Want To Track InMail Responses? Use Projects

InMail responses can vary from “Sure, tell me more” to “Well, I do know a friend” and the occasional “Thanks but not at this time.”  Regardless of the response, tracking these replies as data could be hugely beneficial to the team.  But short of copying and pasting every InMail reply into a profile’s notes,

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How to customize a cover letter

If you or someone you know is looking for a job, you are encouraged to check out this new video on how to customize a cover letter from Capella University’s Career Center. Please feel free to share this with anyone else you know that could benefit from this advice….

Conversation with a career counselor: customizing cover letters

Capella Univesity Career Counselor, Melody Jennings Kruzic talks with a job applicant (played by Capella University Academic Advisor, Aaron Goedtke) about creating an effective, customized cover letter….

Is your resume to blame?

A job search can be an extremely discouraging experience for many people. Sending out a resume over and over again to recruiters, companies and job boards and waiting beside a phone that never rings. Of course you’re left to wonder, what is wrong with my resume? Before you blame your resume, it is important to have a clear perspective and …

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LinkedIn Recruiter Training: Have It Your Way

Have you ever wondered what all those checkboxes mean in the Advanced Search screen? Or how to interpret your InMail Feedback Score? Or even how you should best craft an InMail message or a job posting? Good news – we have answers for you when you need them. LinkedIn offers many training options for LinkedIn Recruiter users.  LinkedIn Client

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Experts: What is the most positive use you can make of a quarter of a page of empty space on a resume?

All the essentials are already taken care of: Professional profile, Core Competencies, Highlights of Achievements, Professional Experience and Education/Certifications… I’m looking for the most positive suggestions possible. There seems to be a great debate on this. What has worked well for you? Clarification added March 1, 2010 1:06 PM: I clearly said positive use. Clearly adjusting margins or font size will not teach job hunters…

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Job Search Made Positive

Any job search can be challenging, emotional, time consuming, stressful and depressing, which is why keeping it positive is the most important asset to achieving success. A job search made positive is necessary to keep you motivated with the strength and determination needed to continue along a career path that can sometimes become a very rocky road. It is a positive mind set during a…

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Internationally usable wording for local GPA?

Having completed my education in the Netherlands with above average grades, I have been using my grade point average in my resume for many years. Given that until now I haven’t seriously applied to any jobs outside the Netherlands this has not been a problem so far. Having had a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the_Netherlands it…

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Career Success Strategy for Professionals Over 40

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Abby Locke Less energy, high health and life insurance costs, higher salary expectations and unwillingness to learn new technology. A recent study released by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College indicated many companies have reservations about hiring older workers because of these preconceived notions. There was a time when age discrimination conjured visual images of men and…

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Highlights from Last Week’s Lou Adler Webinar

      Over 500 people tuned in to our webinar last week featuring Lou Adler, CEO of the Adler Group and author of “Hire With Your Head”.  The topic was “Writing Effective InMail”.  For those of you who missed out, here are five key takeaways from the event:    1) Focusing on cost per hire is

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