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ShareInteresting article in the New York Times regarding retiree job seekers and the special job search problems facing retirees and those over the age of 65.
…In fact, there are more Americans 65 and older in the job market today than at any time in history, 6.6 million, compared with 4.1 million in 2001.
Less well known, [...]

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ShareAn article in Time Magazine suggests that virtual job interviewing, via skype especially, is something jobseekers are seeing more and more of.
This makes tons of sense to me. For out-of-town interviewing, the money savings alone are astronomical. But also, think about how this is more convenient for interviewer and interviewee alike. Less pressure, less procedure… [...]

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ShareShould you hide your tattoos when going in for a job interview?
According to this article the conclusion a lot of people are coming to is an emphatic YES!
Add tattoo removal as another growth industry in this crappy job market.

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ShareApropos of our recent discussions of Twitter and it’s usefulness in the job search, it’s important to remember that, as with Facebook, you have to watch what you say.
Read the following cautionary tale from I’m Not Actually A Geek:
A lucky job applicant tweeted the following:
Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh [...]

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ShareI haven’t done an Ask Brian column in a while (though you can still submit your questions here), because I haven’t gotten an interesting question in a while. Lately all the questions have been of a kind:
I’ve sent my resume out 90 times and haven’t heard anything. How do I hear back from someone?
So, consider [...]

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ShareI once gave you my one best tip for writing a better resume. This has prompted several people to write and ask if I have a similar one “best tip” for job interviews.
I do, and it’s a very simple one.
Zen And the Art of Job Interviews
When it comes time to prepare clients for a job [...]

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ShareYes.
The end.
Sometimes my job search tips seem obvious. Sometimes the tips are so simple, you would think everyone would say, well, duh.
But this tip comes from an encounter with a client I had this morning which drove home yet again the idea that no tip is too simple. There’s always someone out there who could [...]

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ShareThere’s tons of advice out there on how to ace the interview. From books, to professional coaches to lists of potential interview questions and answers.
A few years ago, I was introduced to a DIY interview preparation hack that seemed kind of unique. It might not be feasible for everyone, but if you have the time, [...]

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ShareGoogle and Microsoft have long been famous (notorious?) for their rigorous interview process. For years we’ve heard legendary 2nd-hand stories about the Rube Goldberg interview questions and the GMAT-like testing gauntlet that applicants have to endure.
The Royal Pingdom blog has scraped together some interview questions that applicants claim they have been asked by Microsoft and [...]

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ShareThere’s a lot of literature out there along the lines of: “The 50 Most Common Interview Questions and How To Answer Them.”
I’m not sure I’m a big fan of these articles. I mean, they’re a good exercise… they help you get a sense of the kind of questions that might come up. But an interview [...]

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