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  • Internet discoverability

    Computer World: Web anonymity can sink your job search: Your Web presence can make or break a job application The whole debate about "do recruiters and hiring managers look candidates up on the web?" (yes, many do) - and "can negative information
    Posted Mar 26 2007, 05:37 PM by gretchen with | with 1 comment(s)
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  • Pairing tradition with creativity

    A few weeks ago, I talked about and linked to a ERE article on video resumes. Last week, Raghav Singh, the author of the original article, was back on ERE revisiting his first remarks on the subject . One point he raises, which he touched on in the first
    Posted Mar 20 2007, 05:18 PM by gretchen with | with 1 comment(s)
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  • your burning job search questions

    I've been writing job search and recruiting blogs for a few years now, and at some point, I've probably blogged about every topic out there. Sometimes I focus on advice; sometimes it's interesting chatter out in the blogosphere; sometimes
    Posted Mar 15 2007, 05:59 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • HotJobs posts on Craigslist; Monster says "no way!"

    Golly. Everyone is all in a tizzy today over HotJobs posting one of their openings on Craigslist . As Dave Manaster says, from a recruiting perspective, this is a non-story . It's ridiculous to think that a company could successfully recruit from
    Posted Mar 07 2007, 12:39 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • What irks you about job descriptions?

    Been thinking a lot about resume and job descriptions lately (what's new?) :) - and I wanted to throw this out: What's your biggest pet peeve with job descriptions? I'll start: Careless typos. Poor grammar. Internal acronyms. Absolutely no
    Posted Mar 06 2007, 04:18 PM by gretchen with | with 2 comment(s)
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  • What jobseekers want: a stable and highly personal experience

    An article in yesterday's Boston Globe discusses the rebounding tech job market . The article mentions conventional compensation and new wooing techniques - something I definitely think makes this "tech boom" stand apart from the past: One
    Posted Mar 05 2007, 02:53 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • Resigning with humor and ... um ... vengeance

    Ok, kiddies, it's Friday so time for some job silliness. Today, resignation letters . Hey, if you are looking for a new job, chances are a resignation letter is in your future ... but maybe you don't want to use these as your template. :) Excerpts
    Posted Mar 02 2007, 04:45 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • College students, recruiting and the internet

    Over on ERE today, recruiting guru Kevin Wheeler discusses online recruiting and marketing for college students: Web Hell and the Black Hole Make your college recruiting website most effective . You are a 20-year-old first-time job seeker just about to
    Posted Mar 01 2007, 01:43 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • The 10 second pitch at networking events

    I'm attending a networking event tonight (which I'll cover in more detail tomorrow over on the Employer HotSpot blog ), and I always have to remind myself to practice that 10 second pitch beforehand. You know, the "where do you work, what
    Posted Feb 28 2007, 04:33 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • Hi. I'm here. Hire me.

    You may have read about the guy who flew to California (with no appointment) to pitch a business idea to Google ... and he blogs about it on CanGoogleHearMe.com . Technically, Aaron wasn't applying for a job with Google, but I see these types of tactics
    Posted Feb 21 2007, 12:30 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • Job search tips galore

    I know this has been posted on Digg and is flying all over the blogosphere, but I think it's good and worth of archiving and mentioning: How to Ace Your Job Interview: 88 Surefire Tips and Tricks . And it's way more than just about interviews
    Posted Feb 15 2007, 01:48 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • Free resume advice

    Louise Fletcher, President of Blue Sky Resumes and co-founder of Career Hub , is an expert resume writer and general guru in the art of professional resume writing. She just recently launched a new site, www.freeresumehelp.net , with free resume writing
    Posted Feb 14 2007, 10:57 AM by zoe with | with 1 comment(s)
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  • Job Search Tools for Technical Talent

    The Recruiting Animal writes a good post for job seekers on research tools you can use on your next job search. He has a few good pointers to Google Alerts and ZoomInfo and though I haven't had the opportunity to review the book he references, I think
    Posted Feb 08 2007, 09:51 AM by zoe with | with no comments
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  • Rejection: the surest thing in a job search

    Jason over at JibberJobber (who started his company - a personal relationship manager toolkit for jobseekers - after his own job search experience) discusses the big dreaded word ... rejection ... and how to handle it. Interesting comments, too. gretche
    Posted Feb 06 2007, 05:17 PM by gretchen with | with no comments
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  • Is Your Boss a Psycho Or Are You?

    Looking for a little mid-day fun on a Monday? Fast Company has a great article today talking about psychopath bosses. In this article and accompanying quiz , you have the chance to learn more about sociopathic behaviors in the work place and then rate
    Posted Feb 05 2007, 12:41 PM by zoe with | with 1 comment(s)
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