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Networking is supposed to be a way to assist and be assisted by others. That can help you find hidden jobs and end your job search much faster. But sometimes people may offer some kind of help for your job search but don’t follow through. Now what do you do? If you call or try to …

Before you go networking, asking for connections to hiring managers, and even interviewing, do this critical and worth-the-effort step. It could be just the one step remaining to make you the stand-out candidate.  When developing your job search strategy, obviously it is important to be honest with yourself about what might not be quite what the hiring manager is looking for–the lemons. If you can turn what might …

This great article seems to sum up nicely the questions that are really being asked in every interview. Acing your response to an interview question requires pivoting off your basic answer to reinforce your strengths, motivation or fit – depending upon the true underlying question. If you don’t answer the …

While we can applaud a unique approach to answering this overused question, you may want to take a more classic approach. Especially if you want the job! Check out the interview guide at the right of this article. You’ll be amazed at what you didn’t know about interviewing.  Read the answer …

The millionaire matchmaker helps people who are successful in every area of their lives but one–meeting the right person. In a similar style if not quite the same purpose, you could hire someone to introduce you to the “right people” for your job search. When you’re in job search, it can be confusing about which services to use. It drives me crazy for anyone to say they know THE way to find a job. There are many ways to make that connection that leads you straight to a great job. How do you choose? What worked for me when trying to decide what to do while in job search, and what I …

What You Do In Social Media Stays on Google Forever Still wondering whether it’s appropriate/fair/legal for recruiters and hiring managers to use your social media activities in their hiring decisions? Too late! That train has left the station. No matter how you feel about it, your social media presence is going …

Job search can be one place where we get more rejection than in any other place in our life. (For me, match.com was the only place that came close!) But there are two ways to have something positive come out of this awful thing called “rejection.” First, if the recruiter calls to give you the bad news, it’s a great time to get some job search assistance. If they can share with you what the reason is they have decided you’re not their candidate, you will be able to make some changes …

Here’s a job search networking question I get a lot: “Can I stop going to all those ‘networking’ meetings for job seekers? Aside from the fact I don’t know how to do an elevator pitch, and that’s usually part of the routine, I am spending a lot time in these meetings and usually leave depressed.” I can relate to this question! When I started networking the first time I was looking for a job, I thought it was going to …

Savvy job seekers know that they can’t use the same tone, loudness and speed when they start talking with everyone. This is one of those places where one size DOESN”T fit all. To start a conversation on the right level, you will want to match the mood of your conversational …

Pick up the phone Nothing will create a great relationship faster than a real live conversation. Does this mean your on-line social networking is a waste of time? Absolutely not! But the sooner you get that networking off-line, the faster your job search will go. To get your copy of …