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Article: Long Term Employment on a Resume Can Hurt You (CareerRealis

Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net   norsemantechnology

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:10 am (PDT)




Long Term Employment on a Resume Can Hurt You

March 16, 2012 By Don Goodman
<http://www.careerealism.com/author/don-goodman/>

We often hear employment gaps in a resume can hurt a candidate
<http://www.careerealism.com/resume-writing-rules/> , but did you know long
term employment at the same employer can also be perceived negatively?

Having stable employment is certainly not a bad thing. However, if it is
with the same employer and your resume doesn't show you made progress, it is
not an impressive mark for a potential employer viewing your resume.

See why this can hurt your chances here:

http://www.careerealism.com/resume-long-term-employment/

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Article: Why Informational Interviews Are More Important Than Cover

Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net   norsemantechnology

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:10 am (PDT)




Why Informational Interviews Are More Important Than Cover Letters

By Frances Bridges <http://blogs.forbes.com/francesbridges/> , Contributor

The first blog post I wrote was about my biggest wastes of time
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2012/01/18/my-5-biggest-wastes-o
f-time-when-i-was-unemployed/> while I was unemployed. Number three was,
"Don't write a million cover letters."Conversely, the best use of my time
was reaching out to contacts to set up informational interviews.

According to the UCLA career center <http://career.ucla.edu/> an
informational interview is, "a highly focused information gathering session
with a networking contact designed to help you choose or refine your career
path by giving you an 'insider' point of view."

I used informational interviews to build relationships more than career
shop. I used them to understand the community in my industry and create the
opportunity for myself to make memorable impressions on people.

Conducting informational interviews eventually led to the writing gigs I
have today-not writing cover letters. Here are four reasons why
informational interviews are more valuable than cover letters.

See what Frances suggests here:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2012/03/14/why-informational-inte
rviews-are-more-important-than-cover-letters/

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Article: Getting requests for LinkedIn Recommendations - huh?? (imon

Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net   norsemantechnology

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:10 am (PDT)




Getting requests for LinkedIn Recommendations - huh??

March 16th, 2012 | by Jason Alba |

Have you ever gotten a weird request to "recommend" someone on LinkedIn? I
have a fairly large network with people I don't know (usually they have read
my stuff, or heard me speak), and every once in a while I get an email with
this:

What did Jason do? Find out here:

http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2012/03/16/getting-requests-for-linkedin-reco
mmendations-huh/

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Article: How to Find the Perfect Job Applicant (or Look Like One) (H

Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net   norsemantechnology

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:11 am (PDT)




How to Find the Perfect Job Applicant (or Look Like One)

4:46 PM Wednesday March 14, 2012
by Leonard A. Schlesinger, Charles F. Kiefer, and Paul B. Brown | Comments
(14)
<http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/how_to_find_the_perfect_job_ap.html#disqus_
thread>

While we are flattered by the response to our previous post, Career Plans
Are Dangerous
<http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/career_plans_are_dangerous.html> , we
weren't quite anticipating the push back.

All we were saying is that if you find yourself in a profession which is
evolving rapidly, career planning just doesn't make a lot of sense.

See the full article here:
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/how_to_find_the_perfect_job_ap.html

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FW: Business/Financial Analyst Role in Somerset, NJ

Posted by: "David Pearlstein" dlpearls@optonline.net   etasam88

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:11 am (PDT)





Please respond directly to the recruiter if interested and mention my name. Good luck

- David

Connect with me @ http://www.linkedin.com/in/dlpearls

From: Kyle Crown [mailto:kcrown@ostnat.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:42 PM
To: dlpearls@optonline.net
Subject: Business/Financial Analyst Role in Somerset, NJ

Good Afternoon,

My name is Kyle Crown. I am a Technical Recruiter for Open Systems Technologies. Today, I found your resume and information in my database. It contains some "key words" that I used to find qualified candidates for a contract position I am staffing in Somerset, NJ. This role in itself is looking for sort of a hybrid business/financial analyst. This is an intermediate level position and one that requires strong MS Excel and communication skills.

I apologize if you are not looking for work or would not qualify for the role. If you are interested, please respond back and I will reach out to you.

If you are currently employed and not looking for work now but may know of someone who is, feel free to forward this email along. Also, if you'd like, reply back to me and let me know when I can reach out to you in the future with better timing than I may have now about potential job opportunities.

I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you very much for your time.

Kyle Crown

Technical Recruiter

Open Systems Technologies

1818 Market Street, Suite 910

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Office: 215-399-5800

Direct Line: 215-399-1513

Fax: 215-567-2482

kcrown@ostnat.com

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Positions displayed in Non-Profit Times

Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net   norsemantechnology

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:11 am (PDT)



Cheif (sic) Financial Officer

POSTED: Mar 12

Salary: Open

Location: Skillman, New Jersey
<http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=40.416194,-74.695442&z=13>

Employer: Secondary School Admission Test Board

Type: Full Time - Experienced Category: Finance

See the description and how to apply here:

http://careercenter.nptimes.com/jobs/4700124/cheif-financial-officer

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Online Marketing Manager
Job Code: 2011-31455

POSTED: Feb 27

Salary: Open

Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey
<http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=40.446660,-74.488980&z=13>

Employer: DeVry Medical International

Type: Full Time - Experienced

Category: Marketing: Management

Required Education: 4 Year Degree

See the description and how to apply here:

http://careercenter.nptimes.com/jobs/4685629/online-marketing-manager

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Marketing Manager
Job Code: 2012-31575

POSTED: Feb 27

Salary: Open

Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey
<http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=40.446660,-74.488980&z=13>

Employer: DeVry Medical International

Type: Full Time - Experienced

Category: Marketing: Management

Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree

See the description and how to apply here:

http://careercenter.nptimes.com/jobs/4685620/marketing-manager

_____

Director of Continuing Education

POSTED: Mar 06

Salary: Open

Location: Princeton, New Jersey
<http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=40.367460,-74.669520&z=13>

Employer: New Jersey Hospital Association

Type: Full Time - Experienced

Category: Education and Training

Preferred Education: Masters

See the description and how to apply here:

http://careercenter.nptimes.com/jobs/4693962/director-of-continuing-educatio
n

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Article: Don't Name Your Resume, 'Resume' (Net-Temps)

Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net   norsemantechnology

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:11 am (PDT)



Don't Name Your Resume, 'Resume'

...And Nine Other Head-Smacking Tips for Jobseekers

At Software Advice, we're hiring like mad, or at least trying to. You might
think a growing company with interesting jobs, great pay, top-notch benefits
and a cool office would find hiring to be a breeze in a recession like this.
Nope.

We want A players on our team - we have 19 so far. However, we typically
sort through about 150 candidates for each hire we make. Only about twelve
of those 150 candidates get to a first-round phone interview.

Why so few?

See the rest here:

http://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/crossroads/index.htm?op=view
<http://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/crossroads/index.htm?op=view&id=4662&new
sletter_id=1053> &id=4662&newsletter_id=1053

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WEDDLE's Newsletter: Search Budgeting

Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net   norsemantechnology

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:11 am (PDT)





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The job market has suddenly gotten a lot more crowded. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, half a million people came back into the market last month, lured by the news of an uptick in hiring. How can you stand out with so many others around? Search Budgeting - the strategy of focusing your job search where it does the most good for you.

We all face time constraints in a job search. There are many different ways to look for a job, but only so many hours in the day. For many, maybe even most people, therefore, the best strategy seems to be to do a little bit of everything. You don't know which specific tactic or set of tactics to rely on, so you cover as many bases as you can in the hopes that one of them will pay off.

The problem with this approach is that it forces you to minimize the time and effort you invest in any one tactic. You start out doing one thing, but quickly feel as if you have to get started on something else. As a result, neither one gets the concentration of attention or level of commitment necessary to deliver any, let alone the maximum benefit to you.

As you race from applying to jobs posted online to an informational interview and from networking on a social media site to conducting research on prospective employers, you are constrained in two ways. Either you've worn yourself out and lack the energy to do your best or you do your best but can't stick with it long enough to get the best results.

What's the alternative? Search budgeting. Focus your job search on a small number of high payoff tactics and perform them in a way that captures 100 percent of their advantages for you. Do that and you'll have no problem standing out, even in an overcrowded job market.

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Search budgeting involves concentrating on just three tactics in your hunt for employment. They are:

Networking. In a search budget, the goal of online networking isn't to increase the number of connections you have on LinkedIn or the number of friends you have on Facebook. More often than not, those are people who can't help you because they either don't work in your field or have no experience in your industry. With a search budget, therefore, the goal is to ensure that 100 percent of the people with whom you interact are in your field, your industry or both. They are the individuals who can and most likely will help in your job search. Therefore, network online only at the discussion forum of your professional society or trade association and/or in a LinkedIn group that serves the same people. They alone put you in touch with the unique insights and access of your peers

Research. Research is the one sure way to put yourself in a position to succeed. It enables you to identify and avoid bad employers - those that can't or won't promote your career advancement - and the wrong employers - those with values and/or practices that preclude your doing your best work. Similarly, research also enables you to identify and select the right employers - those that provide the resources and support you need to perform at your peak and the environment that empowers you to do so. Therefore, only consider employment with organizations where you are 100 percent certain you will fit in and focus your research on finding them. They alone put you in a position to achieve real and lasting success.

Job Application. The Internet has made it easy to find and respond to a large number of openings in a relatively short period of time. As a result, many people today shoot out resumes like rocket launchers, applying for jobs whether or not they can do the work or even want to. Employers, however, are much, much more picky. They will not consider let alone select a person who isn't a perfect match with the requirements and responsibilities they've listed for their vacancies. Applying when you don't fit those criteria, therefore, is a waste of time, both yours and the recruiters'. The better tactic is to apply only to jobs where you are a 100 percent fit with the employer's specifications and thus exactly match its ideal candidate. They alone put you in genuine contention for employment.

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Article: I removed 15% of my LinkedIn connections and you should too

Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net   norsemantechnology

Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:11 am (PDT)




I removed 15% of my LinkedIn connections and you should too

I have often suggested adding everyone that you actually know to Linkedin:
former classmates, co-workers, friends, colleagues, etc. You never know who
they will know and be able to connect you to.




So it might come as a surprise to you that I recently removed over 100
contacts (15%) from my network. Why? After building up my contacts, it was
time to take a serious look at who was connected to me and how we have been
able to stay in touch or help each other since. I realized that there were
some people that:

See what Lavie says here:

http://www.lioncubjobsearch.com/2010/08/to-maximize-your-linkedin-network.ht
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