Inviting People to Join Your Network on LinkedIn by Sue Kaiden, CareerEdge When asking people to join your network on LinkedIn, it is essential that you send a customized invite message. Even though you might be tempted to click on the button that sends the standard “I’d like you to join my professional network” message [...]
Jane Von Bergen from the Philly Inquirer recently wrote this post about the “Purple Squirrel” syndrome, something that I discussed with her when we chatted about the proliferation of credentials. Credentials can be very useful in a job search because the provide concrete proof of your skills and talents. If you are having difficulty finding work [...]
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Do you have a long list of careers that you think you might enjoy? Are you having difficulty narrowing it down to a few that you’d like to learn more about? This decision matrix can help you sort through the pros and cons of the various careers you may be considering. Career Selection Criteria
Discover Who You Are by Jane Kise, David Stark and Sandra Hirsh is perfect for those of you who wish to add a spiritual perspective to your career and life planning. This books helps you to identify your personality type, interests, values, skills and spiritual gifts and integrates it with biblical scripture. A wonderful book that is perfect [...]
Networking Basics One of the most important things you can do as a job seeker is to begin an productive networking process. In order for networking to be effective, you need to: 1) Know what you are looking for and be able to articulate it in a sentence or two. 2) Have a list of target companies [...]
“I have an interview next week – I want to be ready.” Preparing for an interview can be a daunting task. There are so many potential questions they might ask! What’s a person to do? We advise that you do the following: 1) Identify your top five selling points for the job for which you [...]
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