I just received an email pitching me on a new ‘service’ for job seekers. Apparently, for *only* $10 per lead, this person (who I will not mention or link to) will find you contact names and information for hiring managers at your target companies. So for $100, you can have 10 names and email addresses. […]
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We all know that networking is the #1 way to get a new job. Everyone says so! But what if you’re shy and hate doing it? I’m just like that. The idea of networking always terrified me. When I started my business, I knew I’d have to make new contacts and revive old ones, and
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Lately I’ve had a lot of questions from people worried they are not getting results in their job search. That’s understandable given the current climate, but some of the questions betray somewhat inflated expectations. One potential client felt she needed resume help because she had posted her resume on a job board 3 days earlier
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This morning, I was reading one of my favorite career-related columns, Heather Huhman’s Examiner.com column, and came across her interview with Katy Piotrowski, author of “The Career Coward’s Guide to Job Searching.” The first tip was this: Follow job application instructions to the letter. After running a job ad, one hiring company received 116 applications,
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Are you feeling stuck in a job search rut? One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is ‘how can I get people to respond to my resume?’ I understand the feeling – it’s incredibly discouraging to apply for job after job and never hear a peep back. You start to think it must be
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When you’re looking for a job, it can be hard to know how your resume or application looks from the other side. Two recent posts by people who make hiring decisions give some good insights. First, Glenn Kelman, President and CEO of Redfin, gives his take on what makes a good resume. The whole thing
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If you’re not using Twitter, you’re not alone. Although the social networking site is growing at a rapid pace, it is still far smaller than giants like Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace. And yet it may provide more opportunities for job seekers than any of those sites. To understand why, you first need to understand how
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I’m planning a series of posts in the new year about using social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter for your job search, but for now, check out this free eBook by Chris Brogan. Chris is a social media whiz who helps corporations leverage social media to grow their businesses, but many of his
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David Perry’s Guerilla Job Hunting site always has great tips and now he’s giving some of them away in a free eBook. Grab your copy here.
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Every now and then I come upon a blog post or article that says exactly what I want to say only better. This excellent post on Career Realism does exactly that. It’s as though the blogger has been listening to me talking to my clients! A gentleman contacted me recently who had been running a
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