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May 27, 2014 Julie Shenkman

QUIZ: What’s Your Workplace Personality?

Note: This quiz is no longer active Are You A Workaholic? Take Our Quiz to Find Out! We all know that different kinds of people make up a workplace and each of us have different personality types that allow us

May 23, 2014 John Scott

Back Up Your Resume with a Spotless Online Presence

If you haven’t already noticed, applying for jobs has transitioned almost entirely online. Large private companies, government sectors, and even small locally owned businesses post open positions online and expect an application to be submitted the same way. So it

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May 21, 2014 Gina Deveney

Why Connections Matter and How to Get More of Them

There’s an interesting post on the Humans of New York blog this week that pinpoints one of the biggest challenges job seekers face: networking. The subject seems to be a struggling job seeker himself, lamenting that: “It’s hard to be

May 19, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Top 10 US Cities to Find a Job & Make a Hire – Q1 2014

We all hear that big cities like New York have the most jobs and job seekers but when you do the math that’s just not the case. Here are the real best places to find a job and get hired

May 15, 2014 Julie Shenkman

How Not to Follow Up

You probably already know that you should send a follow-up. And you’ve probably heard that persistence pays off. But where’s the line between staying on the radar—and becoming a pest? Here’s a job seeker who crosses the line by a

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May 9, 2014 John Scott

6 Job Seeking Tips for the Recent College Graduate

Many college seniors are in the midst of final exams this week and may be thinking their hard work is coming to an end. Unfortunately, with the celebration of graduation comes the reality that a job search has begun. Transitioning

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May 7, 2014 Julie Shenkman

How to Become a Networking Expert

Networking seems like a daunting chore to most, me included. I admit reaching out to people especially when not searching for a job can be awkward. What do you say to them? Do they want to hear from me? First

May 2, 2014 Gina Deveney

3 Ways to Close the Confidence Gap

I think we can all agree that confidence plays a major part in career success, starting with the job search process. It’s also pretty clear that for all our advances in the workplace, women still haven’t quite caught up with

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April 29, 2014 Julie Shenkman

How You Can Network If You Don’t Know A Lot of People

We get this question a lot, “How can I successfully network if I don’t know a lot of people in my field?” While networking can be intimidating it doesn’t have to be. Start by asking your friends and family if

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April 25, 2014 John Scott

3 Resume Questions We Hear All the Time

This week’s resume writing blog post will take on a mailbag format with questions from real job seekers. Below I have listed out three questions related to resume writing that I received this week with my advice below each one.