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5 Little Secrets about Networking

Networking isn't about looking for a job. The truth is networking is a way of life. It is about making new friends and developing trust! Whe

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Added by Hannah Morgan on July 28, 2010 at 5:02am — No Comments

Company Career Sites and Other Resources - Sales Jobs

Reposted from CareerAlley

"A sale is not something you pursue, it's what happens to you while you are immersed in serving your customer." - Anonymous

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Added by Joey on July 28, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Company Career Sites - Technology Companies

Reposted from CareerAlley

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and… Continue

Added by Joey on July 25, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Branchout = Facebook Plus Linkedin Divided By Job Search

Branchout, a new application that helps job seekers makes Facebook work like Linkedin opened in beta this week. Branchout helps Facebook users leverage their network for job search in a similar way that’s common to Linkedin users.

Why is this important? There are a number of reasons - for starter… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 22, 2010 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Company Career Sites - Consulting Firms

Reposted from CareerAlley

“Sometimes it takes an expert to point out the obvious.” - Scott Allen

Consulting is "The act of providing information, analysis, and recommendations"… Continue

Added by Joey on July 22, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

The social network of Jesus!

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Added by Laurent Brouat on July 20, 2010 at 6:01am — No Comments

Company Career Sites Week - Financial Services

Reposted from CareerAlley

"Some people dream of success... while others wake up and work hard at it." - Unknown

The posts over the next few days are about focusing… Continue

Added by Joey on July 19, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Video: Pioneering Leadership - Scott Thompson President, Paypal

PayPal has received more than 20 awards for excellence from the Internet industry and the business community at large; for Scott Thompson, who started out as PayPal's SVP and CTO, overseeing information technology, product dev… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 16, 2010 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Best Job Search Tools On Linkedin 2010

Linkedin considers itself a job search site as much as a social network.

While Linkedin heavily promotes its ability to connect you to friends of friends of friends, it also features some tremendously powerful job search tools. I’ll discuss some of the best today.

Linkedin ha… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 16, 2010 at 5:10pm — No Comments

RESUMES: 1 Page or 2?

A flurry of questions I get asked often (usually in one breath) is, “How many pages should my résumé be?
Shouldn’t I stick to one? Won’t emplo

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Added by Erin Kennedy, CPRW, CERW on July 16, 2010 at 8:45am — No Comments

How Executives Search for Jobs Today

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Added by Erin Kennedy, CPRW, CERW on July 16, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Who's Hiring from the Fortune 500 - Vol 18

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Henry David Thoreau

And what you see is not always what you get (not to be conf… Continue

Added by Joey on July 16, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Video - Leading for a change: Paul Amos President & COO, Aflac

Aflac has been on Fortune's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For for 12 consecutive years and has seen sales increase by $250 million to $1.5 billion. But how do you go about managing such a dramatic change? How do you continue to grow, while continuing to create innovative products and meet the… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 14, 2010 at 7:53pm — No Comments

Do You Recognize These Early Warning Signs of an Egocentric Resume?

Do you have an egocentric resume? What’s an egocentric resume, you ask?

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Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 14, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Is Your Resume Over-Bold?

One of the more common tactical mistakes I see on resume is over-bolding - using too much bold.

Over-bolding creates many problems for your reader and even more problems for a candidate trying to get their point across to their 4 audiences (… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 14, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Fastest growing jobs (besides healthcare)

When wondering where to find the fastest-growing jobs, many people know to look within the health-care industry. In fact, approximately 28 percent of all new jobs will be created in this industry through 2018, according to the U.S. Department of L

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Added by Chris Russell on July 14, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Dealing with Job Loss

Reposted from CareerAlley

“Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.” -… Continue

Added by Joey on July 13, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

8 Ways To Make A Great Interview First Impression

“You Never Get a Third Chance to Make a Second Impression.” I love this quote from Seth Godin (from Free Prize Inside, pg. 217), about how important first impressions are for job seekers.

First impressions are especially critical in an interview. Why do so few people do anything to mana… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on July 12, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Opportunities for women at Edward Jones

Now is an exciting time at Edward Jones as more and more women join our ranks as Financial Advisors. The individual reasons vary, but when asked, most point to the independence, ability to make a difference in people's lives, unlimited earning potential and our "people first" philosophy.

A unique financial services firm, our business starts with a personal, face-to-face meeting between a Financial Advisor and an individual investor. Today, we operate a network of… Continue

Added by Chris Russell on July 12, 2010 at 10:21am — No Comments