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5 Ways to Make Networking Work for YOU!

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 13, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Mandy Cooley Everyone has been telling you to network in your job search, right? What exactly does that mean, though? How does talking to people ... (more)

Are You Prepared When You Land that Federal Interview?

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 13, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Daphne Houston It’s your dream come true right? You submitted that perfect federal application and got the call from HR saying, “We’re interested, ... (more)

5 Essential Steps to Starting Your Entertainment Career Wherever You Are

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 12, 2010 at 2:00 am
By Jenny Yerrick Martin So you want to be in the entertainment industry? You’ve wanted to ever since college. Or ever since high school. Or ever since you can remember. You may ... (more)

2 Unemployment Realities for Men

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 12, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell It’s been clearly documented then men are getting hit harder than women in this recession. A recent BusinessWeek article provides ... (more)

Elevator Etiquette – What’s Your Stance Say?

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 11, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell Need a lift? Many of us ride elevators almost daily for work. But, according to an article in BusinessWeek, we may not realize what ... (more)

How to Stop Your Resume from Becoming Spam

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 11, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Michael Trust Today’s more sophisticated e-mail systems often look for certain characteristics in e-mail text and in any e-mail attachments. ... (more)

The TRUTH About Not Qualifying for a Job

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 11, 2010 at 1:30 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Joshua Waldman Joshua, I noticed you help MBA’s who are frustrated with their job search.  I’m not at that point yet, but I have dilemma. ... (more)

Walk Away from a Bad Job with Your Head Held High

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 10, 2010 at 1:00 am
JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. & Dale: I hate, hate, ... (more)

Self-employed and Losing Clients

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 9, 2010 at 1:00 am
JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. & Dale: I have been self-employed ... (more)

5 Key Steps to a Cover Letter that Opens Doors

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 8, 2010 at 3:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Laura Smith-Proulx So…you’ve created a knockout resume, and you’re ready to wow employers by sending it directly to them. Don’t ... (more)

What Happens When You Do Everything Right in an Interview, and the Hiring Manager is Nuts?

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 8, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Dawn Rasmussen “Emily,” a client and a friend of mine, recently had a rattling experience. She applied for a job for which she was eminently ... (more)

What Do You Do? (What to Say When You’re Out of Work)

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 8, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell Many folks out there who are between jobs (we don’t use the term ‘unemployed’), are avoiding in-person networking ... (more)

How to Create Your Unique Career Plan

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 7, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Andria Corso Depending on where you are in your career as well as how you feel about making “plans” for your life, creating a career ... (more)

Think of Your Purpose as Your Personal Career Mission

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 7, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Bud Bilanich Success Tweet 3: Think of your purpose as your personal mission; why you are on this earth. Your direction is your vision for the ... (more)

Turning Down a Promotion Without Being Punished

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 7, 2010 at 12:30 am
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell Recently, an Excelle community member asked me how to successfully turn down a promotion without being punished. (See full question ... (more)

When to Give Up on Finding Your Dream Career

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 6, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Chrissy Scivicque Everyone wants a job they love. We all want to wake up excited to go to work, spend our days accomplishing goals we’re proud ... (more)

How to Mention Unrelated Work Experience on Your Resume

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 6, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Jessica Holbrook Hernandez Many candidates who come to us for resume help have the same question. They have years of professional work experience, ... (more)

When “Being Nosy” Can Be a Powerful Technique

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 5, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Andy Robinson There is nothing quite as alluring and seductive as sharing time with someone who finds you extremely interesting. We all love to ... (more)

Ex-Boss Won’t Give Recommendation

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 5, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM Founder,  J.T. O’Donnell Recently, an Excelle community member asked me how to deal with an ex-boss reluctant to give a recommendation. (See full question ... (more)

3 Lies That Hurt Our Careers

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 4, 2010 at 6:53 pm
By CAREEREALISM Founder,  J.T. O’Donnell It took me 15 years to figure out I had been lying to myself about my career. I still remember realizing that the 3 lies I had been ... (more)

4 Stages for Curing Career Crisis

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 4, 2010 at 12:15 pm
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell In this video, I define a ‘Crisis of Confidence’ and share how 1940′s psychologist, Abraham Maslow’s ’4 ... (more)

Want a Job? Use a Job Developer’s Techniques

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 4, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Melissa C. Martin A colleague of mine passed on information on how he lands jobs for clients. (And dare I say these clients have barriers the ... (more)

Develop a Clear Mental Image of Yourself as Successful

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 4, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Bud Bilanich Success Tweet 2: The more clear you are about what success means to you personally, the easier it will be to create the life and career ... (more)

5 Steps to Maximizing the Potential of Landing a Great Job

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 3, 2010 at 1:00 am
JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. & Dale: I worked in a ... (more)

Why Do Employers Ask for Salary Histories?

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 2, 2010 at 1:00 am
JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. & Dale: Why do employers ... (more)