Did you spend time building up a good set of LinkedIn connections? Have you spent an equal amount of effort keeping those as strong connections? It’s easy to forget to build on the relationships we have, particularly when we are busy at work, and allow them to slowly wither on the vine. […]
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If you are interested in accelerating your career growth, I’ve written a number of articles on different aspects of this. The latest is “Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?”, which I wrote for the Actuary of the Future magazine. In it I share my own career journey, and key lessons learned others can
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Here’s the final installment (for now) in my look at search-killing phrases. “I want …” Your marketing message, your résumé, your cover letter, etc. should all be focused on what THE OTHER PERSON wants, not on what you want. Your goals will come out in the process of the discussion, but you want
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“You don’t have to be the first to be a success. You don’t have to be unique. You don’t have to be revolutionary. What you do have to do, however, is give people value. Give them a reason to buy from you instead of from somebody else.” – Tim Berry, author and founder of multiple
Here’s the next of my search-killing phrases: “I’m a results-oriented professional…” or this variation: “Proven results in…” These are used all the time in résumés and cover letters, or even in oral 30-second pitches…and they do absolutely nothing for you. Remember the adult voices on all the Charlie Brown specials,
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Here’s the next in my series on search killer phrases. “I can work in any industry”, or providing in your message 2 or 3 different industries as your targets. Candidates who say this may think they are keeping their search open, but they are actually closing it down. It has the same problem as “I
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Here’s a quote from a column by Michael Port, the NY Times bestselling author of Book Yourself Solid, in the December issue of Entrepreneur magazine. The title of the column: “Keep Your Cards To Yourself.” “Don’t share your business card. Take some contrarian sales advice: Never give out another business card again (unless someone asks for it,
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Many job seekers make the mistake of thinking that the holiday season is a terrible time to be looking. They assume that no one is going to hire during this season and that they are wasting their time. As a result, they put their search on hold from Thanksgiving until New Year’s. That’s great
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A question I received: “I’ve got a pretty good job right now. As a Contractor working for a Recruiting company, I am “rented” to a new startup company. The work scope is pleasing; I like, and do well at what they want. Work is solid for at least another six months I believe. Question: How
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This is a question that was posed: “The more you know about a company’s culture, the easier it can be to tell what what you can offer to them if there is a match. I wanted to know how you would go about finding which company is the right fit in an industry: Company websites
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