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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010How do you keep up a first-rate job search from when you first start your search to when you get hired? Start with igniting a motivational wick. But how do you then direct your emotional charge? Let’s start with a brief motivation test. Image credit: graur razvan ionut / FreeDigitalPhotos.net View the original here.
Keywords are Key: Tricks for Submitting Job Applications Online
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Job seekers often forget that employers who accept online applications hunt for resumes based on keywords. If your resume doesn’t explicitly state that you have a background in financial risk management, a potential employer in that field might not even see it. “You can write the most elegant paragraph about your work experience, but if [...]
New Jobs In the Economic Recovery? Try Communications
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Mike Mandel is the best economist I know and he’s predicting that the fastest growing job segment in the recovery that is starting will be in communications. Mike’s Second Law of Booms and Busts says that jobs that tend to recover in the bust also tend to lead the boom. So, looking at the stats [...]
Employers May Do Creepy Web Searches About You
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010FORTUNE — Dear Annie: I had a strange experience the other day: I went to a second round of job interviews at a company where I’d really like to work, and a manager there mentioned that he, too, is a fan of a little-known science fiction writer whose books I happen to like. That was [...]
10 Job-Hunting Tips From People Who Found Jobs
Monday, August 23rd, 2010In a tight job market, these job seekers were focused, persistent and creative. Career coaches can drone on about resumes, networking and interviewing techniques. But how do real people get real jobs in a tight job market? View the original here.
TwitHire: Use Twitter to Find A Job
Thursday, August 12th, 2010If you’re looking for a new job and you’re tired of stodgy job search sites that pester you with ads, you might consider using an unlikely job search tool: Twitter. TwitHire is a free job listing service for Twitter users. The service aims to connect businesses that are using Twitter to promote themselves with job [...]
Want a Job? Clean Up Your Web Act
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010Net reputations built up through online activities–such as blogging, posting videos to YouTube, or using social networks such as Facebook and MySpace.com–can have a significant effect when applying for a job, according to a report from business social network Viadeo. View the original here.
Evaluating a Job Offer
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010Download this PowerPoint file This 41-slide presentation describes in detail how you should go about evaluating a job offer, and gives advice on how to transition from the classroom to a professional workplace environment.
Looking for a Job: 50 Tips from Professionals
Monday, August 9th, 2010Download this PDF file Here are 50 tips from professionals in Denver for finding a job.
How Five Recent Grads Used Facebook to Jumpstart Job Search
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Willy Franzen, author of the One Day One Job blog, conducted a fascinating experiment recently. He took five recent college graduates and had them create ads on Facebook that targeted employers. In this interview he’ll explain how he came up with the idea and share some of the success stories from the job seekers themselves. [...]
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