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• Surviving the Interview – On No Experience

  In his book How to Win Friends and Influence People , author and motivational guru Dale Carnegie says that the person who can speak acceptably is usually considered to possess greater ability than he actually has. In my experience, this is true. If you Read More... Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Best Practices, Communication, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• Fine-Tuning Your Personal Brand

  Since we often talk about differentiating yourself in a crowded market around here, I thought you might like to know that twenty-something branding phenom Dan Schawbel recently launched a new magazine, Personal Branding . As you might guess, the magazine Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• How to Crack the Recruiter Code

  On Chris Russell’s Secrets of the Job Hunt blog, Phil Rosenberg offers some smart info on getting what you need from recruiters. Phil suggests that in order to develop successful relationships with recruiters you must adopt the attitude that you work Read More... Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism

• More on Resumes: Some Good Things in Life Are Still Free

  Maybe because we’re still at the beginning of a new year, or maybe because we’re on the edge of a recession, resume writing has become an even hotter topic lately. On the heels of the great response on last week’s Razume post , I thought I’d share some Read More... Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• Razume: Resume Critique Meets Social Networking

  I just received an e-mail from a reader about Razume , a new online community where users can anonymously post, rate and review resumes. The service provides a fast and easy way to collect valuable feedback from knowledgeable sources like recruiters, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Technology

• 5 Personal Qualities Every Resume Should Demonstrate

  Employment Digest has an interesting post on the qualities that potential employers want to see, and how these qualities can be translated on a resume. Among them: · Communication Skills: For example, the phrase “Ability to be persuasive when interacting Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Work

• How to Avoid Age-Bias Landmines

  Thanks to Todd Raphael’s World of Talent blog for pointing out TechRepublic’s new article on how to avoid age-bias landmines during the interview process . According to the article, you may encounter subtle age bias in questions and comments from interviewers. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Communication, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Troubleshooting

• Review: Jason Alba's I'm On Linked In - Now What???

  I’m very pleased to share this review of my friend and colleague Jason Alba’s new book, I’m on Linked In – Now What??? I have known Jason for over a year, and I can say with all seriousness that he is one of the best networkers I know. He knows everyone, Read More... Posted Friday, October 12, 2007 7:00 PM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Job Hunting, Networking, Personal Marketing, Technology

• How to Write the Perfect Thank You Note

  On Vault.com this week, Judi Perkins offered some great advice on writing a thank you note after a job interview. I love this topic because it’s discussed so infrequently, as if people fundamentally understand that a thank you note should in fact be written, Read More... Posted Monday, June 18, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• The Dangers of Resume Templates

  Today’s post is provided by Jill, a certified resume writer at Career Edge , as part of the College Recruiter blog swap. No marketer would ever use home-brand packaging to sell a premium product. The cost of the potential losses in sales revenue alone Read More... Posted Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism

• The Art of Selling

  In his book, The New Solution Selling , Keith Eades defines a solution as that which provides a mutually agreed-upon answer to a recognizable problem. The problem is resulting in pain for a person, which gives him a reason to change. In discussing how Read More... Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• Cover Letters Shouldn't Get Laughs

  Employment Digest has this amusing post on language-challenged cover letters, excerpted from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . According to the article, these are statements from actual cover letters, which, unfortunately, were actually read: “As indicted, Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 7:10 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Workplace Humor

• Resumes: It's the Little Things

  Career Hub has a tidbit I never thought about before – how many phone numbers to put on your resume. According to Mark, having two or three numbers listed makes you look desperate, and also confuses employers as to which one they should use. He suggests Read More... Posted Thursday, September 07, 2006 7:35 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Best Practices, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• The Mechanics of Selling Yourself

  I love this post from Mark over at CareerHub . He’s talking about value propositions, and how every employer has three simple questions when he reads your resume or when greets you as you walk through the door for an interview: so what, who cares and Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, Personal Marketing Attachment(s): Picture1.png

• Needy Is A Bad Word - And Not Just in Relationships

  Our friends at Career Hub wrote a great post about persistence when working with a recruiter or interviewing for jobs. They note that there is a clear difference between following up professionally, at reasonable intervals, and being a pesky stalker. Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, People Skills, Personal Marketing