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When you apply for a job with the US Federal Government, USAJOBS.gov is the usual job board. However, if you've applied many times, and heard nothing back, your resume went to the USAJOBS "black hole." This post by Federal Job Search Expert Camille Roberts, describes how to avoid that result. This post is part of Job-Hunt's Guide to Federal Government Job Search.
The top search engine, Google, can be a powerful partner in your job search. It can do MUCH more than simple searches of the web. Google can help you find employers you should consider (but didn't know existed) and also job postings from employers near you! Susan P. Joyce, Job-Hunt's Online Job Search Expert shares 10 tips plus 3 tricks in this article from Job-Hunt's Guide to Using Google for Job Search.
Searching for work soon after college can be challenging, particularly as many organizations don’t share what they look for in resumes. Seven common resume mistakes can leave employers with the wrong impression, but those mistakes can be avoided. New Grads Job Search Expert Chandlee Bryan lays it all out, including a simple solutions from Job-Hunt's Guide to Job Search for New Grads.
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 visiblity in search results. For more articles, check out Job-Hunt's Guide to LinkedIn SEO.
An effective personal brand is not optional for most professionals. While some personal branding strategies for job search take a lot of time to accomplish, Meg Guiseppi, Job-Hunt's Personal Branding Expert, offers 3 quick hacks offering important improvements to your Personal Brand, from Job-Hunt's Guide to Personal Branding.
It is hard enough to find a new job. Many apply for any open spot, and the competition can be tough. This difficulty intensifies when you are a candidate who is new to the specialty, craft, skillset, or occupation. In this article, recruiter Jeff Lipschultz, Job-Hunt's Working with Recruiters Expert, describes how to make that transition, from Job-Hunt's Guide to Working with Recruiters.
Today, 68 percent of adults use Facebook as their go-to source for news and keeping up with what’s going on. Why not make Facebook a platform to increase your online visibility, reach a broader audience and help people discover you? In this article, Job-Hunt Facebook Job Search Expert Hannah Morgan shares 4 ways to become more visible in Facebook, from Job-Hunt's Guide to Using Facebook for Job Search.
Interviews bring out your insecurities, and those aren’t messages you want to send at an interview. In this article, Resumes and Job Interviewing Expert Martin Yate focuses on an important positive body language signals that reinforce one another, and he also addresses some "tells" to avoid. This article is part of Job-Hunt's Guide to Successful Interviews.
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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 15 of the most commonly asked job interview questions. This article is from Job-Hunt's 
The scammers are endlessly creative, so this is not every scam, by any means, but be wary because the cost to you can be very high if you fall for one of these scams. Online Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce describes 5 frequently seen job scams. For more information about avoiding job scams, check out Job-Hunt's 
To avoid invisibility, the "right keywords" (for you, your target job, and your target career) must be included in the "right places" (LinkedIn Professional Headline, LinkedIn Summary, etc.), according to Online Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce. Those keywords are, literally, the key to being found by recruiters and employers looking for you or someone like you. This article is part of Job-Hunt's 
Your ranking will drop slightly in LinkedIn search results without a "current position" -- your findability among competing candidates (based on the keywords you’ve added) will slow somewhat, with your Profile shown several pages lower than what it would have been. LinkedIn Expert Laura Smith-Proulx offers solid advice for handling the situation. For more about using LinkedIn for job search, see 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 
Employers usually have several candidates for every job, and they aren't interested in a candidate who isn't really interested in them or the opportunity. Typically, a job seeker with no questions is assumed to be either not really interested or not very bright. Online Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce offers more than 50 good questions to ask. Choose the best for your situation. This article is part of Job-Hunt's 
Whether you are in a job search or managing your career, you'll want to grab your free copy of the latest version of Personal Branding Expert Meg Guiseppi's 15 Minute Guide to Smart Personal Branding with LinkedIn. This ebook will help you to use LinkedIn more effectively and also to improve your understanding of personal branding. See Job-Hunt's 
Today, the fastest and most effective way to find a job is to focus on a list of target employers. In this article, Job-Hunt editor Susan P. Joyce describes how to discover and leverage the online resources available for you to decide what your best employer options are. This article is from Job-Hunt's 