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May 29, 2013 --
 In this new, chaotic, and uncertain century, with its more and more minutely specialized occupations and skill sets and with nothing to do with the faltering economy, it’s not only human resources employees who might not be familiar with certain job skills and the actual needs of the open positions in their organizations. Believe it or not, the hiring managers themselves many times don’t know their own needs until the hapless chosen candidate has completed a typically extensive, lengthy, complex, and personally probing on-boarding administrative process and the candidate has already started reporting for work.
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 June
10, 2013 -- Throughout the world of hiring managers, recruiters, and human resources there is a common feeling of mistrust when a red flag is encountered on a candidate’s resume. These red flags may indicate or be interpreted as unprofessionalism, a failure to disclose pertinent information, disloyalty, or many other negativities. If your resume includes any of these red flags it does not bode well for your chances of landing the job. The list below is not all inclusive but covers some of the most common red flags seen on resumes.
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June
17, 2013 -- Hey buddy (best friend, cousin, uncle, neighbor, insert whatever name applies), I need a resume. Can I take a look at yours and get some ideas? We’re in the same career so I’m sure we do a lot of the same things. I’m really in a time crunch to apply for this job and don’t have time to write a resume from scratch can I use some of yours for mine? Whatever the reason, it is never a good idea to let someone “borrow” your resume. No matter how similar your careers are, a resume is a very personalized document that is specific to the user. There are several issues to consider if you find yourself in this situation.
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June 17, 2013 --
 A job interview has been scheduled for you, but do you know what types of questions you’ll have to answer? This is the dilemma most candidates face. Don’t panic. You can prepare for various types of questions, and I’ll give you a few hints later on. Most companies are using one or the other type: conventional questions or behavior-based questions; even a combination of them is likely.
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June 10, 2013 --
 Until about 1990, the conventional thinking was that if you did your job satisfactorily, you would keep it for many years to come. Several of my friends were AT&T employees in those days, and many of them had had seniority for one or two decades. So it seemed like they had it made and that the only foreseeable future would be their retirement. But then we learned certain new words, such as downsizing and outsourcing; and life in America started shifting. Until then, managers had had to be good at planning, organizing, managing people, managing processes, managing budgets, and so on.
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14, 2013 -- Oh that dreaded moment when you run into someone who you know...but can't remember their name. Maybe you've been to a ton of networking events recently and they are all running together. Maybe the person is "out of context," i.e. a professional contact at the dog park.
You know the tricks for paying attention the first time...really concentrate on that person when they say their name. Repeat it a couple of times naturally in conversation. But sometimes the name is on the tip of your tongue and you just can't grab it. Or, worse, you know there's no way you're going to come up with it....total blank!
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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. 