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Marriage, Infomercials, and Your Job Search 10/26/2009

Kevin Donlin
Can your job search be similar to marriage and infomercials?

How to Start Working Before You are Hired 10/12/2009

Kevin Donlin
If you're looking for the toughest place in America to find a job, try Michigan. With the highest unemployment rate in the nation, jobseekers in Michigan face fierce competition. Michigan jobseekers who were successful in their job search can offe...

3 More Jobs Search Tips from 1938 09/28/2009

Kevin Donlin
I've written before that, if you want to find a job in today's Great Recession, it makes sense to study what got people hired in the Great Depression, when times were even tougher.

Job Hunting? Go Google Yourself 09/24/2009

Kevin Donlin
Seventy-seven percent of recruiters report using search engines to find background data on candidates. Of that number, 35 percent eliminated a candidate because of what they found online, an increase over the prior year's total of 26 percent.

Your Job Search as a Startup? 09/24/2009

Kevin Donlin
For your search, the need you must find is a job opening, the solution is you (as an employee), and the actions you take to sell yourself (in this case, to employers) will determine whether you succeed or fail. The good news is that there's no nee...

Don't Send a Cover Letter 09/23/2009

Kevin Donlin
Here's a recent success story that will help you stop sending cover letters, and start sending sales letters that get job interviews.

Three Habits of Job Seekers Who Get Hired Fast 09/21/2009

Kevin Donlin
After helping more than 20,000 job seekers since 1996, I've met a small number of people who seem to sail from one position to the next, no matter what the economy is doing. What do they do differently from average job seekers, who, according to A...

Happy New Job in 2007 09/16/2009

Kevin Donlin
According to the FirstGov.gov Web site, three of the most popular New Year's resolutions are losing weight, saving money and getting a better job.

New Job Search Ideas - 50 Cents Each 09/14/2009

Kevin Donlin
learn more about finding a job by emulating marketing experts than by reading every employment book in the library.

How to Get Into the Mind of an Employer 09/14/2009

Kevin Donlin
During your job search, cover letters should address concerns that are already in the mind of the reader, in this case, your future boss.

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