3. February 2012

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Get in Front of Your Next Employer

Yes, we all know that email is great and that being online can reap employment rewards, but nothing beats a face-to-face meeting with someone else – especially in the hiring department. When you think about all of the emails and resumes they have to go through, you being to see how meeting a person in the [...]

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2. February 2012

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Create a Job Hunting Database

With all of the jobs you’ve applied for, you can begin to forget who you’ve sent resumes to, who you’ve interviewed with, etc.  While it might not seem like a big deal if you haven’t gotten hired with these companies – think again.  Just like anything else you might track, you want to create a [...]

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1. February 2012

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Call Them Back Today, Not Tomorrow

You’ve sent out your resume to a number of companies, only to notice that you haven’t gotten a lot of calls.  Until today. Someone finally calls you and you’re excited about it, but you have other things to do, so you put the call off… No. When you get a call back from a prospective employer, you [...]

31. January 2012

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Be Flexible in Your Job Hunt

As you begin to look for a new job, it can be tempting to have a very clear picture about what your next job should look like.  You might even have a list of the things that you expect from your next job.  But maybe you should think about being a little more flexible with [...]

28. January 2012

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Get to Your Interview Early, Get to Know Your Interviewer

For some reason, we’ve been taught that getting to a party early means that you’re not as socially graceful.  We’re told that getting someplace fashionably late is the way to show that you’re one of the ‘cool’ kids.  But while this might be the case for the neighborhood barbeque, it’s certainly not the case when [...]

27. January 2012

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Look for a Job BEFORE You Need One

They say hindsight is 20/20, and that’s certainly the truth.  It’s far easier to realize what you SHOULD have done after you should have done it.  The same can be said for job hunting.  Ideally, you should start looking for a job before you need one because you have the luxury of a paycheck and [...]

26. January 2012

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Narrow Your Search, Keep Your Sanity

While this might not be the case for you, many job hunters have found themselves going a bit crazy with their job hunt for one main reason: sending out too many resumes.  Though you certainly want to start sending out your information to places that are hiring, the ‘let’s send one to everyone’ approach isn’t [...]

25. January 2012

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What about Campus Career Centers?

If you’re new to the idea of a career, you need to remember that everyone started out somewhere.  If you’re in college or you’re just out of school, it might be a good idea to look into the resources already around you. For example, your campus probably has a career center that you can utilize, [...]

24. January 2012

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What are Examples of Your Accomplishments?

In the time that you’ve been working, you have done impressive things, even if you don’t think they’re all that impressive.  Think about it – no matter what job you’ve held, you’ve done something that has gotten you noticed.  Even if you’ve just been flipping burgers, there are accomplishments you can share with others (how [...]

23. January 2012

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What’s Your Elevator Pitch?

Right now, if a hiring department representative was standing right in front of you, what would you tell them about yourself?  Not sure?  You might want to think about it.  Start thinking about the thirty seconds of time you have to impress someone who you’ve just met.  And then think about how you can wow [...]

20. January 2012

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Create the Job of Your Dreams

You might like where you’re working right now and you don’t want things to change, but it’s still not the job of your dreams.  While you can certainly try to make something better out of your current position, why not try building a new job for yourself, outside of your work time?  It’s not as [...]

18. January 2012

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Should You Pick Up the Phone to Get a New Position?

When you look at the job boards, you might notice that many of the descriptions note that you shouldn’t respond to the ad by phone.  So, you don’t.  And while you’re showing that you can read the ad correctly, you might also be limiting your ability to get a new job.  The phone shouldn’t be [...]

13. January 2012

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Test Your Personality BEFORE the Interview

Some people seem to shine in interviews, and you might wonder why this is the case.  Though they may lack certain skills, they can still manage to get a job right when they need it, and they continue to succeed when they are employed.  What can you learn from them?  While you might not want [...]

12. January 2012

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What Your Emails are Saying to Hiring Departments

You’re emailing and emailing, but not getting the responses you want?  It might be time for an email lesson.  Though you might be sending your emails to the right person and providing the right information, if you’re not coming across well in your emails, you’re not going to make as great of an impression as [...]

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