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Job Search Strategy 5/6: Network for Referrals & Recommendations

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

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So, what is #5? Networking of course. Getting referred. Recommended. Sourcing your way into companies via relationships. This is almost so obvious, that I hesitate to write about it. But, it is that important. Of all the channels to obtain jobs, the most effective is via networks. That's the way it works.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Job Search Strategy 5/6: Network for Referrals & Recommendations", url: "/archives/2005/12/21/job_search_strategy_56_network_for_referrals_recommendations.html" });

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References

Thursday, April 15, 2004

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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Heath Row at the Fast Company Blog picks up the torch on the ongoing issue of references and the increasing reluctance of employers to provide them. If the subject interests you, read my recent post…A Brief Guide to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "References", url: "/archives/2004/04/15/references.html" });

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A Brief Guide to Personal References

Wednesday, March 17, 2004

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As part of the consulting I do, I have occasion to do or commission personal reference checking on candidates. In the last several months, I have run into a number of situations any job seeker should try to avoid.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Brief Guide to Personal References", url: "/archives/2004/03/17/a_brief_guide_to_personal_references.html" });

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Job Search Tune - Up

Monday, January 12, 2004

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1.WORK ON YOUR RESUME Most people work on their resumes only when forced to. Make the time now to update first your resume data. Second, try and capture your projects and accomplishments since the last time you did this. Don’t make a huge production of it. Just get it done. 2.ASSESS YOUR SITUATION What is the state of [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Job Search Tune - Up", url: "/archives/2004/01/12/job_search_tune_-_up.html" });

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