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Clever Career Networking Tip Inspired By McDonald’s Big Mac

The secret to the success of McDonald's Big Mac might just be the key to success in your job search. This is a guest post by Leslie Drew. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Every year McDonald's sells 560 million Big Macs a year. That's crazy! Over half a billion. It would take you almost 16 years to count that high. What's so special about the Big Mac? Is it the largest burger in the world? No. According to the Guinness Book of World Records that distinction belongs to Mallie's Sports Bar and Grill in Southgate, MI. Is the Big Mac the best tasting burger? No. According to Zagat's Fast Food Survey In-N-Out Burger holds that title. Was it the first of its kind? Nope. According to this article the whole Big Mac concept is a direct copy of the Bob's Big Boy burger. So what is it?

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August 11, 2010
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6 Standout Job Interview Tips From A Professional Interviewer

What can make the difference between a “blah” and an “ah” interview. This a guest post by Nettie Feldman. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. I’m here to give you a simplified version of how to ace the interview, especially for those who get tongue-tied or simply aren’t good interviewees. So you’re not good interview material? Says who? 1) Look memorable We’ve been relying on the drab, “proper” attire that’s supposed to show our seriousness and professionalism. And then we end up acting blah, too. I’m not saying you ought to dress eccentrically, but what about an unexpected flash of color in your glasses (I wear those multicolor Ronit Furst glasses, and loads of people – including interviewers – ask me where to get them). Or an unusual shirt that’s styled differently or has a different color (but no Florida shirts, please). The key: stand out without looking too way out.

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August 10, 2010
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Why Job Seekers Need To Be Like Millers

The importance of trying to create your own job opportunities. This is a guest post by Ed Han. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. There are many truths about job search Some truths are uniquely personal while others are of broad applicability. It’s one of the latter I want to discuss today: why you should consider changing your profession to miller. And I suspect that by the time you’re done reading, you’ll be have a lot more sympathy for the notion than when you first began reading. By way of explanation, I’d like to begin by talking about a friend. My friend Donna Svei, an executive career coach, recently posted a blog entry about the importance of using shorter sentence structures—no more than 25 words in any sentence. I was astounded to read the word limit: the only other time I ever encountered it was junior year of college. I could hear the professor’s words as he explained that New York Times headlines are 25 or fewer words.

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August 9, 2010
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3 Out of the Box Ways to Grow Your Network

A few job search tips and tools that you just might not have thought of. This is a guest post by David Corman. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Focus on who you know Keeping tabs on what your friends and contacts are doing is a fundamental step in your job search. Although LinkedIn is great for leveraging 2nd and 3rd degree connections, you’d be surprised how helpful your 1st degree friends and acquaintances can be towards building the influence you seek. Tools such as Gist, for example, sync all of your online networks with your e-mail, Google Calendar and more to build a dashboard of all the people and businesses you are associated with. You’d be amazed at the quantity and quality of the companies you are connected to just from your friends and address book!

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August 4, 2010

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