I’ve seen plenty of bloggers say that “Google is the new resume.” They say “if you aren’t on Google (or LinkedIn), you don’t exist.”
The thinking is valid… to a degree.
Here is what they are trying to say, and my take:
Google is the new resume: Why use the boring old two page document that no one [...]
tags: Career Discussions, Career Education, Networking, Resumes, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
January 25th, 2012
Last year I spoke to thousands of people. Probably somewhere around 10,000 people (I should keep track, but I don’t).
One of the most common issues that comes up is discrimination – specifically, age discrimination.
Chris Russell, at Secrets of the Job Hunt, wrote a post titled How to fight age discrimination. It is a collection of [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Networking, Recruiters, Required Reading, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
January 3rd, 2012
As I’ve spoken over the last few years to professionals in transition, I’ve convinced myself that the job search is 99% communication.
And we do it wrong (or poorly)…. almost all the time.
Can you communicate just a little bit better? Communication in your job search is key.
It’s why job seekers spend hours working on their “elevator [...]
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December 22nd, 2011
I got a business degree and an MBA. I’ve taken a few marketing classes, and read a few marketing books. If you have spent 20 minutes in marketing, you’ve heard about the Four Ps of Marketing:
Place
Position
Price
Product
Every marketer can define those four Ps, and they play a significant role in their marketing strategy.
Chris Russell, of Secrets [...]
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December 7th, 2011
Job seekers tend to have a fear of the phone.
It weighs too much, so they can’t pick it up and make a call. Or, pushing ALL the numbers to dial out is too tiring, so they don’t do the last 1 or 2, and the call doesn’t go through. Or, there’s a powerful magnet that [...]
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December 5th, 2011
Two weeks ago I fly to New York to speak to a bunch of Executive MBA candidates at a prestigious university.
At least three people asked me about the connection strategy they should have. Two of them had strong opinions already formed and just wanted to see what I thought.
I explained in my LinkedIn book I have a [...]
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November 28th, 2011
Can you network over a turkey?
What better place is there?
If you get together with family and friends at Thanksgiving, you have a great opportunity to spend time with people, and help them help you in your job search.
Make it clear what you are looking for, and how they can help you, and ASK FOR HELP.
You [...]
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November 23rd, 2011
Do you have a list of “things to do” in your job search? Probably.
What do you do on Monday?
I would open up my email, click on a few interesting links (and keep up on current events), and stuff like that before I tried to do anything hard or serious in my job search.
Before I knew [...]
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November 21st, 2011
Is it your role, or your duty, to help a recruiter remember who you are?
If they are good, shouldn’t they remember who you are?? Isn’t that THEIR JOB?
It might be a part of their job, but if they aren’t doing that part of their job well, is it their FAULT?
Some recruiters will be really good [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Fun With a Purpose, Interviews, Networking, Recruiters, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
November 16th, 2011
A timely and important post from Brazen Careerist on email mistakes that people make. I’ve developed an entire video series on this subject. I’ve been emailing in a professional capacity for almost 15 years, and was an email administrator for a couple of years.
Email is a powerful tool. Just like a knife, it can be [...]
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November 9th, 2011
