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Wednesday, April 6, 2011



Is It OK to Use Numbers in My Job Search E-mail Address?

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We've recently received numerous questions via twitter and LinkedIn and in an effort to address those questions will be answering some of the most common questions in weekly blog posts such as this week's question: Q: What's your opinion of using numbers in your e-mail address to differentiate yourself as a job seeker? A: This is a great question that doesn't necessarily come with a simple ...

Is a Follow-Up Call Better Than a Follow-Up E-mail?

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Being a part of a technology-driven society that regularly encourages electronic communication, it makes sense that a job seeker would feel justified in handling any part of a job application process in this manner. However, after a job interview, it's important to note that the rules change a little bit. It Depends When it comes to choosing whether to follow up an interview with a phone ...

What Is a Niche Job Board and Why Should You Use One?

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As technology advances, job seekers are provided with a variety of ways to enhance the seeking process. In addition to new opportunities for social networking through sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, seekers are able to participate on niche job boards to make their searches easier. What exactly are niche job boards? Let's explore these unique sites and why they could benefit your job ...

Negotiate Your Salary As If You Did It For A Living

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Although I have a very keen eye for spotting a fair amount of negotiation tactics, I find negotiation, in most circumstances, to simply be a hindrance to the normal flow of business. For a moment, tally up the opportunity cost that you have seen wasted by others who want to negotiate arbitrary, meaningless things like the cost of pens at Staples. You would probably have a good chunk of change ...

When It's Time To Leave Your Job

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Regardless of how unhappy they are, people are always afraid to move jobs. Though the odds of success may be higher at another company, it is the uncertainty that clouds their judgment. I have seen candidates wait out an impending lay-off just to keep some glimmer of hope that it may not come. If you work hard enough and become very good at what you do, you should feel comfortable moving to ...

4 Ways to Make Personal Branding in Your Resume More Personal

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One important aspect of writing a top-notch resume is ensuring that yours stands out among the many others that sit on a hiring manager's desk. This isn't always an easy feat, considering that many of the dozens of applicants competing for the position are likely very talented. But while your competition may be talented, they are not you. In other words, you have unique attributes that make ...

Career Change Is Inevitable

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Is your career changing? If you are like the majority of people in the workforce today, the answer is probably yes. Companies thrive on change, and most change very quickly. But how are you handling your change? Are you going with it, or hoping that you can ride it out? Or, are you wishing that your change would go away? Change is not easy for most people. We like our routines and want to ...