Should you send a thank-you email if you didn’t get the job?

Should you send a thank you email if you didn’t get the job? I recommend it, not just because it’s polite and congenial, but because it can lead to an opportunity.

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You’re in marketing & advertising, but can you sell yourself?

As a career coach, I’m often struck by the difficulty marketing pros have in selling themselves for a job. For example, how’s your LinkedIn Social Selling Index score?

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How & Why You Need to Customize Your LinkedIn URL

If you have an excellent LinkedIn profile it’s generally a good idea to add your LinkedIn URL to your resume. But not a cumbersome link like this! “https://www.linkedin.com/pub/your-name/783/23” Those numbers and slashes at the end are random and distracting. Show your LinkedIn savvy – and save space in your documents – by customizing your LinkedIn [continue reading…]

How to Handle a Resume Gap Due to Covid

Gaps in employment history on your resume or LinkedIn profile are never a good thing. But what about now, when so many people have lost jobs due to COVID-19?

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Covid and Job Search, Some Curated Resources

Whether you’re already in job search or preparing “just in case,” you’re probably wondering how the Covid pandemic will affect your job hunting strategies.

In this post I’ll share a few of the most useful articles I’ve come across lately, including information about benefits for those who are laid off.

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