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10 years ago the average job search was done on the phone or by “beating the street” to find openings. The lucky few, who could afford it, used their local post office to mail out resumes and save time. In today’s technology driven society, there are many more efficient ways to find openings and get your resume in front of a hiring manager. The most effective style of marketing to use in a job search today is social media marketing, but to use this form of marketing you have to …

There are several ways to write an effective resume. There are at least three resume formats and countless styles that you can use to create an effective resume that is unique and fits your style and personality. Regardless of the approach to resume writing, all resumes have one thing in common and that is to show employers that you are the best candidate for the job!
To be successful, it must clearly demonstrate your skills and relevant work experience to the hiring manager. To do this, you must switch gears and …

I just stumbled across a site by a man I don’t know in the Philippines. What struck me is how he overcome his disability.
The man wasn’t born blind however, here’s a snippet:
Total Blindness at the Age of 23
From a man to a cowering little boy. While I was buying fried rice at a small neighborhood food stall late evening Nov. 6 2003, an unidentified man gunned me down. The first bullet went through my chest. After a blink of a second, a bullet went through my head from a gun …

Companies spend millions of dollars a year branding their company and their products. They do this, because it works. A good branding strategy can shape the way people relate to the product. During your job search, you are the product. If well-planned, you can shape the way the industry and potential employers see you.
Regardless of your political position, you can see the success of self branding in Barrack Obama’s Presidential Election. In 2008, Obama was an inexperienced, Junior Senator from the Mid-West. In his three short years in politics, he …

The Pareto Principal says that 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts. This holds true in hunting for a job, just as it does almost everywhere else in the business world. If you are searching for a job full time, this principal says that four days each week are virtually wasted. That means that only one day worth of your efforts each week has a chance of leading to your next job.
To make your job search more successful, it is important to evaluate your efforts. Then focus …