Networking with a Marketing Plan

Here’s a technique that can make networking less stressful and more successful: using a Personal Marketing Plan to start upbeat, productive conversations.

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Job Postings – Better Uses for Them, #3

If you’re looking for job openings, undoubtedly you see many that aren’t quite right for you. Do a good deed that will help you, too: pass some of these announcements on to other job seekers you’re networking with. Not networking with other job seekers? You’re missing out on opportunities for synergy and mutual support. Job [continue reading…]

Job Postings – Better Uses for Them, #2

The only reason to look up job openings online is to apply to them, right? Actually, they can be even more valuable as job market intelligence! Last week’s post explained why you may want to search for your future boss’s position along with your own. The insights you gain from job announcements can answer these [continue reading…]

Find a Job Online: Beyond Monster & Craigslist

Searching for jobs online is not the be-all and end-all of job search, but it has its place, so you want to know how to do it right. Even if you’re not yet ready to apply, it’s wise to start looking at postings ahead of time. (See my post “Job Postings: Better Uses for Them” for [continue reading…]

Job Search: 69% of Us, Ready or Not

If you’re secretly looking for a new job, you’re probably not the only one in your office. Sixty-nine percent of full-time workers in a recent CareerBuilder survey reported that job search activities were part of their normal routine. It appears there’s a growing awareness that we’re all “free agents” who need to keep our eyes [continue reading…]