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More than ever before, a job seeker's resume must be carefully composed in such a way that each word on the page supports a specific career objective. And it better be all about benefits of hiring you: 75% or more of the content needs to prove your worth and demonstrate the RESULTS you will bring to…
by Katie B. Smith With Thanksgiving here this month, I thought it would be appropriate to focus on gratitude and how to become more grateful as we embark on the holidays and our job search. When you focus on what you have rather than what is missing, you go from thinking there is not enough to…
Recently I came across a few nuggets of wisdom on creating a great LinkedIn photo. Seems I am not the only one who dislikes LinkedIn photos with pets or significant others, that are not zoomed in on the face, that have distracting backgrounds, or worst of all, that are icons, cartoons, or company lo…
This news story was filmed and aired Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Did result in a couple of the featured job seekers getting phone calls from prospective employers. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33738909#33738909…
Great article by Aldo Svaldi in Sunday's Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_13735365 What I liked about this particular article is that instead of just relating the bad news, it offers insights into what's going on behind the scenes when you apply for a job and practical ways to …
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. If you've been searching unsuccessfully for a new job for some time now -- or if you're about to start a job-search -- you'll want to review the 10 job-hunting concepts we discuss in this article. We refer to these job-search concepts as re…
Recently a client of mine abruptly returned to a 40-hour a week job after more than a year of unemployment. He related his surprise at how he felt returning the 9-to-5 in a busy workplace, even having had many years of such experience. The words culture shock and jet lag came to mind - after being …
by Katie Smith With so many on the job market re-evaluating their careers and directions of their life I would like to define steps that help in clarifying where one would start in looking to work in a new industry and position. First step I like to make my clients aware of is Acknowledgement.…
By Katie Smith When people generally think of job search we tend to think about things we should be doing. I would like to direct your attention inside and begin to observe how you are BEING in your life. Granted there are always things we need to DO to create our next position, but the way we ar…
It has long been my observation that those job seekers who are unemployed the longest and have the highest levels of frustration frequently focus almost exclusively on very large companies. Very large employers are harder to get into because they attract so much candidate attention, they are fo…
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