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A surprising percentage of us think we can’t or shouldn’t negotiate when offered a job. We may be afraid the employer will withdraw the offer or find us ungrateful or arrogant. Or we don’t really know why we don’t negotiate. “I just can’t see myself doing it!” Before you decide “I can’t” or “It doesn’t [continue reading…]
Many job seekers miss the boat in job interviews, because they forget that the purpose of answering every question is to market themselves for the job. You never forget that, right? You’d be amazed how many questions you may answering is a less-than-strategic way. Most job seekers, at least occasionally, answer interview questions as if [continue reading…]
In last week’s post I shared two easy ways to build your target companies list – a powerful tool for a proactive job search – by using LinkedIn. In this post I’ll share two more methods from The 2-Hour Job Search by Steve Dalton. These methods use (1) Indeed.com and (2) news sources related to [continue reading…]
A proven way to get a great job sooner is to proactively market yourself to a handpicked list of suitable employers – a target companies list. Great opportunities will be hiding in that list, waiting to be discovered. Companies may be needing a new team member, and they may not have advertised the opening yet. [continue reading…]
If you’re looking for a new job, you need to know how to prepare for interview questions – the smart way. First, compile a good list. Anticipate any likely questions that may be prompted by your resume, your LinkedIn profile or other materials the interviewer may have seen. Expect to be asked why you left [continue reading…]
