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How to Make Your Resume Sell
The most problematic part of a resume for people seems to be crafting their accomplishments. The confusion between an accomplishment and a responsibility is the difference between generating excitement by selling what you can do, and making a bland statement that elicits the question “So what?” It’s the difference between being invited in for an interview….and getting no response at all.A responsibility reads as if it was taken from your job description. It fails to distinguish you from... |
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CAREER ADVICE COLUMN: How to Network
Dorothy, The biggest question and stumbling block I have is networking. If you could address this subject in a useable fashion in your article, that would be very helpful to job seekers like myself.Thanks, T-yHi T-y, thank you for your question/request. Let me do two things. First, to reference an article on my blog I did recently on networking and then I’ll expand from there.http://nextchapternewlife.com/blog/2010/04/career-development-networking-for-the-socially-inept-introverted-and-reluctant/This... |
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Tracking Your Targets with Google!
In your job search, outside of LinkedIn, I believe Google can be your best friend online!Google has many tools that can make it easy to find and target the jobs and information you need to run ahead of the pack at the companies you want to pursue.Used wisely, some of these tools can help you find job postings, company news, contact information and many other valuable pieces of information that can help you set yourself above the crowd.Here are some ideas to consider:Do an X-Ray! Google allows... |
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Want a New Job? Get Off the Computer…Sort Of!
A couple of years ago, when the economy started rapidly going downhill, I remember hearing about a lot of layoffs in my area. At first, I would hear that a coworker’s husband got laid off, or a friend of a friend. Eventually, people in my own circle started fearing for their jobs, and some actually lost them. Now, I doubt that anyone in America doesn’t know at least one person who has lost their job in the last few years.If you’re a job seeker, you have a whole lot of company. We say this... |
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So You Think You Can Dance
The job search process from the initial research and resume writing stage to interviewing and the job offer and negotiation stage is far from an exact science. Therefore to be successful it’s imperative you attain skills similar to a ballroom dancer. You need to be flexible, confident, polished, have nerves of steel, be quick on your feet at all times, and stay in synch with your partner’s lead, because in each stage you are faced with challenges you need to dance around. So let’s look at... |
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What Direction are You Taking with Social Media?
I'm now reading (for the second time) the powerful book The Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley. The premise of the book is clear: Direction-not intention-determines our destination. This principle isn't something you follow like a rule. It follows you and it has the power to break you.If you choose a path of financial irresponsibility, you will eventually arrive at an undesirable and inevitable destination. That's not speculation. That's fact. The author also notes that the same principle of... |
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Job Search: Which Methods Really Work?
Many aspiring executives flock to business schools to obtain the coveted MBA degree. Optimism oozes out of every pore, while visions of money, promotions, raises and opportunities dance in their head. Then, graduation comes. Uncertainty and doubt flood the mind as reality begins to take hold. They have to find a job and work now. For most MBA graduates, it’s not a daunting task. However, the trends are starting to change and show stress in the market, even for the MBA graduates. Let’s... |
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CAREER ADVICE COLUMN: I’m Lucky to Have My New Career BUT..
I am an apparel executive with over 25 yrs experience. I have had wonderful opportunities in my career and now feel there is no job in my industry that interests me – which is maybe why my resume is not creating any activity? So I applied with 4000 others to the Morgan Stanley wealth management program and was accepted - at 1/3 my previous salary. The position interests me and I have done extensive career tests, reading and interviewing people in this job, but I still don’t know if I can make... |
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ALWAYS Be Your Best!
Every now and then, I have a job seeker tell me…“I really wasn’t that interested in that job, and so I didn’t do my best in the interview.”I always think… what a wasted opportunity!People often close off the possibility of a hiring process moving further because they decided in a moment that this wasn’t a job they wanted. Perhaps they didn’t like the role, the company, the hiring manager, or some other aspect of it. They get dispassionate, or overly succinct in their answers. They... |
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Resume Basics from Grade School?
Remember back in school, when you had to diagram sentences and outline term papers? While these exercises often seemed boring and pointless, they were designed to teach you to write a well-structured, easily readable document. Those skills really come in handy when it comes time to write your resume. Your resume needs to have a clearly definable structure so that its reader can immediately find the information they’re seeking. Generally, the experience section of your resume should include... |
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Cover Letters: To Send or Not to Send, This is the Question
I have discussed this topic in the past, and I see that it is still one of the most frequently asked and hotly debated questions on Linked-In. So I think it is worth revisiting, exploring both sides of the questions. Then you can be the final judge of what to do in your job search.CONSENSUS:The only thing that people on all sides of the great cover letter debate agree upon is when a recruiter, employer or job posting requests that you include a cover letter along with your resume that you do so;... |
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Top 25 LinkedIn Groups ALL Job Seekers MUST Join
One feature you job seekers may not know about or have fully explored is LinkedIn Groups. LinkedIn Groups are free to join, and you can choose to join up to 50 groups from a list of thousands of user-created groups for literally just about anything. Not only do these groups provide you access to connect with and contact fellow group members who could become future partners, employees, investors, customers etc., but the groups’ newly updated discussion board feature can provide more networking... |
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Are You Losing the Confidence Game?
This confidence game isn't the same as the scam. This one applies to those who have been hunting with no results and are becoming discouraged. Rapidly.Let's go back to how most people search, because that's where the problem - or problems - are. Your cover letter neglects to tie you to the ad and your resume fails to entice. Or perhaps your cover letter sells and your resume is full of accomplishments, but you’re answering unrealistic ads. Or perhaps you’re targeting ads wisely, but being... |
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5 Ways to Stay in Touch with Your Extended Network
When it comes to thinking about staying connected with your extended network, especially if you have a large one, it can almost be as daunting as, say, public speaking for a lot of people. But, it can be broken down into manageable steps. The most important thing with networking is that you stay in touch with those you connect with and you make every effort to keep a relationship going – even if you don’t “need” something at the moment.Here are our five best tips for continued networking... |
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Filling Out Job Applications: Why and How?
In an age of online application processes, and emailed resumes, why do so many companies still have you fill out a paper job application when you arrive for an interview or before they make you an offer?You would think they have all the information they need from you already, why is it necessary to have you fill out the paper form?Is it necessary to duplicate everything on your resume onto the application? What exactly, are you signing?These are common questions I get. The process of completing... |
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Do You Use LinkedIn to Follow Potential Employers?
Most jobseekers think of LinkedIn as a tool to network with individuals. While LinkedIn is certainly useful for this purpose, it can also provide invaluable information about companies you want to target during your job search.LinkedIn now allows you to follow all the activity related to a particular company. You can do this by searching for the company on the site and clicking “Follow Company”. This step adds the company’s activity to your news stream on LinkedIn in the same way that adding... |
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Your Resume: How Original is Too Original?
Last week there was an interesting discussions topic on LinkedIn entitled “How Original is Too Original."As soon as I saw this post I thought this is a question many of you must also be asking while endeavoring to write or edit your resume. So here is some food for thought from my point of view on this hotly-debated subject.When I started writing for Career Rocketeer in early 2009 I decided as a bonus for making CR the #1 informational blog about job search and career transition on the web that... |
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Are You Headed for Termination?
Ever been fired and it was a complete surprise? If you have, it shouldn’t have been. You missed the cues. Whether you created it or the company decided it, you lost control of your career. Frequently those two are intertwined, and if you don’t dissect the experience, you may recreate it. A Gallup poll found that 77% of Americans hate their jobs. After 20 years as a recruiter, I don’t find that surprising because most people, before they begin their job hunt, don’t do the examination... |
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You Can’t Trademark Your Name...But You Can Buy It In Google
You have probably seen the recent viral video about the guy who bought the names of some top New York ad executives in Google to help land his dream job…and it worked! Watch the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FRwCs99DWg.This brings up an interesting dilemma for individuals who want to be found in Google. Unlike companies and businesses, individuals rarely have unique names. And there are few legal guidelines to help protect individuals in this area. You don’t get to trademark your... |
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Finding Your Targets with LinkedIn
Anyone who’s been using LinkedIn for their job search for a while understands the great value it can be. It’s tremendous for creating a profile in order to be found, for finding contacts at companies you are pursuing, and for preparing for an interview by learning about your interviewer and others at the organization.However, people often miss another way LinkedIn can be used to help them greatly in pursuing their job search with a more laser-like focus… finding and defining your target... |