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How to avoid a second interview in 10 easy steps

There is so much info out there on how to succeed in job searching, interviewing, career management, etc. But what about the advice for those of you who don't want to get a second interview? Surely with the way that... Continue reading

Posted Nov 5, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Dear "Career Management", Well, since your comment was posted by a career management website, I'm going to guess that you are in pretty good hands. Best of luck to you, Michelle

Commented Nov 5, 2010 on What the flu reminded me about career management at Get Hired!

Are you sure you want to hold out for a Fed job???

This is a short post with some big numbers. A friend of mine recently went through the interview process with a federal agency for a professional level position. While I have no way of verifying that his experience is typical,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Stop fiddling with your resume

I received an email recently from a very capable and bright job seeker I know. This gentleman was convinced that the reason that he was not getting any responses in his job search was the format of his resume. Now,... Continue reading

Posted Sep 24, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Want to ace an interview? Try being "real"!

I do a lot of interview coaching in my life. Friends, family, job search clients all eventually come to the place where they are ready to put their best foot forward and sell their skills for a new job. Many... Continue reading

Posted Jun 15, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Could your voicemail be hurting your job search?

We've all heard these voicemail messages....long drawn out stories with stories, or jokes. Or musical selections with the "sexy" voice at the end telling you to leave a message. Someone's kids asking you to leave a number for mommy or... Continue reading

Posted Jun 8, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Are cover letters a necessary evil or just plain evil?

I ran a poll on my LinkedIn profile this Spring asking only Recruiters/Hiring Authorities to participate. I wanted to know just how important cover letters are to those in a position to schedule interviews. Unfortunately, the poll results that I... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2010 at Get Hired!

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How to find a good recruiter

In all industries, there exists the top, middle, and bottom players. However, most of us don't pay this any attention until we are slapped in the face by a bottom player. We can all think of someone...not just clueless, but... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Bud-I'm glad I informed and entertained! I have to say that I got a bit of a horrified chuckle out of it too...although at 5am on LinkedIn, it's was probably the last thing I expected to see!

Commented May 18, 2010 on Want to remove connections from LinkedIn? at Get Hired!

Thanks Stephanie-you too!

Commented May 17, 2010 on Want to remove connections from LinkedIn? at Get Hired!

Want to remove connections from LinkedIn?

I started my day this morning reviewing the LinkedIn accounts for one of my outplacement candidates. However, before I could even get to this very nice man's profile, I saw that one of my recruiter connections had uploaded a new... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Is your resume an owner's manual or a sales ad?

What makes you buy things? Features and benefits are all well and good, but typically it's the advertisement that gets you in the store, right? Well, if we can all acknowledge that we have been sucked in by advertising at... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2010 at Get Hired!

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LinkedIn invites, a quickie primer

I opened my LI inbox this morning to find an invite from someone I do not know, and have never heard of. This person sent me an invite with the basic LI message selecting the "friend" option. Well, I don't... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Writing a resume? Keep it simple!

As someone who has worked as a recruiter, HR manager, and outplacement coach since the 90's, I have to tell you that I long ago lost count of how many resumes I have seen over the years. Thousands? Tens of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Are your online networking rules ruining your chances of networking?

One of my outplacement candidates shared a story with me recently. She had gone to a local networking event for job seekers. She got to meet almost everyone, but missed one guy. However, the job search group handed out copies... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Thanks for posting this-with so many job seekers out of touch with this idea, it's great to reinforce this as a potential career option! Corporate America is not your only option for career success anymore. Great blog! -Michelle Morettini

Commented Apr 9, 2010 on Developing a Career Insurance Policy at Hannah Morgan

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Stop thinking like a job seeker and start thinking like a hired gun!

Haven't we all been here? Engaged in a work conversation that feels so exciting, watching paint dry is beginning to seem like a reasonable alternative? That's when you say thank goodness for Blackberry's and iPhones! But what happens when that... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Is your biggest obstacle to finding a job the fact that you are a jerk?

I recently met the nicest man at a networking event. He turned me on to another person who I reached out to immediately asking to connect as fellow professionals in the same market, but different industries. Person A was so... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Were you laid off...or made redundant?

I recently reconnected with a lovely and brilliant friend from college who now lives in England. We were catching up on the last 15 years of life and come to find out, we have been both been working in similar... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Should Facebook be part of your job search?

Many of you heard the recent news that Facebook is now the #1 site du jour in terms of traffic. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/03/15/facebook-unseats-google-as-most-visited-site Do we care? Not sure yet...let's take a look at the numbers first: Taken from the Facebook stats page:... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2010 at Get Hired!

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LinkedIn features that many job seekers are missing

You've done it-you finally got on the bandwagon and set up a profile on LinkedIn. You even invited a few friends, colleagues, and family to connect with you. Maybe you have even posted a picture. And now you just know... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Mar 15, 2010

What would Darwin have thought of your job search?

Remember the line from middle school science? Well, for those that don't, here is your reminder: Darwin first used Herbert Spencer's phrase "survival of the fittest" as a synonym for "natural selection" in the fifth edition of On the Origin... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2010 at Get Hired!

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What the flu reminded me about career management

So, if you are one of my regular 11 readers, you know by now that we have a little toddler who is the apple of our eye. You'll also remember that I thought nothing of pimping out her cute face... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2010 at Get Hired!

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Why you should stop treating LinkedIn like Facebook!

I'm a LinkedIn junkie. I can't hide that fact. I Tweet, I Buzz, I Wave, I Pipl, I Spoke, I Friend, and once upon a time I did whatever it is we do on MySpace. But for me in terms... Continue reading

Posted Feb 23, 2010 at Get Hired!

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