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Sterling, it appears that if you start a new job with well-regarded qualifications and credentials, then your ability to form a network within that organization is going to be high. Further, you'll build an even stronger network if you've got someone inside the new organization who knows you and is singing your praises.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Keep your network informed. LinkedIn is a great way to let your network know of promotions (they will automatically send "new job" alerts to others), but you also want to continue to show your increasing knowledge or expertise. Try blogging on Linked or some other professional site -- they often accept guest authors.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The doubts linger as you attend another networking event. Networking, you decide, is not the answer. But the problem may not be the networking, but your approach. Instead of saying you’re not employed, say that you’ve been out networking, volunteering and learning new skills,” she says. Often, it’s just small shifts.

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MAY 19, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The Most Critical Lessons From This Crummy Job Market When I was a kid, one of those "grown-up" sayings that made no sense to me was "never say never again." Great post.

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MAY 24, 2012

I participate in several LinkedIn groups, and one question that caught my eye the other day was whether journalists should have a blog as a way to promote their personal brand. They think being rude and nasty makes them more popular, and sharing their most intimate personal details on a blog is a good idea. Participate in Twitter.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5 Ways to Avoid Freaking Out About Networking Hear that? In other words, it’s time to network, still the best way to land a job. That growling noise?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, February 24, 2010 How to Hang on to a New Job I know many people hate networking. Networking is here to stay. Don’t make the mistake of letting your network disappear.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Career experts often advise job seekers or networkers to “tell your story.” Read the rest of my story on Intuit's Quickbase blog. But what does that mean? Should you share how you won the school science fair in third grade or how you once locked your keys in the car with the engine still running?

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

And your personal blog? I find many people who started blogs now believe they're nothing more than burden -- just one more task they have to take care of. It's really OK if you decide to take a break or stop altogether -- it it your blog, after all. Think about taking a break.

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

"I think there are a lot of people looking for other jobs these days because they've been working really hard and holding onto jobs for a long time that they don't love," says Hannah Morgan, a career and job-search consultant who writes the Career Sherpa blog. Susan Joyce, editor and publisher of Job-Hunt.org, agrees. Stay mum.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, September 13, 2010 Is it Time to Break Out of Your Workplace Clique? Are You Boring Your Network Silly? Workplace Anxiety Disorder Impacts Employees at Al.

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JULY 20, 2007

That experience impressed upon him the need to continually manage his own career by networking more effectively and establishing his own personal brand so that he would stand out to potential employers now and in the future, even if he didn’t have decades of experience. It’s not a job seeker blog. I don’t like those.

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JULY 22, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 22, 2010 Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea? They comment on blogs. Facebook announced this week is has 500 million users. They Twitter. Thats just reality.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, August 10, 2009 5 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation Are you your own worst enemy? Use LinkedIn or Plaxo for your professional resume, accomplishments and business networking.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Network like crazy: "I'm looking for work and I'd like to send you my resume and give you my contact information, and please feel free to forward it to anyone you think might be interested." Teach yourself more about building a website, or start a blog that shows off your skills. Get people talking. Tell everyone. Lijit Search.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Start blogging. Even if you aren’t allowed to blog about your job, find other bloggers in your industry and post comments. Constantly assess your network and how up-to-date you are on current trends, how fast you could hit the ground running for a new employer. Tags: unemployment networking job loss.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

He also started a blog called TheSkoolofLife.com , which combined his love of surfing with lessons he was learning in his life. As he wrote the blog, he realized that he was passionate about social media and began applying for relevant positions. One employer, Flightster.com , called Rao in for an interview after seeing his blog.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

Sharlyn Lauby , author of the HR Bartender blog , says that she believes part-timers can't just do their jobs and expect to get an offer of full-time work. For example, if your company wants to branch out into social networking, you've been using such networks and you can demonstrate some expertise, it might net you a full-time offer.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Whether it's writing a blog, teaching themselves a new skill, or making phone calls to network with former colleagues, they manage to keep their sanity by keeping busy and not giving in to panic or despair. Tags: network jay leno interviewers interview rapport bad habits career advice get an interview business Anita Bruzzese.

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JULY 10, 2007

A Wall Street Journal article today noted that it might be a problem when co-workers or bosses wanted to be your "friend" in an online social networking site like MySpace or Facebook. As I wrote in the blog discussion about transparency ( [link] ) there’s no problem if you’re independently wealthy and need never be employed again.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Check with your network about stay-at-home moms, students and retirees who may have set up shop as virtual assistants. This post originally ran in the Fast Track blog.)' If you’re considering using a virtual assistant, here are some suggestions on how to ensure it runs smoothly: Get recommendations.

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MAY 26, 2008

I also blogged about the problem, and several others bloggers joined in, including Jason Alba at JibberJobber. He says that not only does the military do a lousy job transitioning military personnel into the civilian working world, but vets lose the very thing they need most when getting a job – their military network.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Fast forward to today, and we have Facebook and Twitter and blogs. They have employees tweet or post Facebook comments to sway others about a product or business, but Seidman says the influence of employee behavior goes beyond connecting via social networks. To this day, I can remember one especially hurtful comment written on my page.

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MAY 21, 2009

Good manners being ingrained will pay off when you wont have to worry about them as you focus on questions during a job interview or when meeting important professionals at a networking event. Join networking groups. Only when theyre comfortable doing that do I suggest they move onto networking. Sit in the front.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, August 23, 2010 7 Tips for Getting Off to a Great Start in a New Job Its a tough time to be entering the workforce. If youre in your first "real" job, there is a lot expected of you.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Several months ago, I blogged about the power of telling a story in your career. Or, there are the opportunities to tell stories at networking events, or when you've got some time with a boss. If you want to see a group of children get quiet very quickly, just let the teacher pull out a book and proclaim it's time for story hour.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market While I knew there was a good chance the unemployment rate would go up, when I heard the latest figures were 10.2

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MARCH 17, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6 Ways to Show Your Worth When you invest money, you want that investment to grow, right? Do You Know What Other People are Saying About You.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Could Being Conscientious Make Unemployment Worse? In my family, if you werent working, it had better be because you were dead or at least unconscious in a ditch somewhere.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt I hear from a lot of people who are out of work. October 22, 2009 11:20 AM Anita said. Thanks, Rick.

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MAY 4, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, May 4, 2009 10 Things Employers Say Every College Student Should Know About Getting a Job At first the students didnt catch on. I stress networking like you have mentioned as a MUST.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Workplace Anxiety Disorder Impacts Employees at All Levels The world moves at such a fast pace these days that sometimes we make snap judgments just in order to keep pace.

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APRIL 13, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, April 13, 2010 How Badly Do You Need Time Off? your blog is too good. That got her a nice souvenir. (-: FYI – “Amit” is a smammer – leaves the same comment and link on every blog.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, April 5, 2010 What toll has workplace stress taken on your life? 5 Ways to Avoid Freaking Out About Networking 6 Questions to Increase your Accountability Muscle.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 26, 2010 Could That Promotion Be a Career-Killer? How to Network -- and Not Hate It Don't Be Pond Scum Are You Enabling an Alcoholic Co-Worker? I should know.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

That means in addition to ramping up your networking efforts, you need to immediately take steps to clean up your online footprint. Learn how to manage your privacy settings within each social network you use. and MSN right away. Google covers most of the Web, but MSN and Yahoo! may pick up web pages that Google missed or ignored.)

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AUGUST 28, 2009

It's a terrific way to expand the all important "loose network" that is likely to result in an opportunity. I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. For example, @JaneSmith or @MarketingExpertJane. Susan, Welcome!

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