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What Companies Can Learn from the Southwest Airlines Crisis

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Normal operations have since resumed. While Southwest’s model is typically more efficient than the hub-and-spoke model (less connecting flights, shorter flight times, savings that are passed along to consumers with more discounted fares), it’s also less resilient. But don’t wait.”

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How to Boost Online Sales

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An email sign-up form with a promise of something in return: This can be a discount code, free e-book or video related to your business, access to a free consultation or another giveaway. Here are seven ideas for opt-in success: • E-guide: A wedding photographer might offer an article titled “What I Learned from Attending 105 Weddings.”

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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Why you should (or shouldn’t) work with freelancers After learning about Fishkin’s past hiring experiences, we decided to do our own analysis on the subject — comparing full-time marketing employees to outsourced agency and freelance talent. They have stellar resumes. The pros of expert freelancers They can start promptly.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

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Your network is also a treasure trove of information regarding upcoming conferences, seminars, and events — and you may even get a significant discount just for being a member of a professional association. Plus, professional associations look amazing on your resume! Take another look at your resume. Is money an obstacle?

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Tasty Tidbits: Professional Development News & Views January 6, 2017

Eat Your Career

Resume Tips for a Portfolio Career. Resume writing is an arduous task. Quick note: If you are interested in learning more about this topic, members of the Free Career Resource Library get a special discount on my book, The Proactive Professional. READ IT HERE >> . If you’d like to catch the replay, you’re in luck!

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How to Hide Your Age in a Virtual Interview

Eat Your Career

I’ve submitted a resume that includes the last 16 years (two jobs at my current employer) and I am getting initial interviews. I don’t want to discount the feelings around the potential of age discrimination. Instead, we want recent, relevant experience on the resume, which it sounds like this person did.

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

Job Advice Blog

Next, I Googled the company name–and searched on other search engines as well–to try to learn something about the proposal/agreement signer with the title of managing director. The firm listed offices in various cities nationwide, so I attempted to research the company a bit further. My research led me to a résumé-writing service.

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