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Original Post Here image by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Network With Past Clients And Vendors Carl H., a reader of my columns from Winnipeg, Manitoba shares his success story here. “I just accepted a new position which I obtained with the assistance of the resumes, cover letters and advice gained from your ebook. I am happy to say that at the age of 46, I was only actually out of work for 11 days. (Carl is talking about my resume how-to guide, available at this Web page: http://www.gresumes.com/book.htm ) How did he do it? Actually, he lucked out! “The position I landed was advertised in the Career Section of the local newspaper. It turned out to be a supplier to my previous employer, one that I had had some dealings with in the past. There was good synergy between their needs and my experience and background. I was able to convince them through letters and the resume that I developed following that they would realize an immediate impact on their bottom line if they were to hi...

Original Post Here [Brand Yourself] by Meg Guiseppi • February 22, 2010 • Comments You’ve defined your personal brand and created your career marketing materials, designed to resonate with your target audience. And you know that, in job search, you’re in a sales and marketing campaign for your corporation of one – Brand You . How are you going to market your unique promise of value to potential employers? You’ll need a well-rounded brand communications plan that incorporates real-life and online personal marketing to capture the attention of recruiters and hiring decision makers. If you think your online presence doesn’t factor much into hiring decision-making, see my post Does Your Online Identity Scream “Hire Me”? All other things being equal, a strong online footprint can tip the scales in your favor. I safeguard the integrity and vitality of my own plan and keep it humming with personal brand health insurance – the 3 Cs – clarity, consistency, constancy. Here’s a good part of w...

Original Post Here [TheWiseJobSearch] There have been a few articles I’ve seen using the Olympics to make a point related to a job search. However, I believe there’s one point that’s been fascinating to me but lost in many of the other discussions. One of the most amazing things to me as I watch these elite athletes compete for a hunk of precious metal, is how some perform at their peak when it matters most, and how others fail! Think about that… in any sport you choose to examine, the top 3 to 5 contenders are pretty close to equal ability. You know that in their practices and training sessions they’ve achieved their ‘perfect’ performance many times over. They wouldn’t attempt a particular feat in competition if they didn’t believe they’ve mastered it in practice. Yet, when the moment comes, some nail it, and others crumble. Certainly sometimes there are unfortunate circumstances beyond their control that cause them to fail. Perhaps a competitor crashes into them, a piece of ...

Original Post Here Here’s another dose of the obvious: computers don’t hire people. People do. "Chances are, unless you get face to face with the hiring manager, you will not get the job. After creating a top-notch resume and cover letter, your next major goal should be to meet hiring managers at companies you want to work for,” says Minneapolis, Minn. recruiter Larry Harris. If you’re searching for a job locally, a powerful way to increase your odds of meeting a hiring manager is to pick up the phone and call. Here’s what Harris suggests. “Never just send your resume and leave it at that. Call and ask for the hiring manager. If he/she answers, explain why you are calling. Tell them why you are perfect for the job and ask for meeting. Typically they will ask you to just send your resume.” But don’t let that stop you. According to Harris, an excellent response is this: “I could send you my resume, but I’m going to be about five minutes from your office tomorr...

Original Post  Here  [Coupon Shepa] Job hunting is a time-consuming job, but it doesn't pay a cent until you actually land a job. In the meantime, you still have to pay rent, utilities, health costs and somehow afford groceries. Unemployment benefits run out pretty fast, so there's little cushion for many of us. I recently spent several years looking for work in my career area and learned quite a few ways to keep cash coming in while still leaving time to job hunt. It wasn't easy, but it paid the bills and allowed me to maintain some pride. Here are 24 ways to earn quick cash with links to detailed instructions and useful connections. Combine several or focus on a single area, but make sure you get paid. Don't forget to file quarterly income taxes for the self-employed. 1. Human Guinea Pig If you live near a university with a med school, you can earn anywhere from $15 to $2,000 for taking part in a clinical research study. The National Institutes of Healt...

Original Post Here [ Brand-Yourself.com Blog ] You may feel like you’re completely at the mercy of others in your job search. In some ways that’s true, but there are many things you control. For example, you can create a perfect profile on LinkedIn – that’s under your control – but you can’t make people contact you. What else can you control? Most job help professionals will advise you to pick some target companies. Why? Because when you target a company you want to work for, you can create an active strategy, rather than passively hoping somebody will find you. Once you’ve picked out your target(s), the next step is to research them thoroughly. I don’t mean spending an hour on Google – a proper profile of the company will take you several hours in most cases. Read everything you can about the company and any of its key players. OK, you’ve got your target, and you’ve got your briefing materials. Next step is to figure out what you can do for the company. Why would they want ...

Original Post Here Think you have no control over how lucky you are in life? Psychologist Richard Wiseman says think again. Turns out you can learn to be a luckier person just by changing how you look at the world around you. Photo by superfantastic . Wiseman studied the lives of 400 people over the course of 10 years and watched for any lucky breaks or chance encounters—both good and bad—they had along the way. He discovered that some people are prone to worse luck than others, but it may be possible to create your own good fortune by tweaking your perspective on things. In interviews with the study's volunteers, he realized that unlucky people are typically more anxious and tend to more hyperfocused on the specifics of a situation. Lucky people, on the other hand, are more laid-back and open to whatever opportunities present themselves. My research revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing ch...

Original Post Here Are you in the right job? Posted by pam claughton on February 15, 2010 at 6:30pm Because of what I do, friends often come to me for job advice. I remember a few years ago a good friend was looking to transition into something different and an opportunity fell into her lap and she asked me for my opinion. She was waitressing at the time and was very outgoing, a real 'people person'. But her career before waitressing was numbers related. She had been a fund accountant and then manager for years and did a great job, before layoffs hit. She was fortunate in that she had a good severance package and while she was trying to figure out her next steps, she was making good money waitressing. The career she was looking at? Morgage broker. This was a few years back when the market was still good, and I thought she might do well. People who do well as waitresses/bartenders often do well in sales. So she went for it, and did well, but she ...