Secrets of the Job Hunt
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5 Unique Steps to Landing a Job
Here's a few job search tips from Steve Siebold, author of the new book How Rich People Think. Siebold says job seekers should stop applying for random positions and getting frustrated, and instead, try using what he calls “5 Steps to Landing a Job Through Rich Thinking.” He guarantees this method will help get any job seeker’s foot in the door! It goes like this: 1. Approach small and medium size businesses and offer to sell their products/services on 100% commission. 2. Volunteer... |
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The Mid-Atlantic job market is tight
Our friends over at JuJu sent me the latest job search difficulty index. If you work near DC, Virginia or Maryland you have the least amount of competition according to their numbers. If i had to guess this is due to the booming job market out of the dc area. The capitol region seems to have tons of job opportunities. Unemployed Individuals Per Advertised Job 1 District Of Columbia (DC) 0.82 2 Virginia (VA) 1.93 3 Maryland (MD) 1.97 4 North Dakota (ND) 2.03 5 Nebraska (NE) 2.20 6 Delaware (DE)... |
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Job Seekers, forget twitter!
Now with the new social networking trends, I can see a whole bunch of articles stating "Finding a job through twitter" or "easy steps to find a job with twitter" or "5 rules for job seekers on Twitter". No, finding a job on twitter is not an easy job and even brings a lot of misconception. 1 - It takes time Twitter follows certain rules, a specific etiquette and to understand this etiquette you need to spend some time on it At first, you are going to listen and observe, and then may be you will... |
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Industry Job Search
Reposted from CareerAlley “Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” –Yogi Berra I don't know about you, but when I hear the word "industry", the first thing I think of is smokestacks (hence the picture). I'm sure that has something to do with my age :( . Job search is much the same as today's quote (90% mental, the other half physical). Apart from the math, you do need to give your job search 140% of your time and effort. The biggest part of the job search effort is the mental... |
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Trader Joes: best paying retail jobs
I just put down this article about Trader Joe's and was pleasantly surprised at the wages they pay their crew members. Not only do their store managers make 6 figures but regular crew members can earn $40-$60k per year! I applaud them for paying their employees a living wage rather than nickel and diming them like most other retailers do. Other retailers who bitch about high turnover should learn a lesson from TJ's. Want a job at Trader Joes? I found lots of openings here. |
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Who's Hiring from the Fortune 500 - Vol 20
Reposted from CareerAlley "Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman." – George Soros One of my friends just got a job. Believe it or not, it took him over a year (yes, 1 year). But, he kept a positive attitude, was diligent and has finally landed. So you are probably thinking that this guy must have been a real loser to take a year to find a job, but not so. This is a guy who had excellent job experience and great schools on his resume. So now you are probably thinking... |
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Is My Personality Killing My Chances? ... I Mean, Really
If you feel your enthusiasm and your focus on being the best you can be may be working against you in interviews or on the job, you may want to rein in some enthusiasm and moderate your intensity by some degree. Come as it may, more often than not it is a matter of developing good "communication sense". Is My Personality Killing My Chances? "Communication skills" and "communication sense" are not the same. Good communication skills is the foundation, underpinnings, for developing communication... |
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Tell-Tale Characteristics of Company Culture
Many companies today promote building teams over individuals; respecting the entry-level mailroom clerk and the top salesperson equally. They consider failure the beginning not the end of developing talents and careers and that ‘Values’ are not fads. Still in other companies you will find a lack of esprit de corps where departments operate as fiefdoms and do not work in partnership with one another; where leadership is assigned not earned; where secretaries still bring their bosses coffee... |
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The Entry Level Job Hunt - What is Your Weapon of Choice?
Reposted from CareerAlley “Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game.” - Paul Rodriguez Job Hunting. Are you in the game or watching from the sidelines? You need to be fully in the game and armed with the right tools if you expect to get a job, it's tough out there. Entry level jobs are one of those "good news, bad news" topics. The good news is that entry level jobs are fairly inexpensive for companies so they are more likely to add these positions.... |
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Are you a headless chicken on Linkedin?
What did you come first on Linkedin? Because all my contacts are on it! or Because I have been invited... But really, why are you using Linkedin? Generally people don't even know the answer. So you act as a headless chicken using Linkedin without really knowing why you are there and what you should be doing. What are the consequences of this? 1 - Lack of focus on your profile: Your profile is just a copy and paste of your CV without any specific focus. On Linkedin profiles need to be more concise... |
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Marketing Jobs That Will Make a Difference
Welcome to Jobs in Pods, the only podcast where you can hear real employers and leading recruiters talk about their jobs and how to get them. I’m your host Peter Clayton. This job cast will feature marketing roles for the Quaker Division of PepsiCo. We’ll be speaking today with Becky Frankiewicz, Vice President of Innovation at Quaker, a company and a brand committed to a phenomenal growth trajectory over the next decade. Download mp3 Audio “PepsiCo as a whole, I would say has a culture... |
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The Mad Men Job Interview
I've always wanted to know what it was like to be interviewed by Don Draper. Now, I know... Its hard to watch any other show on tv if its not a Mad Men episode. We're all spoiled. |
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Who's Got Your Job?
Reposted from CareerAlley "I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life." - George Burns Somewhere out there your job is waiting, trust me. You just haven't found it yet (but you will). It doesn't matter if you've just started the job hunt or if you've been looking for a long time. Most of job hunting is being in the right place at the right time, but you can create more action by ensuring as many people as possible know you are looking. While many jobs have... |
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What's Next?
Some of you have been asking me "what's next". Others may have no clue what I am talking about. My blog, Career Sherpa, started almost three years ago as a way to help provide information to job seekers and a share some of what I had learned over the past 10 years of being in HR and transition services. I love writing and will continue my daily blogging. I find it personally therapeutic, challenging and fun. I plan to introduce additional services and products that are not commonly offered... |
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Job Search - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Reposted from CareerAlley "You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate impression that just because you run away you have no courage; you're confusing courage with wisdom." - Wizard of Oz I went on a job interview the other day (my first since landing a job during the "Great Recession"). I'm not really looking for a job, so you are probably wondering why I went on an interview. Ego is the first thing that comes to mind (how can you resist when someone... |
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Best Small & Medium Companies to Work For Vol 1
Reposted from CareerAlley "It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it." - Albert Einstein You know the old saying "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". I've had many jobs that tested that quote and, while it probably has some truth to it, that is probably not the best way to spend your career. The list of the best small and medium companies to work for was put together by the same company that does the Fortune "Best Companies... |
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The Best Job Search Sites - Vol 3
Reposted from CareerAlley "All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move" - Arabic Proverb So which are you? Successful job search is all about putting in the time to get your resume out there and cultivating your contacts. Networking is a key component, but you need to have done your research as well. Yes, research. Whether it's looking for the companies you would like to work for or researching a company where you have an... |
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Check out TweetyJobs
hello. welcome to our career-centric social network. This is BIG. If you are out of work, under-employed, or simply looking to build your career network by connecting with others, TweetyJobs.com is the best place to build your career brand online. Over the past several months, we've been developing a brand new career-centric social networking website called TweetyJobs.com. Unlike traditional job boards, this site harnesses the power of social networking and allows you to truly connect... |
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Who's Hiring at the Best Companies to Work For - 2010 Vol 2
Reposted from CareerAlley "No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions - of the world" - Freddie Mercury We all need to work (unless you are independently wealthy). So why not make work a great experience? Why not provide benefits that make people feel good about getting up every morning and going to work? The companies on the "Best List" have a common theme. They all recognize that, while having a great product is important (otherwise they would not be in business), treating your employees... |