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“The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work.” - Robert Kiyosaki Networking in today’s business world is vital if you want to get ahead in your chosen career. This may be a necessary evil for some as it does not come naturally to us all. It is about getting [...] [...]
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley Linkedin is the Facebook of the corporate universe and anyone who’s anyone has an account. Therein lays one of its biggest challenges – everyone has a Linkedin profile and if you’re not careful, your [...] [...]
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain One of my friends has been spending a lot of time building his LinkedIn contacts. He’s been working for over 25 years and is in the “500+” club on LinkedIn. He is [...] [...]
“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.” – Mark Twain The way to find a job is changing and it is becoming more and more important to have a solid network to help you land a job. You are more likely to get an interview if you have a recommendation or an “in” [...] [...]
“The minute you’re satisfied with where you are, you aren’t there anymore.” – Tony Gwynn Not likely to help. Wishing for a job, that is. Wishing is nice from a “positive thinking” point of view but it won’t get you a job without putting in the time. Kind of like wishing to win the lottery when [...] [...]
“LinkedIn is for people you know. Facebook is for people you used to know. Twitter is for people you want to know” – Author Unknown – Via socialmediatoday.com & Via Jay Baer, Convince & Convert As technology continues to advance, social media platforms such as, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, continue to rule the web. When we [...] [...]
“Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.” – Jon Bon Jovi This guest post is provided by Comparethemarket, a UK price comparison site that helps people save money on a range of financial products, including Life Insurance. Whether you have just graduated from college into the middle of a rotten job market or your previous [...] [...]
“If you’re looking for the next big thing, and you’re looking where everyone else is, you’re looking in the wrong place.” – Mark Cuban When is the last time you sat down with a newspaper to start looking for a job, dropped your resume off in person at a business, or even filled out a hard [...] [...]
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming genuinely interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie Biography : This is a guest post from Geneviève Héon, a Community Manager at matchFWD, a social recruiting startup and also Employer Marketing Coordinator [...] [...]
“Diligence is the mother of good luck.” Benjamin Franklin While successful job hunting is all about planning and executing on your job search marketing plan, there is always a bit of luck in the process. “Luck?” you say? Yes, luck. The best laid plan, a perfect match on job experience and a great resume won’t matter [...] [...]
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