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Brutally Honest Job Candidate Feedback – Can you Take It?

Apr 08, 2012 | 2

Have you received a cryptic generic rejection email after applying for a job, or worse no reply at all? If you're of the smart and serious about getting a job variety you appreciate any and all serious, professional feedback you can get. Or not....…

The 10 Step Strategic Job Search Plan

Dec 06, 2011 | 8

You've heard it before, repeated actions garner repeated results. It's true grasshopper, especially in your job search. Here's your chance to break the cycle...…

‘Here’s My Resume and The Finger’

Oct 05, 2011 | 11

Many occupations have hazards... HR people and recruiter types get threatened, stalked and sometimes the unconscious finger. Like today...…

A Quickie Doesn’t Count

Sep 22, 2011 |  

Close your eyes and concentrate. Think of examples of important things you can do well by taking short cuts or not paying attention to the details and tell me what you come up with. I'll bet it's not a job.…

What’s Personal Branding Got to Do with Job Search?

Sep 04, 2011 |  

It's not enough to have marketable skills - you have to market them as part of the package a company will get when they take you on as a solution provider for their problems. …

Job search frustration hit my inbox today big time

May 16, 2011 | 38

I have had from time-to-time communication from a job seeker who in earnest is trying to gain employment in a chosen field of education and experience without success, for an extended period of time. I'm honest and forthright, but have run out of the usual resources I would recommend. So today I took a deep breath and conveyed some tough love...…

Survival Guide Tips for Job Seekers

Apr 20, 2011 |  

Whether you attended an event like the NEPA Job Fair and need some solid advice on what to do post-event, or you didn't but you're looking for a slightly difference twist on the same regurgitated info you find all over the place about how to conduct a job search, be the top candidate, stand out from the crowd, etc..... it's right after this long run on sentence.…

Top 10 Free Resources for the Career Confused

Mar 01, 2011 | 1

Whether you’re a student contemplating careers, returning to the workforce after caring for loved ones, interested in recareering after retirement or just ready for change, this collection of tools and resources will help you explore your options on the career spectrum, get on the right career path or confirm you're already on it.…

Job Seeker Tales from the Mauve Comfy Chair

Nov 16, 2010 | 3

The mauve comfy chair has been in my office much longer than I have. I can't imaging the stories it could tell, but over the 18 months I have been here they are about transition, job loss, being behind on paying the bills, robbing Peter to pay Paul and sometimes landing a new job. Today's story is....…

Hey Yeah, You’re Entitled

Oct 26, 2010 | 2

Don't you hate it when someone says, "Let me give you the low down" and it's not fun at all? Bad news. Negativity. Even if it's true. Sometimes the news isn't good... but it's what you do with it, how you process it and the courage and emotion that arises from hearing it that fuels the furnace of.. The little Engine That Could.. Sometimes my mind comes up with corny stuff. …

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