Category: Skill Development

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4 Kinds of Job Hunters; Which are YOU?

IT’S BEEN SAID THAT, WHEN IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION OR ESTABLISH A POSITION ON IMPORTANT LIFE ISSUES, THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY FOUR GENERAL KINDS OF PEOPLE, THOSE WHO . . .

1. MAKE things happen;

2. WAIT for things to happen;

3. WATCH things happen; and

4. WONDER what happened!

Just coincidentally, there are also …

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5 Best Practices for a Successful Job Search

AS THE ECONOMY AND THE JOB MARKET CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, YOU MAY BE AMONG THE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE NOW READY TO EXPLORE SOME OF THE MANY NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. Be forewarned, however, that today’s job market remains very competitive, particularly when it comes to the best positions.

If it’s been …

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How to Craft Job Search Emails That Get Read

AS A PROFESSIONAL HEADHUNTER I GET LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF EMAILS EACH AND EVERY BUSINESS DAY FROM POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS I AM ATTEMPTING TO FILL for our recruiting firm’s hiring company clients. Here is a sad, depressing, discouraging fact about the overwhelming majority of these emails: Most are very poorly written and constructed, confused and …

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The Fundamentals of Successful Thinking

The simple truth is that our control over our consciousness determines the quality of our lives as well as our ability to reach our full potential.

People who have developed the right mental disciplines make more money, stretch their abilities more than their peers, enjoy higher positions at work, command more respect and form more …

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4 ‘Never-Fail’ Negotiation Tips from an Expert

EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week’s post (What’s Usually Negotiable in Job Offer, What’s Not) focused on four  elements of the typical job offer that usually are open to negotiation (salary, starting date, vacation days and relocation reimbursement) and three elements that rarely if ever are open to negotiation (insurance benefits, company retirement plans and paid time …