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How To Find The Right Company for You

Let your needs drive the questions you ask your job interviewer. This is a guest post by Judi Perkins. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Why do companies ask you why you left your previous jobs? Why are they concerned if you’ve had few in a short time? They want to make sure if they invest in you that you will stay and not split for the next passing ship, for whatever reason seems to make sense to you at the time. They ask because previous behavior, unless given a plausible reason to believe differently, is an indicator of current and future behavior.

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August 22, 2011

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Why You Must Freelance Between Jobs (and How To Get Started)

Done right, freelancing can help you land the perfect job. This is a guest post by Adam Green. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. If you're out of work and tired of sending out countless resumes, you may be ready to try this different, less common approach to finding a job. I'll go ahead and warn you that it's not easy. It definitely requires a lot of work and may even call for a serious part-time commitment. And when it starts working, you just might decide to do it full time.

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August 18, 2011

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How To Evolve A Freelance Rock Star Cover Letter

As you get better at your job, so should your cover letter. This is a guest post by Rebecca Haden. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. When I first started freelancing, a more experienced freelance told me, “There’s always plenty of work.” I didn’t believe him, but it’s true. Freelance workers, unlike other business owners, can apply for jobs when things get slow. Things don’t get slow for me very often any more, but I still apply for jobs – often when I’m invited, and sometimes when it’s an extremely cool gig that I would love to have but I know I won’t be getting an invite. The fact that I apply for things hasn’t changed, but my application cover letters sure have.

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August 15, 2011

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10 Ways to Build a Killer Web Presence Without Social Networking

How to build your online reputation without social media networks or your own blog. This is a guest post by Danielle McGaw. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. It is common knowledge today that employers are using the search engines to find out more about their potential employees than they could ever legally ask in an interview. They can find out more about you than you might realize. Ever posted something stupid on a forum? Or how about posted pictures of your wild weekend in Mexico?

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August 10, 2011

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How to Master the 3 Moments of Truth for Job Seekers

15 marketing tips for best selling your skills on the job search. This is a guest post by Chris Perry. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. What is The Zero Moment of Truth? Google recently launched Winning the Zero Moment of Truth, a powerful new eBook by Jim Lecinski, Google's Managing Director of US Sales & Service. * The Zero Moment of Truth, or ZMOT for short, is the online decision-making point where today’s consumer determines whether to proceed in purchasing a product or service.

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August 9, 2011