29. July 2010

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The Power of the Guest Blog

I have written often in the past about the power of maintaining a professional blog to increase your personal brand and raise your job search profile.  Once you have this established, however, something else that you can do to gain even further recognition is to contribute towards other high-profile sites by submitting guest blogs. Guest blogs [...]

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28. July 2010

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The Return to Work of Stay-at-Home Dads

Having written a post a few weeks ago which offered some tips on how to regain your confidence after a career break, I got to thinking in particular about those Dads who take time out to take care of their children.  While in many ways their situation on making a return to the workplace is [...]

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27. July 2010

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Military Careers Take on a New Appeal in Depressed Job Market

Job security, for most of us, plays an important role in deciding which career to enter in the first place, as well as in our level of job satisfaction.  Recent years, however, have not only seen huge numbers of employees being laid off, but also millions more fearing for their futures.  With the civilian job [...]

26. July 2010

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How To Handle Pre-Employment Tests

An interesting article in today’s Washington Post talks about pre-employment tests and how these are being used by increasing numbers of employers to delve into the personalities, thought processes, motivations, work styles, values and aptitudes of job candidates.  Although these types of tests only used to be confined to certain types of work or industries, [...]

24. July 2010

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OnlineDegrees.org Names Job Search Ninja in Top 100 Career Advice Blogs

You don’t have to go back too far to find a time when online degrees were met with a certain amount of skepticism by the majority of employers.  In today’s world where increasing number of job seekers and employees alike are faced with what can feel like an uphill battle to find work or move [...]

23. July 2010

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iPhone Applications to Help With Your Job Search

As promised, in this, the final part of my mini-series on getting the most out of your mobile phone during a job search, I intend to take a look at three top applications for iPhone users, all of which can be downloaded for free. 1.   Audio Job Interview Professional One of the big keys to interview success [...]

22. July 2010

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More Useful Cell Phone Functions for Your Job Search

Although some things are still best done on a full-sized computer screen, having a cell phone with Internet access lets you send, share and learn on the go, and it stops you from being tempted to use your work computer for your job search. E-mail 1. Being able to check your e-mail when you are at work [...]

21. July 2010

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Basic Cell Phone Functions To Use In Your Job Search

In yesterday’s post I started talking about using cell phones when you are job searching, and today I want to continue by looking at some of the basic functions which can be found on most handsets these days, and offer some tips on how to use them appropriately. Voicemail 1. Whether you have a cell phone which [...]

20. July 2010

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Using Cell Phones in Your Job Search

Cell phones have moved on immeasurably since the days when they were the size of a house brick and nothing more than a device for talking on.  Even the most basic models nowadays contain a whole range of features which can help job searchers to stay organized when they are on the go, and of [...]

19. July 2010

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The Importance of Focus

  At the risk of waxing lyrical, I was sitting watching some ants the other day, mesmerized not only by how busy they were and their strength, but also by their focus. Nothing else in the world seemed to matter to them other than carrying a dead fly from where it lay to their nest. In [...]

18. July 2010

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Overcoming Stage Fright At Interviews

  No matter what the job or how important it feels whether we get it or not, there are few of us who don’t suffer at least some degree of stage fright prior to a job interview.  Here though, are a few tips to help you to regain some sense of composure before you set foot [...]

16. July 2010

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Just How Long Should Your Resume Be?

After having talked a bit recently about resumes and all the exciting stuff that needs to go into them, it struck me that it might be worth saying a few words about the length of the document.  This is a debate which still rages constantly amongst the ranks of recruiters and career experts alike, and [...]

15. July 2010

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What to Include in Your ‘Artistic’ Resume

In yesterday’s post I talked about some of the difficulties that those who work in the creative fields such as art, music, writing, acting and so on often experience when it comes to creating a resume.  Just as in any other profession, however, resumes are still necessary if these individuals are to sell their work, [...]

14. July 2010

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Resumes – The Challenges for Arty Types

Over the course of my last few posts I have been talking about resume writing and the type of information that you might want to consider including if you are seeking employment in areas such as administrative and clerical work, catering and hospitality, health care and so on.  Not everyone though, works in what would [...]

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