Work Coach Cafe https://workcoachcafe.com/ Job search advice. A place to learn and share what works for job search today. Wed, 31 May 2017 03:22:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 3655992 7 Ways to Be *Easy* to Hire https://workcoachcafe.com/2017/05/30/7-ways-easy-hire/ Wed, 31 May 2017 03:22:10 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13598 Recruiters are in a “war for talent” and have been for several years. That war is the competition to find candidates qualified for their job openings. Exacerbating the situation for recruiters is that most of them are measured and rewarded for their time-to-hire performance — how quickly they fill a job. Consequently, recruiters are almost always […]

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]]> 13598 6 Rules for Smarter Email for Your Job Search https://workcoachcafe.com/2017/04/30/6-rules-smarter-email-job-search/ Mon, 01 May 2017 02:57:46 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13594 Effective e-mail is critical to your job search success, and it’s not difficult to achieve. When you are conducting a job search, try to think like someone in your “target market.” Put yourself in the position of the recipient of your message. Why would they read your message? How will they react if they do […]

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]]> 13594 A Personal Brand Is Required Today https://workcoachcafe.com/2017/03/31/personal-brand-required-today/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 18:54:47 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13586 I know many people view the term “personal branding” as nonsense – pretentious hogwash and marketing balderdash. They feel that we didn’t need a personal brand in the 1990′s so we don’t need one now. Life would be much simpler for all of us if that view was correct. But, unfortunately, it is wrong. We lived in […]

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]]> 13586 Smart Bragging Wins Your Next Job https://workcoachcafe.com/2017/02/22/smart-bragging-wins/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:01:29 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13572 Smart bragging is a requirement for job search success today. Unfortunately, many of us are not comfortable bragging about our accomplishments. We have been taught that bragging is not polite or smart. Boasting about our accomplishments makes us look needy, clueless, insecure or otherwise inadequate, missing the important personality trait known as modesty. When we point […]

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]]> 13572 5 Ways to Connect with Hiring Managers https://workcoachcafe.com/2017/02/10/5-ways-to-connect-with-hiring-managers/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 19:56:31 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13563 Bringing yourself to the attention of hiring managers, who have the ability to hire you, is a very good way to connect with a job. With social media and the Internet, we have excellent sources of information and methods to connect with those hiring managers when we approach the project methodically. 5 Ways to Connect with […]

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]]> 13563 Common Job Search Strategy that Kills Opportunities https://workcoachcafe.com/2017/01/24/common-job-search-strategy/ Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:12:55 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13524 One of the most common and popular job search strategies is also one of least effective today. That deadly strategy: Focusing most job search time and effort on applying for jobs without regard to fit for the opportunity. The process of searching through job postings and applying for jobs feels productive. When you are doing it from the comfort of […]

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]]> 13524 Job Search Success: Unemployed Woman Over 60 https://workcoachcafe.com/2016/12/30/woman-over-60/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 15:20:11 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13565 Job search successes happen constantly — more than 5,000,000 jobs are filled in the USA every month. But, most job seekers don’t learn about those successes. This post is the first of a series to help you see how those successful job seekers landed their new jobs. Job Search Success: Betty, Over 60, Seeking a […]

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]]> 13565 New Ways to Find Jobs With Job Boards https://workcoachcafe.com/2016/11/22/new-ways-to-find-jobs-with-job-boards/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:40:06 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13518 Smart job seekers think beyond simply applying for the jobs they find on job boards. The apply-apply-apply method doesn’t work well now. In fact, applying too often without being careful about the jobs you are applying for can backfire. Employers blacklist “resume spammers” who apply for every job regardless of fit with the requirements. While job boards are […]

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]]> 13518 Avoid These 5 Deadly LinkedIn Mistakes https://workcoachcafe.com/2016/10/25/5-deadly-linkedin-mistakes/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 21:07:26 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13498 LinkedIn mistakes are too common and can be very damaging. Those errors make a job search more difficult and career success more challenging than it should be. Avoid being one of these unfortunate people by avoiding these 5 common LinkedIn mistakes. LinkedIn Mistakes Too Many People Make Picture a recruiter, who has the perfect job or opportunity for […]

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]]> 13498 The 5 Best Job Search Strategies for 2017 https://workcoachcafe.com/2016/10/03/todays-best-job-search-strategies/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:47:15 +0000 http://63.247.138.188/~sjnorthb/?p=13526 Because they don’t understand today’s best job search strategies, many folks are struggling, searching for jobs for many months. The reason? They focus all their efforts on applying for jobs on job boards. My advice: Stop applying for every job you find! Because — Fewer than 15% of jobs are filled through job boards. Job seekers face the most intensive competition on job boards because […]

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