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Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 7-26-10
Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 7/26/10. The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, banking, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others... |
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Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 7-23-10
Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 7-23-10. For the past week transportation, technology, government, manufacturing, and defense employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting. The information can be valuable to job seekers... |
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Make Your Network Links Strong Like Bull
If you use a tight networking strategy in Linkedin or Facebook, you want strong links. But even in a broad networking strategy you’ll want a subset of your links to be strong….someone who will do you a favor if you ask, give you their time and help. So how can you make your networking links "Strong Like Bull?" That doesn’t come easily, nor does it come cheaply. By not cheaply, I mean it takes time and effort. ( Continued ... How To Make Stronger Networking Links ) Page:... |
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When Do I Bring Up Salary? Job search question of the week
Recently, a friend asked for advice about when she should bring up salary during a first interview. I answered - You shouldn’t bring it up at all. So when should you bring up salary? Never. Never ever. My friend asked “Well how will I know if the job is right for me, if I don’t know about the salary?” I answered ... How will you know if the job is right for you if you scare the employer away? Wouldn't it make more sense to see if they want to hire you before you worry... |
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Video - Something Wiki This Way Comes ... Rory Sutherland Vice Chairman, Ogilvy
Rory Sutherland on how to most effectively manage your brand in a rapidly changing – and ever more competitive – marketplace. Register for free to see the video at: http://www.meettheboss.tv/Register/?promotioncode=CACC01 |
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Branchout = Facebook Plus Linkedin Divided By Job Search
Branchout, a new application that helps job seekers makes Facebook work like Linkedin opened in beta this week. Branchout helps Facebook users leverage their network for job search in a similar way that’s common to Linkedin users. Why is this important? There are a number of reasons - for starters, Facebook just passed 500 million users making it more than 7 times larger than Linkedin. Besides the obvious advantage of size, Branchout can bring some additional advantages over... |
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Video - Use Yourself: Jeffrey Hayzlett Former Chief Marketing Officer & Vice President, Eastman Kodak
Ten years ago, Eastman Kodak was sitting pretty on photographic film sales of more than $5 Billion a year. In 2008, that market was worth just over $200 million. How Kodak got back on track has become the stuff of legend, and Jeffrey Hayzlett, the company’s former Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, puts himself on the line to promote it. In this interview, you will find out: * Why Jeff’s evangelist style of marketing means ‘bleeding yellow’ * Proven, key strategies... |
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30 Things You Can Control In Your Job Search
There are so many things you can control in your job search - why not spend your time where you can best influence your search? Note that this article isn't going to cover basics like spell checking your resume for errors, formatting, or which font to choose. I cover those topics in more basic articles. This article includes intermediate and advanced ways for candidates to concentrate on controlling their own destiny. Don't be intimidated, you don't have to attempt all 30 things... |
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Video - The Final Frontier? Will Whitehorn, President, Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic may possibly just be a natural development from train and air travel for the enterprising and entrepreneurial Sir Richard Branson, but as Galactic’s President William Whitehorn explains, true innovation is behind everything at the Virgin brand. From dynamism to genuine enthusiasm, Whitehorn explains why innovative thinking isn't just about a specific product but about the entire culture of the brand - and explains why innovation is what has kept him at the heart... |
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Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 7-19-10
Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 7/19/10. The business service, hospitality, retail, telecommunications, health care and banking are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others... |
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Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 7-16-10
Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 7-16-10. For the past week pharmaceuticals, defense, government, energy, and health care employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting. The information can be valuable to job seekers... |
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4 Killer Ways To Use Research In Job Search: Best of reCareered
An important part of resume customization and interview preparation is research. How can you research more effectively? Most candidates don’t spend much time with research until interview preparation. While research is an important way to stand out in interviews, research is even more effective in preparing to send a resume - because so few candidates do much research at this stage, the ones that do can stand head and shoulders above the rest. ( Continued ... What type of... |
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Video - Investing In A Unified Africa: Neil De Beer, Secretary General, OABD
The OABD and the African Union are fighting for an environment where investors and business can thrive in a unified Africa. It's a bold ambition: united we stand, divided we fall might be something of a cliche - but that doesn't mean it doesn't ring true. In this program you will find out: * How to change business culture on a huge, regional scale * How to develop future investment in a growing sector Register for free to see the video at: http://www.meettheboss.tv/Register/?promotioncode=CACC01... |
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Top 5 Ways To Get A Job In A New Location
As candidates grapple with the difficulties of today’s tougher job market, more job seekers look outside of their current location. Applying for a job in a new location presents unique challenges - here’s 5 ways to get a job in a new city. Most candidates who have applied for jobs in a different city at some point sense that most employers favor candidates who are closer. The reasons for this bias aren’t always obvious. ( Continued ... Why Employers In Other Locations Favor... |
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Video: Pioneering Leadership - Scott Thompson President, Paypal
PayPal has received more than 20 awards for excellence from the Internet industry and the business community at large; for Scott Thompson, who started out as PayPal's SVP and CTO, overseeing information technology, product development and architecture for the company, the reason is simple: technology is key. In this program, you will find out: * The role technology plays in leadership * How to manage technological innovation on a global scale * Why leaders need to understand all... |
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Best Job Search Tools On Linkedin 2010
Linkedin considers itself a job search site as much as a social network. While Linkedin heavily promotes its ability to connect you to friends of friends of friends, it also features some tremendously powerful job search tools. I’ll discuss some of the best today. ( Continued ... Best Linkedin Jobs Search Tools #1 - #4: The Basics ) Page: <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> Like this article? Subscribe here and have daily tips delivered to your email. or... |
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Video - Leading for a change: Paul Amos President & COO, Aflac
Aflac has been on Fortune's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For for 12 consecutive years and has seen sales increase by $250 million to $1.5 billion. But how do you go about managing such a dramatic change? How do you continue to grow, while continuing to create innovative products and meet the needs of your consumer? In this program you will find out: * How growth impacts corporate culture * How to manage the impact a growth has on staff, strategy and vision Free Registration... |
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Is Your Resume Over-Bold?
One of the more common tactical mistakes I see on resume is over-bolding - using too much bold. Over-bolding creates many problems for your reader and even more problems for a candidate trying to get their point across to their 4 audiences (http://recareered.blogspot.com/2010/05/your-resumes-4-audiences-best-of.html). ( Continued ... Problems With Over Bolding ) Page: <1> <2> <3> Like this article? Subscribe here and have daily tips delivered to your email.... |
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Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 7-12-10
Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 7/12/10. The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who... |
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8 Ways To Make A Great Interview First Impression: Best of reCareered
“You Never Get a Third Chance to Make a Second Impression.” I love this quote from Seth Godin (from Free Prize Inside, pg. 217), about how important first impressions are for job seekers. First impressions are especially critical in an interview. Why do so few people do anything to manage the first impression they give, when research shows that most hiring decisions are made based on first impressions in the first 2-30 seconds (see Interview In A Snap http://recareered.blogspot.com/2010/05/interview-in-snap.html... |