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Want your next job to find you? Then, being find-able online today is NOT optional. Knowing the "right keywords" for you is the core of effective SEO (search engine optimization).To avoid invisibility, know your keywords (for your target job, target employers, and target career) and include them in the "right places" (LinkedIn, resumes, applications, and other online visibility and social media). Find your 25 best keywords in this article by Job-Hunt's Editor Susan P. Joyce part of Job-Hunt's Guide to Personal SEO.
A job offer – specifically, a GOOD job offer – contains several key components you should see and discuss before accepting it. Several terms I recommend having included in all offers (the "must-have’s"). Other elements of the offer will depend on the employer (for profit, nonprofit, private, etc.), industry, and the level of the position (the "nice-to-have’s"). Salary and Compensation Expert, Stacey Hawley, helps you overcome the excitement of receiving the job offer understand the details in this article from Job-Hunt's Guide to Salary and Compensation.
If you’ve long neglected LinkedIn during a busy executive career, you’re hardly alone. Now that LinkedIn has exceeded 610 million members and a record number of recruiters are using it to find talent, most executives are ramping up their LinkedIn efforts. No matter the reason, it’s never too late to get started. LinkedIn remains the place to heighten your visibility. LinkedIn for Executives Expert Laura Smith-Proulx explains how to get started with effective LinkedIn visibility. This article is from Job-Hunt's LinkedIn for Executives Guide.
Behavioral questions are used to understand how you work -- your style and your effectivness plus your ability to handle tough questions. Being able to motivate others can be critical for many jobs and organizations. When an interviewer asks this question, s/he wants to know: Can you keep a project moving, and successfully lead coworkers and colleagues? Job Interviewing Expert Bob McIntosh shares how to prepare for this question, including a sample answer, in this article from Job-Hunt's Guide to Successful Interviews.
We all experience "crossroads" in our lives when a career change is the best idea. Career Change Expert Virginia Franco shares the 4 parts of the career change roadmap, sharing her own transition as an example. Since the "great recession" Virginia navigated a complex path from corporate communications and training to running her own business as a career coach and professional resume writer. This article is from Job-Hunt's Guide to Career Change.
During your job interviews, you must demonstrate that you are a good listener, an essential part of the "good communicator" skills we all claim. Working with Recruiters Expert Jeff Lipschultz shares tips for showing you are listening well and engaged in the discussion
plus 2 critical times in every interview when you must listen very carefully in this article from Job-Hunt's Guide to Successful Interviews.
You have retired, and you're supposed to be relaxing and enjoying life. But, perhaps your finances are getting too tight, or you don't know what to do with all of this "spare time" you have now. Time has arrived for your Second Act Career. What are some of the key things you should think about when creating your Second Act Career? Lifestyle-Friendly Careers Expert Nancy Collamer provides a framework for determining your Second Act Career in this article from Job-Hunt's Guide to Career Change.
Behavioral questions require a job candidate to recall a time when they performed a skill successfully, or unsuccessfully, and then tell a story about performing that skill. With your answer to this question, demonstrate your knowledge and skills, your judgement, and your ability to negotiate successfully with someone senior to you. Job Interviews Expert Contributor Bob McIntosh shares how to successfully answer this question, one of the many job interview questions covered in Job-Hunt's Guide to Smart Answers to Interview Questions.
It is never too late to pursue a new career. Many have a dream role in mind but struggle with how to position themselves, and their new degree, on LinkedIn. Career Change Expert Virginia Franco steps you through your LinkedIn Profile from top to bottom to make your career change effectively visible, the newest article in Job-Hunt's Guide to Career Change.
Tough interview questions can raise the hair on the back of your neck, and behavioral-based job questions usually fall into that category. One behavioral-based question my clients say catches them off guard is, "Tell me about a time when you failed in your job." Job-Hunt's Job Interviews Expert Contributor, Bob McIntosh, describes how to respond well to this question part of Job-Hunt's Guide to Smart Answers to Interview Questions.
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Who understands how to give smart answers to job interview questions better than a recruiter? Nobody! So, recruiter Jeff Lipschultz, Job-Hunt's Working with Recruiters Expert, offers his wisdom to help you give great answers to the most commonly asked job interview questions. This article is from Job-Hunt's 
LinkedIn SEO focuses on being easily found for the right terms in a LinkedIn search, not difficult to accomplish, when you focus on the right elements. Online Job Search Expert, Susan P. Joyce shows 10 steps for finding and leveraging those right elements on LinkedIn to increase your visibility in search results. For more articles, check out Job-Hunt's 
If applying for jobs online is part of your job search strategy, you've interacted with applicant tracking systems ("ATS") whether you realize it or not. Whenever you upload a resume to an online form or fill out a questionnaire during a job application, an ATS is tasked with making your information visible to employers -- or not. Job-Hunt's ATS expert Jon Shields helps you understand what 3 of the top ATS want in this article from Job-Hunt's 
Many older job seekers are struggling with the most difficult job search of their lives. The reason may be because they have the "overqualified" label attached to them. Showing too much experience or constructing your your resume or cover letter the wrong way can give recruiters the impression you are old and overqualified. But, recruiter Linda Tuerk, Job-Hunt's Job Search Mindset Expert, offers 20+ ways to avoid those labels in this new article from Job-Hunt's 
Informational interviews are an excellent method for job seekers to learn "insider information" about a job or employer before committing to a major change. Done right, using these tips, they can provide the information to make an informed decision and increase the size of your professional network. Online Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce shares the top 10 tips for a successful informational interview from Job-Hunt's 
Recent surveys by both CareerBuilder and Accountemps have indicated that an emailed thank you note is acceptable to most employers in the USA, except the most conservative. Online Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce provides a sample email template that you can modify for your own use. For more sample interview thank you notes, check out Job-Hunt's 
Being obviously well-prepared for a job interview can make or break your chances at a landing that job. You are demonstrating to the employer that you are genuinely interested in the job. And, that preparation is often viewed by the employer as an example of the quality of your work. Job-Hunt's editor Susan P. Joyce shares 10 types of interview preparation in this article in Job-Hunt's 
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jobs and potential employers, to research those employers (financial stability, competitors,
etc.), and to separate the good opportunities from the not-so-good ones. Job-Hunt's editor and online job search expert Susan P. Joyce shares 7 Google functions which can help you find exactly what you want and need in your next Google search in this article from Job-Hunt's