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Results tagged “networking”
The Three Fatal Flaws (of Interviewing)
I have participated in hundreds of interviews, both as a candidate and a recruiter. I have spoken with college students and senior vice presidents. And what I realized is that no matter how much experience you have, most candidates make...
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The Perils of One-itis
Job Seekers, don't suffer from "One-itis." One-itis is when you are conducting a job search and fall in love with one company and close off all of your other options. This is a bad strategy in dating, and even worse...
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Top 10 Things I Have Learned about Recruiting (and what you can apply to your job search)
10. Recruiting is an action. It's proactive, not reactive.As a job seeker, you MUST drive the job search process.9. It's all about momentum. My searches tend to stall when I get away from them for a few days.Ditto for networking...8....
How to Leverage your Skills for a PR Agency Job
I did a Q & A with Mark Story's "Intersection of Online and Offline" blog about how to find a job at a PR Agency. It's relevant for junior, mid and senior-level candidates. You can read the post here.Please note,...
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Tips to Slay the Job Search Beast
This is a guest post by Julia Nizinski, an assistant media planner at Hill Holliday in Boston, Mass. and a former intern at Fleishman-Hillard's Washington, DC office. She graduated in May 2008 from Syracuse University with a degree in political...
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Self-Confidence and the Job Search
This is a guest post by Karen McGee, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs/Acting Director, Career Development Center at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Simply put, Karen is one of the most important mentors in my career...
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The Key to Holiday Gift Giving (and Interviews)
It's mid-December and I haven't started my Christmas shopping yet. I created my shopping list today and jotted down what I am going to get for each person. For most people, it was pretty easy because I really strive to...
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5 Twitter Tools for your Job Search
During my day job as a recruiter I rely pretty heavily on LinkedIn to identify potential candidates. But I have also realized that not everyone is on LinkedIn (or optimizes their profiles so they can be easily found). I have...
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10,000 Hours of Networking
How many of you have read Malcolm Gladwell's book "Outliers"? If you haven't, I suggest you pick it up. In the book Malcolm discusses the "10,000 Hour Rule". Simply put, experts note that you need to practice anything for 10,000...
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Why Job Boards Should Charge You for Resumes
I often talk about the fundamental lack of good job search training at the college level. Let's face it, every college should require a 3-credit course teaching students about the job marketplace, developing a value proposition, creating a job search...
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The Lions Won! Now It's Your Turn.
I am going to take some heat for writing this post since I live in the greater Washington D.C. area. But here goes...Long-term job seekers can be inspired by the Detroit Lions. The Lions went 0-16 last year. OH AND...
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50 Cent Wants you to be a Fearless Job Seeker
Photo Courtesy HarperStudioUntil recently, I never knew much about 50 Cent. Sure, I have enjoyed his music over the years, but I just thought he was another rapper who made a lot of money and lived beyond his means. However,...
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The Job Market is an Iceberg
I had a great informational interview with a smart guy a few weeks ago. He was already doing a great job of networking and we talked about how he could tweak just a few things to be even more productive.He...
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Searching for a Job is like Dating
I love analogies. One analogy that is often used in the HR world is "recruiting is like dating." There are just so many similarities. But I'd like to take it a step further and note that "searching for a job...
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Job Search Unplugged: How to Research (Part 3 of 4)
"This is the kid, calls me 59 days in a row, wants to be a player. There ought to be a picture of you in the dictionary under persistence kid." - Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street"Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas...
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Job Search Unplugged: Nab that Informational Interview (Part 2 of 4)
According to most sources, the best way to get a job is to be hired from within. The second best way is to come through a company's employee referral program. The worst way? If you're a regular reader of this...
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Do you have to Wear an Orange Sign to Stand Out as a Job Seeker?
My recruiting buddy, Jessica Lee, wrote an interesting blog post yesterday about a job seeker who was standing on a street corner in downtown Washington D.C. wearing a business suit and an orange sign that read "ENTRY LEVEL JOB SEEKER." ...
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The Job Search is all about Sales
Photo by: cccdebbieOver the past ten years I must have said "the job search is all about sales" at least 250,000 times. One of my favorite movies is "Boiler Room" starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel and Ben Affleck. It's...
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How I Turned a Chance Meeting with my Idol into a Job
Guest Blog by Cameron SmithIf I've learned anything being around Brian, it's that every situation is an opportunity, and to miss out on one is essentially suicide. One has to recognize what they can control in life... I can't control...
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Job Posting Challenge Winner!
Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry to the Job Posting Challenge. The winner was Carrie from New York, NY. We'll now take a look at Carrie's experience, the job posting she selected and how I would recommend she apply...
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