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Branding Yourself on Social Networks During the Job Search…

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Social networks are the new job boards. Recruiters and employers heavily rely on business communities such as LinkedIn and are even exploring Facebook and Twitter to extend their search for talent. Business groups on social networks are exploding and the want ads and job boards are…

Ask Andrea…A Guide to Commonly Asked Recruiting Questions

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Is formal business etiquette lost in the financial industry? Here are a few commonly asked questions regarding appropriate behavior during the interview process.

What should I do after the interview?

At the close of an…

Good News For Job Seekers During Tough Economic Times

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Knowing how to find desired job openings is an essential skill in this challenging job market, the Job Search Guy™ shows you how.

Phoenix, Arizona (Billboard Publicity Wire) November 21, 2009 -- Job seekers investigate…

Job Searching after the Thanksgiving holidays

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Why Job Searching after the Thanksgiving Holidays is such a brilliant idea !!!!

Self-Promotion in an Uncertain World

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	Knowing How, When and Where to Leap Knowing How: Self-promotion is the art of advocating…

Rocker discusses unemployment-themed video

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Last week I wrote an article for Yahoo! HotJobs about a compelling new music video that features real unemployed people while trying to help them get hired. The video dramatizes the new single "Breathe" by Ryan Star, an emerging rock star whose debut album "11:59" will drop in early 2010.

While doing my research, I gleaned interesting insights from Star that I was unable to use in the article, so here is more of the conversation, followed by a clip of the music video:

Holiday help: landing a seasonal job

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Staffing experts say the outlook for seasonal hiring during the holidays this year is slightly better than last year, but it still means that job seekers will face stiff competition.

Unlike past years, the pool of candidates for these jobs this year will include workers who have been…

Avoiding the resume 'black hole'

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I've heard some recruiters say they usually scan a resume in seconds. That boast could challenge job seekers to stand out as much as possible, but it also feeds the impression among candidates that their resumes end up in a black hole.

But that dominant view -- "you have to capture a recruiter's attention within seconds or else" -- ignores others who might assess your resume.

Changing your looks to get a job

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A majority of job seekers this year have changed something about their physical appearance in order to impress employers, according to an online poll.

The respondents in the Yahoo! HotJobs poll made changes in several areas:

Gen Yers Need Help Finding What They Do Best

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The Baby Boomer Generation, who have been