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June 3, 2007
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August 14, 2005
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Quick Fix: A Confidence Builder Pick up a minor job offer on your way to interviewing with a major employer. |
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April 19, 2009
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Brazen Careerist: Learn to Love Cold Calling Put your ego aside and start making some productive connections. |
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May 6, 2007
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Career Pros: Be Unforgettable -- Follow up! Follow up with a phone call and convince employers you're it. |
Job Journal
April 16, 2006
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The Aspiring Administrative Assistant Susan Silva adamantly believes an administrative assistant career is an ideal way to create your own destiny. |
Job Journal
November 14, 2004
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Creating Your "Career-Search Central" If your kitchen table - or even your bed - is serving as an "office" because the prospect of organizing a real home office is more than you can bear, you're in the career-launch danger zone. Here are some step-by-step suggestions that have helped other jobseekers be successful. |
Job Journal
March 16, 2008
Brenda Ferguson |
Career Pros: Cover Letters Send Wrong Message Are you making one of the three most common cover-letter mistakes? |
Job Journal
January 22, 2006
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A Foot in the Door Those looking for work need to set themselves apart, and nothing does this better than a face-to-face meeting. Jobseekers trying to land an interview might try some of these aggressive and unconventional techniques. |
Job Journal
March 25, 2012
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Brazen Careerist: 5 Keys to a Killer Cover Letter A letter accompanying your resume may strike you as a meaningless formality, but it's an important step toward being considered a top candidate. |
Job Journal
August 20, 2006
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Why You Aren't Getting Job Offers Over and over, jobseekers make the same complaint: Why don't employers call me after I send a resume? The answer may surprise you. |
AskMen.com
January 22, 2004
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Tips For Finding Your Ideal Job You could spend hours and days looking through the want ads and sending out resumes, or you could have a focused strategy that will greatly enhance your chances of landing a great job. |
Job Journal
August 8, 2010
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Career Pros: Jobseekers Should Expect a Full Serving of Frustration Is your job hunt long on frustration and short on results? Join the club. |
Job Journal
July 16, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Truth-Stretching Resumes Everybody knows you shouldn't tell lies, so why do so many jobseekers take this unnecessary risk? Here are some tips for people who want to shine on their resume without being dishonest. |
Job Journal
June 27, 2010
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Prepare to Initiate Contact How to introduce yourself to important players in the course of your job search. |
Job Journal
April 27, 2008
Janet White |
No is Nothing to be Afraid of The fear of hearing a 'no' may be the one thing that's stopping you from reaching your goal. Face your fear and reject your assumptions of the worst-case scenario, and focus on what you have to gain. Here's how. |
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February 2004
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What's New The Eight at Eight Dinner Club makes matchmaking its business. Using proprietary Web-based software, the company unites people by background and interests -- eight at a time. |
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January 15, 2006
Carole Kanchier |
Countering Job-Search Frustrations Learn how to resolve common job-search challenges, turndowns and setbacks. |
Job Journal
April 22, 2007
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Use Time Wisely to Get the Most from Your Job Search Using time productively is essential if you hope to be successful in your job search. That means being organized, working smart, and following a plan. Here are some strategies to ensure your search makes steady progress. |
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December 18, 2005
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Career Pros: Does Injury Negate Job Offer? Questions about the job-search process and just how much protection an individual has during that process. |
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December 4, 2007
Debra Feldman |
How to Create and Execute an Employer-Centric Job Search Strategy Job seekers at all levels are going about their searches all wrong. Instead of sending out resumes willy-nilly, they need to focus their effort on the employers who will be most receptive to hiring them. |
Job Journal
December 12, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Finding Jobs in a Jobless Recovery If a great opportunity suddenly became available, would you be ready? |
Job Journal
July 30, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Acing the Interview Ten tough job-interview questions and how to best respond to them.. |
Job Journal
December 16, 2007
Selena Dehne |
How to Rebound from Rejection Many of the ways people should - and shouldn't - behave in the dating game can be applied in the conduct of a savvy job search. Rebounding from rejection is no different. |
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June 24, 2007
Selena Dehne |
The Write Way to Interview Here are some fail-safe strategies to avoid drawing a blank on an interview question. |
Job Journal
November 6, 2005
Sue Gannon |
Making the Most of a Job Fair The idea of competing with hundreds of other jobseekers can seem so daunting that many people give up before they begin. Here are some helpful strategies. |
Job Journal
September 21, 2008
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Online Job Fairs Online job fairs have a critical difference from their live counterparts. The 'first impression' you would normally make in person must be conveyed in writing, making the virtual path to an interview much more tricky for most jobseekers to travel. |
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Manage a Bad Boss To manage a bad boss, it pays to first know which model stands before you. Here are five tips to help you when you. |
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June 12, 2011
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Career Pros: New Grads Need Aggressive Strategy The fierce competition for jobs demands an aggressive strategy to secure your first step on the career ladder. |
Job Journal
September 25, 2005
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1000 Issues in Print! A look the employment search process today, and how it has changed over the last 23 years -- and some things that never change. |
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April 13, 2008
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Career Pros: Developing All-Star References Good references can become MVPs in your search for work. |
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April 30, 2006
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The Aggressive Job Search Looking for something that will give you an edge in the job market -- and get you in front of more potential employers? Here are some suggestions. |
Job Journal
October 19, 2003
Rich Heintz |
Go for the Green Maybe I play too much golf -- or read too many job-search articles, but I find many parallels between chasing par and pursuing employment that have helped me better understand my quest for the green in both games. |
Job Journal
March 6, 2011 |
Quick Fix: Ten Interview Questions You Should Ask Everyone thinks about how they will answer questions in a job interview, but few realize their own questions may be just as important, says Ford R. Myers, author of Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring. |
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April 15, 2007
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Bouncing Back from Rejection Here are some strategies to help you move on with your confidence intact. |
Job Journal
February 27, 2005
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Career Pros: Worry is a Waste of Time How can you explain a ten-month gap on your resume? What can you do for a good reference? The first thing someone in this position must do is to stop worrying. |
Job Journal
March 8, 2009
James E. Challenger |
Don't be Daunted by the Negative Hype With the job market in its current state, there is a flood of half-truths and misconceptions regarding unemployment and how to find a job. Here's the truth about some of these myths and why your job search might not be as bleak as you thought. |
Job Journal
March 28, 2004
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My Biggest Job-Search Mistakes One of the challenges of looking for work is figuring out which career advice is right for you, and which is wrong. Here is a list of ten things the author will not do the next time he looks for work. |
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October 17, 2010
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Happy Holiday Hiring News for Jobseekers Retailers are getting ready to bring on seasonal staffers for their busiest time of year. |
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January 20, 2008 |
25 Favorites Looking back at the best content from 1100 editions of the Job Journal. |
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May 2005
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I Am Woman (I Think) Women, and their companies, are much better off when they're true to themselves. |
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October 1, 2006
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Career Pros: Search Tips for First-Timers What today's first-time jobseekers need to know to compete with more seasoned applicants. |
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October 2004
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How To Keep an Assistant A good assistant can change an entrepreneur's life, but keeping one from fleeing in frustration requires skills that entrepreneurs sometimes lack. Make the relationship with an assistant work by following these guidelines. |
Job Journal
February 24, 2008
Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: Try a Trade-Show Intro Here's a way to get face-to-face with many hiring decision-makers. |
AskMen.com
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Repair Your Relationship With Your Boss There are several ways to rebuild bridges and repair a broken relationship with your boss. Here are a few for you to consider. |
Job Journal
December 7, 2008 |
How to Find Work in a Recession Even with the economic downturn, employers must still seek and retain the best workers in order to compete on a global basis. Here are some ways jobseekers can find the best jobs available and position themselves to be hired. |
Job Journal
November 16, 2003
Rich Heintz |
My Favorite Job-Search Tool Just dial and smile, and you'll find that hidden job market. |
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Befriend Your Boss There's actually a right and a wrong way to befriend your boss. |
