When you’re getting ready to graduate, you need to start thinking about getting a job. But when should you start looking? When should you start the process of finding a job? Most students think that finding a jobs starts when they start putting out a résumé, but really you can get a significant head start well before you...
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One of the biggest mistakes that I see people make when they’re looking for a job is trying to find one that doesn’t fit them. They’re applying for the wrong types of job. They’re playing the wrong game. There’s an amazing book called Topgrading. It was really popular in the 1990s and was a big part of...
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When I help people get a new job I’ve found that they often run into the same massive roadblock. It’s a simple roadblock but it can be incredibly hard to get over it if you don’t see it clearly. You’ll keep circling around it, thinking your way around it, and will avoid it. Because you don’t see it, the...
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Craigslist is an excellent source of jobs. They’re fresh. The companies who posted the jobs are looking to hire right away. But that also means that the jobs are extremely competitive. When I was working at my last job we decided to hire a new receptionist and put up an ad on Craigslist. Within an hour we had over 100 resumes....
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One of the things I’ve heard a lot of job seekers talk about is persistence. There is a prevailing belief that if you just try hard enough, you’ll find a job. While I don’t want to discount the value of continuing to try again and again (it’s absolutely necessary) there is a second thing you need to think...
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It’s exciting to get your first job interview. You have already completed the application, your résumé and the company has decided to bring you in for an interview. Congratulations. Now what? What do you to prepare for the interview? The very first thing that I do, almost every time I get an interview, is to start finding out as...
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When you’re searching for a job the very first thing you need to think about is how you’ve positioned yourself. You need to worry about your personal brand. While your brand may not have the clout of Coke or Google, whether you get a job or not is very dependent on how well your brand matches the expectations of the hiring...
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