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7 Reasons to Make the Most of Your LinkedIn Profile

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

My clients in job search are often curious about whether they should have a profile on LinkedIn. I am very enthusiastic about the benefits of networking online, particularly on LinkedIn. Here's why: Having a well-completed LinkedIn profile and network enables recruiters to proactively identify y…

Caffeinated Careers Club Arvada – 2nd & 4th Fridays

Monday, December 26th, 2011

What's the Caffeinated Careers Club? Caffeinated Careers Club in Arvada is one of the Denver metro area's longest-running job search club. Often imitated, but never matched! At the Caffeinated Careers Club, we network, share advice, job leads, resources, and encouragement. Facilitated by job s…

18 Ways to Stay ‘Up’ in a Long-Drawn-Out Job Search

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

by Tracy Laswell Valdez, CPRW, JCTC - CAREER-Magic.com No doubt about it, job searching can be a draining, emotionally gut-wrenching, and depressing experience. The world as you know it hangs in the balance throughout a long, anxiety-ridden jaunt through the unknown. As a job search expert, a big…

About that LinkedIn Profile of Yours…

Friday, June 24th, 2011

by Tracy Laswell Valdez, CPRW, JCTC - CAREER-Magic.com No doubt about it, social media is now an integral part of career development. Whether you're in a job search currently or happily working away at your job, it makes sense to ensure that your online presence is all it can be, especially by op…

Smarter Job Search Workshop Series

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

Not getting the results you want in your job search? Don't give up! Learn what you can do to take your search to the next level. The Smarter Job Search Workshops are interactive, information-packed one-hour workshops designed to make you more successful in a number of ways: Brand Yourself! C…

Recruiter Q&A – How do Recruiters Operate?

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

The following is a recent exchange with a pretty savvy job seeker - I hope it's useful information for you as well. Q. Do recruiters have an extensive list of opportunities, or do they really only get a small portion of what is out there? A. Interesting question. I think when many people think of …

Sources of Hire – An Important Study for Job Seekers

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

If you're wondering about the best way to get noticed by a larger organization, you may want to read the 9th Annual Source of Hire Study published by CareerXRoads.com. This study is well-researched and I would guess that last year's trends are continuing. I would further assume that what holds true …

10 Reality Checks of Job-Hunting: Overcoming Common Job-Search Mistakes

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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…

Relaxed or Desperate: Which Describes You?

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

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…

The Smallest Companies are the Biggest Employers

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

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…