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Beginning Your Job Search

Find Great References

It is inevitable that at some point in your job search you will be asked for references, and when you are, you’ll want to be sure you have a great group of advocates ... Continue Reading »

Create Your Digital Identity

Step 1: Clean Up Your Digital Dirt! Do you or your kids have digital dirt? Digital dirt is the information about you – your hobbies, your photos, your rants and raves – that's available ... Continue Reading »

Positive Energy and Self-Promotion

In this section: Confidence is Key Speak with Affirmation Get Energized Be Your Best Supporter The Search: Guidelines to Get Started Confidence is Key Positive thinking can be harder than it seems. Most of us let "reality" squash our career ... Continue Reading »

Career Visualization

Tory Johnson spent time over a holiday weekend creating a career vision dish for her desk. It took several hours to find all of the right words and put them all together, but ... Continue Reading »

Things to Do Before You Create a Resume

In this Section: Curiosity Counts Brag a Little You Have Choices Narrow it Down More Options Curiosity Counts As graduate degrees are becoming the new bachelor's, there’s little doubt that the competition for positions is stiff. Anyone looking for work ... Continue Reading »

Brush Up Your Office Skills with Free Tutorials

Many times when applying for administrative positions, you'll be asked to take a test to certify your skill level in various Microsoft Office programs. You might use Word, Excel, or even PowerPoint often, ... Continue Reading »

Beginning Your Job Search

The First Step...Self Esteem & Confidence The first step toward career success is being in the right frame of mind. You must believe it in order to achieve it. Since the power of positive ... Continue Reading »