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How Should I Use LinkedIn?

By | March 11, 2015

I got this question twice in the last week, which made me think it was time to answer it. Lots of people set up a LinkedIn profile, perhaps finish it,

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Work Your Contacts for Informational Interviews

By | March 4, 2015

Congratulations. If you’ve been following my recent series of posts, you’ve got a plan to conduct your search. You’ve got some target companies. You’re working your contacts, and you’ve got

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A Job Search Process That Works At Any Level

By | February 25, 2015

I’ve been coaching clients through the job search process for many years now, and I’ve had a lot of success. However, most of my clients were looking for non-management and

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Networking Is As Easy As A-B-C

By | February 18, 2015

I’ve spoken before about being specific about who you need to meet. Now I’m going to discuss an approach to getting introductions to specific people. For this, I suggest the

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How to Ask for a Referral And Actually Get One!

By | February 4, 2015

I listen to a lot of elevator speeches, and sometimes people ask for a referral and sometimes they don’t. Much of the time, however, even when they ask, they ask

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Using QR Codes Well

By | January 28, 2015

I’ve made scanning QR codes a kind of hobby. I scan them on signs, automobiles, business cards and brochures. Unfortunately, most of the ones I’ve scanned have had problems. Today

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Ideas For Effective Business Card Design

By | January 20, 2015

I see a lot of business cards. Some are good. Some are, well, not so good. I’m not a graphic designer, so I can’t advise you on colors, specific layout

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Morning Routines Matter

By | January 6, 2015

I made an interesting discovery this week about morning routines. For several months, I had been reading a non-fiction book in the morning, during breakfast and my morning breaks. I

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Referral Education. Or How to Get Referrals From Anyone.

By | December 31, 2014

It’s the last day of the year, and I hope you’ve done some networking planning for 2015. Today, let’s talk about referrals. Last week I wrote about deciding on what

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