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13 Ways to Improve Your Job Search
The difference between landing a job and not hearing back from a potential employer can come down to a matter of details. These factors can include not following up quickly or effectively enough, failing to perfect your telephone interviewing skills, over-reliance on the Internet, having a poor social media presence…
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Job Search can Profit by Volunteering
It’s becoming more of a vicious circle for people who have been unemployed or working outside their areas of expertise for a long while. One of the biggest objections they hear from potential employers is they have not been using their professional knowledge and skills. How can they, many counter,…
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5 Career Strategies to Consider in the New Year
The two occasions that many people use to more closely analyze their careers are around the change to a new calendar year, and at and after the summer slowdown. These two times of the year also coincide with the budgeting, staffing, and hiring plans of numerous organizations as they prepare…
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Strategies for Getting Hired by Small Businesses
Whatever one’s hiring perspective, two things are clear: – Small businesses should be part of every job-seeker’s employment search. Companies with fewer than 50 workers comprise 97% of all businesses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. – A different job-search strategy must be used in seeking employment with small businesses….
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8 Guidelines for Succeeding in new Job
Most people – especially those who have been unemployed for a while – devote almost all of their time and resources to getting a job, but are not nearly as prepared to succeed once they get it. Many new hires do not have a clear understanding of the most important…
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Job Rejections due to Lack of Cultural ‘Fit’
In cases where the qualifications of two candidates for the same job are roughly equivalent, cultural fit can be a deciding factor. Lack of cultural fit is one of the biggest contributors to the failure of newly hired and promoted managers and executives. Among the reasons new leaders do not…
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Persistence vs. Pest – How to Persevere in job Hunt
Charlie Sheen’s stock broker character made 59 straight days of phone calls and hand-delivered a box of Cuban cigars before he got an interview with Michael Douglas’ corporate raider character in the movie Wall Street. While that is obsessive and most people would consider him a pest, there is one…
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“Moving Up” no Longer Means Being Promoted
With workforces still lean and fewer people getting promoted today, the definition of “moving up” has changed, according to ClearRock Inc. Years ago, many workers followed a personal career guideline of: “Every three years, up or out.” That is, a worker should expect to be promoted every three years or…
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7 Ways to get Your Career Unstuck
ClearRock offers the following advice on getting your career unstuck – by either resolving issues with your current employer or finding another job: 1. Have a talk with your boss. A good starting point is a frank discussion with your manager about your potential, possibilities to take on more responsibilities,…
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Ensure Your ‘Fit’ With a job Before Applying or Accepting
With a greater supply of applicants available than jobs, how well a candidate fits the culture of an employer is more often being used as a deciding factor in who to hire, especially when their qualifications are roughly equivalent. Job-seekers need to be sure they are familiar with the culture…
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The Second – or Third – try may be the one That Lands the Job
If a job-seeker had not been a match for an employer when applying previously, the situation could now be different due to a change in the employer’s needs, the applicant’s experience and skills – or both. The needs and skill requirements of employers are continually changing in response to economic…
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Questions Unemployed Need to ask Before Becoming own Boss
People age 45 and up have acquired a wealth of knowledge and skills about their professions and industries, are in better financial shape and tend to have more connections than younger workers. However, starting a business is not for everyone. Most people who become self-employed are motivated by the possible…
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5 Strategies on how to Benefit From More Hiring
Regardless of your employment status, you should learn how to benefit from news that hiring has picked up. An increase in hiring assists both unemployed and employed people. There are more jobs available for those who are unemployed and employed people looking for better jobs. It also makes employees more…
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7 Signs Your Career is at a Standstill
As a first step to becoming aware of potential career standstill, evaluate your job and career to see if you have any of the 7 Signs You May Be Stuck In Your Job: You don’t feel challenged by your job You’re unhappy with going into work each day You have…
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