Should I Go to HR?

‘JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com . Dear J.T. & Dale: I normally am a very happy, enthusiastic employee. Getting along with ANYONE has never been an issue. However, I now have a co-worker who has been very hostile and makes rude …

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6 Tools for Managing Social Media

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Jessica Miller-Merrell Time management is something most of us struggled with long before social media. As we become more involved in the world of social media and see the importance of building personal business relationships, managing your time both inside the social media space and outside as a business professional and human being becomes…

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13 Reasons You Will Never Get a Job (Or, 13 Ways You Could)

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Colin Daymude Let me be perfectly honest with you. Nobody owes you a job. And, to make it worse, most job seekers are faced with a perfect storm of barriers that never existed in the past. Those barriers include huge competition for a single position, social media, applicant tracking systems, the complete elimination of entire job…

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T.A.P. Q#420 – What Goes in LinkedIn Invitation to HR Manager?

Dear Experts, I would like to get advice about whether or not it is appropriate to connect on LinkedIn with HR people whom I have sent a resume and cover letter to in response to a job opening. If so, what is the best thing to say in the invitation to connect message? CLICK HERE to see how experts…

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New Recruiting Conference: Social Media for Government

Anyone involved in the world of human resources and specifically recruiting understands how incredibly different it is to recruit for a federal, state, or local government agency versus a non-profit, small business, or large corporation. So many critical points are different, including the rules, motivations, budgets, and more. So I was very excited when my friends at Advanced…

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Why HR Doesn’t Answer When You Apply

My daughter did an experiment for me two summers ago. She applied to job openings she’d found on a couple of big online job boards. She was a recent college graduate and her resume looked similar to those that cross your desk. It was well done–no typos–and the cover letter was nice too, specifically addressed to each organization’…

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Daphne Houston

Name: Daphne Houston Twitter: @drdaphne Personal Website/Blog: www.HowtoGetaFederalJob.com Bio: Daphne has been in the careers and employment business for over 15 years, helping hundreds of government and non-government clients land jobs and thrive in successful careers. Her certifications include: Certified Federal Resume Specialist, Certified Federal Job Search Trainer, Certified Federal Career Consultant, Certified Job Search Specialist, Certified …

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The 12 Days of Christmas Job Hunting 2010: Day 11

{Hummed to the tune “The 12 Days of Xmas} Free DVD Offer On the 11th day of Christmas – Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0 revealed to me “ 11 More Ways to Find a Job Today”

Write a Resume For Results – The Cover Letter is Critical!

I have been in the field of human resources for 20 years and can honestly say that the cover leader is the most important submittal I receive, and the one I read first and most carefully. If you want… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Holiday Job Search Tips for College Students 2009

As a member of a new community of resume writers and career coaches called the Career Collective, this post is one of many responses to the topic, “Specific tips to help job seekers really ramp up their efforts for the holiday season and the new year.” I encourage you to visit other members’ responses, linked at the end of this article! Please…

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