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Common Job Search Mistakes

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Having worked with thousands of people trying to obtain positions of increased responsibility in their chosen industry or field, I have encountered the following common mistakes, resulting in failure to achieve optimal outcomes: No organized search strategy: You need a plan. Leveraging your network of friends and family members.

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While in Transition, Are You Keeping Pace with Technology?

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Companies are very interested in reducing costs, and they therefore embrace technology to keep up their levels of competitiveness with others in the same industry. The aforementioned social media could give a job seeker a huge advantage by acquiring a personal brand and then promulgating it to would-be employers or other networking folks.

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

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Job search networking groups such as those listed at www.landingexpert.com can provide information, as can an online search for individualized coaching services via LinkedIn or Google. Basically–but without saying so–the firm said it caters to everyone who has money to pay!

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what to do with bad interviewers

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The professional give and take about the industry and your skills? Please share it to help others by linking to it on Twitter, facebook, or any other social networking sites! You can leave feeling as if you ignited no interest, bombed the interview, and surely won’t be asked back. Where was the scintillating conversation?