Your Interview: Question & answer game plan (Part 3 of 3)

Read Part One: How to prepare and what to expect here . Read Part Two: The anatomy of the big day here . Based on some of the comments we’ve seen, as well as your prior questions to the JobsBloggers, I suspect this may be one of the more popular segments in the three part series. I’ve tried …

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Networking and Reciprocation

The key to your networking success is reciprocation . As in any relationship, positive results and new opportunities are unlikely to unfold if either party feels there is a lack of reciprocation. A mutally beneficial relationship requires a conscious effort to ensure a give and take balance. It is not uncommon that we see the demise of many businesses or personal relationships resulting from an imbalance in reciprocation…

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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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The Power of Social Media

The power of social media is truly amazing and the blazing trail of transparency ensuing is both exciting and frightening. If there is one common thread, it is CHANGE and understanding those changes and learning how to use the power of the Web and social networks is key to the success of your career or business. The following are some of the most influential people on…

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Quality and Personal Excellence …. NOT an Option!

Quality and Personal Excellence are two key elements of your Personal Brand . The degree to which you fully embrace the importance of these elements is communicated to others on a continuous basis and is incorporated into others’ vision of who you are — i.e., the Personal Brand that you broadcast . Those who are fully aware of this fact can definitely…

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Changing Careers? Zig-zag Your Way Into New Territory!

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Ilona Vanderwoude Career changers and renaissance folks alike always ask me: “How do I change paths without having to begin at the bottom all over again?” Annoyingly, as with most things careers related; it depends. Clearly, if you want to become a doctor, you’ll have to go to med school and start from scratch. A lawyer: back to …

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Who’s Hiring for Entry Level Jobs & College Grads Vol 5

Today’s post covers a variety of topics to help you in your job search. Before getting started, though, a word of hope . We know you keep hearing about all the jobs lost and the high unemployment rate. What you don’t hear about is that businesses of all kinds are still hiring . Even in the slowest of times, some…

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LinkedIn as a Job Search Tool

The popular business social media website LinkedIn is an effective job search tool, helping in research, networking and marketing oneself.

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If you are unemployed & had no luck in job search – would you pay for better ideas & processes?

If you are unemployed, and someone told you about a recruiter / HR specialist who is willing to do small group seminars to teach you to update your resume, teach you about the ‘other side of the wall’ in recruiting, provide you hundreds of URL’s to post, and teach how to use social networking for career, would you have an interest in…

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Giveaway: Networking for the Novice, Nervous or Naive Job Seeker

New: an EVENING JibberJobber User Webinar TOMORROW, March 9th at 7p EST. Register here . (other webinars listed here ) LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD for $49.95 $25. Check out all the specials here . Sorry about last week’s Giveaway (I skipped it!). Here’s the question for this week: WHY do we (in general) HATE networking? Leave your answer in…

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