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Read MoreThe #1 Reason You Get Multiple Job Interviews but Don’t Get the Job Offer
Why is it that sometimes candidates who clearly are more qualified and have more relevant experience often don’t get the job? Or what goes wrong when you make it to the top two and then lose the offer to the other candidate? It is within this place that we often hear candidates talking about age, race, gender, or any other type of discrimination. As much as we all like to spend most of our energy...
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Read MoreHow Corporate America Sucks the Life Out of You
Why is it that most people describe the Corporate America work culture as “difficult”? And trust me, the word ‘difficult’ is an understatement when I consider words I have heard other people use to describe it! Struggling to find both happiness and success in corporate America is the norm – not the exception. Almost everybody has issues there and most of these issues consist of many outside...
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Read MoreLinkedIn Strategies That Keep You Unemployed
As frustrating as a job search might be, if you are posting on a public website (especially the biggest business networking website out there!) you must present yourself in a professional manner. You need to make an effort to show that you have all the great qualities that employers seek – every time you start typing.
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Read More5 Bad Speech Habits to Avoid
When speaking to job seekers, I often listen to this kind of talk: “The position sounds very cool. I think I would really like this role. Me and my business partner have done this type of work for years. He don’t feel that it’s necessary to have these types of goals but it’s really important for me and hopefully I’ll be prepared for the new challenges this role would bring, you know?” Does...
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Read MoreIs it Time to Find a New Job?
45-60% of the American workforce plans to leave their job once the economy straightens out and jobs are plentiful once again. Are you one of them? Or are you one who just is not happy at work but has no real plans for change?
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Read MoreHow to be Relevant in a Job Interview
Imagine that you are working on a long-term project and you discover that you need someone’s help to finish it.–there’s just too much work to do. When considering who you will ask for help, you think about two very qualified people who have the necessary skill sets. You call both to gauge interest. One of them talks about all the skills and experiences they have, while the other talks specifically...
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Read MoreHow to Inadvertently Sabotage Your Job Search
Several decades ago, clear employment laws were put in place in the U.S. to ensure that employers would make hiring decisions based only upon information that directly related to the requirements of the job. But despite these laws, many excellent job seekers sometimes still get passed over based on personal information that the hiring managers should never have known in the first place. If we assume...
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Read MoreWhy Coworkers Don’t Make Good Facebook Friends
Do you consciously think about every single thing you put on Facebook taking into consideration exactly who will be reading what you write? Do you have coworkers as Facebook friends? If so, there are many things to consider in regards to your personal and career brand when it comes to Facebook. The lack of considering anything at all can absolutely cause you to lose your job. Yet so many people are either...
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When you are in a job search, you will almost always have to complete a job application as the process moves along and you are officially considered a “candidate”. What you write on your job application will make or break your chances of getting the job.
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