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How Your Resume Buzzwords Get You Rejected

Are resume buzzwords an HR buzz kill? This is a guest post by Tabitha Flack. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. As a recruiter, I can tell you that buzzwords are funnily enough a bit of a buzzword at the moment in the employment sector, and have been for some time. It is all about throwing back all-important indicators to hiring managers and HR teams showing that you know what you are talking about. And to an extent I would agree with this argument, but not wholeheartedly: * If you are formatting your CV and want to make the "argument of you" compelling to your potential employer and easily navigable for an HR team member, then this is certainly the best way to go about it. * If you want to make yourself sound flashy by calling yourself a Ninja, Guru, Superstar, or Demi-God, they probably won't be so interested.

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August 11, 2014

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High Heels Are Overrated and Three Working Women Myths

Stop conforming to outdated stereotypes. This is a guest post by Dana Manciagli. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Even though working women have been a growing force in our global economy for decades, there are still indicators that women’s career gains – not just economic gains – have been frustratingly limited. I believe that women can do so much more to take control and accountability for their careers and realize the economic gains they aspire to. After a 30-year career in I.T. and other male-dominated industries, I have witnessed women’s great success stories and self-sabotaging behaviors and characteristics. Here are three myths that need to be debunked.

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July 31, 2014

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Are Salary Surveys Actually Useful? [PODCAST]

The numbers are there, but do they really mean anything? After I recently published Over 100 Salary Surveys, Guides and Calculators For 2014, Mark Anthony Dyson, creator of blog TheVoiceofJobseekers.com, reached out to interview me for Episode 34 of his ongoing podcast series. The podcast is split into two parts. In Part 1, spanning the first 23 minutes of the podcast, Mark and I discussed: * Why I spent so much effort to create the compilation * The differences between salary surveys, guides and calculators * Important: a typical mistake job seekers make with salary resources And more...

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April 23, 2014

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The Biggest Job Search Problem With LinkedIn

LinkedIn might be great for job seekers, but it has one big flaw.

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April 3, 2014

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Playing With Fire With Your Personal Brand

Sometimes, you have to turn your back on the fire to build it up. This is a guest post by Michel Neray. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. I just came back from my annual canoe trip. Now, this wasn’t the peaceful paddle on a glassy quiet lake that you might imagine. It was a rugged, wild, whitewater trip that started at Bridge Rapids some 80 kilometers north of the Ottawa River in Canada, where you can only get to by logging roads or floatplane, and the only way back, (other than floatplane or logging road), is by canoe. For a week we didn’t see another soul, nor were we able to get Internet access, cell calls, Facebook status updates or Tweets. I had to focus on simple things, like getting through Class III rapids during the day, and getting the fire going before nightfall. The fire was my greatest teacher on this trip. Do you know how to build a fire?

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October 1, 2013