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[17 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 1,797 views]
Manage Your Job Search Culture

The culture of the work place is one of the most important indicators of success. The same is true for your job as a job seeker. The only difference is that your attitude is the most important of all. You must embrace a winning attitude to maintain a culture of success throughout your job search.
Be accountable: Good CEOs establish an environment of accountability. You must do the same in your job search culture. Don’t blame your lost job or missed opportunities on others. Accept responsibility, learn from it, and move …

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[14 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 2,192 views]
Respect the Happy Hour

Work hard, play hard is a motto to live by during a job search. Finding a job always takes a lot of hard work. However, any hard work requires play time and relaxation time to balance the stress of the work day. Not respecting your need for relaxation can quickly derail your job search efforts.
In the work place, there is often time allocated to address issues that are not related to work. These same times are vital in your new work place. The job of searching for a job might …

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[10 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 1,266 views]
Dude, Where’s My Job Search?!?

Getting lost in your job search is a surprisingly easy task. It takes a lot of energy to stay focused and work your plan for finding a new job.  There are several detours and side tracks that can derail the best of efforts. As the title of this article suggests as little as 10 days into your job search you can become listless and lose your drive. Giving in to any of the following distractions in excess can lead your job search off track rapidly.
Poor Management of your time: Your …

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[7 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 1,292 views]
How I Survived My Job Search

The biggest question on most people’s minds after losing a job is about financing. How will I survive until that next paycheck comes in? What will we do to pay the bills? How will I buy groceries? There are plenty of questions to ask yourself. Most people answer this with a part-time or even full-time job that serves as an interim way to stay afloat. However, there are many options out there.
Stay alive while hunting for a job:
Temp work – Temporary work can allow you to stay active, while still …

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[4 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 1,474 views]
Manage your emotions during a job search

Many people experience a wide swing in emotions during a job search. The most common emotions include:

Fear
Shame
Anger
Depression
Helplessness
Worthlessness

Each of these emotions is picked up by good interviewing teams. However, they typically see each as a lack of confidence. It is vital that you address each of these emotions in advance of your interview and anytime they spring up. The best way to do so is to acknowledge the emotions and address them. Ignoring or trying to act like you are not bothered will actually intensive the emotion and make it harder …

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