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Job Search Tips: 9 Reasons Your Job Search Should Not Be DIY

November 11th, 2011

By Cheryl E. Palmer, M.Ed., CECC, CPRW

In a tough job market with unemployment hovering at more than 9 percent and nearly five job seekers for every opening, you may wonder if you should seek professional assistance with your job search. On the other hand, you may wonder if it is worth it to pay a career coach to help you.

Here are some compelling reasons for obtaining professional assistance with reaching your career goals:

1) Objectivity. It’s really difficult to be objective about yourself. Having a professional to use as a sounding board can really help you see your situation objectively so that you can craft solutions to any job search problems that you are facing. Without this objectivity you can come to wrong conclusions about your situation and therefore implement inappropriate strategies. » Read more: Job Search Tips: 9 Reasons Your Job Search Should Not Be DIY

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Job Search Tips: Are You A Job Search Sniper?

October 25th, 2011

By Phil Rosenberg

Are you a job search Sniper … or a shotgun?

In the thousands of you that I speak with, I’ve learned that most of you want to be (and think you are) a job search sniper. Inherently, you value and you “get” the value of a targeted search.

However, in practice, most all of you are still job search shotguns.

Here are some clues if you’re really a job search shotgun:

You apply to jobs through job boards
You’ve sent your resume to all or most of your contacts » Read more: Job Search Tips: Are You A Job Search Sniper?

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Social Media: How to Interact (i.e. what to say) with Recruiters Part 4 of 4

October 21st, 2011

By Cleo Kirkland

Cleo continues his series on using Twitter to find a job. To read the other articles in the series click here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

You’ve learned how to find them. You’ve learned how to attract them. And you’ve learned how to optimize your profile, so that they’ll want to contact you. All that’s left is to learn how to how to “speak” to them. Although Twitter is a rather informal social media platform, being too informal could turn a recruiter off; on the other hand, being too polite may make them think that you just don’t get it. The following are a few tips to follow when interacting with recruiters.

Tip # 1 “@Mention” them before Direct Messaging them