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Daisy Wright | Your Career Partner‘s insight:

The main reason job seekers fear and fail at interviews is that they are attempting to read the interviewer’s mind then give answers they think the interviewer wants to hear. This mind-guessing game will not work and is destined to fail unless you know the reasoning behind the questions. Also posted at Career Musings – http://ow.ly/lO9oM

 


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5 Reasons You Are Being Ignored on LinkedIn

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How to Read an Interviewer’s Mind and Ace the Interview

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Networking Is Not a Dirty Word…It’s Relationship Building

April 1, 2013 by 2 Comments

Recently, someone in my network sent an email asking if I could meet him for coffee. Prior to this email, the last time we communicated was about seven years ago when he was laid off and looking for work. Now he is in the same spot. This behaviour is … [Continue reading]

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Does Your Job Search Need a Kick in the Butt?

March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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What did you spend the last week doing with your job search? Were you hiding behind a computer uploading resume after resume to any company that advertised a vacancy? Were you applying to every job, whether or not you were qualified for it? Were you … [Continue reading]

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5 Ways to Get Your Resume Ready for Prime Time

March 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Put a Little Love in Your Career

February 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Today is Valentine's Day...as if you didn't know, and it's time to "Put a Little Love in You and Your Career". It's also the birthday of one of my cats, Valentino, and he has certainly lived the past 17 years as if he's 'the cat's pyjamas' or 'the … [Continue reading]

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Are You Among LinkedIn’s 1%?

February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Last week I received a personalized congratulatory email from LinkedIn’s Senior Vice President of User Experience that said “You have one of the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn Profiles for 2012”. LinkedIn now has 200 million users, so by the time … [Continue reading]

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10 Practical Career Decisions You Can Make in 2013

January 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

As you welcome 2013, are there things you are holding onto that you should have let go in 2012? Are there people, situations, or ideas that you need to let go of in order to embrace all the opportunities awaiting you this year? If you have identified … [Continue reading]

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13 Questions to Ask Yourself Before 2013

December 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Can you imagine that the New Year is almost 13 days away! Where did 2012 go? What were you able to achieve? Honestly, what progress have you made in your job search or your career since January 2012? If you haven't made any progress since then, … [Continue reading]

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