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Job Journal
July 17, 2005
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: The More (Contacts), the Merrier Most people will help you find work, if you let them. It's important to make a contact list of anyone working in a relevant field, and call the people on that list.   |
Job Journal
August 8, 2004
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Six Degrees of Separation Almost everyone you encounter during your job hunt can be a resource for getting you the right job. Start assembling a list of contacts as soon as you begin your job search. |
Job Journal
February 14, 2010
Scott Brown |
Make Job Hunting Job One Almost everyone you encounter during your job hunt can be a resource for finding the right job. But calling contacts for job leads and interviews makes most people quake in their boots. |
Job Journal
May 22, 2005
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Where Will Your Spouse Work? When a couple decides to relocate, it's typical for one of them to become a suddenly out-of-work jobseeker. Here's how to help your spouse find work when you relocate. |
Job Journal
December 12, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Finding Jobs in a Jobless Recovery If a great opportunity suddenly became available, would you be ready? |
Job Journal
April 22, 2007
James E. Challenger |
Use Time Wisely to Get the Most from Your Job Search Using time productively is essential if you hope to be successful in your job search. That means being organized, working smart, and following a plan. Here are some strategies to ensure your search makes steady progress. |
Job Journal
February 13, 2005
Claudia Jordan |
Long-Shots Can Pay Off Keys to effective networking for the job seeker. |
Job Journal
November 13, 2005
Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: The Direct Approach The most valuable job-search benefit you can get from networking contacts is this. |
Job Journal
January 14, 2007
James E. Challenger |
Change Industries, Not Careers If you've been laid off, cut back or downsized, or perhaps just plain burned out, consider applying you skills in a different industry. |
Job Journal
October 28, 2007
Debra Behrens |
Wish You Were There? Do you dream of living and working somewhere far from where you are now? Today, that dream is much more attainable than ever before. Here are some strategies to help you plan an effective long-distance job hunt. |
Job Journal
July 10, 2005
James E. Challenger |
The `Goal' Standard Have you wondered how to distinguish yourself from competitors in your search for a new job? Here are some ways to package yourself as a goal-oriented employee, something employers find irresistible. |
Job Journal
February 1, 2009
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Change Careers Only as Last Resort Look for opportunities in other industries before fleeing your field. |
Job Journal
November 20, 2005
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Is Your Job Search Too Passive? It may be time to get more proactive about your job search. Don't just send out resumes. Make things happen. |
Job Journal
December 7, 2008 |
How to Find Work in a Recession Even with the economic downturn, employers must still seek and retain the best workers in order to compete on a global basis. Here are some ways jobseekers can find the best jobs available and position themselves to be hired. |
Job Journal
January 8, 2006
C.J. Hayden |
Network Your Way to Work A broad view of networking is creating a pool of contacts from which you can draw leads, referrals, ideas and information for your job search. You can network without ever attending an official networking event. |
Job Journal
March 14, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Bogus Resume is a Loser's Bet A resume with inflated accomplishments could blow up in your face. |
Job Journal
January 28, 2007
Helen M. Scully |
10 Big Mistakes Jobseekers Make Among the most common maladies afflicting jobseekers is a lack of focus, which shows up in resumes with vague objectives and a scatter-shot approach to targeting employers. If you try to be an asset to all, you'll end up being hired by none. |
Entrepreneur
December 2007
Barry Farber |
Some Like It Hot 5 secrets to never making another cold call. |
Job Journal
February 8, 2009
John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Advance Yourself Between Jobs Productive pursuits to raise your worth while you're between jobs. |
Job Journal
July 16, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Employers Aren't That Desperate Despite reports of a labor shortage, you still must apply yourself. |
Job Journal
April 19, 2009
Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Learn to Love Cold Calling Put your ego aside and start making some productive connections. |
Job Journal
April 4, 2004
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Job-Searching for the Serious Some bottom-line advice to help focus your job hunt. |
Job Journal
June 25, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Use Spare Time to Make Yourself More Employable Human resource executives notice which candidates have taken it upon themselves to update their skills through education. |
Job Journal
September 21, 2003
Lona O'Connor |
Inside Information Informational interviews can take your career in exciting new directions. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
How to Look for a Job While You're Employed How do you look for your next job while you're at your current job? Here are some tips to help you navigate the trickiest workplace maneuver of all -- changing jobs. |
Job Journal
April 1, 2007
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Weekend Warriors Win Jobs Weekends have taken on a critical role in the search for employment. |
Job Journal
December 20, 2009
John Challenger |
How to Work a Holiday Party You may not be in a party mood if you're unemployed, but you should recognize that accepting the season's invitations is one of the best ways to turn your situation around. Holiday parties offer opportunities to advance your job search and your career. |
AskMen.com
Samuel Hui |
Making And Sustaining Contacts A guide to making and keeping a healthy network of contacts who may help you find a job or provide valuable advice. |
Job Journal
January 27, 2008 |
Inside Information When trying to decide on a career direction, informational interviews can provide the answers. |
Information Today
May 17, 2010 |
ZoomInfo Provides Free Sales Prospecting Tool to Small Businesses For small businesses and entrepreneurs on a budget, swapping contacts is a way to jumpstart their lead generation through valuable intelligence on prospects for free. |
Job Journal
January 15, 2006
Carole Kanchier |
Countering Job-Search Frustrations Learn how to resolve common job-search challenges, turndowns and setbacks. |
Job Journal
April 11, 2004 |
The Weekend Job-Search Just because the work week is over doesn't mean your job search should be. Here are steps you can take this weekend to improve your chances of finding employment. |
Job Journal
January 23, 2005
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Find the Boss, Land a Job The most effective approach to landing a job is to find the manager who needs a new employee and make that person want you. |
Job Journal
October 1, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Search Tips for First-Timers What today's first-time jobseekers need to know to compete with more seasoned applicants. |
Job Journal
October 19, 2008
Carole Kanchier |
Proven Strategies Lead to Job-Search Success Leverage these proven job-search strategies and maneuver the best course to career success. |
Job Journal
February 8, 2004
Marty Nemko |
"I've Tried Everything!" Sometimes it's not just what you do, but how well you do it. Advice is offered about the right way to go about cold-contacting employers, networking, and answering job ads. |
Job Journal
September 9, 2007
Leslie Nye |
Job Fair Finesse Job fairs are more than just a place to search for a new position. They hold the potential to be a goldmine of personal business contacts, which can be the key to finding an exciting career position with a great company. |
Job Journal
January 25, 2004
Baber & Waymon |
It's Never Too Early to Start Networking Networking know-how is by far the greatest advantage in today's job market. Here's what it takes to build a powerful circle of contacts. |
AskMen.com
John Peabody |
Prepare for Your Career While in School Consider these six strategies that will help you land the job you want while still in college. |
Job Journal
February 26, 2006
Helen M. Scully |
Overcoming Obstacles in Your Job Search A job search can make you feel like a snail trying to run a 100-yard dash. So what can you do to keep it from wearing you out? |
Job Journal
December 11, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Jobseekers Face Rude Reality Anyone who has ever been on the job-search trail -- especially for a prolonged time -- knows you have to develop a thick skin if you are going to survive. |
ONLINE
Nov/Dec 2010
Barbie E. Keiser |
Free People Searching (With the Occasional Price Tag) Recently, I've become intrigued by a category of people-finding resources that are quite useful and purported to be free. However, in some cases, payment lurks just below the surface. |
Job Journal
June 12, 2011
John Challenger |
Career Pros: New Grads Need Aggressive Strategy The fierce competition for jobs demands an aggressive strategy to secure your first step on the career ladder. |
Job Journal
May 28, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Don't Get Mouse-Trapped! Confining your job search to sitting in front of a computer is a strategy that virtually guarantees prolonged joblessness. |
AskMen.com
Gregory Batts |
How To Hire The Right Person Tips on how to hire the right person for the job. |
Entrepreneur
August 2008
John Jantsch |
Do the Two-Step Forget cold calling -- now, getting leads is as simple as counting to two. |
Job Journal
July 27, 2008
Brenda Ferguson |
Career Pros: Opening up the Hidden Job Market Tracking down the myriad opportunities of the hidden job market. |
Job Journal
March 28, 2010 |
Targeted Online Networking In this new era of online digital media jobseekers and employers who take advantage of online social networks are having the greatest employment success. Industry specific networks and recruiting contacts are powerful tools for the new job seeker. |
PC World
February 2001
Michael Gowan |
Find the Right Job Online Web sites can put job hunting at your fingertips, but digital want ads can be strewn with false leads. We list five key steps to help you focus your search, avoid wasting time, show your strong points, and nail down that dream job... |
Entrepreneur
August 2004
Catherine Seda |
The Meet Market Looking for new business leads? Networking clubs on the Web make it easy. |
