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The Missing Link
You’re networking among friends, family, acquaintances, professionals in your industry and all your former colleagues. You’re on Linkedin and you attend frequent networking meetings, too. It may seem...
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With Networking, There’s No “TMI”
Recently I received an email from a woman I know from my recruiting days. She is now looking for a new job, knows that I have many employer and general networking connections, and thought I might know...
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Unveiling the Wizard of Linkedin
Linkedin can seem like a giant electronic wizard—a powerful force without any leaders in plain view. That’s why I was excited to find out that one of my former recruiting colleagues is now working...
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80 Tips Job Seekers Too Often Forget
There’s nothing like a change in the calendar to give your job search renewed strength and vigor. As you lay out your New Year’s strategies for finding the job that capitalizes on your strengths and...
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Unemployed, Not 2nd-Class Citizen
Yet another reason to have a “Vitamin C” deficiency—employers want to hire people who are currently employed. (In 9 Lives for Women parlance that’s “C” for Confidence.) I was reminded of this form of...
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Don’t Let Anyone Write Your Resume
Resume writing has become quite a big business. There are nearly 3,500 resume writers listed on Linkedin alone. With so many people out of work, the services of these business wordsmiths are in hot...
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Tell Your Story, Find a Job
The buzz in marketing now is telling a story about a product or service—not just listing features on packaging or advertisements. That story concept is spilling over to the marketing of human talent,...
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A Simple Formula for Networking on Linkedin
Tired of hearing about networking? Wish you could just push a button and get a job? That would be nice, but the reality is that you can never get enough networking tips. It’s the way you actually will...
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Get on the Employer Wavelength to Find a Job
If I had the resources of Warren Buffet, Bill Gates or another major philanthropist, I’d find a way to “send a memo” to every job seeker in America. My message would be this: get off job boards, stop...
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Close the Wage Gap at the Starting Gate
All reporting on the wage gap makes it sound like companies have one pay scale for women and another for men. Though many things in Corporate America aren’t “fair”, I’m sure this is not true—and I...
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Play Show and Tell to Find A Job
When I graduated from college it was another difficult job market, and I was growing frustrated as each jobless month passed. I remember hearing about a guy I knew who was delivering pizzas to...
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Shortest Article Ever Written on Linkedin
Many very smart people write articles about the benefits of Linkedin, and there are always valuable nuggets of information for those who are social media newbies or pros. But if you’re still confused...
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Search for a Fit, Not a Job
If you’re a job seeking “circle” you’re not going to fit into an employer “square”. It’s all about a snug fit—and as a job seeker, your mission is to convince employers that your skills and experience...
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Don’t Go Hitching Your Workhorse to the Wrong Wagon
In my work I see so many women who at their wit’s end–trying to find a way to make work work. They are usually mothers who are working in jobs that do not have an ounce of flexibility. Or they are...
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How to Help, Not Hinder an Adult Child’s Job Search
Recently I received an online hand slap from a professional woman who claimed I should never have asked her (via Linkedin) if she would be willing to network with my recent college grad daughter. Since...
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Freelancers Have Their Professional Cake and Eat It, Too
A recent college graduate I know just got her first professional job offer for a freelance position. Knowing that I’m in the business of giving career advice, she asked whether I thought she should...
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Message to Pessimistic Job Seekers: The Buck Stops With You
Whether the target is a retail job on Main Street or an executive-level job in the C-suite, stress is still high among long frustrated job seekers. There’s no shortage of fingers pointing at potential...
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Cross This One Resolution Off Your Job Search List
From about mid-November to New Year’s Day, the activity of many job seekers comes to a screeching halt. Though it’s not the case that recruiters are trussing turkeys and holiday shopping non-stop...
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A Day in the Life of A Savvy Job Seeker
Whenever I hear about a recent college grad or a seasoned professional who has “searched and searched for a job” to no avail, I immediately wonder: “Does this person know that finding a job is a...
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Could that Roadblock in Your Work+Life…Be You?
With my book underway, Work for A Rainy Day: Why A Woman’s Work is Never Done, I’m interviewing many people who know firsthand the trials and tribulations women experience with life’s “you never...
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