Special Announcement: Ilona Vanderwoude MRW – 9/22/09- Your Resume: Creating the Best Representation of You

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Shouldn’t Your Resume Be as Unique as You?

The resume – it’s one of the first things you take a look at when starting your job search.  There is a lot of advice out there on how to format – but …

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What the? – Tales from the Job Search Front

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A Very Unique Interview Indeed

 

I’ve spent over half my “career life” in the executive search business placing sales professionals.  In preparing candidates to interview I would always tell them, “The sales interview

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Finding the “Open Door” in the Job Market – from the Build the Career You Deserve ezine

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In an article earlier this year, we talked about turning rejection into opportunity.  Given the current economic climate – unemployment numbers at just over 9.4% and 13.7 million Americans looking for jobs – I thought discussing how …

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Making You the Most Viable Next Hire – from the “Build the Career You Deserve” ezine

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Making You the Most Viable Next Hire

 

Being flexible, creative and adaptable in today’s economy is the cornerstone to survival.  The job search is no different and, with unemployment rising, …

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Where to Find True Stability

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Where to Find True Stability

Make sure you are focused on what will truly create stability 

 

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Volunteering Your Way to a New Opportunity (from the Build the Career You Deserve e-zine)

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Volunteer Your Way to a New Opportunity

 

Most of us have a charity or group where we volunteer our time and efforts.  In the midst of a job search, particularly a stressful one, it would seem natural to dial …

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When It’s Best NOT to Ask for a Job (from the Build the Career You Deserve e-zine)

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When It’s Best NOT to Ask for a Job 

This past week, one of my clients was asking me for advice on how best to network at an …

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Focus on the “Now” (from the Build the Career You Deserve e-zine)

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Focus on the “Now”

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

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