Secrets to Success Job Seekers Edition: There’s no such thing as too much preparation

Posted on April 25, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , |

So you’ve identified and articulated what you want, you’ve taken the time to carefully prepare and personalize an application and you’ve utilized all the tools at your disposal. Now, you have an interview for the perfect job – congrats! Except…what are you supposed to do now? Here is where things come down to the core issue [...]

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Secrets to Success, Job Seekers Edition: Tools You Can Use

Posted on April 18, 2009. Filed under: career, Job Search | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

We all know the job landscape is changing. Gone are the days when you could snail mail a resume on nice paper and get noticed. These days, networking and maximizing the various tools at our disposal is absolutely necessary to get noticed. In this post I’m going to go through some of the traditional and [...]

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Secrets to Success, Job Seekers Edition: Personalize EVERYTHING

Posted on April 14, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

Here’s something that may make me unusual among job seekers: it takes me a minimum of 2 to 3 weeks to put together a complete job application package. I agonize over every detail and sometimes, I annoy the crap out of myself. But guess what? I also get interviews all the time. In my latest [...]

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Secrets to Success, Job Seekers Edition: Know What You Want

Posted on April 10, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

As I discussed in my last post in this series, you should always know what your professional goals are for the short- and long-term. But we all know that just because we know where we want to be, doesn’t mean we know how to get there. I myself have faced this issue, especially in the [...]

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Secrets to Success, Job Seekers Edition: Think Like a Job Seeker All the Time

Posted on April 8, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

I have big news that I’ve been sharing intermittently all around the interwebs. Now it’s time to bring it here: I have a new job! After a few months of searching, I recently accepted a position with Smart Growth America. SGA is “is a nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow: one that protects [...]

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Great links for the week

Posted on February 6, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , |

It’s been a great week of networking, learning, working to achieve my goals and having fun! I’ve come across some great links and resources and I wanted to share. They are all focused on job seeking and networking; in this economy, I think we all need to be prepared. Enjoy and have a great weekend! How [...]

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