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10 Real World Tips to Find a Job Close To Home

Sick of commuting? Here are some ideas on how to find a job near where you live. This is a guest post by Diane Dolinsky-Pickar. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. How long is your commute door-to-door? An hour? More, with traffic? If you see yourself dreading the commute, or you’ve met the local cop one too many times as you rush to the train, it’s time to find a local job. But how do you do that when your network and contacts are far away? Develop a geographic boundary for where you’re willing to travel, and then get into head-down mode to identify employers in that area.

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March 7, 2011

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Why You Should Google Your Name Right Now

Have you googled your name recently? You might be in for a nasty surprise. Whenever Google - or any search engine - is finding some unpleasant information about you, there are 2 options: 1. Remove it at the source 2. Bury it with newer, positive information

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December 28, 2010

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The Pro Guide to Sparkling Blog Comments

How to leave blog comments like a pro and build your personal brand all at once. Respect the blogger My rule of thumb is to consider blog commenters as potential guests in my home. As a commenter, the blogger is inviting you in by giving you the chance to continue a conversation they started, so don't barge in with the sole purpose of selling yourself. Instead, add value and make the blogger (and other readers) wish you'd come around more often. Now let's take a look at the standard blog comment form fields, using the ones here below as an example. Use, Not Abuse, The Comment Form Fields Another rule of thumb is to fill in the form fields in the most obvious way possible. If the blogger wanted your job title or your branding statement, there would be form fields for them.

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December 20, 2010

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7 Best Kinds of Blog Comments That Demand Attention

Every blogger - including me - will appreciate you more if you leave these kinds of comments. And I don't just mean during comment contests. 1. Respond As a blogger, I know first-hand how frustrating it can be to have an audience that doesn't respond when you ask them a specific question (no, not you... I'm referring to my other readers... right...). Leverage this frustration by being the first or among the first to react in the comments. 2. Give honest feedback Except in very specific situations, leaving a 'loved this' or 'thanks for this' comment is the blogging equivalent of poking someone on Facebook; the 2 seconds you took to do it is the same 2 seconds of thought the blogger will give to it before forgetting it. Instead, tell the blogger what you liked about their article or better yet, how it could be improved if the blogger decided to do a followup.

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December 14, 2010

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9 Tips for a Standout Print Resume

Make your print resume stand out using these 9 simple tips. This is a guest post by James Adams. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. To compete in today's job market, you need to have a resume which stands head and shoulders above the rest. Every day, recruiters and HR professionals receive countless resumes. More applicants are applying for the same number of positions. As a result, your resume needs to be flawless and different. Your resume needs to speak to the needs of the position for which you are applying. Your resume needs to attract enough attention to get you the interview.

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October 25, 2010