Category: Job Search Tools
Job Search is a Marketing Campaign
Job seekers, here’s how to find a job using marketing principles. Because that’s what...
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How to Use Your Professional Image to Your Advantage During the Job Search
Your application may put you in the running for a new job, but it won’t be enough to land the role...
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Job Search and Positive Self-Talk: A Winning Combination
Job Seeker A says to himself: “I didn’t bring anything really special to my work....
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No Response to Job Applications? Three Simple Fixes
You’re not getting any response to your applications for jobs. While you could keep...
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Job Interviews: Resources for Success
The looming job interview – it makes many people really nervous. With the right preparation,...
Read MoreHow to Handle Job Search Frustration
Frustrated with how long your job search is going? Here are some thoughts based on my having gone through many searches of my own (one lasted 2 years!) and witnessing the searches of many others: You will find a job. It is...
Read MoreLooking for a New Job? Think about eSports (guest post)
The digital revolution is producing jobs in industries that never before existed. eSports is one of them. I am intrigued by the opportunities that exist in this industry to use both digital and traditional work skills, and to...
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Top 5 Career Options for People Who Love Food (guest post)
I led an anti-hunger non-profit (City Harvest in NYC) for 11 years, and got to know a lot about...
Read MoreHow to Find a Job: Give Yourself a Break
Some of my job seeking clients feel they cannot take any time off from the search or they will miss an opportunity. They are aided in this thinking by those who say “you must make job seeking a full-time job!” The...
Read MoreHow to Respond to “You’re Overqualified” (Too Much of a Good Thing)
‘Tim’ thought the interview went really well. He was pleased when the HR person confirmed that the team liked him. So he was was astonished to hear this: “they were so impressed, they wondered why you would...
Read MoreWhy Women Don’t Work in IT — and What Companies Can Do to Change It (guest post)
My readers know I rarely run guest posts. This topic is important, so I decided to run it. Thanks to Gloria Martinez of Womenled.org The National Center for Women and Information Technology notes that, despite 60% of...
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4 Attitudes of Job Finders: Change Your Mind to Help Your Job Search
Some people seem to get a new job pretty easily, while others seem to get stuck. Why are some...
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