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21. The Upside To Ditching Your Job Search To Start A Business
June 08, 2011
For the unemployed trying to find a job, there are advantages to making your own job by starting your own business.
Your business opens immediately and might relieve immediate financial obligations. If you pick a business with little upfront investment, such as freelancing or consulting, yo...
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22. Popular Cover Letter Questions Answered
June 08, 2011
As a former recruiter, I often host Ask-A-Recruiter workshops. In one of my virtual workshops, I received over 200 questions! Here are some on cover letters:
Matt asks: What are recruiters looking for in a cover letter?
The main benefit of a cover letter is that it can say ...
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23. Boomers: How To Rebrand Yourself To Get Back Into The Workforce
June 07, 2011
I recently coached a Boomer – 20 years of varied experience, deep industry expertise, substantial management background including P&L and staff oversight. You’d almost never know it! His resume had a long paragraph of text to start (my recruiter eyes knew instantly to look away). He was going aft...
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24. Popular Salary Questions Answered
June 07, 2011
As a former recruiter, I often host Ask-A-Recruiter workshops. In one of my virtual workshops, I received over 200 questions! Here are some on salary:
Lisa asks: What’s the best way to approach a recruiter about salary negotiation…I’d like to know a) how someone new to the workforce sh...
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25. Popular Resume Questions Answered
June 06, 2011
As a former recruiter, I often host Ask-A-Recruiter workshops. In one of my virtual workshops, I received over 200 questions! Here are some on resumes:
Amanda asks: Do employers like to see an objective/profile on a resume?
Some employers like it and some don’t. This is tr...
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26. Reflections On The Last Year
June 06, 2011
As we barrel into a new season, it is an opportune time to reflect on what has passed:
What milestones occurred in the last season and the last year? This is a good time to audit where you are in your job search goals – are you getting meetings with people who are in a position to hi...
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27. The Right Way To Reconnect With Old Networking Contacts
June 02, 2011
When I ask jobseekers how they plan on reconnecting with old contacts, I usually hear this: I will let them know I am no longer at company X, and I will ask them to keep their eyes and ears open for me. Yikes! How would you feel if someone you hadn’t spoken to in a while reached out and the first...
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28. Play Good Defense In Your Job Search
June 02, 2011
In a previous column, I talked about the importance of being proactive in the job search. In my encouragement of playing offense, I do not dismiss the role of good defensive moves. Defense keeps the players in the game and gives them a ch...
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29. Play Offense In Your Job Search
June 01, 2011
As the warmer weather encourages us to have sports on the brain, it’s helpful to look at the lessons that translate from the sports field to the job search field. The idea that offense wins the game is particularly relevant in this job market where anxiety and uncertainty about the market abound. ...
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30. Outrageous Job Search Moves To Make
June 01, 2011
The job market, while stabilizing, is by no means robust. For the long-term unemployed, it will be even more competitive now as the employed but unhappy get encouraged by the improving market outlook to take a chance and start looking. For the employed, many will find that, despite the happier new...
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