Do you think of your cover letter as a summary of your skills and experiences? If so, you\’re making a common mistake. The truth is that your cover letter is a sales letter – much like the ones created by direct marketers and copywriters to sell products and services. Just like those letters, your cover […]
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Entrepreneur Derek Sivers shares leadership lessons inspired by a lone man dancing at a music festival.
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I don’t know how many job seekers are strategically using Twitter to network and advance their job search, but I do know that it’s a very small percentage. If you already use Twitter, you can easily switch to the more strategic focus I am going to teach you. But if you have never used Twitter
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Excellent advice from LinkedIn’s official blog on how to handle unusual situations such as career changes, long term unemployment, temporary positions etc. on your profile. Read more about LinkedIn.
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A survey of 300 people involved in the hiring process at their company shows how your social media presence increasingly affects the decision making process before you even get to an interview. Explore more visuals like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
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Most careers experts will tell you to never reveal your salary requirements in an interview or when responding to an ad. Like a lot of career advice, this is fine in theory but almost impossible in practice. When the job posting states that you must give your salary requirements, or when the interviewer asks you
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If you are considering a career change then listen to these thought provoking words from British born philosopher Alan Watts. “What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life?”
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You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
As an artist, my ears always prick up when I hear someone saying ‘just do what you love.’ It’s lovely to think that I could spend my life drawing and painting and make a good living at it. You probably have a similar passion or talent that you’d love to pursue if only you didn’t
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