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10 Essentials Needed for a Successful Job Search

Written by Arleen Bradley on June 26, 2013 — 4 Comments

There is plenty of information about how to get a job.  But it all boils down to 10 things that are essential for finding the job you want.  You will see below what they are.  Growing  network—most jobs are obtained by networking.  Grow your network and stay in touch with your network.  It’s a reciprocal […]

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How to Prevent Your Resume from Looking Like Your Obituary

Written by Arleen Bradley on May 15, 2013 — 12 Comments

You have read obituaries.  They list every job the deceased held.  Sometimes you see a single career path, other times you see a career path that winds all over the place.  Resumes are the same.  You can see a theme of success or a laundry list of everything done in every job held. If your […]

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Transform your job search: WIIFM

Written by Arleen Bradley on April 12, 2013 — 2 Comments

One easy mindset change can produce phenomenal results in your job search.  WIIFM stands for What’s In It For Me.  The ME is the company.  They need to know what you can do for them.  And that one change is focusing on the company and hiring manager instead of you.  In the past, one of […]

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Find key words in the clouds—word clouds

Written by Arleen Bradley on April 10, 2013 — 1 Comment

"word cloud"Click on the link above to see this word cloud at WordItOut. You may also view it on this website if you enable JavaScript (see your web browser settings). Word cloud made with WordItOut What is a word cloud?  Look at the image above.  That is a word cloud.  It is a visual summary of the […]

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One Really Good Tip to End Your Job Search: Spring Clean your Job Search

Written by Arleen Bradley on April 3, 2013 — 4 Comments

The nice, warmer weather of the spring brings about thoughts of spring cleaning.  Cleaning out the dust and dirt accumulated during the winter and opening the windows to allow fresh air replace the stale air.  It makes me feel energized.  If you have felt the winter blahs and have let your job search slide some, […]

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