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Job Market Intelligence Report

May 27, 2009 By

I just reviewed the summary report of the ExecuNet 2009 Job Market Intelligence Report. ExecuNet surveyed more than 5,000 executives, search consultants and corporate HR professionals in January 2009. The annual report addresses changes in the job market and forward looking expectations for the coming year.  Career industry professionals have been beating the networking drum […]

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Six Degrees of Separation from Your Next Job

May 26, 2009 By

Image by luc legay via Flickr I heard an interesting statistic on a recent newscast – the average job seeker networks with 60 people during their search.  That number could be overwhelming if you attempted to find and network with 60 individual people. Most people naturally begin with friends, and colleagues. If you are lucky, […]

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Help for Michigan Workers

May 23, 2009 By

The No Worker Left Behind Program (NWLB) provides free tuition and training for Michigan residents.  The initiative was designed to diversify the Michigan economy and its workers.  It’s a great program with one prroblem – the people who need it most don’t know about it.  NWLB provides a tuition credit for local community colleges and approved […]

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Network to a New Job

May 16, 2009 By

Image via Wikipedia Industry experts, colleagues, friends and analysts all agree that the key to a successful job search is networking. In days past almost every applicant had the opportunity shake hands with the boss and sell themselves in person. Today, you must make your way around technology just to get to a phone interview! […]

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You Got the Interview, Now What?

May 16, 2009 By

You took the time to carefully craft your resume. You secured an interview.  After all the time and effort you have expended in looking for a job, don’t fail to be attentive to the small details.  Many people don’t consider the follow up letter to be important.  They intend to send one but do not […]

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