Even in the World’s Oldest Profession, Branding is Important

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I recently watched a piece on 20/20 about an Internet site called Seeking Arrangement that positions itself as a "money dating site" where  singles  can find wealthy money daters for "mutually beneficial relationships". Hmm...I don't think I need to check Wikipedia to realize that this is code f...

In Your Career Sometimes Bad News is a Good Thing

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Recently I had to deliver some bad news. It was one of those situations where I could always come up with a reason to delay the conversation. It never seemed to be the right time; there was always something to consider that would make the information more difficult to bear. So I put it off and then ...

Salary Negotiation: How Much Are You Worth?

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I recently sat down with Jennifer Loftus, National Director for Astron Solutions. Jennifer develops, designs, and implements base pay compensation systems and she is an active member of SHRM's Total Rewards Special Expertise panel. I asked her some of the questions job seekers often have about compe...

Sometimes a Job Seeker Just Needs Someone to Listen

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Yesterday I found myself in a tough situation that I have never been in before. I made the decision to handle the situation a certain way and then I talked to two friends about it. One of my friends was full of advice; giving me ideas on what I should do next and what I had already done that I shoul...

Wear Your Resume Well

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Almost every job seeker I meet has some sort of "special circumstance" that they feel needs to be addressed in their resume. For some, it's accounting for the dotcom they worked for that went bust after 9 months or the year they took off from work to care for an aging parent or newborn. For others i...

Networking-Mind Your Manners

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Last month I had an absolutely delightful networking meeting with someone I met through a professional association. What made the meeting so memorable was that the person I was networking with did everything right. She followed every rule of networking including: Being flexible with the meeting ti...

Journal Your Way Through Your Job Search

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For close to 20 years I kept a journal. I started writing entries when I was in college and wrote an entry almost every day. A few years ago, during an apartment renovation, the journals were lost and I've been mourning their loss ever since. My journals contained written snapshots of milestone mome...