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Your story needs to be sticky. Recruiters don’t say, “Remember Paul, the innovative thinker that had a strong track record at Fortune 500 companies.” Find out how to craft a story with a good hook. Job seekers think they need to be salesman, never storytellers. Nevertheless, storytelling is part of every job search. How well … Read More

Job Search

Apply-Interview-Negotiate. Repeat.Kevin Fogarty

Finding a new job is rarely a straight path. Follow these tips to handle a multi-tiered hunt. Finding a job sounds and feels like a logical, linear progression: You search for a job; you find a job posting; you apply; you interview; you get an offer; you negotiate; you begin your new job. If only … Read More

Job Search

After 1,000 Applications, Director Finds Focus Patty Orsini

David Goldstein considered everything from flower delivery to a cashier’s spot and sent out hundreds of applications for full-time work. Then the IT executive got in gear by going to his network. David Goldstein knew he was doing the wrong thing: sending a resume for any job for which he thought he was remotely qualified … Read More

Resumes

Breaking resume rules Lisa Vaas

Recruiters and hiring professionals share some of the whoppers and doozies job seekers have tried to sneak into resumes over the years. Read More

Job Search

Volunteering Expands Network, Reveals Jobs Patty Orsini

When Brian Clark needed to extend his network, he turned to volunteer work. Working for a startup requires long hours and a lot of dinners away from home. When the startup Brian Clark was working for — a mobile e-mail platform company — ran out of financing in February 2008, Clark saw it as a … Read More

Job Search

Two Layoffs, One Family: When a Household Is Out of Work Debra Donston-Miller

What happens when two incomes become no incomes? Coordination and flexibility are the keys, according to couples who are working their way through dual layoffs. Fourteen million Americans are now out of work, nearly one in every 10 American workers. Among those is Charley Gosse of McLean, Va. In late 2007, Gosse was laid off … Read More

Resumes

Resume Lands TV Marketing VP New Job Darryl K. Taft

A vice president of entertainment and television had the people skills to make any situation a ‘win-win,’ but needed help to make her resume shine as bright as her tenured career. Allyson Terry-Goldsby spent 16 years as a marketing and management executive in the television industry. The southern California resident had been vice president of … Read More

Advice

4 Ways to Show You Meet the Job Requirements Kevin Fogarty

Improve the chances of getting the job by showcasing the right credentials on your resume and during the interview. Every job has a different set of requirements, and every hiring manager has to justify the salary you’re asking them to offer you. Help them by building enough evidence to make it clear you’re worth the … Read More

Job Search

Your Job Search and Your Family: Striking a Balance Debra Donston-Miller

Striking the perfect balance between work and play is hard enough to do without family and health emergencies, much less a job search. To manage all the surprises that come your way, take a note from the families who have gotten through it all. For most of us, the work-life balance is a delicate one. … Read More

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