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As you can see, it has been a month since our last blog post. Let this be a sign for those of you on the job market that better days are coming. We have been working on some hard to fill positions that did not allow me to complete some of the blog p…
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Often people who ask me to write a cover letter for them tell me they want the letter to be "generic" so they can use it to apply for many positions. Why is this not a good idea?First, many employers don't even bother to read cover letters. They kno…
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Blog Posts

Pedro S. Silva II

Every Hire Is A Miracle

Posted by Pedro S. Silva II on February 9, 2010 at 4:41pm

Ginger Korljan

What I think about "generic" cover letters

Posted by Ginger Korljan on February 9, 2010 at 4:34pm

Chris Russell

What HR managers want

Posted by Chris Russell on February 9, 2010 at 10:07am

Laurent Brouat

Do you look for a job like in the 70s?

Posted by Laurent Brouat on February 9, 2010 at 5:04am

Joe Lavelle

What can a jobseeker give?

Posted by Joe Lavelle on February 8, 2010 at 8:45am

Chris Russell

5 ways to help an out-of-work friend

Posted by Chris Russell on February 8, 2010 at 7:00am

Chris Russell

Biggest Mistakes Job Seekers Make #1

Posted by Chris Russell on February 6, 2010 at 2:54pm

Joey

Confessions of a Job Search Fanatic

Posted by Joey on February 6, 2010 at 4:00am

John Walker

Add Simply Hired and Social Media to your job search

Posted by John Walker on February 5, 2010 at 3:00pm

Chris Russell

The jobs are coming

Posted by Chris Russell on February 4, 2010 at 7:00am

Joey

Who’s Hiring for Entry Level Jobs & College Grads Vol 5

Posted by Joey on February 3, 2010 at 4:00am

Eric Shannon

Job board activity rising

Posted by Eric Shannon on February 2, 2010 at 7:38pm

Laurent Brouat

I disagree with Lions: Networking is quality

Posted by Laurent Brouat on February 2, 2010 at 4:59am

Chris Russell

How to Cold Call Employers (podcast)

Posted by Chris Russell on February 1, 2010 at 10:05am — 1 Comment

Hannah Morgan

Summary Sunday

Posted by Hannah Morgan on January 31, 2010 at 5:34am

Joey

Registering on Career Sites - Are There Benefits?

Posted by Joey on January 31, 2010 at 4:00am

amyeandrews

Odd-Ball Interview Questions

Posted by amyeandrews on January 30, 2010 at 7:21pm

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Melissa C Martin

How to deal with a layoff-Part 1

How to deal with the signs of layoff-part I Layoffs hit our psychological jugular (I just created the term in this context). Emotions run awry. Relationships are transformed. Former professiona/work…

Tagged: job, loss, grief, jobs, unemployment

Started by Melissa C Martin in U.S. Job Market 1 day ago.

Katie Mitchell

Tammy Erickson's What's Next, Gen X?

MEMBERS OF GENERATION X—the 30-to-44 age cohort—have drawn the short stick when it comes to work. The economy has been stacked against them from the beginning. Worse, they’re sandwiched between Boome…

Tagged: Erickson, Generation, X, Tammy, X?

Started by Katie Mitchell in Career Advice Books 1 day ago.

Selena Dehne

New Book Helps Law School Grads Navigate Shrinking Job Market

INDIANAPOLIS—Employers have scaled back from law school recruitment, making it the most difficult it’s been in decades for students to secure post-graduation jobs.   “When compared with years past, r…

Tagged: school, work, law, recruitment, job

Started by Selena Dehne in Career Advice Books Jan 26.

Irina Shamaeva

My favorite job seeker advice site is...

http://www.job-hunt.org/ What's yours?

Tagged: hunt, job

Started by Irina Shamaeva in New Sites & Technology Jan 26.

Irina Shamaeva

Are you in Jigsaw?

(I am)

Tagged: info, contact, database, jigsaw

Started by Irina Shamaeva in New Sites & Technology Jan 26.

Mark Swartz

Canada's Career Activist - For Jobs In Canada

Get in touch with Canada's Career Activist and online job search specialist.Mark has been covering Internet job hunt techniques since 1996. First published a year later with "Get Wired, You're Hired,…

Tagged: web, 2.0, social, media, search

Started by Mark Swartz in Career Coach Directory Jan 25.

Chris Russell

JobDeck combines TweetDeck and TwitJobSearch 1 Reply

Full-Featured social media career management product shows the future of recruiting London, UK – 25 January 2010: With nearly half of all companies turning to social media for recruitment in 2010, Tw…

Tagged: twitter

Started by Chris Russell in New Sites & Technology. Last reply by Kelly Jan 25.

Sandra Podesta

Need a quick answer to a resume question? 5 Replies

I'd be delighted to help! Need a second opinion before you send your resume out? Send it my way first and I'll get back to you right away with suggestions. Or join the many job seekers who have visit…

Tagged: online resume help, resume workshop, cover letter, jobhunt, resume

Started by Sandra Podesta in Career Coach Directory. Last reply by Sandra Podesta Jan 25.

Chris Russell

usajobs.gov redesigned

Pretty cool new site from the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) usajobs.gov.According to a US government statement, feedback from prospective employees, federal workers, and college students ha…

Tagged: usajobs.gov

Started by Chris Russell in New Sites & Technology Jan 25.

Selena Dehne

Upcoming Conference Will Highlight Emerging Career Industry Trends

Career thought leaders will reveal where resume and career coaching industriesare heading as they evolve, expand and diversify   BALTIMORE, MD—At a time when the work world is shifting more rapidly t…

Tagged: professional, seeker, search, letter, cover

Started by Selena Dehne in Miscellaneous Jan 20.

 
 

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