. If you missed any...
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I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic lately. And it seems that many discussions with job seekers lately tend to slip into the topic of yesteryear. Of old memories. The freedom of being a child. And...
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(Frustrated About) Indecision In The Hiring Process
This might just be the most frustrating part of job search. It was for me back in 2007. Everything’s going great and then. Inexplicably. It isn’t. How about a quick story to illustrate? You are...
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The 7 Deadly Sins Of Good Hiring Managers
Most hiring managers have only the best intentions. There’s not one I’ve met who doesn’t want to do the right thing as they kick off a new hiring process. And why shouldn’t they? A successful hiring...
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A Hiring Manager Headache: 3 Tips For Pain Relief
Today the blog features a guest post by Career Coach George Dutch who is the Founder of Job Joy, a career transition firm. This is George’s 2nd guest post here. He wrote a post back in May on career...
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Transferable Skills: The Company Risk And My Own Experience
Transferable skills. It is one of the biggest hangup areas for job seekers in a tight market. Lots of candidates. Few jobs. And a lack of urgency on the part of hiring companies to make a decision. A...
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Go Direct And Get To The Hiring Manager
Are you sending out resumes and answering advertisements on company websites? If your job search is less than productive today, maybe it’s time to take a more direct route. Did someone tell you that...
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When Your Resume Is Useless And When It Is Useful
This is a guest post by Randy Block. After a speech, I often encounter someone from the audience who approaches me and asks: “What do you think of my resume?” I smile and ask: “What job are you...
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