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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.   |
AskMen.com
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Providing References 101 Ultimately, a stock of good professional references can elevate a suitable candidate to a top choice. So here are some things you should know about dropping names on your resume. |
Job Journal
May 3, 2009
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Brazen Careerist: Finessing Reference Checks How to look like a winner when employers check your references. |
Job Journal
February 8, 2004
Marty Nemko |
"I've Tried Everything!" Sometimes it's not just what you do, but how well you do it. Advice is offered about the right way to go about cold-contacting employers, networking, and answering job ads. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2004 |
Employment Site Targets Education Market The SchoolSpring Web site is an employment resource specifically for the education market. |
Job Journal
February 13, 2005
Claudia Jordan |
Long-Shots Can Pay Off Keys to effective networking for the job seeker. |
AskMen.com
Ian Harrison |
The Importance Of Job References When you hit the job market, assume that each firm you interview with will verify your record. The final call to a reference could determine the outcome of your entire career. |
Job Journal
October 22, 2006
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Present Your Strengths in a Portfolio A well-executed portfolio may give you the winning edge. |
AskMen.com
Michael Hirsch |
How To Handle Losing Your Job Your first reaction to losing your job will most likely be shock, followed by anger. You might be tempted to tell your boss where he can shove his briefcase. But it's a bad idea. Keep your mouth shut and follow these seven steps to prevail during this difficult time. |
Job Journal
February 8, 2009
John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Advance Yourself Between Jobs Productive pursuits to raise your worth while you're between jobs. |
Job Journal
August 24, 2008
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Good Bosses Are Hard to Find Companies should do more to improve their management team. |
Job Journal
March 20, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Basic Job-Search Building Blocks While some of these 13 job-hunting ideas will be old hat to some job seekers, they are worth repeating to anyone about to embark on that challenging journey to a new job. (first of three parts) |
Job Journal
April 22, 2007
James E. Challenger |
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. |
Job Journal
February 27, 2005
James Challenger |
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
September 30, 2007
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Before You Quit . . . Before you quit your job, consider this thoughtful advice. |
Job Journal
November 20, 2005
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Is Your Job Search Too Passive? It may be time to get more proactive about your job search. Don't just send out resumes. Make things happen. |
CRM
May 2010
Lior Arussy |
The Tribal Evangelist Your biggest fans can be your best marketers - provided you do everything in your power to enable them. |
Job Journal
January 23, 2005
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Find the Boss, Land a Job The most effective approach to landing a job is to find the manager who needs a new employee and make that person want you. |
CIO
March 29, 2013
Peter Black |
How to Bounce Back From a Job Disaster An executive coach provides three tips for recovering from from an adverse, unexpected job change. |
Job Journal
May 18, 2008
Paul R. Huard |
Digital Dirt It's a given that a future employer will examine the details of your work history. But jobseekers should also add 'look at your MySpace page' to the list of things that will be used to judge character, background and general job worthiness. |
Job Journal
July 17, 2005
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: The More (Contacts), the Merrier Most people will help you find work, if you let them. It's important to make a contact list of anyone working in a relevant field, and call the people on that list. |
Job Journal
November 6, 2011
Peter Weddle |
Luck Happens No, some people are just better at recognizing favorable circumstances and positioning themselves to take maximum advantage of those 'lucky' moments that come their way. Luck in your job search or your career is not like winning the lottery -- |
Job Journal
February 12, 2006
Elizabeth Scheibner |
Getting Noticed How to craft attention-getting resumes, cover letters and thank-you notes. |
Job Journal
August 8, 2004
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Six Degrees of Separation Almost everyone you encounter during your job hunt can be a resource for getting you the right job. Start assembling a list of contacts as soon as you begin your job search. |
Job Journal
June 15, 2008
Denise Leo |
Virtual Networking So you want to do more online networking for career advancement or job hunting. Here are some tips to help you leverage an online network. |
Searcher
Nov/Dec 2009
Dee Richardson |
Staying Connected After a Layoff This is not your grandfather's recession. Today, laid-off workers have myriad resources available to help them stay in touch with former colleagues. |
Job Journal
March 25, 2007
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: References Need Attention Use these strategies and employers won't look at you like you have a disease after checking your references. |
Entrepreneur
May 2005
Romanus Wolter |
Popularity Puzzle These suggestions will help you become the entrepreneur everyone wants to do business with. |
Job Journal
July 27, 2008
Brenda Ferguson |
Career Pros: Opening up the Hidden Job Market Tracking down the myriad opportunities of the hidden job market. |
Job Journal
August 8, 2010
Lindsey Novak |
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
May 2, 2004
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: When Ex-Bosses Talk Trash Some on-line help and strategies for countering rotten reference checks. |
Job Journal
August 6, 2006
John Challenger |
Beware What You Share Online The explosive growth of social networking websites, such as MySpace, Friendster and Facebook, could revolutionize job searching for younger generations. |
Job Journal
January 15, 2006
Carole Kanchier |
Countering Job-Search Frustrations Learn how to resolve common job-search challenges, turndowns and setbacks. |
Job Journal
February 14, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: A Job-Search Essential: Developing Network Contacts When looking for work, phone calls are the best way to get dialed in. |
Inc.
January 1, 2003
Adam Hanft |
The Sad End of the Bad Reference Ironically, at a time when getting an objective assessment has become more difficult, the consequences of hiring the wrong person have begun to have legal ramifications of their own. |
Job Journal
July 10, 2005
James E. Challenger |
The `Goal' Standard Have you wondered how to distinguish yourself from competitors in your search for a new job? Here are some ways to package yourself as a goal-oriented employee, something employers find irresistible. |
Fast Company
Harvey Deutschendorf |
5 Steps To Coping With A Horrible Boss The first thing to do is come up with an escape plan. You need to get out before you have all of your emotional energy sucked out of you. |
Searcher
August 2002
Mary-Ellen Mort |
The Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting An effective online job search strategy you can adapt to your own career focus and industry target. |
Job Journal
February 8, 2009
Brian Tracy |
Qualities Most in Demand Every employer has a pretty good idea of what he or she wants more of and less of in employees. Here are the big five - traits employers want, and that you can cultivate yourself to land the role you want. |
Job Journal
June 13, 2010
Ginny Frizzi |
Studious Jobseekers Go 'Old School' to Tap Valuable Career Services and Alumni Connections One of the most underutilized sources of career assistance is a job-seeker's alma mater. Many schools provide not only generous career services, but alumni contacts as well. No matter how long you've been away, it's always a good idea to go back to school. |
Job Journal
May 22, 2005
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Where Will Your Spouse Work? When a couple decides to relocate, it's typical for one of them to become a suddenly out-of-work jobseeker. Here's how to help your spouse find work when you relocate. |
AskMen.com
Wil Schroter |
Make A Successful Career Change Once you're past your first job and actually in the career world, moving into another profession becomes a lot easier. |
Job Journal
May 6, 2012
Peter Weddle |
Give as Good as You Hope to Get Effective professional networking is all about the quality of your relationships, not the quantity of your contacts. So how do you turn contacts into relationships? By being supportive and helpful to them in the same way you hope they'll be to you. |
Job Journal
October 21, 2007
Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Resume Rules Not Made to be Broken Here are the six most violated rules among the resumes that people send to me to review: And if you think your resume is an exception to the rule, you're wrong. |
Job Journal
September 9, 2007
Leslie Nye |
Job Fair Finesse Job fairs are more than just a place to search for a new position. They hold the potential to be a goldmine of personal business contacts, which can be the key to finding an exciting career position with a great company. |
Entrepreneur
December 2005
Jane Easter Bahls |
What Did I Say? Your problem employee has finally left. But shortly after his departure, you receive a call for a reference. Can you give an honest assessment? |
Job Journal
September 18, 2011
Peter Weddle |
Networking Your mother told you never to speak to strangers. She would have been equally wise to advise you never to let a networking contact remain a stranger. The best way to do that is to show you care about their needs and are making an effort to be helpful. |
AskMen.com
November 30, 2003
Edward Chalmers |
22 Ways To Network Like A Pro Networking is not always about moving up the corporate ladder, although that is an important by-product. It is about obtaining information and making contacts that could help you in your day-to-day business life. It is an essential tool, even if you're not looking for a new job. |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
Gwen Moran |
Oh, Behave! Social networking has its own social dynamics. Here's how to navigate them. |
Job Journal
August 20, 2006
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: No Time to Network? Here are some time-saving strategies for nurturing your list of contacts. |
