How to Work Your Network When Job Seeking

How to Work Your Network When Job Seeking

When you are job seeking you need to know how to work your network. We all know people. These people are your network. You may have a professional network and a personal one. The average person has a network of about 500 people. It’s easy to be discouraged during a job search. You send out dozens…

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Rewarding Career Resolutions for the New Year

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What are your career resolutions for 2021?  Around 4,000 years ago, ancient Babylonians were supposedly the first people to make New Year’s resolutions. The types of resolutions being made have changed significantly since then. However, the act of making resolutions has not. Across the world, the start of the New Year is viewed as the ideal time…

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Top Creative Ways to Use Referrals in Your Job Search

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Are there any creative ways to use referrals in a job search? Obviously, there are. And you should be using referrals to increase your chances of landing a job. Referrals are an excellent way to leverage your skills as a new or veteran jobseeker. However, the practice of merely providing references on a Curriculum Vitae…

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Have You Tried the LinkedIn Publishing Platform?

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The LinkedIn publishing platform is an effective built-in function of LinkedIn that can increase your reach and engagement with prospective employers.  Relationships are the key to landing that perfect job, and taking the time to create some long-form content within your expertise area is a great way to let people get to know you.  Publishing…

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Networking Activities You can Start Today

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Networking activities sure have pivoted in the last few months. Social distancing and quarantine have forced us to be very creative in how we connect for our careers and job searches. Things have started to open back up. Restaurants are inviting diners in now. However, people are still being cautious about meeting in person, which…

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Career-Friendly Social Media

Career-Friendly Social Media

Are you practicing safe career-friendly social media activity? Everyone knows that LinkedIn is the professional social media site. Outside of LinkedIn, you might think of your social media pages, especially Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, as your private property where you can say and do whatever you want. But think again. In this digital age, your…

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Networking Online-Professionalism Tips

Networking Online

Networking online – the new way to connect (at least for now.) The events of the past month have caused a lot of people to shift gears when it comes to how they work, how they play, and how they connect. We might not be able to go anywhere, but that doesn’t mean you want…

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Are you relying on LinkedIn too much?

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It’s a great tool but are you relying on Linkedin too much? It’s a great way to connect with people you may not run into in person and it’s a great way to build your network. When used the way it’s supposed to be used, it’s a pretty powerful business networking tool. That said, it’s…

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Networking Tips for People Who Hate Networking

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Do you hate networking? Maybe you just strongly dislike it. It’s ok. A lot of people put it right up there with cold calling, public speaking, and moving. Networking is a necessary part of any job search. Once you get the job, networking may still be something you have to do. Whether you are at…

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