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Stretch Your Resume, Not the Truth

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Answering the age old question about tailoring a resume to the job sounds good in theory until you try to do it. Obviously, hiring managers are looking for the right person for the job based on a variety of criteria and these change from company to company. Rather than be faced with an infinite number of varieties of job-matching resumes, most people will resort to the one-size-fits-all version. This is probably a pendulum swing toward… Read More »Stretch Your Resume, Not the Truth

The Weekender: Another Job Seeker Special Edition – Archives v.2

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            Corporate Compensation Guide for the Job Seeker – A popular topic of discussion among job seekers is how to negotiate salary when the day comes that an offer is forthcoming. It is also a popular topic on websites, blog posts, Twitter chats and around Starbucks…just about anywhere that is a forum for such a conversation. Family and friends will help with advice along with the professionals, but the result is… Read More »The Weekender: Another Job Seeker Special Edition – Archives v.2

Job Seekers: Write a Script to Tell Your Story and Then Be the Star

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Everyone is unique. We go about living our lives and most of the time we follow rules which force us to appear like everyone else. We pride ourselves on being individuals and then conform to norms that make us all the same. A job search is no different. In order to be accepted as a serious candidate there must be a certain amount of adoption of the standards set by those who are hiring. A… Read More »Job Seekers: Write a Script to Tell Your Story and Then Be the Star

The Weekender: Special Job Seeker Edition – Archives v.1

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                  Job Seekers: Be Like Q-tips – We talk incessantly about personal branding and how much or how little it can mean to a job search. I still hold firm to my opinion that skills and accomplishments are more important than just a brand, but what do you do when your brand is worn out and not seen as useful anymore? Then it is time for retooling the… Read More »The Weekender: Special Job Seeker Edition – Archives v.1

A Tunnel Tutorial for Job Seekers

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In the half-full/half-empty motivational pithy platitude hall of fame is an old saying that we have all heard: The light at the end of the tunnel (signifying the Yay-I’m-Almost-There syndrome) may actually be a train coming toward you (also known as the Oh-Shit-Not-Again syndrome). In the middle of a tunnel you never know exactly where you are located. Motivation to continue is based on the basic survival need that you cannot remain where you are.… Read More »A Tunnel Tutorial for Job Seekers