What's Your Message?
I read a recent post from Brand Curve entitled “Cultivating Your Personal Brand.” This post applies directly to job seekers. While the points it makes about a website or blog may not pertain to...
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Matching older farmers who are getting ready to retire with people who want to break into farming but don’t have the knowledge/resources to start from scratch? What a cool idea! Read more about it at...
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Developing Your Personal Branding Message
Last month, I had written a post about the importance of consistent messaging in your cover letters, résumés, and interviews. Having the same message in all the methods you are using to present...
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How to Talk about Mistakes
In a job interview, you do all you can to put your best foot forward. You get your hair cut, shine your shoes, pop a breath mint, and give yourself that internal pep talk that “I’m perfect for this...
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Learning from Missteps
“This above all: to thine own self be true…” The above quote from Shakespeare is a good philosophy to keep in mind when considering job fit. Job fit is more than just being able to do the work, but to...
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Thoughts on the Perceived Need for a Degree
This post is one that has been slowly forming ever since Karen Burns wrote a post on the Working Girl blog entitled Is College Worth It? I love her post in that it doesn’t blindly accept that college...
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The Preciousness of Time
It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the one worthwhile is the one who will smile when everything goes wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always come with...
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Don’t Throw Your Career Under the Bus Chasing the Almighty Dollar
Job hunting is nothing short of a roller coaster ride. You have your long stretches where it feels like you are constantly networking, sending out résumés, and keeping attuned to the job market. But,...
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Why “2 Years of Experience” Applies to Entry-Level Jobs
…and How It Helps Your Career At times, I have heard this lament from college students who are applying for jobs: “Two years’ experience required? But it’s an entry level position! How can they expect...
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