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Job Interview Techniques: build a bridge to a job offer
Many job seekers feel as if they are powerless in a job interview. After all, you are the one ANSWERING questions, right? It’s normal to feel as if you are shooting at an invisible target trying to connect your answer … Continue reading
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Why am I not getting called back for an interview? Blame it on the Applicant Tracking System.
So you see the perfect job! You match the qualifications, have the background, industry experience and accomplishments. You immediately fill out the online application and send off your resume and cover letter to the company outlining why you are their … Continue reading
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Way to go Domino’s Pizza! Apply for a job: Get a note of appreciation and some free CinnaStix!
There’s a lot that can be learned from the below message to a job seeker from Domino’s. One of the biggest frustrations amongst job seekers is that there is no response from a company when they send in their resumes. … Continue reading
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Habits of Successful Job Seekers? First, They Learn Job Seeking Skills.
In the 14 years I’ve been publishing Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List, I’ve had the terrific opportunity to meet with thousands of job seekers. Many of these job seekers are unemployed and on the hunt for a job, and many a … Continue reading
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How to Ace Your Job Interview
So the time, blood, sweat and tears you’ve invested into building your perfect resume and cover letter has paid off: you get an interview! Now what? In fact, the resume and cover letter are only half the battle; acing the … Continue reading
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Deconstructing your job search: time to consider new strategies and techniques?
Deconstructing your job search and starting over is actually a very common piece of advice I give a lot of job seekers. Think about it. We often get so set in our routines doing certain things a certain way, we … Continue reading
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The Rocking Chair Factor
With many of the decisions I make or the directions I take in my life, I weigh it with the perspective of what I call ‘The Rocking Chair Factor’; in other words, when I’m an old man looking back on … Continue reading
Focus on the real reasons WHY you should be hired
How to beat the job search sabotage: negative stinking thinking This past week I participated in four different speeches and seminars. During the question-and-answer portion of these events, I had separate questions that went something like this: Job Seeker: “I’m … Continue reading
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Take Control of Your Life. Take Control of Your Career. Time to Decide?
There seems to be a common thread amongst the hundreds of happy and successful people I’ve interviewed over the years. Generally, they all spent a great deal of time – many years in some cases – envisioning what their happy, … Continue reading
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Ace the Job Interview through Building Bridges
Let’s face it: the job search process seems a little silly. Your resume is supposed to spell out your years of experience, expertise and accomplishments using a dozen-or-so short, bulleted synopsis with the hope that someone ‘gets you’ and sees … Continue reading