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A Hidden Golden Nugget for Job Searchers
You are a job searcher. You are looking all over the place—online and offline, at networking events, big boards, niche boards, newspapers to name only a few. But there are some places you can be looking that you might not be using. Did you know that your local Chamber of Commerce has networking events? Or […]
Good News About The Black Hole
There isn’t a job searcher who hasn’t heard of the black hole. If you are one of the very few who don’t know a black hole is something from which nothing, including light can leave. That’s where many resumes are stored; never to emerge and see the light of day. I know I have a […]
How To Cope With Long Term Unemployment
I often mention in my posts why it’s important to belong to job search networking groups. That is because I am the founder and facilitator of 2 such groups. For the last 5 years, I have met with job searchers in various stages of their search. The members represent different industries and roles. The thing […]
Close the Gaps in Your Resume
There is something about gaps in resumes that hiring managers don’t like. Well there are many things they don’t like, but gaps are a big one. Hiring managers are under the false impression that all job searchers do all day is sit in front of the television. But job searchers know that looking for […]
7 Tips to End Long-term Unemployment
Long term unemployment is a problem. We all know it. The people who understand it more than others are the long-term unemployed. They stare it in the face every day. They follow the news to see when the powers that be will pass a bill that will restore their unemployment benefits. However, they also must […]
