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Laid-Off or Let Go? Here Are 7 Immediate Steps for Your Career, Finances and Personal Growth

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Instead, he spent six more months job hunting. In the end, he found an excellent job with a supportive team, but during those seven months of unemployment, we often wondered what the future held. We put the application on hold as he job hunted through the summer months.

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Job Seekers Resort to Doing a Literal Song and Dance To Stand Out—Is This the New Norm?

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With the goal of getting chosen for a role that has thousands of competing applicants who have the same qualifications, some job seekers are going way above and beyond just submitting their resume and taking several additional measures to stand outlike making music videos. This strategy might not land you a job.

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Gen Z’s Delulu Trend Suggests that the “Fake It Till You Make It” Approach Might Actually Pay Off

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Getting delulu about your job hunt or career transition A shocking 84% of hiring companies are willing to hire and train a candidate who doesn’t have the required skills in that job description you’ve been reading and rereading, according to 2019 research from a global staffing firm, Robert Half.

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Eager To Hire? Avoid These Top Reasons Job Seekers Turn Down Offers

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Respect among colleagues and good company culture are significant for job seekers, influencing their acceptance of job offers alongside financial incentives. When it comes to job hunting, both parties — the job candidate and the employer — seek a mutually beneficial fit.

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How to Leave Your Job and Start Your Career

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But have you ever looked at successful people who effortlessly achieve their career goals? They leave their current jobs only to quickly go on to new and better ones, or they start with great ideas that turn into great businesses. Step back and take a look at the work you’re doing in your current job. Start with your “why.”.

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How Long Should a Job Search Take?

Eat Your Career

As a career coach , one of my goals is to help my clients reduce the time it takes to land a new job as much as possible. But there are a lot of factors that fall outside of the job seeker’s control. You never know what might happen…The job you thought was your perfect match? Happy job hunting!

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12 Personal Development Books to Take Control and Jumpstart Your Life

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Drawing from interviews with hundreds of successful individuals, his book presents a roadmap for readers to achieve their personal and professional development goals. In this New York Times bestseller, Covey lays out the methods and practices needed to set goals, prioritize, take action, think to win and much more. By Richard N.