Yes, this is Halloween and although it is much fun to dress up in spooky costumes —It is no time to become creepy and scare your job opportunities away! So, consider yourself cautioned and do everything you can not to transform into one of these frightful of job seekers….Muahahahahaha!
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How Much Education Should Be Listed on Resume?
But the reality is that when you set out to prepare a favorable candidacy via your resume you will use discernment and scrutinize your resume line-by-line, outweighing, repositioning, questioning, and editing so you influence and gain an interview.
Read MoreExecutive Job Search: Mindset is Everythig
So, begin to take notice, write down all the reasons why you believe your job search is not fruitful, what your weaknesses are, why you think you are NOT the best candidate and then eradicate that thinking. Replace it with positive self-talk and substantiate it with achievements. Ironically, exploring your negative dialogue and reversing it, can lead you to your UVP (unique value proposition).
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Take a look at the following resources, develop a game plan, and then launch a stronger job search campaign. In no time, you’ll be thankful and excited about new job opportunities that seemed to have come from no where!
Read MoreDancing With Words Lead to Masterful Resumes
To you job seeker, if you are trying to go at it alone, I hope you rethink this plan; because if a blank document on your screen with the vertical line blinking doesn’t get you excited, the end result won’t induce a better emotion from your employer. Leave it up to us “geeks” who love to write, dance with words and ideas, and will passionately communicate your differentiating value, which will win you the interview you dream of. Then, it is your turn to dance.
Read MoreAdd LinkedIn Power to Your Job Search Arsenal
You set up your LinkedIn and now you are waiting for someone to contact you, tell you how wonderful they think you are, and that you’re perfect for a job lead they have! (Yeah. Right.) If only it were that simple. LinkedIn is one social media tool to network online and create more opportunities. There is much more to successfully gaining a job lead online than “setting up tent” but, for now, let’s explore how you can improve your LinkedIn today!
Read MoreHow to Identify a Great Resume Writer
the best steps a job seeker can take before hiring a resume writer is to research and interview the resume writer:
Read MoreResume Security: Protect Your Digital Documents
Here are a few steps I take to ensure my clients’ resume copy and personal information is only accessible by those that are serious about evaluating their candidacy.
Read MoreNetworking? Ugh!
Get over your networking fear and tap into the hidden job market. Strategies to help you meet new people and land a new job.
Read MoreHelp! I Can’t Land An Interview
What is the problem with your job search and why is it that you are not capturing interview calls. Learn of possible reasons why no one has called in for an interview. Is it your resume? Your Networking? What is it?
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