Mar 9th
One of the more damaging things you can do in your job search is to send mixed signals. If you write one thing in your CV but contradict yourself at interview, you're going to appear unsure of yourself at best, inconsistent or too flexible with the truth at worst.
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Nov 2nd
Twitter's new feature allows you to separate the people you follow into groups - or lists. If you're new to Twitter, the stream of chatter, updates and links can easily become overwhelming. Lists make Twitter both more manageable and more useful to job seekers.
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Oct 2nd
"Most job vacancies aren't filled through responses to ads but through personal contacts — all the evidence points to networking as the most effective form of job hunting."
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Sep 4th
I was talking to a recent graduate yesterday who needed to find references from his internships. But his problem is that one of his references has since moved to another company, and he doesn't have the current details... a familiar story to many job seekers.
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Aug 28th
Are you scouring internet job boards for your next position? Looking for jobs in trade journals? Answering local newspaper ads?
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Jul 15th
Two very useful lists for job seekers have been published recently.
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Jul 3rd
The more people you follow on Twitter, the more conversations you can participate in, and the greater your network becomes. But it's not always easy to know how and where to find people on Twitter. Here are a couple of good posts with excellent lists of directories to help you search for people, trends and topics.
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Jun 19th
Up until very recently, looking for a job meant sending off your CV to companies who had advertised a vacancy. Companies typically advertised through newspapers, Job Centres, and of course, unofficially through word of mouth.
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Jun 17th
Not only can job applicants research potential companies on the internet, but people making the hiring decisions can - and do - research the applicants. A name search on Google will bring up an instant wealth of information - whether comments on a forum, a facebook page or team sporting results.
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May 22nd
Here's a useful
article on how to use your blog to showcase your CV and cover letter.
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