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How Headhunters Use LinkedIn to Find Talented Candidates
Today, about 95 percent of recruiters, aka headhunters, utilize LinkedIn as a major sourcing tool to find candidates to present to their client companies seeking top-tier talent. But if you want to be found by one of them, it's important to understand how they use...
How to Answer ‘Why Do You Want to Work Here?’ in Job Interviews
There is one thing every employer wants to know about you when you interview for a job. Sometimes they will straight-out ask it, while at other times it will lurk in the background of the conversation. Either way, you should go into any interview prepared to answer...
Make the Most of Every Job Advertisement
"If only I could get an interview after all the times I've sent my resume in for consideration," is a frequent job hunter's refrain. To be sure, just getting through the dreaded black hole applicant tracking systems and human resources screeners employed by most...
Presentation: To Get a Good Job, Tell a Great Story!
To Get A Good Job, Tell A Great Story with Arnie Fertig, MPA, CEO of Jobhuntercoach WHEN: Monday, July 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler St, Tewksbury, MA 01876 Whenever you are looking for a job, you need to tell your story....
What Kind Of Company Is The Right Place For You?
Understand Employer Branding! There is lot's of talk about employer branding these days, as companies are crafting their images to attract a strong pool of candidates for positions they seek to fill. When you are looking for work, it is important not only to...
The 5 Elements of a Compelling Job Recommendation
You might typically think that a recommendation comes at the end of a job search, and is something others say about you. In this USNews & World Report article I show how your references on LinkedIn can be most valuable at the beginning of the search, and why it is...