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Networking: Do I have to?

Do I have to? . . . .  Yes you do if you want to find a better position in a shorter amount of time! If you dread the idea of going up to strangers whose paths you cross and striking up a conversation, you are far from alone.  Many, if not most folks - if the truth were told - deplore the idea.  They’d prefer a root canal! The"Hidden Market" However, the truth also to be told
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How To Work A Job Fair

Tips on How to Seize the Opportunities of a Job Fair "Do they have any jobs?" asks a job seeker upon hearing that there is going to be a Job Fair.       "No, they don't have any openings at this time." "Then what is the point of going to the Job Fair?" ask a job seeker. What is the point indeed?  There is a big point in attending a job fair and talking with companies
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The #1 Interview Question

The #1 Interview Question:  Tell me about yourself! The interview is beginning.  The interviewer looks across her desk and asks the interview "ice breaker" question to start the conversation. . .     "Why don’t you tell me a little about yourself?”   The interviewee stammers a little, hems and haws, clears his throat, and begins a monologue that goes on way,
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The # 1 Networking Question to Avoid. . . .

What is the Number 1 Question to Avoid when beginning a networking conversation?          "Do you know of any job openings?" Why?        If the answer is “NO,” it’ll be a short conversation. Instead of asking this conversation-killer, plan ahead.  Plan to ask questions that draw your networking contact out.  Ask
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Networking Meetings Generate Interviews

Networking can lead to interviews.  Getting comfortable with networking can generate the kind of meetings and conversations in which you uncover leads to your next position or to enhance the one you already have! Why networking?  Through networking, you can often identify needs before they turn into openings, and openings before they are announced on the Open Market. With networking, you
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To Find A New Job Quicker . . . Follow-up!

Over the years, I have asked many, many job seekers after they landed a new job or role:     “If you had it to do over again, what would they do differently?                Their answer:  follow up.  To find a new position quicker, follow-up is a must!  It is not enough to just submit an application or resume
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Job Search Marketing Tools

You've decided to look for a new position.  You’ve written your resume.  You are ready to go!   Right? . . . .  Wrong.  Your resume is only the first of several tools you will need to market yourself in today's employment marketplace.  After all, if finding a job is all about selling yourself  -  and it is  -- then you will need all your sales tools
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A Job Search Audit

Been at your search for a while?  A Job Search Audit can tell you how you’re doing. I advise all my job search clients, when they have been at this task for 3 or more months, to audit their search.  Performing a Job Search Audit can corroborate what you’re doing well and provides ques and clues to areas for improvement. Why?  As with the “Weekly Review,” this is another $$
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Schedule a Weekly Review . . . Weekly

How is your job search progressing?  Don’t really know!  Schedule a weekly review weekly to find out.   If you actually keep this appointment with yourself (Therein lies half the battle!) to review progress and set a schedule for the upcoming week’s work, you’ll progress further faster! Dale Carnegie, in his now classic self help book, How To Win Friends & Influence People,
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Don’t Go Into Business Because You Need a Job

Don’t go into business because you need a job  – Go into business because you want to be in business.  I often hear clients who are looking for a job say that they are thinking about starting a business.  This generally occurs after they have been searching for a job for a while and have not landed a job yet.  Seems like an option – right?  Wrong.   1. 
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