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Job search success – look up from your phone and pay attention

From Keppie Careers
September 1, 2010 at 11:49 pm
During a recent trip to New York City, I was excited to have a chance to get together with a colleague/new friend. We confirmed our meeting time and place. I got there early, stepped ... (more)

Must-Have vs. Nice-to-Have…Which One Are YOU?

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
August 31, 2010 at 11:33 am
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell In this job market, there are two types of candidates to hiring managers: Must-haves and Nice-to-haves. The question is: Which one ... (more)

How to Avoid a $12,000 Career Mistake

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
August 31, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell Last week over at ABC News, career journalist, Michelle Goodman wrote an article highlighting a job seeker who recently made a $12,000 ... (more)

5 Alternatives to Pulling a Stephen Slater

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
August 29, 2010 at 10:24 am
By CAREEREALISM founder, J.T. O’Donnell I cringe when I see the attention Stephen Slater is getting for his in-your-face exit from Jet Blue. It used to be that any publicity ... (more)

You are NOT “Unemployed”

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
August 26, 2010 at 8:05 am
By CAREEREALISM.com founder, J.T. O’Donnell Listen up. 15M Americans are not, I repeat, are NOT unemployed. If you are one of the folks who is claiming to be so, then please ... (more)

Branding: Another Way To Make Your Resume Stand Out

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
August 23, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Improve Resume Response. Whenever you deliver your resume by more than one communication medium, it improves your hit ratio. With e-mail the standard, most managers ... (more)

Job Search Lessons Part 2

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
August 19, 2010 at 9:00 am
In case you weren’t aware, I’m in the middle of searching for a new job. A few weeks ago, I offered some tips for my fellow searchers, lessons that ... (more)

Why Do I Not Have A Resume?

From Finance Your Life
August 18, 2010 at 7:45 am
It has been announced, I hate my job.  My friends have known this for a little while, so they told me that it is time for me to start looking for something new, both internally ... (more)

Bad Career Coaches

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
August 16, 2010 at 7:50 pm
By CAREEREALISM.com founder, J.T. O’Donnell I’ve been in the career coaching business for 9+ years. Prior to that, I was in the HR/staffing industry. I’ve met all kinds ... (more)

Cover Letter Science (Not Really)

From Lindsay Olson
August 16, 2010 at 7:33 am
This is a guest post by Derek Pangallo. Through much trail and error, I may have written the *perfect* cover letter. No — not bragging: I’m still getting turned down after ... (more)

Cover Letter Debate: How to Know When to Send One

From Brand-Yourself.com Blog
August 16, 2010 at 4:00 am
Job seekers who have received advice from others on how to get a job in this tight job market have likely heard the statement “make yourself stand out” on many occasions. ... (more)

Why Resumes Are Like Food Labels

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
August 15, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM founder, J.T. O’Donnell I recently joined forces with Monster.com’s social networking division to write a weekly Q&A column called, “Ask the ... (more)

How to job interview (well)

From UpstartHR
August 12, 2010 at 10:13 am
I have been working alongside Alison Green on her new project for job seekers, and today she is giving away a free guide on how job seekers can do a job interview ... (more)

Interview with Hannah Gowans: How She Leveraged Twitter in Her Internship Hunt

From Brand-Yourself.com Blog
August 11, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Some view Twitter as a disease. Many see it as a self-righteous and narcissistic method of communicating one’s daily activities. Hannah Gowans sees Twitter as an opportunity. ... (more)

Personal Branding Becomes a Job Search Focus

From Entrepreneur & Self-Employed Business Journal
August 10, 2010 at 11:45 am
A record number of people across the nation are unemployed and looking for work. As competition among candidates grows, it becomes more and more difficult to stand ... (more)

Job seeker frustrations: It’s us, HR

From UpstartHR
August 7, 2010 at 5:34 am
I’ve been watching the results come in from a survey that Alison Green is working on, and I’m kind of ashamed to see the final result. What are job seekers frustrated ... (more)

Read this if you don’t have time to read anything else

From Keppie Careers
August 5, 2010 at 7:06 pm
I know – it seems overwhelming. The amount of information available, the articles, blogs, tweets, updates…Digesting it is more than most people really have time to ... (more)

Six Great Resources for Understanding HR

From Brand-Yourself.com Blog
August 4, 2010 at 8:00 am
Regardless of whether you are in the job hunt or an employee at an organization, chances are you work directly at one time or another with your Human Resources department.  Often ... (more)

Am I Money #3 – New Grad, New Industry…Now What?

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
August 2, 2010 at 3:42 pm
By CAREEREALISM founder, J.T. O’Donnell Sondra is a recent grad who has determined she wants to get into the advertising industry. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have the ... (more)

Am I Money #1: “What are You looking for in Your Next Job?”

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
July 22, 2010 at 1:00 am
By CAREEREALISM founder, J.T. O’Donnell Our first Am I Money winner is Jennifer M. She sent us a great summary of all that she’s been doing to find a new job. She’s ... (more)

Don’t make these online job hunting mistakes

From Keppie Careers
July 21, 2010 at 12:22 pm
In an article for the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth Garone shared five tips to help job seekers avoid typical social networking mistakes. While there are a lot of ways to use ... (more)

Revisiting LinkedIn – new features for job seekers and networkers

From Keppie Careers
July 11, 2010 at 7:03 pm
When is the last time you spent time in LinkedIn? I know, it’s not *fun* like Facebook, and it doesn’t provide the instantaneous thrill of Twitter — sending out ... (more)

Branding Has To Be Part Of A Career Success Plan

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
July 5, 2010 at 4:30 pm
In a less secure professional world than anyone has ever known, you need a tougher, more pragmatic approach to managing your professional life.  It’s time to ... (more)

Getting Hired Goes Beyond a Piece of Paper

From Life Without Pants
June 23, 2010 at 3:05 am
Resumes: I can’t think of a single person who enjoys writing them. I struggle to even say the word. Necessary? Perhaps. A true reflection of who you are ... (more)

So, College Grad, Do You Really Think You’re Going to Get a Job From Social Networking? Guess Again.

From Brainware
June 2, 2010 at 1:58 pm
I've set my title question up for the obvious answer.  NO!  I was not surprised to see research supporting that conclusion.  An MSNBC blogger, Eve Tahmincioglu, says that CareerXroads, ... (more)
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