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Advice for first-time job seekers by Miriam Salpeter - Apr, 2012 As graduation approaches, many young job seekers are wondering how they can land an opportunity in this very challenging job market. Lindsey Pollak, a recognized expert on next-generation career trends, recently released a new edition of her terrific book, Getting from College to Career. Lindsey graciously agreed to answer some questions to help new professions get “from college to career.” In this first of a two-part series, ... |
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Chasing job search butterflies by Dawn Bugni - Apr, 2012 Every summer in Southeastern North Carolina, we experience a proliferation of yellow butterflies. {My ex (the organic farmer) called them cabbage lopers butterflies. I’m not sure that’s the correct species; for our purposes, yellow butterflies suffices.} They are everywhere. I can look out the window sometimes and count twenty or thirty dancing around the yard on a summer afternoon. Now. If I were to burst out the back... |
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Cover Letters–Not Your Life Story by Georgia Adamson - Apr, 2012 Some job seekers start to write a cover letter and don’t seem to know when to stop–or how to focus, for that matter. If that description fits you, I suggest you think seriously about what it is that you want and need your cover letter to accomplish. If it’s to bore the reader (employer) to tears or motivate him/her to turn the letter into a paper airplane, no problem. Your over-long, poorly focused cover letter will do the tri... |
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Executive Coach's Tip: KNOW That Your Boss is NOT In Charge of Your Development by Andy Robinson - Apr, 2012 ONLY YOU are in charge of your personal, professional and career development. Your boss or manager CAN be an ally, a fan, an advocate, and an influencer ... but ultimately, it's up to you to figure out your interests and direction, and then chart a path and plan for achieving that direction. YOU are in control, YOU must invest the time and energy, and YOU must take responsibility for MAKING your wants and desires a realit... |
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Executive Coach's Tip: Take Advantage of Your Found Time by Andy Robinson - Apr, 2012 "Found time" are those small pockets of time we FIND each day .... between phone calls, while we're on hold waiting, while we're waiting on a doctor, the inevitable flight delay, the traffic back up, the time spent waiting for someone to show up at a meeting or appointment, etc. (the list goes on....). Found time should be viewed as a GIFT -- extra (unplanned) time given to us when SOMETHING can be done. How will YOU t... |
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Leadership’s Link to Emotional Intelligence by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Apr, 2012 Ever wonder why some of the most brilliant, well-educated people aren’t promoted, while those with fewer obvious skills climb the professional ladder? Chalk it up to emotional intelligence (EI), a term first coined in 1995 by psychologist Daniel Goleman in his New York Times bestseller Emotional Intelligence. In the United States, experts had assumed that high IQ was key to high performance. Decades of research now point to... |
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Online Missteps Can Hurt Your Career and Job Search Success by Georgia Adamson - Apr, 2012 I’ve written before about the need to be careful about what you post online–in any forum, social media site, etc.–because of the potentially harmful effect it can have on your career and/or job search success. I’ve also noted that you need to be aware of what others might be saying about you online, because sometimes you aren’t the one posting the possibly damaging information. Now comes yet another beating of that drum, in th... |
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Purpose-Driven Leadership – Focus on What Matters by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Apr, 2012 People strive to be engaged in meaningful work. Humans, by nature, are a passionate species, and most of us seek out stimulating experiences. Companies that recognize this and actively cultivate and communicate a worthwhile corporate purpose become employers of choice. A major Gallup Organization research study identified 12 critical elements for creating highly engaged employees. About half deal with employees’ sense of ... |
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Community Partners by Local JobNetwork™ - Apr, 2012 Community Outreach and Diversity Partners We have exclusive relationships with local organizations, called "community partners", that have a constituent base of individuals that share a common background or area of interest. These groups and organizations receive daily emails with open job positions that match the criteria that they specifically requested. These daily notifications can be customized by locati... |
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10 Great Executive Resume Keywords and How to Use Them by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Mar, 2012 10 Great Executive Resume Keywords and How to Use Them There are a lot of ways to enhance an executive resume, one of them being to add appropriate keywords throughout the document. Keywords work wonders in improving any resume because they add depth while addressing key points that hiring managers in the field are looking for. There are a number of great keywords that could make a difference in an executive resume. ... |
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