Articles by Lindsey Pollak
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A recruiter once told me that he always has two stacks of resumes on his desk: one super tall stack of resumes he receives unsolicited from the Internet and one very short stack of resumes that have been passed along from people he knows and trusts.
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- Jobseeker
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You’ve probably heard the saying that it’s easier to get a job when you have a job. Well, what if you don’t currently have a job? What if you haven’t had a job for a long period of time?
Don’t despair. It may take some extra effort to land a job after a long period of unemployment, but it is absolutely possible. Here are five Es to guide you:
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- Jobseeker
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It’s February 14th and you are sitting across from your beloved at a romantic, dimly lit restaurant. Your significant other pulls out a small box, wrapped in gold paper and a bright red ribbon. You slowly unwrap the box, and inside you find the gift you’ve always wanted…your dream job!
Okay, maybe that’s a little fantastical, but dating and job hunting aren’t as unrelated as you might think. In fact, many of the “rules” of successful dating can prove helpful in your career planning and job hunting:
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- Jobseeker
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Happy New Year! I love new beginnings, and January 1st is the newest and freshest start of them all. If you’re a job seeker, now is the perfect time to reinvigorate your efforts, try some new strategies or consider a fresh perspective.
With those goals in mind, here are three career trends I’m predicting for 2013 and tips on how you can incorporate them, with the help of LinkedIn, into your New Year’s job search:
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- Jobseeker,
- LinkedIn Jobs
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One of my all-time favorite LinkedIn tips comes from the company’s co-founder, Reid Hoffman. He frequently talks about the importance of doing “small goods” for the people in your network, such as forwarding a useful article, flagging an interesting discussion in a group, or making an introduction to someone in your network.
Hoffman believes, and I agree, that the more you give, the more you will receive in return. Plus, it always feels great to help other people.
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- Jobseeker,
- LinkedIn Jobs
