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May 12, 2013 --
 According to Right Management, a leading outplacement firm, 95% of employers now research candidates online (sometimes referred to as ‘cyber-vetting’). Additionally, according to research done here at Workfolio, 56% of hiring managers find personal websites to be the most impressive hiring or self-marketing tool a candidate can have.
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19, 2013 -- Integrating your personal brand into your resume is one of the best things you can do to maximize the effectiveness of your resume and increase the overall success of your job search. Unfortunately, the majority of job seekers do not utilize personal branding because it is an intimidating process that overwhelms many of them. However, there is no need to view personal branding as a daunting undertaking but rather as a valuable strategy that will enhance your value to potential employers.
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 Do I have to send a cover letter with my resume?
Do they really do anything? Those are the questions
a client recently asked me. My answer to her: Yes,
yes, yes a thousand times yes! They do a lot more
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May 12, 2013 --
 Job interviewing is an act. Yes, you are the actor, and both sides know the rules: You, who are one of the candidates for the position, are doing your best to convince the interviewer you are the ideal candidate. The interviewer, who is the audience, has choices, is an independent thinker and often skeptic, and needs evidence and proof before buying everything you want to sell.
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May 19, 2013 --
 Let's be honest: It's not fair to pick on young job hunters because all of us make “mistakes.” But sometimes you read about people’s behavior in an interview and it really makes you scratch your head. Why? Why? Why? However, it’s not only millennials who make small, but critical, interview blunders. Even if you're not toting your pet to the interview, you'd be surprised at the things that job seekers do that aren't ok. Have you been guilty of any of these interview no nos?
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19, 2013 -- Loads of people network during their job search, but very few are effective at such networking. Certainly, some are better at it than others, but in general, the majority of people not only dislike networking but also are simply not good at it. Based on a survey they conducted, Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D., and Don Morgan discovered several keys for successful job search networking.
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“The
Subversive Job Search” provides both entertaining personal anecdotes
and achievable action items, all infused with a humorous, conversational
tone. Detailing all of the loopholes, back doors, and sly techniques
Corey utilized in his job hunt, he reveals how he was able to go from
being hopelessly ignored to being incessantly headhunted. 