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A great deal of emphasis has been put on finding your dream job lately. And by lately I mean over the past 12 years or so. I believe strongly that really enjoying what you do is very important to a balanced and happy life and think everyone should strive to find that elusive dream job. ... - Read full post
Dreaming your job into existence is much more than simply knowing what you want.
There are three legs on the career management stool: understanding, promotion and attraction. Any effective job search, network conversation, cover letter, interview or development plan involves using all three. Understanding means all of the things you do to learn about what you ... - Read full post
A job search is full of obstacles, from unresponsive HR departments to those annoying blind ads that don’t even tell you who the employer is. On top of the roadblocks that a job search imposes on us, here is one more that we create for ourselves: a dry-as-dust, boilerplate resume that sounds exactly like everyone ... - Read full post
Liz Ryan brought up a good point last week – corporate recruiting doesn’t often work the way it should. Reactions to corporate recruiting tend to range from “amazingly bad” to a “soul-sucking, dehumanizing experience from hell.” Everyone agrees that things could be done a lot better. But you can make it better.
The work we have or seek has a value, and though it appears logical for companies to know the specific value each job adds to the company, not all jobs are easy to align with business revenue. Traditionally we consider sales because the position is directly tied to revenue and is easy to measure – ... - Read full post
Broken lines, broken strings, broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads, People sleeping in broken beds.
Ain’t no use jiving. Ain’t no use joking. Everything is broken.
About a year ago, Oprah Winfrey did a show with a panel of psychologists who discussed the power of a vision board. A vision board is a large presentation board that included cut outs of pictures, words or key phrases from magazines, newspapers or anything form of paper to capture something you hope to achieve. ... - Read full post
So, you have gotten the interview that you desired and you know that you are going to be asked once, twice, maybe five or six times, some question that is like, “so, tell me about you”. You then have five to seven minutes to tell your story. When I interview people I usually give them ... - Read full post
One of the worst things that can happen to a talented job seeker is to get caught in the Vortex — that swirling, chaotic place where the hiring-process movement gets to be so fast and furious that it’s hard to keep up with it.
We all want to be wanted. And no matter, how we brush it off, it hurts when someone turns us down. We are confident enough in our own abilities and experiences that we expect that we will be desired for the jobs we interview. In any situation, especially a job interview, there is an amount ... - Read full post
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Looking For Your Dream Job? First Get Optimistic With Your Current Job by Hank Stringer November 6th, 2009
Dream Your Job: Part 3 - Being Infectious by John Sumser November 5th, 2009
Try A Human Voice In Your Resume by Liz Ryan November 4th, 2009
How To Evaluate A Job & Career Recruiter by Jeff Hunter November 2nd, 2009
How to Tell the ‘Story of You’ in A Job Interview: Part 1 by Rusty Rueff October 28th, 2009
