Informational interviews are a great job search networking tactic. You can gain useful industry and company insights. More crucially, you can build relationships that may lead to being referred to hiring managers.

How can you keep in touch and continue the relationship (without being perceived as a pest)?

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Are you thinking of leaving the business world to for a nonprofit career? How does your corporate experience translate to a nonprofit job? Some occupations require no translation: administrative assistant, accountant, human relations manager. Others may seem less obviously transferable, like sales, marketing or business development. How are your skills relevant in the nonprofit sector? [continue reading…]

Should you take notes during a job interview? Generally it’s not only appropriate but really smart – and the way you do it sends messages about you that can help you get the job – or lose it. Here’s how to take notes during an interview. 

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Through interview coaching, West Los Angeles sales manager Jason (not his real name) polished his presentation skills and amped up his confidence. The effort was rewarded with an offer at a large company with more opportunities. Here’s how.

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Does the job you’re looking for require attention to detail or any kind of accuracy? Then you need an error-free resume. And do you really know how to proofread your resume so well that zero errors remain?

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