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Job Search
If you’re like me, you might have a weakness for drama-ridden reality television. While recently watching perennial favorite The Bachelorette, I was reminded that the “Would you please accept this rose?” format is anything but reality. I also realized that the process of looking for a job is not so different. Here are some similarities…
There’s an old adage in communication: “Tell the audience what you’re going to tell them, then tell them, and then tell them what you told them.” In other words, preview, present, and review. The objective of this communication strategy is to make sure your message gets across. While saying something five times may seem redundant…
Guest Post by: CareerAlley Author Website: http://Careeralley.com What’s that sound you hear? Ah yes, the sound of the seconds ticking by on the “graduation clock”. And we all know how it goes down. Your father has been asking you for a year now (and, just to be clear, that is a year before you graduate)…
By: CareerAlley, http://Careeralley.com You know the old saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. I’ve had many jobs that tested that quote and, while it probably has some truth to it, that is probably not the best way to spend your career. The list of the best small and medium companies to work for…
Over the last few years, I’ve heard a lot of very intelligent job seekers casually remark that they had sent out hundreds of resumes while looking for a job. These people firmly believed that job searching was entirely a numbers game, so the more resumes they sent out, the more likely they were to be…
Don’t you sometimes wish that you could just cut out hours in your job search? Sometimes it seems to take so darn long to research and apply. But the good news is that it really doesn’t have to take very long if you know how to fine-tune your job search. Done correctly, you could easily…