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Your Career: Five Common Job Search Mistakes

By Kristen Harris Looking for work might seem like a fairly straightforward process but, in fact, it’s quite complex. There are several steps, a series of interactions, and multiple people involved in your search. Each stage of the process is filled with nuance and details. One false move can take you out of the running, and you may not even know it. The job search process is challenging and stressful enough without putting barriers in your own way. Check yourself…are you making any of these five common job search mistakes?

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60 Seconds and You’re Hired: Interview Tips that Work

By Kristen Harris This is it! Showtime. Your interview is scheduled, you’ve taken the time to prepare, and are confidently walking in the door, ready to go. Now it’s time to show them what you’ve got. If you haven’t quite prepared for the interview yet, check out part one of this series— You’re Hired: Five Tips to Prepare for a Great Interview. Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes for a moment. For one reason or another, there’s an open role on their team. They have a problem, and think you

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You’re Hired: Five Tips to Prepare for a Great Interview

By Kristen Harris You have an interview! Maybe you’re a little nervous. It probably feels like there are a thousand things to remember. Whether it’s your first interview, or you haven’t interviewed in twenty years, being prepared can help tilt the outcome in your favor. There are two sides to every interview, the person interviewing you and YOU. While it may seem like the interviewer holds all the cards, you have total control over one half of that equation. Keep in mind that you both want the same thing— for

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Make the most of your interview!

An interview is your chance to make a good impression and strut your stuff, but most of us are intimidated by such things. The trick is knowing how to talk about your strengths and skills without sounding either conceited or unsure. Let us, with help from Sharon Delay at BoldlyGO Coaching, give you some tips on how to make the most out of your interview. Follow this link for the answers to your interview questions. (The link is a .zip
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