Extreme Job Change: One Woman’s Story

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Mary Sevinsky A 53 year old female client, Rhonda, was just offered her dream job . Not too surprising until you hear the job she was offered was with the FBI. She thought she was wasting her time, she informs: The FBI only hired young (male) college students. She had an associate’s degree in administrative science (read …

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5 Keys To Creating A Resume They’ll Remember

Stop agonizing over how to write the best resume and take a moment to read over the following five key steps to creating a resume that hiring managers will remember . This isn’t a definitive list but will give you a great place to start on your way to resume superstardom (and that new career you’ve been dreaming about)! Give…

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Put Yourself in Your Resume

“I keep sending out resumes, but getting nowhere,” says the woman on the phone. “What kinds of jobs are you looking for?” I asked. “I’m a full-service marketer,” she said. I asked, “Have you settled on a job-search brand?” “Here’s what I’ve got,” she replied. “I’m a broadly skilled marketer with experience in pharma, consumer …

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Tap Into the Hidden Job Market

In a Yahoo piece today, Stephanie Loicacono wrote about the “hidden job market” and has a few ideas for those job seekers who are tired of throwing their resumes in with the masses. She quotes a stat: ”80% of all jobs are never advertised.” That is somewhat correct. And our own stats at LINKUP.com basically …

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T.A.P. Q#451 – Career Transition: Europe to America

Dear Experts, I recently received my U.S. green card am living/working in Denmark. I am looking for an IT job in Los Angeles, California. My idea is to find a job before I move to America. I’ve tried different approaches to get a job, such as: – Applying for positions directly via websites like Monster, Craigslist…

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What I Think About Job Boards

New: an EVENING JibberJobber User Webinar on Tuesday, March 9th at 7p EST. Register here . (other webinars listed here ) LinkedIn for Job Seekers for $49.95 $25. Check out all the specials here . About once a week someone sends me a message saying they are not happy with the job search results in JibberJobber. Here’s a message someone wrote when they deleted…

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Posting Your Resume Online

Searching for jobs online is a common occurrence and just as common are the number of organizations that require you to submit your resume online. Mailing a paper resume or hand delivering it are two options that may never be an option again. Although the jobs posted online represent a very small percentage of those available and many may be posted to boost traffic to a website or the …

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Employment turnaround across major industries

We’ve seen a stark improvement in the job market over the last few months. With another encouraging month of data, Indeed’s Industry Employment Trends show that 10 of the 12 major industries had more job openings in February than a year ago. Because we track advertised rather than filled positions, it is a more forward-looking indicator than government jobs …

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Boomers to Gen Y: How the Times Have Changed!

The first Baby Boomers turned 18 in 1963, which was the year John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and two decades before personal computers were introduced to a panting marketplace. The first Millennials are in the workplace and some are even managers. Any human resource professional who has studied these generations at even a cursory level is aware that Boomers and Millennials are worlds …

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[POLL] Which Social Media Network Are You Using MOST (or not) in Your Job Search?

In the past decade, social media has changed the way many people look for jobs. Has it had the same effect on you? Reminder: learn how to use Twitter to job search and build your personal brand. Subscribe to my free newsletter now to earn a copy of my ebook The Ultimate Twitter Job Search Guide . Vote now: Note: There…

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