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What Does an Effective Cover Letter Look Like?

Here’s an example of what has been, for me, a fairly standard cover letter. Continue reading

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Why Should You Always Be Job Hunting?

Finding a job, especially a first job, can be such an ordeal that, once you have it, you’re likely thinking “I’m all set now, no more worrying about a job.” I’d say that’s exactly the wrong way to think. In … Continue reading

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Guest Post Part III: What is a ‘Job’ Today?

One morning, tired of the traditional approach and with nothing left to lose, I put on a suit, commuted down the hall to my home office-studio and hired myself.
It wasn’t so much that I “formed a company with me as CEO,” as much as I stopped thinking of myself as “unemployed” or, even worse in my book, “retired.” Continue reading

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AlwaysbeJobHunting.com is Expanding to Include Job Leads

AlwaysBeJobHunting.com, like a career itself, is an ever-expanding endeavor. We’ve now added a jobs page where we’ll post leads for jobs we hear about. If you have leads, please let us know. The page also will serve as a networking … Continue reading

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Lessons to Be Learned from Mark Winter’s Job Hunt

Interviewers can sense people that have lost faith in themselves. Who wants to hire a beaten-down person? Would you? I’ve interviewed people like that when I’ve been hiring and couldn’t end those interviews fast enough. Continue reading

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Guest Post, Part III: Facebook Job-Hunting and Finding a Job

The biggest hurt of all that I won’t ever fully understand is the lack of response from potential employers. Continue reading

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Guest Post, Part II: Using Facebook to Find a Job

I talked to anyone and everyone, asking them to pass on my search and earn someone a few quid. I spent a great deal of time in between odd jobs working on the campaign and it really was quite exhausting. Continue reading

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Guest Post: Job-Hunting Lessons from a Creative Seeker

After college I went straight back to working odd jobs to pass the time while I was looking for roles I felt were right for me. I soon realized that I was being far too picky and swiftly began applying for any role that mentioned ‘designer wanted.’ Continue reading

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A Job-Hunting Lesson in the U.S. June Unemployment Report

Search in the fourth quarter and the first quarter until economic times get better for better odds of finding something. Continue reading

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Getting That First Job, a Roadmap

What follows is the first installment of a guest post by my son, Matt, who managed to find a first post-college job, after years of effort in the worst US economy since the 1930s. Read what lessons he learned that … Continue reading

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