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Nobody is talking about you because there is nothing to say 10 Apr 2013 | 07:06 pm
Personal Branding. Does that phrase make you cringe, or is it exciting? There is a lot of talk and hype about personal branding. Some people treat it like it’s the missing key to professional succe...
Does Your Job Search Hurt? 4 Apr 2013 | 01:23 am
My wife and I were talking about a famous vocalist and about he she sings about who she is, her life, her experiences. She clearly loves what she does. And her audience easily connects with her. He...
Writing Your Own Letter of Recommendation 29 Mar 2013 | 05:45 pm
When I got laid off I went to a boss I had worked under for a number of years and asked him for a letter of recommendation. He immediately agreed and enthusiastically started writing something. Late...
Can’t Get Informational Interviews? Maybe it is your approach… 23 Mar 2013 | 03:19 am
Today on my JibberJobber blog I wrote about Wayne who graciously shared his technique for trying to get informational interviews (or, time on the phone with people in his field). Wayne is doing some ...
What you can learn from 382 recruiters chasing a fake candidate 15 Mar 2013 | 02:37 am
On the Recruiting Animal’s Facebook page he shared a link to this: The inside story of how 382 recruiters pursued an imaginary engineer There is a lot to learn from this write-up. Even though it is ...
Killer Personal Branding Story: Jacob Share 1 Mar 2013 | 12:43 am
Jacob Share is a friend of mine who runs JobMob. I had never heard the story that he blogged about yesterday titled The Best Personal Branding Story You Haven’t Heard, where he talks about how he got...
The Most Important Interview Question EVER 26 Feb 2013 | 08:20 pm
Don’t you love these posts… what is THE most important interview question? I think it depends on the company, industry, culture, and unfortunately the person asking the questions. I say unfortunatel...
Alternative Ideas to Video Resumes 21 Feb 2013 | 06:35 pm
So someone hyped video resumes and you want to know more. I am not big on the concept… as a hiring manager I’m not sure I’m going to watch a 2 minute low-quality, poorly done “video resume.” Are ther...
Video Resumes vs. Video Interviews 19 Feb 2013 | 08:30 pm
We’re going to hear more about video interviews over the next year or two. When I first clicked on this link I thought they were talking about video resumes. It’s easy to mix the two up. Let me des...
Build it and they will come: Phooey. 15 Feb 2013 | 06:11 pm
I hear people say “I am on LinkedIn but it doesn’t do anything for me.” They heard about LinkedIn, put up a week Profile (Career Resumes LinkedIn Makeovers), and sat around waiting. They built it, b...
