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Job Search

Job Search Mistakes That Will Keep You Unemployed

August 24, 2010 /

Today’s guest article discusses 3 job search mistakes by former recruiter David Alan Carter. Everyone makes mistakes. That’s just part of being human. But if you’re in between jobs, you can ill afford too many of them. One little mistake here or there, and your job search can be set back weeks if not months.…

Are Job Fairs a Good Use of Your Job Search Time?

August 12, 2010 /

When you’re out of work, you suddenly find many friends and family who are willing to share their ideas with you about how to get a job.  In their attempts to be helpful, people who care about you will often pass on every single tip or nugget they hear about a job opportunity—leaving it up…

Help Wanted, Inquire Within

July 26, 2010 /

Guest post by: CareerAlley Author Website: http://Careeralley.com While unemployment is still very high, it does seem like the job market has opened up somewhat. I’ve been getting regular calls from my recruiter friends looking for candidates for jobs. Seems like they are having a difficult time finding candidates, almost counter-intuitive. High unemployment but we can’t…

Using LinkedIn to Follow Potential Employers

July 21, 2010 /

Many people think of LinkedIn as a tool to network with individuals.  While LinkedIn is certainly useful for this purpose, it can also provide invaluable information about which companies you should target during your job search. Did you know that LinkedIn now allows you to follow all the activity related to a particular company?  You…

3 Ways That Google Can Enhance Your Executive Job Search

July 13, 2010 /

We knew that one day technology would make some significant changes in our lives. But for some reason, it seems that we had visions of flying cars and robot maids. While we haven’t quite reached that stage, we’ve seems some adjustments that were unimaginable in the job search realm only a few years ago. Google,…

3 Easy Ways to Strengthen Your Online Brand Identity

July 12, 2010 /

Your personal brand is nothing more (or less) than the image you project to others. It’s the whole (although abbreviated) picture of who you are and what you do–professionally. Online, it’s the sum of the parts. A large (maybe the whole) purpose of creating and maintaining an online brand is so that people who don’t…