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Category Archives: Interviewing
Informational Interviews
We’ve been working on networking and “informational interviewing” in particular the last couple of weeks in the NFJS groups. Doing this has brought home some of the challenges this process represents. For most of us, the very idea of going … Continue reading
Posted in Interviewing, Networking, Persistence, proactive job search, research
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What a Pain!
Being unemployed is a bitch. Plain and simple. It undermines your self-worth, puts you at risk of becoming homeless, can cause your car to be re-possessed, makes going out with your friends more difficult, etc, etc. It will challenge your … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, branding., fear, finances, health, Interviewing, job search, reference, resilience, strengths attitude, stress, Uncategorized
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Twitter Part 2: Research
In my last post, I stated the following as part of my description of Twitter, “It is also the best research tool I have found so far. Part of this is due to the amazing amounts of rudeness we have … Continue reading
Posted in Interviewing, Networking, reference, research, Richard Bolles, Social Networks, tools, Twitter, visibility
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Value Proposition Part 2
At this point, you have written out your value proposition, outlined a “target” market or company profile and you have identified specific companies you are interested in. I’m assuming your list has more than 10 entries when you start. Remember … Continue reading
Posted in branding., cold calls, Dunn and Bradstreet, examples, Interviewing, job search as sales, Networking, Value Proposition
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Lessons Learned from Charlie Sheen
First, I have to say thank you to Christopher Poreda for a great post by the same name. I’ll also steal his lessons: “1) Be an original. Copies can be replicated and as such are cheaper the more you make. … Continue reading
Stories from NFJS
My desperate hunting for blog ideas has been solved! I mentioned that I joined a “support group for reluctant bloggers” in an earlier blog and this week I was able to get to there for the second time. While participating, … Continue reading
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How to answer (sometimes dumb) questions in an interview
Seems pretty straightforward and simple, but there is art here. Ask any successful salesperson. I’ve quoted Richard Bolles (What Color is Your Parachute) as saying there are only five questions that count, yet somehow interviewers seem to ask a lot … Continue reading
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