tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62420232011-12-13T21:55:37.651-06:00Employment Dispatch - Job Search Secrets Revealed!<p> How to find a job fast. From the client files of Guaranteed Resumes (www.gresumes.com) and other sources. <p>Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1154465339616796242006-08-01T15:43:00.000-05:002006-08-01T15:50:33.183-05:00How to Enjoy a Better CareerYou want to be a success at work, doing a job you love, right? Right.But sometimes it’s hard to figure out how to get your career moving in the right direction -- whether you’re 22 or 72.So, based on my experience observing thousands of job seekers over the past 10 years, here are three tips to help you set the goals and build the skills you’ll need to reach career Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1153321055793364972006-07-19T09:57:00.000-05:002006-07-19T10:00:05.480-05:00Internet Job Search TipHere's a link to a great job hunting article that will help you get the most from Linkedin, a networking tool I recommend to all my clients.While you shouldn't spend all, or even most, of your time on the Internet when you're looking for a job, the Linkedin Web site is a great way to automate your efforts and be as productive as possible. Read the above article, try Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1152647583751552162006-07-11T14:50:00.000-05:002006-07-11T14:54:27.743-05:00How to Avoid Employment ScamsHere's a link to a disturbing newspaper story for which I was interviewed last week.It just might help you avoid getting ripped off for up to $15,000 by scam artists posing as "executive marketing experts." And here's an even longer and more in-depth piece from Career Journal, called "How Career-Marketing Firms Betray Unwary Candidates" -- very eye-opening.Kevin Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1151501814019643082006-06-28T08:35:00.000-05:002006-06-28T08:37:42.590-05:003 Quick Job Search TipsHere’s a collection of job search tips that have helped my clients over the years. I couldn’t think of any clever theme to tie them together, but you know what? So what! The theme here is that these tips work! And they can help you find work, faster. So here they are. Read them and reap …1) Create your own momentum The Big Mo -- you hear about it all the time in sports. Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1150232513074125032006-06-13T16:00:00.000-05:002006-06-13T16:07:33.466-05:00Your Job Search TeamIf you're looking for a job, think like a goose. Experiments have shown that geese flying in a V formation can travel about 70% farther than birds flying solo. Geese function more efficiently together than they do all by themselves. Are you looking for a job all by yourself? If so, know this: There's a limit to how much you can accomplish alone. But there's no limit to how Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1146673925034185812006-05-03T11:31:00.000-05:002006-05-03T11:32:05.050-05:00The Big Job Search QuestionAs a professional resume writer, here's a question I've been asked at least twice a day for the past 10 years: "My job search isn't working -- what should I do?"I've had to answer that question 10,950 times since 1996 (do the math). My answer is always the same, and it's always simple: "Find out what you're doing wrong. Then fix it."To find out what's wrong with your Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1145478514534056032006-04-19T15:27:00.000-05:002006-04-19T15:28:34.546-05:00Get Hired Faster -- Get SpecificIf you walk into a car dealer and announce, “I want a car,” what kind of reply will you get? The sales rep will say, “Sure. What are you looking for?” Then he'll ask you for more details -- the make, model, color, price you’re willing to pay, etc. It’s never enough to say, “I want a car.” You have to be specific. Otherwise, nobody can help you.Why, then, do so manyKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1144246955970343662006-04-05T09:18:00.000-05:002006-04-05T09:23:16.236-05:00Speed Your Job Search Up -- Write It DownGot a difficult problem in your job search? Say, a lack of networking contacts? Or trouble answering interview questions? Well, you've got company. Problems in a job search are as common as potholes in March.But ... have you ever written your problem down on a piece of paper?I'll bet you haven't. Because, when you write problems down, you take an immediateKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1144097094072012252006-04-03T15:39:00.000-05:002006-04-03T15:46:07.040-05:00How to Create a Gem of a CareerThe latest issue of Fast Company features an article on the technological and demographic trends that may shape your career for the next 10 years.Among the insights is this, from a hiring professional:"It's a big problem when someone's Facebook profile says that her favorite thing is to get s--tfaced on a Saturday night," says Masie. "Google is the first stop for Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1142972335259541922006-03-21T14:17:00.000-06:002006-03-21T14:26:57.120-06:00Job Shopping With a ListMost people spend more time writing a grocery list than they do creating a list of companies to work for. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense, does it? Let me ask you point blank: do you have a written list of companies you want to work for?If not, you have company. Roughly 98 of every 100 job seekers I've spoken to in the last 10 years couldn't name three ideal Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1141761213457026872006-03-07T13:52:00.000-06:002006-03-07T13:56:25.853-06:00To Find Work, Do What WorksIf you're not getting many interviews and job offers, have you ever stopped to wonder why?One man did, and asked me for input. Dale from St. Paul writes: "How do I respond to companies that require a four year degree? Twice in my life I was #1 in sales for national companies. Yet, I cannot seem to get in the front door because I only have an associate's degree."I calledKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1141674697387083772006-03-06T13:43:00.000-06:002006-03-06T13:55:47.983-06:00Job Interviews -- Your Weak Link?Job interviewing is like chugging beer on St. Patrick's Day: most of us over-estimate our ability to do it -- until it's too late.Let me explain ...Most of the nearly 5,000 job seekers I've spoken to over the last 10 years tell me a variation on the same story. It's this:Just get me to the interview. Once I sit down with an employer, I'm great at selling myself!IfKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1140528243605434362006-02-21T07:21:00.000-06:002006-02-24T20:24:16.740-06:00Paris Hilton Has a Job -- Why Not You?Fact: The more people who know you, the less time you'll spend hunting for employment. Want proof? Few people are more famous -- and less employable -- than Paris Hilton. Yet, paid gigs keep falling into her lap. This defies all reason, of course, until you look at the numbers. If 100 million people know who you are and what you do, and 99.9999% of them don'tKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1139523902583278582006-02-09T16:19:00.000-06:002006-02-09T16:28:33.166-06:002 Job Search AggregatorsHere are 2 good-looking job search aggregators to check out: Indeed.com and SimplyHired.comWhat's a job search aggregator?It's a "meta" job search engine that collects job postings from hundreds or even thousands of other Web sites. An aggregator is a great way to cover more ground fast. But never forget that the #1 way to find a job is from a lead you get by meeting Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1139440439206949982006-02-08T17:03:00.000-06:002006-02-08T17:16:47.923-06:00Get Hired Faster Using Voicemail MarketingWhen it comes to job hunting, the world belongs to the person with a marketing mind. The more you think like a marketer, the faster you will get hired.Always, always, ALWAYS.Here's an example from the world of business that you can adapt to your job search right now -- change your voicemail greeting to let people know you're in the job market (so long as Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1139353924853416372006-02-07T17:08:00.000-06:002006-02-07T17:14:06.580-06:0025 Words That Hurt Your ResumeHere's a nifty piece from CNN that will help you write a better resume by forcing you to prove the claims you make. Most resumes are 95% hot air and empty assertions, so this advice is needed.It's similar to my piece from several years back in The Wall Street JournalGood luck, and happy hunting.- Kevin Donlin, PresidentGuaranteed ResumesKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1139272367598647312006-02-06T18:17:00.000-06:002006-02-07T17:14:40.070-06:00Bureaucrats Meddling in Your Job HuntHere's bad news and good news from CNN if you use the Internet to look for jobs ... which is roughly 100% of you reading this. More of your tax dollars at work -- nothing like more government regulations to make your life easier. The meat of the article is this:New federal guidelines meant to standardize how employers track data on the diversity of their Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1137510569005963242006-01-17T09:08:00.000-06:002006-02-26T18:00:55.403-06:00Don't Resolve to Get a Job This New YearIf your New Year's resolutions include getting a new job, here's a radical tip: Forget about it. Why? Because most New Year's resolutions are little more than vague wishes that never get acted on: I think I'll lose weight ... I'll try to get more organized ... I'd like to find a new job ...Sound familiar? Instead of resolving to find a job, you should Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1130598506676737242005-10-29T10:07:00.000-05:002005-10-29T10:08:26.686-05:00The Counterintuitive Job SearchWhen you catch a cold, your first instinct is to hop in bed until you feel better. That's understandable and healthy.How about when you find yourself out of a job? Your first reaction to a job loss may be the same -- lie in bed until it blows over. Yet, unlike a cold, unemployment won't go away by itself. Instead, you can get hired faster by going against your Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1128627177664278122005-10-06T14:32:00.000-05:002005-10-06T14:34:09.753-05:00Think And Tell ... And Get HiredWant to get hired faster? Try playing "Think and Tell."Specifically, you should figure out exactly what job you want and why you're qualified to do it. Then, tell your story to the right employers. Simple? Yes. Easy? No.That's because most people would rather do anything -- anything at all -- rather than think. But a little thinking will go a long way in your job Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1127420649044624312005-09-22T15:10:00.000-05:002005-09-22T15:24:09.053-05:00Can You Write a Simple Report? You Can Get Hired.If you want a new job, you have to convince someone to hire you first. And, as I've written before, the best way I know to convince an employer is to start working before you're hired. In other words, come to the interview ready to do the job, right then and there. Example: if you're a sales rep, bring sales leads. If you're a programmer, create Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1125342972636796252005-08-29T14:14:00.000-05:002005-08-29T14:16:48.376-05:00Troubleshooting Your Job SearchOK. You've posted your resume online. You've sent out a dozen copies answering classified ads. You've told everyone in your network that you're looking for a job.And nothing has happened. Now what?Since 1996, I've written/edited resumes for nearly 3,000 clients and refunded less than 3% of them for lack of results. Based on this experience, here are four ways for Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1124121313035724122005-08-15T10:54:00.000-05:002005-08-15T10:56:05.616-05:00"Need a Job? Put a Gun to Your Head"A legendary marketing genius once said that, if he had to write a killer sales letter, he would imagine he had a gun pointed at his head and that he would be shot if his advertising didn't deliver. This motivated him to create some of the world's most-profitable ads. Example: one of his sales letters was mailed more than 300 million times in the 1970s and Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1122998650745823712005-08-02T11:02:00.000-05:002005-08-02T11:04:10.753-05:002 Job-Search Success StoriesHere, from my email in-box, are two success stories from people who found great new jobs last week. As you read, and ask yourself, "How could I apply this to my job hunt?"1) Job-search goal cards workHere's a story sent in by Fred, from Chanhassen, Minn. He got hired, in part, by using my "job-search goal card" technique in his search. Fred writes:"On Tuesday, May 24thKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1121353195375799162005-07-14T09:59:00.000-05:002005-07-14T09:59:55.383-05:003 Ways To Succeed On Your First Job (Or Any Job)You've heard the real estate cliché: the three factors that determine a property's value are location, location, location.Well, here's an instant cliché about creating value on the job: to succeed, you need to work, work, work. But there's more to success than 80-hour workweeks. You have to do the right things in the right amount to get ahead, Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1120661992725862882005-07-06T09:59:00.000-05:002005-07-06T10:01:47.130-05:00How to REALLY Look for a JobAre you looking for a job -- really looking? Or are you simply waiting for employment to fall into your lap?If you're like about 75% of the job seekers I've met over the past nine years, you're probably doing too much waiting and not enough searching.Stop. Now. Instead, here are two ways to be more proactive -- and much more effective -- in your job search.1) Stop Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1118846919047035602005-06-15T09:45:00.000-05:002005-06-15T09:50:46.316-05:00How To Find a Job Faster With a 3x5 CardHere are the astonishing results of a survey I sent to my subscriber list a few weeks back. It may change forever how you look for a job.Below is a "blog" version of a PowerPoint presentation I gave to a packed house at the Star Tribune Career Expo on May 24, 2005 at the Convention Center in Minneapolis. Read on to learn how the amazing secrets of a 3x5 Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1118691244446164772005-06-13T14:33:00.000-05:002005-06-13T14:35:34.673-05:00Why Your Networking Doesn't WorkHere's a recent email from an unhappy job seeker who's got his head on BACKWARDS about how to network:Past experience has shown that most people will only help you when it directly benefits them, such as when there is an incentive hiring plan. For many years, I have tried to keep in touch with numerous people I knew very well. Most refuse to even answer. No Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1116346595312428672005-05-17T11:14:00.000-05:002005-06-15T09:44:40.806-05:00"Write And Get Hired"Want to get hired faster than 97% of other job seekers?You can. Here's how ...According to a Harvard Business School study, 83% of the population have no clearly defined goals. And 14% have goals, but not written down. Only 3% of the US population have written goals! The study concluded that the 3% who did have written goals were earning an astounding 10 times that of the 83%Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1115146608078003362005-05-03T13:55:00.000-05:002005-06-13T08:26:47.073-05:00"4 Niche Job-Search Tips"Where do you start looking for a job on the Internet? What Web sites are best for your industry? If you're suffering from "job search overwhelm," take heart. It's less overwhelming if you slice the online job market into bite-sized pieces instead of trying to visit 1,000 Web sites in a single day.Here are 4 ways to divide the online employment market into smaller niches -Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1114534099826054742005-04-26T11:47:00.000-05:002005-06-13T08:28:22.743-05:00Don't Let Them Bring You DownJob search got you down?That's understandable, if you believe most of the "bad" economic news you read and hear.And I think that mainstream economists are largely to blame.You see, I have this theory: economists are like weathermen. Nobody pays attention to the weather man (or lady) when skies are sunny and the forecast is fair. We're more interested in the sports Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1113920169794208172005-04-19T09:14:00.000-05:002005-04-19T09:17:09.360-05:00How To Get More Interviews By Using Your ... Braincopyright © by Kevin DonlinThis week, I want to focus on one of the most-pressing problems faced by most job seekers -- how to get more interviews.After all, that's the main goal of every resume and cover letter you send out, right? You want a job interview.So, here's one way to get more job leads -- and interviews.The secret is found in your Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1113315086200987792005-04-12T09:09:00.000-05:002005-04-12T09:16:18.510-05:004 Internet Job Search Mistakes to Avoidcopyright © by Kevin DonlinThe Internet is a easily the world's most powerful employment tool. With the Web, you can access millions of job openings on thousands of sites. With email, you can quickly contact employers and ask for interviews.Yet, if used incorrectly, the Internet can actually prevent you from being as productive as possible in your search forKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1112129600917951212005-03-29T14:46:00.000-06:002005-03-29T14:53:20.933-06:00Your Job Search Is A Marketing Campaign (Part 2)copyright © 2004 by Kevin DonlinHere's a continuation of my article a few months back on how the successful job search is really just a personal marketing campaign. To recap, the same marketing techniques that have sell billions of dollars worth of products and services on TV, in print and via direct mail can also help you find a job.All you have toKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1110920251278446532005-03-15T14:56:00.000-06:002005-03-15T15:03:12.863-06:00"Start Working Before You Get Hired"copyright by Kevin Donlin, PresidentGuaranteed Resumes What if there were a way to prove to almost any employer that you alone were the one to hire?Would learning how to do that interest you? I thought so.I call this the "start-working-before-you-get-hired" job-hunting method. You can learn to do it in the next two minutes. And start getting more job leads Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1109865551961003382005-03-03T09:54:00.000-06:002005-03-03T10:01:13.810-06:00"What Recruiters Hate About Resumes And Cover Letters"copyright by Kevin DonlinToday, I'm going to share with you the awful truth about resumes and cover letters.Here it is: Most of them suck. S-U-C-K.That's not just my opinion, although I've read nearly 15,000 resumes and cover letters over the years and found glaring mistakes in about 85-90% of them.It's also the opinion of most of the hiring Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1108562309913459282005-02-16T07:57:00.000-06:002005-02-16T08:02:53.273-06:003 Resume Secrets the Pros Usecopyright © by Kevin DonlinYou don't write a resume every day. Not even every month or year, most likely. So you can't be expected to do it flawlessly every time, right? After all, you're not a professional.Well, I am. My team and I have written or edited nearly 5,000 resumes over the past nine years. And there are a handful of secrets we use to get the job done, and Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1107371865245308822005-02-02T13:02:00.000-06:002005-02-02T13:53:06.690-06:00Your Job Search -- a Marketing Campaign? copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin The successful job search is really just a personal marketing campaign. And the same techniques used in infomercials and junk mail can help you get hired, too. I'll prove it to you. First, let's define marketing. I like this definition: marketing is finding and getting customers. That sounds like a job search, doesn'tKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1106676921904127832005-01-25T12:13:00.002-06:002005-01-25T12:17:42.410-06:00How to Get Hired by Being Obvious copyright © by Kevin Donlin If you want a drink of water, do you hire a focus group or pick up the Yellow Pages? No. You go to the kitchen, fill a glass and drink. You take the shortest route to fill your need. The path is obvious, right? Your job search is the same way. The formula for success can be obvious, if you take the time to look at how others have Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1106058559768854382005-01-18T08:28:00.000-06:002005-01-18T08:30:28.136-06:00 "Believe And Get Hired" copyright © by Kevin Donlin Good things seem to come in bunches, especially in a job search. Ever wonder why? Example: ever know someone (perhaps you?) who, after many weeks in a fruitless job hunt, suddenly hit a "hot streak" and landed two or three interviews in a matter of days? What happened? What changed? Did the job market suddenly improve? Perhaps. Or ... wasKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1104252227480647802004-12-28T10:39:00.000-06:002004-12-28T10:47:18.806-06:00 NEW! Why do some people almost always ace the job interview -- and get hired faster? Click here to find out for yourself This week's job search column ... Three Cover Letter Secrets Revealed copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin Writing a cover letter can be like cleaning your garage -- you don’t know where to start ... and you just want it done. Wouldn’t it be great if you could use a few "Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1102519881480174282004-12-08T09:27:00.000-06:002004-12-08T09:43:25.520-06:003 Job Search Problems -- Solved copyright (c) by Kevin Donlin This week, I'll tackle three common job search problems sent in by readers, in hopes that the answers will help you find your ideal job faster. These tips come from my client files and will work in today's job market -- or any other. Problem: "I'm not finding enough job listings in my field." Solution: There are two ways to fix Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1101838619201568192004-11-30T12:14:00.000-06:002004-11-30T12:28:46.353-06:00 "Little Mistakes That Keep You Unemployed" copyright (c) by Kevin Donlin, President Guaranteed Resumes If your job search is dragging on and on, you might want to look in the mirror. Because the person looking back may be sabotaging your efforts. Do you make the following mistakes in your job search? If so, stop now. And start getting more calls for job interviews. Mistake #1) Not Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1100184924320148882004-11-11T08:52:00.000-06:002004-11-11T08:55:24.320-06:00"Interview With The Headhunter" Copyright (c) by Kevin Donlin Last week, I spoke with employment expert Nick Corcodilos, an experienced recruiter and author of the weekly, "Ask The Headhunter Newsletter" (www.asktheheadhunter.com). If you ever wanted to sit down and pick a headhunter's brain (pardon that visual), this interview will give you 3 "insider" tips to help you find a new job faster.Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1100107511280908342004-11-10T11:24:00.000-06:002004-11-10T11:25:11.280-06:003 Creative Job Search Tactics copyright © by Kevin Donlin It's a fact: the best jobs attract loads of competition. So it pays to do whatever you can to stand out as a persistent, creative candidate, one that any sane employer would love to hire. But how can you do that, in this impersonal age of email, chat rooms and mega job sites? Easy. Just do what has worked for others. Here are 3 mini Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1097692150353235232004-10-13T13:24:00.000-05:002004-11-10T11:26:01.423-06:00"4 Ways to Find a Job Faster Online" copyright © by Kevin Donlin If you're reading this, you're probably using the Internet in your job hunt. And that's good. The Internet can be a hugely effective job-search tool … if use it right. If you misuse it, the Internet can chew up huge chunks of your time and leave you no closer to getting hired. So, here are four ways to use the Internet smarterKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1096475452178378892004-09-29T11:29:00.000-05:002004-09-29T11:30:52.180-05:00How NOT to Write a Resume copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin You can learn a lot about how to do something right by first learning what NOT to do. Take resumes, for example. I review about 200-300 a month, and most have at least 2-3 mistakes. Yet, all those hundreds of mistakes can be grouped into just a handful of categories, which you would do well to avoid. Read on and learn how to write Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1095249930687195932004-09-15T07:04:00.000-05:002004-09-15T07:05:30.686-05:00How to Network Without Being a Pest copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin OK. You're a savvy job hunter. You already know that networking is how as many as 70-80% of people get hired. And you've been calling and emailing your list of contacts for the past month or so, to ask for job leads. But what if you need to call back a second or third time, to follow up and get new employment leads? How Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1093969018718935902004-08-31T11:15:00.000-05:002004-08-31T11:18:45.670-05:00 How to Supercharge Your Job Search in One Week copyright © by Kevin Donlin Back in the 1990s, when I worked for other people, one of my clients was a little company from Tennessee called Federal Express. Since its founding in 1973, FedEx has grown from literally a "fly-by-night" 14-plane operation into a multi-billion dollar corporation. And ... what does this have to do with your job searchKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1093440543117612652004-08-25T08:28:00.000-05:002004-08-25T08:44:31.216-05:00Thanks to WEDDLES.com for the helpful picks from its annual User’s Choice Awards. These awards recognize job seekers’ and recruiters’ picks for the 30 best job boards on the Internet. Leading the pack at the half-way mark in 2004 are A/E/C Job Bank, Absolutely Healthcare, America’s Job Bank, Best Jobs USA, CareerBank.com, CareerBuilder.com, CareerExchange.com, CareerJournal.com, ccJobsOnline.comKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1092323285471012212004-08-12T10:06:00.001-05:002004-08-12T10:12:22.110-05:00Simple Is Best In Your Job Search copyright (c) 2004 by Kevin Donlin Last time I wrote about the Parreto Principle, discovered about 100 years ago, and how this "80/20 Rule" can transform your job hunt if you focus on the 20% of activities that bring you 80% of your job leads. Today, I'm going farther back in history to help you find a job using ... Occam's Razor. Whose what, you ask? William of Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1091044882512423202004-07-28T14:59:00.000-05:002004-08-12T10:12:42.866-05:00The 80/20 Rule in Your Job Search What if I told you that 80% of what you’re doing in your job search is a complete waste of time? Well, it’s true, according to the Pareto Principle. Let me explain … Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) was an Italian economist who found that 20% of the Italian people owned 80% of that country’s wealth. But what’s fascinating about this principle, also called the 82/Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1089840644774233062004-07-14T16:29:00.000-05:002004-07-14T16:30:44.776-05:00 Is Your Job Search at Risk? Two Near Misses to Learn From ... copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin This week's column can be boiled down to two words: follow up. If you're like 98%of the nearly 5,000 job seekers I've spoken to since 1996, you're probably not following up right in your job search. If you're following up at all. You need to follow up. Before and after the job interview. Yet, so Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1088517246900303892004-06-29T08:52:00.000-05:002004-06-29T11:08:11.416-05:00 3 Ways to Find a Job -- by Doing the Opposite copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin Want to get hired faster? You can almost always shave days, weeks -- even months -- off your job search if you stop following the herd and do things differently. In my 8 years of helping people find work, I've found that too many job seekers take too long to get hired because they do the same things as everyone Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1087998857541707872004-06-23T08:52:00.000-05:002004-06-23T08:55:01.856-05:00 3 Ways to Avoid Getting Ripped Off by Job Search "Experts" copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin Almost every week, I get frantic calls from job seekers who paid $1,000, $2,000 (up to $5,600 in one case) to nationally known "career marketing" firms for badly written resumes and useless career advice. They take your money, promise to introduce you to their "inside network of industry contacts" to Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1087911219154896982004-06-22T08:33:00.000-05:002004-06-22T08:33:39.153-05:00 How to Interview with Confidence The more you know about a company and its problems/opportunities, the better you will do in an interview. Period. One client of mine, JT from St. Paul, Minn., shared a success story with me yesterday. He said: "I followed your advice regarding interviewing and have done my homework on this company. I believe this was impressive during the interview and providedKevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1087474223934142502004-06-17T07:09:00.000-05:002004-06-17T07:10:23.936-05:00 How to Find a Job by Asking Better Questions copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin What if you could train your brain to pull job leads almost out of thin air, and see employment opportunities where before there appeared none? Well, you can. The secret is found in your brain's Reticular Activation System, or RAS. Here's the story ... Our minds can focus on only one or two things at a time. If Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1087393410250713672004-06-16T08:42:00.000-05:002004-06-16T08:43:30.250-05:00 947,000 New Jobs Created since March! The U.S. Labor Department reported 248,000 new jobs for May, making it the third month in 2004 to see job growth. March had gains of 353,000 new jobs, while April increased by 346,000 new jobs. According to the Labor report, increases continued in construction, manufacturing, and several service industries. So that's a total of 947,000 new jobs for the Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1087306670078341012004-06-15T08:37:00.000-05:002004-06-15T08:38:47.433-05:00 Hot Summer for Job Seekers? Are you looking for a new job? Here's good news ... The pace of hiring in the United States is projected to be as strong from July through September, as it was in the second quarter, according to a new Manpower survey. Click here to read the whole story - Kevin Donlin, President Guaranteed Resumes Click for - resume writing tips Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1087220986356344672004-06-14T08:47:00.000-05:002004-06-14T08:50:25.150-05:00 Mild-Mannered Programmer Hits Boiling Point, "Forces" Employer to Give Him a Job ... copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin Let's call him "Eugene." He's a mild-mannered software developer from Savage, MN. After getting absolutely nowhere in his job search for more than three months -- applying to dozens of job postings on scores of Web sites -- Eugene hit the boiling point. He was mad as Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1086961926428019752004-06-11T08:46:00.000-05:002004-06-11T08:52:36.780-05:00 10-Minute Resume Makeover copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin Here's a fast, easy way to make a dramatic improvement in your resume -- ask a trusted friend to read it. Does that seem obvious? If it were, I wouldn't see misspellings and grammatical errors in the dozens of resumes people send me every week. These are written by literate people with a solid grasp of English. But most folks are Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1086883926160377652004-06-10T11:10:00.000-05:002004-06-11T08:53:15.070-05:00 "Job Search 101" - from FastCompany Here's an article I just rediscovered that's still relevant, two years later. Author Ben Cheever knows what it takes to look for -- and land -- a job. After losing his, he worked at a sandwich bar, sold computers, and stocked books (and failed a math test to be a stockbroker). Below is a link to his 5 rules for finding work in today's job market - Click Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1086795903199704002004-06-09T10:42:00.000-05:002004-06-10T11:07:24.156-05:00 Why You Need 3 Resumes copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin Would you go golfing with only one club? Of course not. You need a driver to get off the tee, an iron for the fairway, a putter, etc. In short, one club won't work in all situations. It's the same with your job search. To compete in today's high-tech job market, you need more than one "club," in this case, a resume. In fact, you Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1083104213035262222004-04-27T17:16:00.000-05:002004-06-11T08:54:51.916-05:00 How to Jump-Start Your Job Search copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin Have you been jobless for more than 6 months? If so, it probably seems like forever, doesn't it? To make matters worse, you may have fallen into a rut that’s making your job hunt take even longer than it should. Here are four ways to jump-start a stalled job search and get that position you really want, faster than you might Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1080689463125078642004-03-30T17:29:00.000-06:002004-06-11T08:55:59.763-05:00 3 Tips From Winning Job Searches copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin From my client files this month, here are 3 success stories from people who got hired fast, with takeaway lessons you can use to jumpstart your job search today. Case #1: Kathy from Minnesota got hired over 150 applicants for a position as a business analyst. How? Her resume positioned her as someone who could deliver results.Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242023.post-1079555220350738662004-03-17T14:24:00.000-06:002004-06-10T11:02:38.033-05:00 How to Get Hired by Following Up! copyright © 2004 by Kevin Donlin As any marketing pro will tell you, you can double your sales simply by following up with prospects. Instead of just one sales letter, mail two, 7 days apart, for example. It’s the same with your job search. Instead of just sending in your resume and then waiting for the phone to ring (as far too many folks do!) you can Kevin Donlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244887292556875329noreply@blogger.com