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Make Some Resolutions to Help Your Career

How are your New Years’ resolutions coming along? Did you join a gym? Are you watching less TV and reading more? No? Not even a little bit?

Maybe what you need is some real motivation – resolutions t

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Job Hunting By the Numbers

With a professional background that is also based in market research, I often find myself pulling nuggets throughout the year. Often they’re inserted in our blog, some just sit in a file waiting to be

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Don’t Let the Annual Review Sneak Up on You

A new year more often than not means it is time for your annual performance review. Haven’t thought about it? Maybe you should. Not only do you want to do well – but if you aspire to develop your ca

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Tis the Season to Network

It is inevitable. Over the next month and until January 1st you will find yourself at numerous events where you can and should be networking. And yes, that includes gatherings with family and friends

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Ask Your Own Questions When a Recruiter Calls

Whether you are looking or not, it is awesome to get a call from a recruiter. This means someone in your network recommended you or that the recruiter found your online brand impressive to take the ti

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Secure? Are You Sure?

A recent study from Gallop reveals that while 58 percent of U.S. full- and part- time workers are completely satisfied with their job security – the question remains, what is wrong with the other two

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The Entrepreneurial Interviewer

Whether you are one, have worked for one, or simply know one, you are probably well aware of the entrepreneur’s mentality. And if not, seek one out because one great way to succeed in the job search

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Make Your Resume Count (to Six)

Count to six. One-one-thousand, two-one-thousand… and when you get to six, that’s it. Six seconds is how long, on average, a recruiter will look at your resume. This is not according to some sort of

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Use Your Hand to Land the Maximum Job Offer

Congratulations – you’ve sent your resume, achieved a first, second, and maybe even third interview and you’ve gotten a job offer.

So the tables are turned – to quote George Costanza, you now have “h

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Networking 101: The Informational Interview

Often in a job hunt you may find that – as hard as you try – interviews are not rolling in and the number of jobs to apply for is lacking. How do you remain productive and continue to get your name o

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