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Jobseeker With a 66% Approval Rate

Here's the latest submission in our jobseeker cartoon series.

Feel free to republish this cartoon, courteously placing a live link back to http://www.resumetoreferral.com, of course. =] Sick of wondering why your job-search is yielding minimal results?… Continue

Added by Teena Rose on November 23, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Jobseeker Cartoon: It's all Fun & Games ...

Added by Teena Rose on November 4, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

How Do You Act Successful? Special Offer!

In my new book, Act As If It Were Impossible to Fail, I share a lot of detailed advice concerning how you can move ahead in your career. W… Continue

Added by Joe Lavelle on October 9, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Seven Days to Online Networking - a review. Win a copy!

By Miriam Salpeter www.keppiecareers.com If you want to stay competitive in today's job market, it is crucial to incorporate today's social networking tools into your job search. Not necessarily to find more job postings (although that is certainly possible), but to connect and interact with people you might not ever have another opportunity to "know" online or meet in person. I first meet Ellen Sautter and Diane Crompton, co-authors o… Continue

Added by Miriam Salpeter on August 23, 2009 at 9:38pm — No Comments

Are you ready for a transition but afraid to make a move?

By Miriam Salpeter, M.A. www.keppiecareers.com If you are afraid to make a change in your career and/or hesitant to begin to take the wheel to drive your own career bus, you are not alone! Many people facing a change stop in their tracks because they can't figure out what to do next and don't want to make the "wrong" move. Enter Katy Piotrowski's book, The Career Coward's Guide to Ch… Continue

Added by Miriam Salpeter on June 8, 2009 at 2:12am — No Comments

Career Advice: Don't Take A Blind Leap Into A New Job

Keys To Career Success You are out of work. Or you are stuck in a dead end job, desperately wanting to change the course of your career path. You've been searching for a new job for what seems like ages. Finally, the telephone rings. You've got an offer. Every fiber in your being says, "Take it. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush." But hold up. Should you take a blind leap into the first opportunity that comes along? What do you really know about the potential employer? Is the offer a ste… Continue

Added by Ramon Greenwood on May 7, 2009 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Layoffs not needed

I am not sure how many articles I have read over the past months talking about the greed of the CEO and executive leadership even amongst the constant layoffs that our nation is experiencing. In my reading of some of the other blogs, there was a discussion surrounding if there was a suitable alternative to layoffs. I gave some thoughts however did not have a real practical or example of a company that has implemented cost cutting in the face of layoffs to reverse the trend. One has surfaced. Ke… Continue

Added by Jason Monastra on April 13, 2009 at 4:05pm — No Comments

Networking in an Uncertain Economy

Uncertainty in the economy has become apart of life these days. Despite the storm clouds looming above, there is little doubt that these hard times will pass, as they have before. However the key for those braving the economic weather is surviving. The one thing that that will ensure an individual’s survival is networking. Yes, their network. It is that old adage, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Regardless of the salary made or the title held, a person’s network is the most powerful… Continue

Added by Cutter Mitchell on March 28, 2009 at 7:49pm — No Comments

Five Reasons Your Job Search Isn't Getting the Results You Want

Elements beyond your control can impact your job search success: The job market, the economy, the health of your industry. Yet, there are many factors over which you have complete control. How you handle these factors can make the difference between a long, drawn out job search and one that nets quicker results. Rather than focusing on what we cannot change, let's focus on what we can. Here are five reasons that you may not be getting the results you want in your current job search: Y… Continue

Added by Roxanne Ravenel on March 18, 2009 at 1:28pm — No Comments

It's NOT a Secret, or It SHOULDN'T Be

Many people ask, “How do they do it?” They are not asking how to put together that pesky television stand. No, rather they are asking how wealthy and successful people manage to become wealthy and successful. While many people who have built wealth and are successful most certainly ran into luck along the way, their positions in life are not because the gods of fate have smiled down upon them. Most certainly not. In fact, it is not even a secret, or it shouldn’t be. One of the things these ind… Continue

Added by Cutter Mitchell on March 17, 2009 at 9:42pm — No Comments

As Job Boards Decline, Your Stock Goes Up

"Contrary to popular advertising campaigns, no one was ever hired through Monster or CareerBuilder for a dream job, says Punk Rock HR gal Laurie Ruettimann in a post titled Networking Sucks. Do it Anyway. "You know the only way to get a good job is to ask for it." But we already knew this, right? In our recent study on Networking and Career Advancement,… Continue

Added by UpMo Blog on March 6, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

At a Career Crossroads? How to Form a Personal Focus Group

Yesterday's post shared career advice from Chris Shipley, well known as the executive producer of DEMO conferences and an all-round tech expert. In the second part of our interview, Chris talks about her decision to start the Guidewire Group… Continue

Added by UpMo Blog on March 3, 2009 at 10:48am — No Comments

From Tech Writer to Tech Guru: Interview with Chris Shipley

Today and tomorrow's posts share career insight from a well-known tech analyst a… Continue

Added by UpMo Blog on March 2, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments

Have You Thought About Working for the Federal Government?

As this economy collapses on the private sector side, guess what? The Federal government is expanding! The current multi-billion dollar economic stimulus bills are requiring the government to expand to oversee and manage the multitude of areas that these complex and spendy bills will cover. Now, most of us on the outside perhaps never really thought of getting into the government as employees. It's a complex labyrinth with a maze of special requirements and hurdles to overcome. Not so fast!… Continue

Added by Joe Turner on February 24, 2009 at 7:29pm — No Comments

Seven Things You Might Not Know About Your Job Search

Did you know: * Eighty percent of the dissatisfied job hunters that I've worked with are doubling or tripling the amount of time they'll spend unemployed because of one MAJOR mistake that could easily be remedied? * The two job search strategies preferred by most job hunters are the LEAST effective? * The majority of available jobs are NEVER published? * There is one job search strategy that EVERY job hunter should incorporate, but most don't? * Applying one simple tip will make it ten time… Continue

Added by Roxanne Ravenel on January 23, 2009 at 6:45pm — No Comments

Great Workplaces Far Outperform, Even in Recession

Atlanta, GA--(PRWEB)—January 6, 2009 – GreatPlaceJobs.com, the leading job search platform and networking community helping job seekers connect with positions in award-winning organizations, released a ground-breaking study comparing layoff trends in top-rated and other Fortune 100 companies. The findings clearly demonstrate that the biggest employers are not necessarily the best. The GreatPlaceJobs Great Workplace Employment Study shows that companie… Continue

Added by Miriam Salpeter on January 6, 2009 at 1:51am — No Comments

Five Tips for Turning Around an Unsuccessful Job Search, Getting More Callbacks, and Landing More Interviews

Getting better results in your job search requires changing your game plan. Spend one hour with me during the F*R*E*E teleclass/webcast "Five Tips for Turning Around an Unsuccessful Job Search, Getting More Callbacks, and Landing More Interviews" on Tuesday, January 13th at 3PM EST a… Continue

Added by Roxanne Ravenel on January 3, 2009 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Interview Suits Back in Style

By Miriam Salpeter Keppie Careers With many companies “casual” and Google and similar organizations with relaxed dress codes heading up “top employer” lists, knowing what to wear to an interview is a lot more complicated than it once was. Conventional career advice says to dress more formally for an interview; it helps job seekers appear serious about the position and (when done correctly) gives applicants a more professional, polished look. Well, no… Continue

Added by Miriam Salpeter on November 14, 2008 at 6:06pm — No Comments

Unemployed? Your New Job: Find a Job!

This is a modification of a post I wrote back in 2006 at Interview Chatter, called Unemployed? Congratulations! You're Hired. If you are unemployed, your new job is to find a job. I know that it very difficult to find a job in the tight market we have out there right now. But don't let that stop you. There are jobs to be had. You may need to get creative. You may n… Continue

Added by Darlene McDaniel on May 15, 2008 at 9:58pm — 6 Comments

Body Language and Your Job Search

By Miriam Salpeter, Keppie Careers www.keppiecareers.com www.keppiecareers.wordpress.com I once wrote a term paper about the importance of body language. The quote I remember from it, “Don’t underestimate the power of body language,” from The Little Mermaid, is no less true today! Did you know that people who are positive and confident… Continue

Added by Miriam Salpeter on May 7, 2008 at 1:09am — 2 Comments