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A Foolproof Cold Calling Script | BNET

I believe the biggest fear we have in cold calling is being rejected. But if we can adopt a mentality that we are professional sales people and that there is no such thing as being rejected, things become a whole lot easier.

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Not everyone can afford to take the Guerrilla Executive Job search Course or one-on-0ne training where we teach you how to write voice-mail and cold-calling scripts that make employers call you back ... so this is a good primer for anyone who is struggling with getting through to decision makers.

FREE: Job Search - Job Hunting Flowchart

For years I looked for a flowchart that outlined the sequence of steps in the job search process because – for  me at least – flowcharts help me keep on track visually.  I couldn’t find one so I developed this one in Visio to highlight the process presented in Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0.  

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Reaching Your Highest Human Potential. Okay… but how? | Darren Hardy, Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine

Throughout human history, reaching one’s potential has been the grand objective of life.

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Dare to Dream? Try doing it instead! Here's how form one of my favorite business leaders - Darren Hardy, Publisher of Success Magazine.

Twitter Job Search Tips and Tools | Landing on Your Feet

by Kevin Donlin,

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RecruitingBlogs.com - The Social Network For Recruiting and HR Professionals

Does anyone have suggestions for FREE Data Capture/Export tools for LinkedIn? I have tried a paid app called Network Grabber but it was buggy so am looking for another easy way to export LinkedIn contact into to Excel, ACT, or whatever. Thanks in ad…

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Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started

"The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008.

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See, it's not just me.

New Economy Rules… Break Free : Put America back to work.

Let’s be honest. The economy and this job market is unlike any we’ve seen before, and it can be pretty scary. For every job opening, hundreds of people are applying, hoping it will be theirs.  By now you’ve probably discovered that getting the exact job you want with the company you want is either highly improbable or a cinch.  It’s highly improbable if you play by the old rules and go about looking in the old-fashioned way.

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Life After 50: Shock and Awe : Put America back to work.

Life After 50: Shock and Awe

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When a job comes looking for you - The Globe and Mail

George Thomas felt happy and challenged in his job and wasn’t looking for a career change. But a new job came looking for him.

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The critical importance of ZoomInfo.

The Recruiters Lounge » Top 20 Common Interview Questions and Answers

First and foremost congratulations if you have an interview! That in itself is commendable, so now you just want to make sure you come across in the best possible light. I have been asked numerous times what to do in preparation for interviews. Whilst there is no way of predicting exactly what you will be asked, here are 20 common questions that tend to come up. This is by no means an exhaustive list. The purpose is to illustrate the importance of preparation and refreshing your memory regarding specific projects and situations.

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Great read.

How to get a job in a recession

(Fortune Magazine) -- Rob Sparno recently did something that 12.5 million Americans would kill to do. He did something that has never been attempted by this many people at once in the 60 years the government has been keeping records. He did something that's getting only more difficult with every day.

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Standing Out in the Job Hunt - Laid Off And Looking - WSJ

With so many layoffs, the job market is becoming increasingly competitive. And while many of our bloggers have noted the tactics they’re using to stand out in the search, there are other key strategies that can help. David Perry and Kevin Donlin, author and co-author of “Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters,” talk with WSJ’s Sarah Needleman about ways to get a foot in the door.

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Need work? Skip the old methods and go ‘guerrilla

To the jaded hacks at @work, it often seems there are as many job-search experts as actual people looking for jobs. While some of their counsel is terrific, it’s rare to find an expert whose advice is novel and tangible. So much career counseling tends to be one or the other — or neither.

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Guerrilla Job Search Coaching: Shock and Awe | Job Search Strategies | Guerrilla Marketing For Job Hunters

Meet Steve C., from Pittsburgh. Like many laid-off executives, he was given an outplacement package, which included job-search “assistance” that simply didn’t work — 0 job offers in 9 months. But after working with ace Guerrilla Job Search Coach, Mark Haluska,

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The Old Rules for Job Seeking Don’t Work - Not Now!

Let’s be honest. The economy and this job market is unlike any we’ve seen before, and it can be pretty scary. For every job opening, hundreds of people are applying, hoping it will be theirs.  By now you’ve probably discovered that getting the exact job you want with the company you want is either highly improbable or a cinch.  It’s highly improbable if you play by the old rules and go about looking in the old-fashioned way.

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What are HR professionals really looking for in resumes? Top 5 Dos & Don’ts

“Having screened hundreds of resumes, let me start by telling you that an amazing resume literally leaps off the page. Just like when you meet someone for the first time, and you get that spark, that connection, which tells you that this person is someone you want to keep in touch with, as a resume reviewer, when you see a great one, you just know. The good news, not too many resumes really meet this bar, so the opportunity to improve is there.

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Blog Indeed » Blog Archive » Job postings reach highest levels of 2010

In our August Industry Employment Trends, all 12 of the major industries we track had more job postings than any other month this year.  Year-over-year job posting growth also occurred in all 12 industries.

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HOW TO: Land a Career in Digital PR

It’s easy to slap the digital prefix on to any job title and assume the rules are more or less the same. But digital PR means living online and basically trying to stay ahead of the Internet.

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Some people seem to think you have to be creative to be noticed and get hired...

On resume writing, job interviews, entrepreneurship, student experience, learning in career, internet networking. What experts think. « Singapore Jobs

The best of Career Advice.

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@ Tips in Getting the IT Job You Want by Using SEO and Social MediaWeb Design Blog - WickedInnovations.com

Job seekers often rely on sending resumes when searching for an IT job. But if we’ll notice, this move was not enough. If you’re a smart applicant, you might use the power of the web to bring recruiters and hiring companies to your doorstep. The IT job market has changed, and IT job seekers who use SEO tactics to attract employers seems to achieve better success rather than those applicants who uses the common way of applying for a job.

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Phoenix Man Gets Multiple Job Offers, Agrees to Share Story | Job Search Strategies | Guerrilla Marketing For Job Hunters

Phoenix Man Gets Multiple Job Offers, Agrees to Share Story | Job Search Strategies | Guerrilla Marketing For Job Hunters

The unemployment rate rose to 9.6% in August, up from 9.5% in July.

The U.S. economy shed 54,000 jobs, according to the same report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

And private-sector growth slowed from July, dropping from a gain of 107,000 new jobs to only 67,000, while the government terminated 131,000 jobs.

So, if you’re searching for a job, it’s all bad news these days, right?

Not exactly.