MN Jobs Summit: Frustration To Purpose | SpeedMedia UK

The room was abuzz with anticipation as the first MN Jobs Summit, hosted in partnership with attendees from DEED Minnesota and local candidates, was held late last week. the Jan. 6 event, allowed more than 25 attendees to come together to discuss the frustrations, metrics and successes of job searching in Minnesota. This was in response to the request from President Obama to continue…

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T.A.P. Q#452 – I’m Entry Level & Afraid of Rejection

Dear Experts, Do you have any advice for someone who is scared to break out of their shell? I landed an entry level job about two months ago at a small company. I’m easily one of the youngest, if not the youngest, employees working in the office. I have a lot of great ideas but I’m afraid…

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Do you watch video resumes?

A new trend in job searching is the video resume. With the availability of basic cameras and editing software, it seems like something anyone can do. Outside of media careers (acting, modeling, video demo reels for video creators) do these really help or hurt a candidates chances? If you are hiring, do you ever watch these videos? How much does the quality…

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Do you watch video resumes?

The good, the not-so-good and the scams

Job searching consumes a great deal of time, and some of that energy is spent researching some of the millions of interesting jobs and opportunities out there. Job seekers rely on the Internet to conduct their search as never before….

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45 Power Users’ Twitter Productivity Secrets

How Twitter power users get things done on Twitter with their thousands of followers. Phyllis Mufson, @phyllismufson : My Twitter productivity (and enjoyment) leapt when I signed on to TweetDeck and began using its’ column function to organize my followers by special interest groups. I recommend it highly – or other similar services like Seesmic . I also make a lot of use of…

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T.A.P. Q#443 – How to Represent ‘Being Fired’ on Resume

Dear Experts, I graduated in May, and after months of job searching, I finally landed my entry-level dream job in advertising in December. However, after a month, they determined it wasn’t a good fit and let me go. How do I represent that time on my resume as I begin applying for new jobs? Do I…

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7 steps to using the power of intuition in your job search

Have you had a huge hunch that something is about to happen, and to your surprise, that intuition was eventually translated into reality? When you feel strongly about something without logical basis to it, that’s called intuition . It comes in three impressions: clairvoyance or “the third eye”, sensing clearly and feeling through listening. Intuition, in the context of career planning …

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Here I Go Again

http://blog.danmiller.ca I think I am slowly getting better at this blogging thing. I’m actually starting to post somewhat regularily and I even got a few comments! And here I was thinking nobody was reading this yet. Don’t worry, beyond this pointless beginning paragraph it will be a fairly short post today, no rants and no walls of text…I…

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How to use the acronym "CANADA" as a problem solving formula to advance your job search

Day 5 of the Olympics. Our women’s hockey team, Olympic medallists, routed the Swiss team and we won our first gold medal on home soil in years. Beaming with patriotic pride, I am inspired to use a Canadian acronym for the primary purpose of career coaching and the secondary purpose of sport coaching. Nothwithstanding the Olympic competitors, athletes have used a proven technique…

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7 Federal Job Search Myths Dispelled

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Dr. Daphne Houston Are you wondering how to land a federal job? Have you been discouraged by naysayers? Are you wondering if the federal government is really hiring thousands of people? Well that one I’ll answer now. YES! So if you are not incorporating federal jobs in your job search strategy it’s likely that you have …

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