This is the second post in a 10-part series. If you missed it, you can read the first post here. In the first post in this series I asked you to “think different” – to approach your search as a proactive endeavor in order to tap into the millions of jobs that are never advertised. […]
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There’s no easy way to say this, so I’m just going to jump right in and hope I don’t offend anyone … The simple fact is that most people approach looking for a job in completely the wrong way. If you are currently looking for work, chances are that you are making common mistakes and
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If you’re looking for work, you know that the tough economy is making it very hard to get the attention of recruiters and hiring managers. More often that not, it feels as though your carefully crafted resume and cover letter just went into a black hole. You rarely even get a response – even when
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Today I had an email from a senior-level job seeker who is frustrated at the response to his resume. He has posted his resume on several boards and he spends hours each day scouring job postings and applying to as many as he can. The result? Almost no response. He asked me to take a
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Not long ago, I was invited to join a brand new business social networking site. Because I like the person who sent the invite, I clicked ‘yes’ and signed up. But having looked around, I decided it was much too early stage to spend time on. For the last 3 days, I’ve received an email
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At least once a week, I get asked ‘should I sign up for the Ladders?” I keep meaning to answer it and haven’t yet. But then I saw that in today’s post, Laurie, aka The Cynical Girl, vents about the Ladders business model, reminding me that I still haven’t addressed the subject. She has this
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Only 20% of available jobs are posted on job boards at any one time according to the Wall Street Journal. In an article headed ‘Scoring Unlisted Jobs,’ The Journal explains that the other 80% are never advertised. Job boards are irresistible because they seemingly put everything within easy reach. Unfortunately, the majority of job hunters
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Last month, my husband and I took a quick trip over the the UK to visit friends and family and take in some beautiful scenery in the English Lake District. This is a particular stunning part of the United Kingdom and attracts millions of tourists from around the world every year. One day we took
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Can narrowing down your job search focus actually get you more interviews than trying for a wide range of jobs? That’s been my experience. First let me give you a business example, and then I’ll tell you about a client of mine who got amazing results just by narrowing her sights. When we worked with
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I recently nagged a client to get her LinkedIn profile fully up and running. She emailed me the other day to say that she got an email from a recruiter within 2 days of doing it. A new survey explains why. Jobvite surveyed 600 HR and recruiting professionals across the US and found that 73%
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