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Creating an Effective Government Jobs Description
Finding the right person for a particular position can depend heavily on how the job description is created. If federal job descriptions are vague or incomplete, the human resources team…
10 Job Interview Preparation Tips That Actually Make A Difference
You have been hitting the pavement, using your social networking and even been scouring the local newspapers for the perfect job opportunity. You are sitting having a relaxing cup of…
Should You Hug Your Job Interviewer?
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How To Successfully Relocate for a New Job
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4 Surprising Ways Your Job Search Shapes Your Success
You have started to establish a job search routine and believe it or not this is helping shape your job search success. You are most likely learning skills and identifying new…
3 Ways To Make Your Elevator Pitch Deliver
The idea behind the infamous elevator pitch is that if you can’t describe yourself and your value to a potential company in thirty seconds, you might not know what that…
Real Job Hunt Hacking Is About Networking
Looking for a job is not just putting your resume together and posting it on the job site. In today’s job hunting world, you have to be able to get…
How To Get Discovered, Poached, and Profit From LinkedIn
The twin questions of what—at its very heart–is LinkedIn and how to mount the most proactive strategic job search possible get at the heart of the same thing. And they…