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<description><![CDATA[Changed careers seven times, sometime good results sometimes not. Founded Careers After 50 to assist the midlife career changer and job hunter. Also writes about building career plans and developing your career to discover your dream career. Innovative small business web marketer, career coach, author, web designer.]]></description>
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<title>Career Planning: The Importance of Keeping Your Resume Current!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:50:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Career planning is important in keeping your career moving forward and measuring your progress against your overall plan. One of the most valuable steps in your career plan is to keep your resume current.]]></description>
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<title>Career Change Tips: Resigning Requires Some Planning!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:01:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After a lot of planning, some hard work adding to your skills and experience, you found a job in a new career. You have a written confirmation of your new start date, you negotiated a satisfactory salary and some needed benefits and you're ready to make your move. How and when you tell your current employer is critical.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: You Got Fired - So What?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:40:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting skills requires you to overcome a situation where you got fired from a job. It happens to many of us. You have a boss that you don't see eye-to-eye. You take initiative and it doesn't work. You misunderstand some instructions and it backfires. A supervisor makes a mistake and you take the fall. Whatever the reason it does you no good to agonize over the situation so it handicaps your job search.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Methods to Evaluate The Employer!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:31:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviewing, as been said many times before, should be a two way conversation. One thing many job hunters overlook in the job interview is what is the interviewer telling them about the employer by the questions they are being asked?]]></description>
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<title>Five Tactics to Making a Seasonal Job Permanent!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:11:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the only position available is a seasonal job. Yet you're looking for something more permanent. The challenge is to turn the seasonal job into an opportunity to show the employer that you should be put on full-time. At the very least you should be looking for a glowing recommendation from your seasonal job manager.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: How to Manage a Bad Interview!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:46:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Effective job interviewing requires preparation. You prepare for a group of tough questions with even better answers. You role play and tape your performance. Friends critique your possible bad habits and your long rambling answers. Interview preparation includes panel and web cam interviews. You've got everything nailed down to how you dress for success to relevant questions and a great summary close to the interview. But what do you do if the interviewer has no idea how to conduct an effective interview?]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: Exchange Your Non-Paying Job For One That Pays!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:17:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Take a close look at your job hunting activity. It's a non-paying job with a boatload of stress. Your abilities are challenged on a daily basis. The timetable for the end game is uncertain. And most stressful of all you are totally in charge of the job search project.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: A Balance of the Old and New Gets Results!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:37:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The last time you looked for a job you scoured the newspaper ads and wrote your resume on your new electric typewriter. You mailed off your resume and waited, and waited for a response. If you were called in for job interview weeks and perhaps a month or more had gone by since you mailed in your resume. Now job hunting has changed and if the job hunter does not adapt the job hunter can become longer than necessary.]]></description>
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<title>Career Change Pathways: 5 Critical Steps to a New Career!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:20:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In many ways there are striking similarities between a mid-life career change and the effort required to find a first job. Both require discovering a career target and planning the skills and experience required to qualify for the planned job. So regardless of your position on a specific career path, here are five things you must accomplish to help you move toward you planned new career.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: Networking Benefits of Joining!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:33:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In effective job hunting, networking is one key to finding the right job opportunity. There are two groups you might consider joining. One may be good but the other is normally much better in assisting you in your job search.]]></description>
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<title>Job Search Skills: 3 Fatal Mistakes to Avoid!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:51:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting is a project that requires we quickly learn a whole new batch of skills, become familiar with arcane procedures and suffer through unfathomable outcomes. All to uncover a job that fits our skills and experience. Here are three job hunting mistakes to avoid.]]></description>
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<title>Career Change Skills: 5 Methods to Help You Change Careers!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:22:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Oh, for the good old days. You went to school as far as you could, found a job, worked there until you retired and that was it. So, why isn't this path working anymore? The economy seems to be changing before our eyes, an industry that held great promise a few years ago, now is disappearing. New job titles are popping up everywhere with new industries appearing all over the globe.]]></description>
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<title>Build Your Career Skills While Unemployed!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:19:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting is hard work. The days have become weeks and the weeks have moved into months. Your job hunting plan has been revised, improved, and you still haven't received the right job offer. In continuing your job search maybe it's time to think about adding to your skills and experience.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing Skills: &quot;The Power Is In the Details!&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:05:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We've all heard the saying, "The devil is in the details." Well, in effective resume writing you have to pay attention because, "The power is in the details."]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: 4 Unbeatable Job Search Skills!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Would you start buying flooring before you designed the house? Of course you wouldn't. Yet many job hunters take this approach in their job search. They start responding to newspaper ads and internet job postings before they created their job search strategies and overall job hunting plan. This whole disjointed job hunting approach is doomed to failure. Or at best a job is discovered which is not close to the "right job."]]></description>
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<title>Make Your Job Hunt Mirror What You Bring To The Job!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:29:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is job hunting? It can be frustrating, confusing, depressing, challenging and all that and more. But above all its only one thing and that's work. Yes, its work.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Polish Your Selling Techniques!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:22:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviews are classic selling opportunities. Yet every selling opportunity requires some understanding of the motives and needs of the buyer. How the seller positions themselves to handle buying objections and prepares to present the product so it meets the buyer's needs usually makes the sale.]]></description>
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<title>Successful Job Hunting From a New Perspective!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:35:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In every job interview you'll be asked questions and you'll provide answers. Depending how you answer the questions, your demeanor, and other things outside your control, the interview will have two results. You'll be offered a job or you'll come in second and be rejected. Learn how you can make use of your active planned job hunt to score points in the job interview and succeed in you job search.]]></description>
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<title>Career Change: Can You Do It In A Recession?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:38:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't buy into the current wisdom that in a recession it's almost impossible to change careers. Many assume with heightened competition for every job hiring managers are going to take the easy way and hire the person with the most applicable experience.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Cover Letter: Be Creative, Lead From Your Strength!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:24:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting is a marketing project. You are marketing, "You," and the prospective employer is the, "Buyer." In any selling proposition you need to get the buyer's attention. How you craft this critical action in your resume cover letter will determine if you make it to the next step in the job search process; the job interview.]]></description>
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<title>Career Advice: Don't Play With Pigs If You Want To Stay Clean!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:29:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you participated in an event, or were around someone that when you left told yourself, "That was a great experience." It was probably a positive uplifting experience that motivated you to take some action, or to feel good about your activities for days to come.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Attitude: Keep It Positive, Get A Job!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:22:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How many people do you know that the first job they applied for they got hired? Maybe as a teenager, a neighbor had a business and you applied over the back fence and got hired. In the real world rarely are job searches simple and they surely are not fast. Here are some key ideas to help you keep a positive attitude during your job hunt.]]></description>
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<title>Career Planning: The Perils of Doing Nothing!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 15:37:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Career planning seems to make so much sense that it's a wonder that everyone is not doing it. It's a method to manage your career, keep track of progress or the lack of progress, set goals and take a pro-active approach to how you make a living. Planning and career planning in particular is fundamental to overall career success.]]></description>
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<title>Career Change Resume: How to Get Noticed!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:42:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Career change after you've worked in a career for a number of years requires you to draft a resume that will help you make the career change. In normal circumstances writing a strong resume is a difficult task but to write an effective resume to help accomplish a career switch is a task that requires some creativity to assure the new employer you can do the job.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interviewing Preparation: The Winning Approach!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:28:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviewing is the key to getting the all important job offer. You can write a powerful resume, your cover letter could win awards, you have a long list of relevant accomplishments but if you blow the job interview all the previous hard work goes down the drain. Here are the basics in putting together a winning job interview preparation plan.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting: Why Now Is A Great Time to Find The Right Job!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:31:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting over the past three years or so has been difficult. The downturn in the economy, coupled with the many uncertainties, has resulted in unprecedented layoffs and under employment. Many who were looking for full-time positions were forced to take part-time or temporary jobs. With some promising indications of an upturn in the economy the employment picture is slowly coming into focus. So why is now a good time to find the right job in the right career?]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: Online Mistakes You Do Not Want To Make!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:03:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting has changed, evolved and become more fast paced in the last ten or so years. Failure to effectively use online resources in your job search strategy could mean missing out on your dream job or unnecessarily prolonging your job hunt. However, using the internet without thinking through the possible negative results can have disastrous results.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: Add Some Luck to Your Job Hunt!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 09:52:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You just found out that a friend, who lost their job two weeks ago, today found a new job and was offered a better paying position. Talk about "luck." Really, you should be so lucky.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Cover Letters: Stop Hurting Your Job Search</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 09:22:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is little dispute about the value of a well written and focused resume cover letter. Sending out resumes has only one purpose; to generate interviews. A well written resume cover letter is written to introduce the resume and motivate the reader to look closely at the resume. The sad fact is that many job hunters still slow up their job hunting progress by using cover letters that directly hurt their job search.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Cover Letters That Demand Attention!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 11:48:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For every resume you send out a well written cover letter must go together with the resume. Now there is more writing. Just like you adjust the resume according to the needs of the job applied for each cover letter must be an original document. No generic or form letter submissions. Here are some ideas to get you starting writing a "wow" resume cover letter.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Tactics: Try This It Works!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 11:08:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting, to some is like trying to move through a maze in the dark with no flashlight. As you get some experience in searching for a job your skills get better. There however, are still a number of blind passages to travel before you can sit back and say, "I know how to do this." To help you shine some light on the process here is a job hunting tactic that others have used with some success.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting After 50: Winning Job Search Strategies!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6290518</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:57:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently in a discussion with a friend, who took early retirement at age 58, and wanted to go back to work, posed the question, "Why am I not getting interviews and job offers?" After over six months of hard work and applying for well over 100 positions he's still waiting for his first job interview. What could he be doing wrong?]]></description>
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<title>Resume Cover Letter Tips: What if You're Overqualified?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:53:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Experienced job hunters can open up a universe of opportunities, but many of the jobs the mid-life job hunter qualifies for can clearly indicate they are overqualified. The employer will quickly see that hiring the experienced job hunter would result in the open position being a demotion. There are two methods to solve this problem.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interviewing Skills: The Many Benefits of Asking Questions?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:45:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A job interview in which you only answer questions is bound to end badly. One of your job interview objectives is to determine if the prospective employer and the job would be a good fit for you. Asking the right questions will go a long way in helping you make the right decision when you get the job offer.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Can You Communicate on the Phone?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 14:16:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can you communicate on the phone? What a dumb question. Of course everyone can talk on the phone. In fact some lament, there is way too much unnecessary conversation on the phone. But in a job hunt situation, for the phone to ring, and someone on the other end to introduce themselves and the organization is music to your ears. How to turn the phone interview into an invitation to the next step.]]></description>
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<title>Job Search Tips: Networking From a New Direction!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 14:02:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Networking the traditional way can be an inefficient use of your time and resources. This is not to say that normal networking will fail to point you in the direction of a possible job opening. Many times this may be true but there is a better way to make networking more productive than the traditional methods.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: What Does The Employer Want To Hear?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 13:44:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In any job interview the interviewer wants to be assured that the candidate can do the job. Taking it a step further this question needs to be answered, "Why should this candidate be hired over the other equally qualified candidates?" Learn more about what the employer wants to hear from the applicant.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing: Sell Yourself With A Qualifications Summary!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 10:43:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing a powerful resume that attracts attention and sells the goods; can be a challenging and sometimes daunting task. No question about it, a well written resume is a marketing document. And what it is marketing and selling is you. A qualifications summary is the opening headline and content in a well written resume. Here are some ideas to get you started writing a great qualifications summary.]]></description>
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<title>Job Search Tips: 3 Critical Factors For Success!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 08:55:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Running an effective job search in this challenging economic environment can be like a roller coaster ride. One day things look promising the next you get a rejection on a job you were ideally suited for. Perhaps by taking a closer look at various aspects of job hunting you'll be able to develop a different and more positive outlook.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Overcoming Challenges for the Older Job Hunter!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 11:32:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In evaluating job hunters over 50 you may jump to the conclusion that they normally sail through job interviews with ease because of their experience. Too often this conclusion is simply not true. Job interviewing mistakes doesn't seem to be unique to any age group.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Four Critical Mistakes to Avoid!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 10:29:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviewing can uncover many surprises. One all too common surprise is a candidate who looks great on paper, has all the qualifications, a wealth of experience but who was a failure at the job interview level. In today's competitive job market this is a mistake that shouldn't happen as job interview opportunities can be few and far between.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Cover Letters: Helping Or Hurting Your Job Search?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 09:16:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is little dispute about the value of a well written and focused resume cover letter. Sending out resumes has only one purpose; to generate interviews. The sad fact is that many job hunters still slow up their job hunting progress by using cover letters that directly hurt their job search. Here are three mistakes to avoid in using and writing your resume cover letter.]]></description>
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<title>Job Search Skills: Can This Strategy Work For You?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 08:20:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most job search activities are impersonal. You mail out a resume and cover letter, you send an email, and you pull some job related information from the internet. All the time you are sitting behind you computer and hoping for the best. Here's an example of an effective job search strategy.]]></description>
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<title>Job Search Tip: The Cold-Call Letter!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 13:50:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In an effective job search plan there are times when you have to make a cold call. You call on the phone searching for information and you might even drop off a resume and hope the hiring manager has a moment to see you. Here are some suggestions on a little used job search technique that just might make the difference.]]></description>
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<title>Changing Careers: Get Unstuck - Get Going!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 11:28:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Changing careers or not is the question many are asking after five or ten or more years working in one career. Yet even though motivated about changing careers many are stuck in how to get started and where do they go to get ideas that make sense. With some out-of-the box thinking you'll soon see the almost unlimited universe of different career possibilities.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing: Unlock the Keyword Mystery!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 10:39:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Too often it's the small things that trip up job hunters. If you submit your resume to a relatively large employer, odds are your resume will be scanned into a keyword searchable data base. They are searching for the resumes that fit the needs of a specific vacancy. Here are some ideas to help you solve the keywork mystery in writing your resume.]]></description>
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<title>Switching Careers: How to Manage the Process!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6280587</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6280587</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 09:33:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the downturn in the economy switching careers has become much more common. The demand for some professions are disappearing or shrinking while others have increased. With this turmoil all around us changing careers can be a challenging task. Here are some ideas to get you started in switching careers along with some mistakes to avoid.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Tips: Sourcing Jobs On CraigsList!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6273563</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6273563</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:09:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A website that helps participants buy and sell used items; has apartments for rent, and a robust relationships section is not so well known as a site to find a job. Craigslist.org is just that website.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Tips: Add Flexibility - Get a Job!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6273304</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6273304</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 12:51:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's clear with the uncertain economy many employers are hesitant to add to their workforce. Competition for each open position can go into the hundreds of applications. Many job hunters in the face of these facts have given up the idea of finding a new job. Adding some flexibility to your job search plan may be just the answer to managing an effective job hunt.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interviewing Skills: Increase Job Offers With Effective Communication!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6273132</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6273132</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 12:02:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Doing well in a job interview is the portal to a job offer. However, many job candidates look at the interview as simply a discussion of their skills and experience and who knows more about that subject than them. If you expect you can "wing it" and hope for the best, it rarely works for the better.]]></description>
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<title>Career Change: Get It Right-Get It Done!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6271055</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6271055</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 10:28:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Career change will happen for many of us. Sometimes it's planned other times it sneaks up on us, other times it's forced giving us few options. Regardless of the circumstances career change is always a major decision. Get it right and your future becomes brighter, mess it up and you're in a deep hole with fewer options to get out of the unfavorable career circumstances.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing: 3 Tips To Improve Your Message!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6269452</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6269452</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 16:30:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Resume writing can sometimes be a mystery. A friend tells us about a formatting trick, or you read that someone got a whole series of job interviews by sprinkling the resume with an unusual formatted bullet points. Really, it rarely happens this way.]]></description>
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<title>Career Change Ideas: Educate Yourself!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6267263</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6267263</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 12:47:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Career change can be an exciting journey, but it usually requires some planning and the building and securing of some additional skills. Many times the skills in your current job are easily transferred to a new career. From a public school teacher to a corporate trainer or sales to fund raising are some possible examples.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interviewing Skills: Making The Small Differences Count!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6267138</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6267138</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 11:18:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviewing over the years has become more competitive. The number of candidates for each open position has jumped to previously unheard levels. Qualified candidates are applying for jobs that a few years ago they would have ignored. Here are some methods you can use to make the difference.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: How Are You Defining Yourself?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6266895</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6266895</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 10:28:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To often the job hunter gets mired in defining themselves as, "unemployed," or perhaps as a, "job hunter," or they are in "transition." They obsesses about job hunting, worrying about the nuts and bolts of their job search activity and jump from one highly touted best job hunting idea to another. Available jobs are a variable you have little or no control over, but you can control the way you think and how you market your skills.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Tips: Ideas For Undercover, Stealth Job Searching!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6266222</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6266222</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 15:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you get caught conducting a job search while still working, many employers will conclude you lack loyalty and are no longer interested in the job and may terminate you on the spot. On the other hand your job search may be unsuccessful, you've tested the waters and there is nothing better out there so you'll just stay put. No sense to have your employer know of your job hunting efforts. So what should you do to keep the employer from learning of your job search?]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing With A Powerful Message!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6260494</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6260494</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 10:54:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What drives a successful resume that motivates the hiring manager to call you in for an interview? Here's a hint; it's not fancy writing, or the color of the paper or even your education. It's rather simple: it is your achievements. Make it easy for the hiring manager to connect the dots.]]></description>
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<title>Successful Job Hunt: Now the Real Work Starts!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6261105</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6261105</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 10:43:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After a long job hunt, you've now accepted a job offer. It was hard work managing a successful job search but you're real hard work is in front of you. Aside for doing the work associated with your new job there are some things, and how you do them, which will determine your overall success with your new employer.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Authentic Answers to Tough Questions!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6260387</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6260387</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 09:28:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your goal in a job interview is to demonstrate to the interviewer a high level of assurance that you would be a good fit for the job. One way to build the necessary assurance the interviewer is seeking to respond to tough questions with well thought out authentic answers.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Mandatory Questions You Must Ask!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6260221</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6260221</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 09:24:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A job interview should not be an interrogation but a back-and-forth conversation. One way to insure the interview is a real conversation where both sides leave the interview having learned something is to do some research and have a variety of questions ready for the interviewer.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Cover Letters: Stand Out From the Crowd!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6257452</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6257452</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 10:46:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In effective resume cover letter writing you need to stand out from the crowd. Too often because they are lazy, not paying attention or both; job candidates send in a generic resume cover letter and call it a day.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Marathon: Win the Race!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6257609</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6257609</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 10:29:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this competitive and uncertain business climate prospective employers are trying to take much of the risk out of hiring. One strategy many are following is to schedule the candidates for an all-day and sometimes a two day job interview. Frequently, the candidate lives out of town and is brought in for the marathon interview. Now that you have a long series of interviews scheduled, what can you expect and how can you excel in the interviews?]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing: Unique Doesn't Mean Writing On Purple Paper!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6253925</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6253925</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 13:53:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing a resume that is unique, yet not too far out of bounds, is a puzzling challenge faced by many resume writers. You want to stand out but you know that printing your resume on purple paper will not get the job done.]]></description>
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<title>Career Development Tips: Try a Volunteer Job!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6253495</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6253495</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 13:29:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Regardless of where you are in your job hunt or career change you might consider doing some volunteer work to enhance you resume and build your skills. This approach is especially important if you are planning to change careers after 50. Moreover, volunteer work can help you in your overall career planning and development.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing For A Positive Computer Scan!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6253642</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6253642</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 12:50:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In writing a computer searchable resume or a profile on a social networking site like LinkedIn, you must include keywords that closely relate to your job or career. Here are some ideas to get you started finding the right keywords.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Skills: Actions to Take After a Job Interview!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6253187</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6253187</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 11:56:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting requires effectively juggling a number of skills, multi-tasking a series of actions all to find you the right job. You've gotten though the writing of a powerful resume, a well defined cover letter and the research of potential employers. Now you are scheduled for your first job interview. Here are four things you must do after the job interview to maximize the experience.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Letter: Make It Work For You!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6249001</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6249001</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 08:57:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A resume letter can be a valuable addition to your job hunting strategy. What is a resume letter? Well, it's a combination of a resume and a cover letter, usually one page, sometimes in rare circumstance it may be two pages. Let's look at how and when you would use a resume letter instead of a resume and a cover letter.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Use Show And Tell To Win The Job!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6251111</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6251111</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 08:12:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You have a job interview scheduled and in your research you believe the company would be great to work for and the job a real challenge. The job interview was scheduled because you spent a great deal of time powering up your resume. The accompanying cover letter struck a responsive cord. Now how are you going to stand out in the job interview?]]></description>
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<title>Intermittent Full-Time Jobs: Are They For You?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6250162</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6250162</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 08:01:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunters over 50 rarely think about this group of jobs. If you are running a small business and can get away for a month or two or you've taken early retirement and need to supplement your income, or you've retired and are bored and want to do new and challenging work maybe these jobs are for you.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Upgrade Your Performance!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6250652</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6250652</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 16:31:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviews have sometime been equated to a root canal without an anesthetic. In general they may not be that bad but it's really hit or miss to gauge if someone can be an outstanding performer after an hour or so conversation. Here are some ideas to upgrade you interview performance and get the job.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing Tips: Communicate Better!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6249910</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6249910</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 16:29:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Resume writing is above all a document in which you are communicating your skills and qualifications that match as closely as possible with the prospective employer's needs. You are marketing a product (you) and you are trying to motivate the buyer (employer) to buy (call you in for a job interview). Here are some ideas to help you write a powerful and effective resume.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Mistakes Using LinkedIn!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6250253</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6250253</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 16:12:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Effective job hunting means using every available job search source to uncover possible jobs. Also, when a prospective employer becomes interested in you; your brand should establish you as a professional on the top of your game. One way to help in your job search, and build out your career plan, is to take advantage of the many benefits of LinkedIn.com.]]></description>
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<title>Career Management: Protect Your Future!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6248342</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6248342</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Just like we wear a life vest when out on the water, have you though of taking the same approach with your career? As you plan your career and work on improving your skills and documenting progress and accomplishments so to must you take ongoing action to protect your career.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting After 50: Don't Let Age-Bias Hold You Back!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6246917</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6246917</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 09:32:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is there age discrimination in the job market today? Ask anyone job hunting after age 50 and they will likely say, "Yes." The problem in most situations is it's a very difficult thing to prove. With the high level of competition for most jobs; after 50 job hunters seem to be facing an uphill battle for available positions. Here are some ideas to help level the playing field.]]></description>
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<title>Job Search Organization: Get More Done!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6246728</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6246728</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 08:27:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job searches are chaotic, stressful, and prone to disorganization, flooded with information and yet you still have to find a job, in the shortest possible time. Here are some ideas to get your job search organized and more productive.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Tips: Get Off To A Solid Start!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6246323</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6246323</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:23:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting can be less that a sunny walk on the beach. With the many rejections, new skills to learn and master in a limited time, unexplainable twists and turns, the whole job hunting process can be like trying to move through a maze in a fog. Also, a job search can drain your enthusiasm, kill your positive attitude and leave you wondering what happened. Maybe if you could get off to a solid start in you job hunting, have some measurable successes, it should help you gain perspective and momentum.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing: Authority Statements Are the Answer!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6245997</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6245997</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:53:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Resume writing that gets results starts with a series of authority result driven statements. Looking back on your work history, possible outside activities and if you took a careful inventory of what you did to solve problems, overcame obstacles or generated positive results you might be amazed.]]></description>
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<title>Career Management: Don't Lose Your Accomplishments!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6243691</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6243691</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 11:32:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Career management is something that makes your career plan come alive. To get the most out of a robust career plan you must document all your accomplishments. In addition, your atta-boy/girl file should contain positive email notes, letters and other information from pleased customers, supervisors, outside organizations and vendors.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing: Replace Bad Advice With Good Advice!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6243422</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6243422</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 11:00:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Resume writing advice can load you down with a wide range of what is required to create the perfect resume. Every job hunter is searching for the factors that will quickly motivate every employer to rush to the phone and call them in for an interview. Too often the resume has the exact opposite effect. Dead silence, like the resume was dropped into a deep hole never to be seen again.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Preparation: The Key To Getting The Job Offer!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6242753</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6242753</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:44:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interview preparation is common sense. We know the value of preparing the used car or boat so it will sell for the highest possible price. We clean it up, polish the chrome, replace broken parts and research the prices of similar vehicles. All to make sure we get the highest price and quickest sale. Why then do so many think they can go into a job interview with little or no preparation?]]></description>
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<title>Career Change: A Winning Approach!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6242051</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6242051</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:28:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Almost everyone planning to change careers face a big obstacle. If you don't have the required experience how can you get hired into your new planned career?]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Basics: Reduce Stress Build Confidence!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6241774</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6241774</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:06:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What then are the basic principles the prospective employer is looking for? If you can get this right, if you are asked a question that you specifically did not prepare for, you can still give the employer what they are looking for. ]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Basics: Get This Right, Get A Job!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6239268</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6239268</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 11:30:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting today is filled with such a variety of technologies that it's easy to forget job hunting basics. Find an employer that employs individuals with your skills and target your job hunting efforts to that employer is an effective and very basic job search strategy.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interviewing Skills: 7 Things Not To Do!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6235492</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6235492</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:42:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many job hunters seem to exhaust themselves in drafting their resume, researching possible employers, and networking. Then when they have a job interview scheduled they make the assumption the interview will be easy.]]></description>
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<title>Career Change Mistakes You Don't Want To Make!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6235865</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6235865</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:37:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Career change is just around the corner for many of us. Although it may be a major decision, you have a number of important things to consider before you go after a new career.]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing: Blast Through The Barriers!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6232345</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6232345</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 09:34:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From personal experience and in talking with many recruiting managers we are in agreement that too many resumes fail to do the job. Here are three barriers that have to be overcome for your resume to do an effective job.]]></description>
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<title>Resume And Cover Letter: The Inseparable Twins!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6232565</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6232565</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 07:46:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you apply for a position do you send both a resume and cover letter? Even though the resume is the more important of the two, the cover letter can add value to your application.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interviews: How To Overcome The Bad Interviewer!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6231992</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6231992</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 13:34:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviews can be a stressful experience on steroids. Yet there are interviewers out there that do not have a clue on how to conduct a successful interview. They don't know how to ask a question to elicit an answer from the applicant that will increase their assurance that the applicant can do the job. Here are some ideas how you might overcome the bad interviewer.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Tips For The Recently Self-Employed!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6231266</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6231266</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 11:51:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When the economy goes south, one of the first sectors that get hurt are small businesses. Many are under funded, rely on larger companies for a portion of their business or are in the competitive retail and service sectors. So when the larger companies move, consolidate or go broke or the consumer stops buying; the smaller single proprietorships have a hard time and many go broke and are forced to close. Here's some ideas to help the former self-employed successfully find the right job.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Preparation: Finding Information On A Small Company!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6229387</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6229387</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:54:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interview preparation, if done properly, can instill in you a proper level of confidence and make a positive impression on the interviewer. With larger organizations there is usually a wealth of information to help you in your research and interview preparation. Researching smaller or privately held companies can be more difficult and time-consuming. Here's some ideas to overcome this obstacle.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Tip: Altitude or Attitude?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6228791</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6228791</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:03:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting can be confusing. Have you ever lost out on a job where you knew you were perfect for the job? You've got a peek at the competition and your altitude was sky high. This job was it; your skills and qualifications exactly matched what was required by the employer. Now you get a rejection letter, or you called in and were told the job went to someone else. What do you do now? How do you critique this type of situation?]]></description>
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<title>Job Interview Skills: Increase Your Skills In This Vital Area!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6229261</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6229261</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:01:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviews can be stressful and a bit of a mystery. To be successful and improve the probability of being asked back for additional interviews or getting a formal job offer here are some ideas to get you on the right track in your job interview.]]></description>
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<title>Job Hunting Success: Is Working In A Team Right For You?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6229133</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6229133</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:00:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job hunting is not by any definition a real fun way to spend your time. In general a job search is an independent process, with you working alone in a series personal activities. Can working in a team help you in your job hunting efforts?]]></description>
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<title>Resume Writing: Exact Match Equals Job Interview!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 09:46:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Resume writing and effective job searching is not an exact science but there are some principles that you must pay attention to. You've uncovered a job opening that closely matches your skills and qualifications. In addition it appears to be close to your career goals. The question is: How do you write a resume to generate a call for a face-to-face interview?]]></description>
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<title>Online Career Planning: Build Your Reputation!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 08:22:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your online reputation is an important factor in any job search. And it doesn't matter what field you might be in. For every job you apply for, and the prospective employer has an interest, you can be assured your name will be Googled. What will the employer see when they find you?]]></description>
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<title>Career Planning Insurance: What Is It?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:45:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We have insurance on almost everything. If you are holding an outdoor event you can even get insurance for the event if it rains. So what about career planning insurance?]]></description>
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<title>Job Fairs: Maximizing the Experience!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 08:34:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job fairs offer a number of winning benefits to job hunters. You'll have a variety of networking opportunities. You can identify what organizations are seeking job candidates. Gaining experience with actual job interviews is another valuable job hunting benefit. And just maybe get another job interview or an actual job offer.]]></description>
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<title>Job Search Tools: One You May Not Have Thought Of!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:10:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job search tools take many forms. A well written resume and cover letter is a must. Research of prospective employers is another job search tool that you must make use of. If you are currently working, you have a business card with your name, title and contact information. How about if you are unemployed and looking for work?]]></description>
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<title>Resume And Cover Letter Writing: Turn Negatives Into Positives!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:07:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One method to get to the heart of a problem or challenge is to look at what doesn't work and why. The same can be said for drafting and writing resumes and cover letters. Once you find a negative that doesn't work it's relatively easy to uncover what will work. Let's take a look at what most job hunters do wrong in writing their resumes.]]></description>
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<title>Career Planning: To Be Effective Get This Right!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:54:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Career planning can take many forms. It might have started in high school when you observed you favorite uncle doing well as an accountant. Or maybe a college career counselor steered you into a growing industry. Perhaps, after working a few years a friend recommended you for an open position in the company where they worked. If this is your idea of career planning, you have work to do. Here's some ideas.]]></description>
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