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It’s not always easy to get up the courage to hand your resume off to one of your target companies. Some people just get to embarrassed or nervous to reach out and ask for the job. That is where resume cards can help. A resume card looks similar to a business card, but instead of pitching your employer, it pitches your skills. Fortunately, it feels just like trading business cards instead of pushing for a job. This approach allows you to focus on networking and building relationships, but leaves …

Veterans of any professional sport will tell you that even the most experienced players need to periodically go back to the basics. This helps them perfect advance techniques by ensuring all of the bases are covered. The job search is not that much different. To be effective, periodically go back to the basics.
Most job seekers learn something new each time they reach out to new people or go through the job hunt process (I.E. Review openings, post resumes, phone interviews, face to face interviews). As your understanding of the industry …

The days of door to door job applications are dead. To get in front of the right hiring managers, you have to take slightly more strategic approaches. These strategies include all of the same tactics found in traditional marketing efforts, plus a few from the world of internet marketing. When properly applied, these basic strategies will place you squarely in front of hiring managers that may lead to your next position.
Finding your next employer can be challenging, especially if your job hunt is limited to blind posts on job boards …

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 …

In today’s society, professional people are expected to have a professional social media presence. Often times, human resources and recruiters will use social media sites to perform a first round “interview” of potential candidates. The things you say on the internet can help you move on to the next round or they can help move your resume to the trash heap faster. In some job fields, like sales, marketing, and technology, employers may even pass on candidates who do not have some form of internet presence.
Social networking sites are the …