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Writing helps share the knowledge you have acquired and can lead to your next job. This approach spreads the message of your job search in a viral fashion. It helps you establish yourself as an expert in a particular field. Then when you get to the interview stage, it helps the hiring manager certify your expertise.
In your professional career to date, you have learned skills or acquired talents / abilities that many people don’t have. While you likely take many of these things for granted, others do not. People with …

You spent time creating your resume and you feel that it is perfected. You found the “perfect” job and applied to it. You landed an interview for your dream job. You perfected every interview technique that you researched. You felt that you passed your interview with flying colors. You sent out a respectful thank you note to all whom interviewed you. Great job you did everything by the book! However, a letter in the mail takes you by surprise, and that is the dreaded rejection letter.
Now you rehash everything you …

A thank you letter after a job interview is a must among potential candidates. Thank you letters are a great way to show the employer that you are interested in the job that you interviewed for. It will also show that you have great people skills and that you have respect for others’ time. When was the last time you sent out a thank you letter after a job interview?
Most people wonder when you should send out a thank you letter after the interview. Sending a thank you letter out …

Finding a new IT job can be very challenging, but joining local user groups can really help. Information Technology specialists are among the hardest hit in this economy. For the last ten years, many companies have been “keeping up with the Joneses” when it comes to their IT budget. Most felt like they had to have the latest, greatest, and coolest technology to be viable. However, when the market started to decline many of these technology projects were put immediately on the back burner to keep the doors open.
The new …

A good mentor can have a huge impact on your career and your job hunt. There are several advantages to finding a mentor. Most mentors have experienced something similar to your current situation and they lived through it. Just be careful when choosing a mentor, the wrong mentor could do much more harm than good. If you are real brave or want to see big results, it may even be good to have several mentors.
Finding a good mentor is surprisingly easy. Past employers have a clear understanding of your experience …