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Is My Job Search Doomed If I Don't Have A Network? by Rob Taub - Oct, 2009 You're job search is not doomed but without networking you are doomed to suffer a longer more difficult one. Although networking is important it is only one piece in a multiple-channel job search marketing strategy. You help yourself best by working ALL your channels. Some other channels are, · Online networking portholes such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and MySpace · Recruiters and Search Firms · Job sites such as Massachu... |
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Ten Tips to Overcome Fear of Cold Calling by Rob Taub - Oct, 2009 Job search phone phobia is very common. Here are some ideas that could turn your phone into the feather-light tool it should be and not a 500 lb weight. There are many types of phone calls. The calls that give people the most trouble are the "Introductory Calls”. The purpose of the call is to make you known. The goal is to get an appointment or at least another call of longer duration. This type of call is infamously known ... |
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The Job Seeker Blues by Katie Lindbloom - Oct, 2009 If you’ve been looking for a job with little or no success, you may start to feel defeated and your job search hopeless. You’re not alone, many unemployed and even some employed job seekers hit a wall in their job search where it seems like you’ve done everything possible and spent endless hours applying for jobs to only be in the same position you were in months ago. If this is you, I’m sorry to say, you have the job seeker... |
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20 Habits of Highly Effective Job Seekers in a Down Market by Ford R. Myers - Oct, 2009 Even in a down market, job seekers and employees are not powerless or without recourse. In fact, you have more control over your career circumstances than you might think. I’ve developed 20 specific strategies and tactics that consistently generate powerful results for job seekers, even when it seems that “no one’s hiring.” 1. Network, network, network. Continually increase your level of networking and keep expanding your c... |
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Sticking Our Necks Out by Cathy Alfandre - Oct, 2009 Stick our necks out? Now? I admit - the news out there is decidedly mixed. On the plus side: The pace of layoffs is slowing. There seems to be some consensus that the economy is starting to rebound; as of this writing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is re-approaching 10,000, and leading economic indicators have been trending upward for several months. Anecdotally, a few of my clients are landing jobs. On the flip side: Em... |
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Things Hardly Anybody Will Tell You About Job Search by Bettina Seidman - Oct, 2009 * It is important to have a clear goal in mind about what kind of work you want to do * Use all job search techniques: postings and search firms (low yielding) and targeting and networking (high yielding) Postings – It is helpful to write a customized cover letter whenever you respond to an ad. You can increase your chances of being invited for an interview by writing an effective cover letter, a gem that grabs the re... |
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Don’t Blow Your Chances For Job Hunting Success by Bob Roth - Sep, 2009 It’s during the first three years of college that students lay the groundwork for a successful senior year job search. However, since most students don’t know what it takes to get prepared for job hunting success, I’ve provided a list of things that students should be doing, as they go through college. - Select a major that compliments their interests and strengths - Perform in the classroom - Research potential employer... |
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Everyone Gets Fired by Bob Roth - Sep, 2009 College students and recent graduates sometimes make the mistake of thinking that they will never get fired. Unfortunately, you probably will. Everyone gets fired at one time or another. That’s just the way things work today. However, the question becomes, what will you do when you get fired? Stages of job loss: Your Normal Job Performance - If your normal job performance is not considered to be at least average to... |
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Do More than Read Job Titles! Look for Clues... by Marcia Robinson - Sep, 2009 I was having a conversation recently with a job seeker who had concluded that there were just no jobs out there for her. It was a little surprising since she is actually in a field that has quite a few opportunities, despite the bad economy. After a few minutes, I realized that she was so fixated on the last job title she held, she really wasn't looking for broader possibilities and reading job descriptions carefully enoug... |
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If You Feel Like a Job-Search Failure...Go Underground! by Rob Taub - Sep, 2009 "I Feel Like a Failure at Job Search. I've done everything I know to do, from everything I've read about job searching and from all the advice from friends, my schools career office and online sites...it's been months and I've been to all the career fairs and applied to every opening I could find in 6 New England states, NY and NJ and I'm still jobless seemingly going nowhere." HAVE you done everything...REALLY? Aside fr... |
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