How (not) to Lose

Job Searching is emotional.

And, sometimes, things simply don’t turn out as you planned it. But, like most things in life, its not what happens to you, but how you react to what happens that matters. And, yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to handle job-search defeat.
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Don’t Be A Know-It-All

A provocative post about Helicopter Parenting on Modite this morning reminded me of some advice I frequently give to job-seekers, but I don’t know that I’ve ever really mentioned it clearly here.
Don’t lie. Admit when you don’t know something… but immediately prove to me that you can assemble the resources to get it figured out.
This [...]

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Does Your Personal Brand Make Sense?

I laughed at a post from Not Hired called “Brand You–NOW WITH EXTRA ANNOYING” but I think there’s a lesson to be learned here… does whatever you are branding yourself to be actually make sense? Or really, when you boil it down, are you just talking without anything to say?

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Where are the Girl Geeks for the Tech Jobs?

Girl Geek discussion at BarCamp London
A few days ago, I was part of an interesting conversation. I had a lunch meeting with three managers of a department for one of my clients. One (male) had just completed several first-round interviews with candidates I had provided. Another manager (female) asked him a very simple, but [...]

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Three Things Jobseekers Need

Over and over again when I meet people seeking a job change, there’s three basic things everyone needs:

A Purpose - I am amazed at the number of people that don’t quite know what they want… they just want something different. Well, that’s a start, but won’t get you far.
A Resume that Works - There’s [...]

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Bestest Blog Post Evaaaar?

I think I just wrote the best blog post of my life… and it wasn’t even on MY BLOG.  It was on Jason’s… down in the comments. It’s how to get yourself noticed by a hiring manager when you have too many skills, or you’re overqualified, or you  are a round-peg in a square-hole.

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Five Factors Affecting Your Future

(We almost got some alliteration there, eh?)
Yahoo Hot Jobs blog (oh, they call them “Career Articles”) noted Five Factors That Will Affect Your Career This Year, by Caroline Levchuck, Yahoo! HotJobs

The Housing Crisis
The High Price of Fuel
The U.S. Presidential Election
Generation Y
The Global Economy

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