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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 »

Today's article is focused on the Central Texas community because I thought it would be helpful for my neighbors here in Travis and Williamson counties to know about the wonderful resources available for networking with other job seekers. I live and breathe this stuff, but almost everyday I'm reminded that those new to job searching don't know what's out there to provide assistance and support. You don't have to go it alone! If you don't live in Central Texas and so can't use the resources listed below... Read the rest of this entry »

Many job seekers put their job searches on hold during the holiday season. This could be a huge mistake according to Kathy Lansford-Powell, the leader of the Launch Pad Job Club - Central Texas largest job club with over 6,000 members. Kathy says her club typically sees about 30% more of her members hired in the last quarter than any other quarter during the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I spoke to a job seekers group in town about networking and making a strong first impression. I borrowed from an older program I gave to Launch Pad Job Club in May of '09 called Cultivating Connections During Career Transition. There's what I call the "Lagniappe Section" of the presentation, which is specifically focused on job search networking versus general business networking. My fellow New Orleanians will know this already, but in case you're not from New Orleans, lagniappe means ... Read the rest of this entry »

One neat tool [in LinkedIn] is to lookup your current company - or target company - to see where employees worked at before and after they work at the target company. Read the rest of this entry »