In all my speaking, training and coaching, this has to be the most popular question when talking about LinkedIn. To link or not to link…should a job seeker go after a high quantity of connections or focus more on the quality of connections? My answer – in short – …
Volunteer Your Way to a New Opportunity
Connecting with the Hiring Manager – No Recruiters, HR or Gate Keepers
Stand Out by Ditching the Elevator Pitch
How do I grow and cultivate a real network?
In one of your webinars, you mentioned two types of networks: real and “acquaintance” (or something like that). I would like to know how to cultivate a real network. I don’t really think that I am relationship challenged. It is just the nature of my personality to be calm, …
Best Job Interview Tips and Advice #5 – Susan Joyce, Editor/Publisher of Job-Hunt
Pulled from the FREE e-book “70+ Tips to Perfect the Interview,” today’s advice comes from Susan Joyce, Editor/Publisher of Job-Hunt
Research the employer (plus the interviewer and other employees, if possible) very thoroughly. Someone – wish I could remember who! – summed it up perfectly in …
5 Reasons Why Social Media MUST Be Part of Your Job Search
3 Tips to Put Job Search Rejection into Perspective
Don’t think this is a “lemons into lemonade” blog about rejection. It’s the furthest thing from it. Let me start by telling you what you already know: It sucks. Rejection in the interview process, be it the first or final, is the …
Reference Checks – Make sure they “close the deal” for you!
Two years ago, if a client told me that the company they were interviewing with was getting ready to check references, I would have thought, “Great! It sounds like an offer is not far behind.” But now, with unemployment being where it …
