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In this week's Friday Feature - "What Other Experts Are Saying"... How to re-energize your job hunt; are you smarter than a 6-yr old?; and recruiters are finding candidates differently these days.... Read the rest of this entry »

This week's Friday Feature, "What Other Experts Are Saying" addresses cover letters, resumes & strategies for getting the hiring manager's name. Read the rest of this entry »

I've decided to launch a regular Friday Feature - "What Other Experts Are Saying" - and this week I'm featuring the topic of Using Social Media for Your Job Search. Check out these articles and videos that I found out there on the world wide web. "How To Write a LinkedIn Invitation to... Read the rest of this entry »

I think Gary O'Neal is a LinkedIn guru. He really knows his stuff and proved it during his presentation to the Austin Career Developers Network on Tuesday. As a recruiter, Gary seems to pretty much live on planet Linkedin. He said that 60% of the hires he's made in the last year or so have started and ended on LinkedIn. As a career strategist, he provides an excellent perspective for job seekers. He helps you see how to leverage this helpful tool so recruiters can find you. When it comes to LinkedIn, here's what Gary says... Read the rest of this entry »

They say that the words first formed in your thoughts is what shapes your experiences. “As a man thinketh...” And apparently, it doesn't take all that long to create from thought words before they'll travel to lips, tongue and breath to make their audible debut. It’s supposed to be pretty instantaneous, this creating process. Even though you might not see the fruits of your thoughts right away, you most assuredly have set something into motion. Career expert and physicist, Tom Cassidy, uses the analogy of the sausage machine to logically explain the effects of thoughts influencing reality. You put... Read the rest of this entry »