Category Archives: Job search tips

What are 10 job hunting mistakes?

I might quibble with some of his Top 10 but I can agree if you do them all, your chances of finding a job will likely go down. Continue reading

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How do you pick your job references?

Pick references who think highly of you. This might seem obvious, but its amazing how many times people pick folks who have little nice to say about them. Continue reading

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How quickly should I respond to a job ad?

Being near the top of the digital application pile apparently does matter. Continue reading

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Where are the best cities to job hunt? Here’s a surprising list

The bevy of smaller Midwest cities seems to be saying the rust belt days of the Midwest are fading, in some places at least. Continue reading

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Is LinkedIn Premium worth the cost for job hunting?

Another promised benefit, being able to see who was viewing your profile so you could contact people directly about jobs, also was an illusion. I discovered people can still mask their identities when looking at your profile. Continue reading

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Summer job interviews: here’s how to dress

People judge on first impressions and how you look goes a long way to forming that first impression. Continue reading

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Trash your former boss – maybe not

I wrote recently about remembering job hunting basics. Not trash-talking about an old boss in a job interview certainly fit in the basics handbook. Continue reading

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Best Cities to work in – California leads the way

Other top cities are Seattle, Salt Lake City and, surprisingly enough given what people tend to think of politics, Washington, D.C., Glassdoor reports. Continue reading

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CareerCloud.com — a social (media) approach to job hunting

My most important advice would be to arm yourself by becoming educated on all the tips, tactics and tools that are available today.
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Typos—everyone hates them, especially possible employers

Don’t rely just on spell checking, it can miss usage of the wrong word in a sentence and if can even miss misspellings from time to time, I’ve found. Read everything you write like a proofreader. Continue reading

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