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Networking Online: 4 Secrets to Online Job Search

To succeed in networking online, it’s important to understand the realities of networking online and know how to connect with recruiters and sourcers – two key players in the hiring process. In my previous blog,…

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A Colorful Personal Brand Separates You from the Job Search Crowd

Your personal brand is instrumental to your job search. In fact, it should be woven into all of your job search materials and can be expressed in many ways. Heard at a recent speaking engagement…

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Cover Letter & Thank You Note – Are They Personal Branding Tools?

Rather than debating if you should or shouldn’t spend your time on correspondence like a cover letter or thank you note, ask yourself why wouldn’t you? Each are a valuable addition to your personal branding…

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Positive Traits Millennials Should Leverage in a Job Search

Millennials should leverage their most positive traits during a job search. The positive traits of millennials have been debated, as have their negative traits.  Here’s what’s commonly accepted: If you were born between 1981 and…

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Create a Professionally Written Resume with These 4 Tips

While there are many benefits to investing in a professionally written resume, you may be conducting a DIY job search and want quick tips to handle it on your own. Our best advice is to…

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Informational Interviewing: Enrich Your Job Search

Incorporating informational interviews into your job search can be a powerful strategy for landing the ultimate job. What is an informational interview?  It’s a job interview in which there is no real job opening, but…

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Beyond your CV/résumé and cover letter: 4 ways to get noticed!

In our current age of technology, it may be necessary for you to go beyond the standard CV/résumé and cover letter to get yourself noticed by an employer. The job market has become increasingly competitive,…

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Are You Really Prepared for Your Interview?

There are many articles today that remind us to dress to impress, do our research, and prepare for our interviews. Sometimes though, we get nervous and forget some of the most basic items we need…

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Be an Interview Ninja Warrior in All-Day Interviews!

I love American Ninja Warriors. It is my favorite show. I watch for hours on end. Super fit men and women propelling themselves through an obstacle course filled with crazy physical requirements, like climbing 20-foot…