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Career Aspirations: Are Yours Personal or Professional?

What makes you choose your future career? Is it something personal, or for more professional reasons? This infographic by rasmussen.edu explains. Takeaways: Most 6 years old want to have a sports job, by age 8 that changes to a performing arts job. The most popular major is business management/marketing. The most common career in the US…

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How to Ensure Your LinkedIn Profile is Found in Google

With more than 225 million business individuals now on LinkedIn, there is a growing trend to ensure that a LinkedIn profile is not only created professionally, but can also be discovered by search engines such as Google. As a result of the public nature of the majority of users’ LinkedIn settings, an increasing number of…

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5 Reasons Recruiters Don’t Click on Your LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn is the most professional social network on the internet – but are you missing out on job opportunities? This infographic by LinkedIn in 30 Minutes and AvidCareerist shows you the top 5 reasons why recruiters may not click on your profile. Takeaways: Are you on LinkedIn? That would be a good start… Is your headline…

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Is Networking a Selfish and Self-Serving Process?

Did that catch your attention and prompt you to read on?  I hope so. In my work, I continue to see people cringe when told that they MUST network if they want to conduct a successful job search. The rational reasons – unadvertised openings, hiring based on trust or simply being in the right spot…

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How to Write a Number of Effective Resumes for Different Jobs

While the days of the resume being an integral part of the job hunting experience are fading, as new media and online branding seep in, the resume still holds an important part of any job search. Like crocs, newspapers, and travel agencies (to name a few), it is taking a long time to go gentle…