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Welcome to BarneyMatthews.Net. I am a Burlington Vermont based Blogger, Career Coach and Resume Writer specializing in the job search process. I blog about networking, resumes and interviews to help people with their job search. I am also the author of the book "How to get a job in 90 seconds." Additionally I help professionals seeking new employment opportunities with resume reviews and

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A job interview is as much you deciding if you want to work somewhere as the company deciding if they want you to work there. A bad company culture can mean you will be back looking for a job sooner rather than later. But how can you gauge if it is a good company culture?Why is this position vacant?One of the best questions to ask is "Why is this position vacant" or "What happened to the person

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When I am reviewing peoples resumes the single biggest problem I see is they use weak words or words that don't really say anything. These words are passive and they don't help sell you to the Recruiter or hiring manager. Here are some of the most common words that should be removed from a resume.Responsible Just because you are responsible for something, doesn't mean you actually did it. My son

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According to a study in 2018, the average job posting gets over 250 applications. There is evidence to suggest that during the current period of high unemployment caused by the pandemic that that number is closer to 600 now. Whilst some applications will get weeded out by Application Tracking System software, at some point a human is going to have to look at all those resumes. Believe it or not a

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If you are out of work, hiring a professional to write your resume can see like a big expenses. Sites like https://www.wozber.com/en-us and https://ineedaresu.me/#/ will create a nice looking resume for you for free. So should you use an automated resume creation tool? A resume can fail a candidate for one of two reasons. The first is that it is too hard to read. No matter how good the content, a

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 Here is  list of online tools to help you with your job search:Networking:https://www.meetup.com/https://www.linkedin.comhttps://www.xing.com/enhttps://www.ryze.com/ Resumes:https://www.wozber.com/en-ushttps://ineedaresu.me/#/https://www.grammarly.com/https://resumegenius.com/https://www.resume-now.com/resume/builderhttps://zety.com/resume-builderhttps://www.resume.com/Job Postings:https://

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 At some point in your job search you may need to write an email to someone you kind of know asking for help. Perhaps you want them to introduce you to someone at the company. Perhaps you want them to put in a good work for your application. Perhaps you are looking for insight to the hiring process.So how do you write a networking email that gets results?Use a friendly tone.You are leveraging a

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The interview is a two way process. It is as much about you deciding if you want to work for the company as the company deciding if it wants to hire you. What are some "red flags" or warning signs you should watch out for though?Interviewer ignoring you until the interview starts.If the interviewer doesn't say anything to you until the official start time of the interview it is a sign it is not a

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89% of companies use social networking for recruiting. Boiling your resume down to 140 characters allows you to leverage your social media summary as a marketing tool in your job search. It also forces you to be incredibly succinct and makes you focus on the most important points. Once you have your 140 character resume you can use it on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram and even Myspace if

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Networking is crucially important to finding a new job. But who on earth do you "network" with? Here are 10 people to network with.1. Friends/family.Start with the people closest to you - your friends and family.2. Past co-workers.Move on to the people you spend (or spent) 8 hours a day with.3. Past managers.Then reach out to past managers and supervisors.4. Target company employees.Once you have

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A common interview question is "where do you see yourself in five years?" What the interviewer is really trying to determine is where your personal career goals coincide with the growth path for the position you are applying for. Some companies are looking for someone who wants to grow in to bigger roles but other companies want someone who will master the role they are applying for and keep

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You generally want to give an interviewer as much information about you as possible. However there are some questions that you should not, or do not have to, answer under US law.Work status and citizenship.Interviewers cannot ask if are you a U.S. citizen. They cannot ask where are you from or where were your parents born. They also cannot ask what is your native language is.They can however ask

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If you are over 50 you might be concerned about age discrimination when applying for jobs. Age is considered a "protected class" under employment law so companies shouldn't exclude a candidate solely on this. Unconscious bias is real however so you may want to just take your age out of the equation when applying for jobs.Work experience.Only include dates for your last 15 years of work experience

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FREE WEBINAR! Join Career Coach Barney Matthews for a free webinar on Wednesday May 20th 2020 at 1.00pm EST and learn "How to get a job in 30 seconds." Space is limited and early registration is highly encouraged.  Details on how to join the meeting will be sent by email on the day of the webinar. ---------------------------------------------------

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You mention to a friend that you are looking for a new job and they say "ooh, you should talk to this person. Here is their email." What on earth do you say to them?Here is a good template email to use.TO: FRIEND-OF-FRIENDCC: FRIENDSUBJECT: FRIEND suggested I contact youGood afternoon,I hope this email finds you well. As you may know, my current position recently came to an end and I am in search

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If you are currently unemployed "they" say finding a job should be your job. But what do you do all day? First of all, don't think you "should" work on finding a new job for 8 hours a day every day. A recent survey found the average office worker only does 3 hours of productive work in a day. So if you spend 4 hours a day looking for a new job you are getting more done than most people! What

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If you are interviewing at an established company there is a good chance HR or Recruiting gives the hiring managers a "Managers Interview Guide." This means all candidates have a similar interview experience regardless of who is interviewing them. Knowing what is in a "Managers Interview Guide" makes it easier for you prepare for an interview. This is what a typical "Managers Interview Guide"

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"Parting is such sweet sorrow" - William Shakespeare.Should you send a "Good Bye" email?It's your last day at work? Perhaps you have found a new opportunity. Perhaps you were laid off or made redundant. Perhaps you were fired. The question is - should you send a "Good Bye" email? The answer is an unequivocal yes! This is your last chance to make a good impression with your (soon to be former)

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Your resume is arguably the most important document in your job search. The average job get 250 applicants. As the recruiter is going through all those, they will spend an average of just 7 seconds looking at a persons resume before deciding whether or not they are worth considering for the position. What type of resume should you use? There are 3 standard types of resume. It

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If you a looking for a job on the internet you will usually find positions posted in one of two places - a company website or a job board. Job boards post many positions from many companies and are free for the candidate to use. Some of the biggest job boards are Indeed.com, ZipRecruiter.com, Monster.com, Glassdoor.com  and Linkedin.com. On the surface a job board would seem to

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The first question you will likely be asked in an interview is some variation of “tell me about yourself.” Interviewers ask this because it is a good ice breaker. It is also your opportunity to articulate right off the bat why you are the great fit for the role. How should you answer this question though? Present Start by talking about the present. Tell them what your

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The economy is generally cyclical. In fact since the 1960's the US economy has experienced a recession on average every 6.1 years. (A recession being defined as 2 quarters of decline in the countries GDP.) So there is a good chance that at some point in your career you will need to job search in a down economy. Here are 4 tips that can help with job searching in a recession. 1.

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The number one piece of advice people hear about resumes is "tailor your resume to each job." But how do you "tailor" a resume? What exactly do you need to change? A good resume is about YOU. A great resume is about THEM. Alter your resume so it aligns with each position you are applying for. Match wording Firstly go through and match the wording in your resume to the job

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If you are looking for a new job, Linkedin is the social media place to be. It's where recruiters search for potential job candidates and it's where hiring managers go for more information on applicants. Linkedin has over 500 millions users now, so how can you make your profile stand out. 1. Have a photo This might seem controversial if you are concerned about discrimination,

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