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Resume Spam-aholics Anonymous

Are you a resume spamaholic? If you are not, then this article is not for you. But how do you know if you are or

are not? Here are the signs to look out for:

1. You apply to jobs you aren’t qualified for.

2. You apply to jobs knowing they are long shots.

3. You apply to jobs just to see what will happen.

4. You apply to jobs without ever reading the job description more than once or in detail.

5. You regularly apply for different jobs in different…

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Added by John Sanders on July 28, 2010 at 1:37am — No Comments

Best Questions to Ask During a Job Interview

Now that all the site upgrades are pretty much out of the way, let’s get back to business. In one of my previous articles titled, “How to Ace

Your Next Job Interview”, I talked about how to answer the most common

questions asked by a hiring manager.



A lot of folks responded with, “What are the best questions to ask during an interview?”



So today I am going to look at the other side of that coin and help clarify the best questions to ask…

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Added by John Sanders on July 21, 2010 at 2:53am — No Comments

Dealing with Difficult Coworkers

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Added by John Sanders on July 9, 2010 at 4:03am — No Comments

How to Land a Job Fresh Out of School

How to Land a Job Fresh out of School

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Added by John Sanders on June 30, 2010 at 3:29am — No Comments

Are You on Linkedin? If Not, Learn How to Use Linkedin Here!

Before I give you my non-paid sales pitch about Linkedin and how to use Linkedin. Let me explain the background information needed to understand sites like Linkedin, Facebook & Twitter

First thing you want to know is that all social…

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Added by John Sanders on June 25, 2010 at 1:24am — No Comments

Top Job Interview Questions Answered

It has happened to all of us. We are on a roll then out of no where we are asked a job interview question that we don’t have an answer for. Until that point, you were answering all of the job interview questions like a pro.

But now, you are sitting there wondering what to say next. Each millisecond seems like an eternity as your interviewer stares at you waiting for your response.

Never again! In this article, I am going to answer the top job interview questions…

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Added by John Sanders on June 24, 2010 at 2:26am — No Comments

How to Conduct a Passive Search

It’s true; most employers prefer passive candidates. A passive candidate is a gainfully employed professional who is open to hearing about career opportunities and would actually accept a new job if it made sense to them and their family.

Employers believe that a person is employed because they are the top of crop. When I say employers I refer to specific managers who maintain this mindset. I don’t personally know of any managers who think this way, but I have come across…

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Added by John Sanders on June 13, 2010 at 10:00pm — 9 Comments

Something Stinks, "Oh It's a Counter Offer"

A quick search for “counter-offer” on any search engine will yield a

bucket of articles and information about the pitfalls of accepting

a counter-offer. And do I really have to mention the well known

statistic that for every person who accepts a counter-offer, they will

change jobs within 6 months anyway?



But who cares about stats? They are wrong 50% of the time anyway, right?



Today I am going to set the record straight once and for all. I am…

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Added by John Sanders on March 9, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

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