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It's almost Rule No. 1 to be sure to prepare yourself for an interview by doing research on your prospective employer, the position itself and the career path that you may be able to take once you have the job.Sometimes, however, even the most seasoned of job seekers can fall into the trap of not taking the necessary steps to prove to your interviewer that you are the best candidate for the job.

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For the past couple of weeks, I have been working on a new book, Supersize Your Resume, which is a guide to creating an online presence for yourself in addition to your traditional resume. I should put the finishing touches on it soon, and it will be available in print, PDF and as an Amazon Kindle e-book. Here's the introduction, for your reading pleasure:It doesn't seem that long ago, but before

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Story LinkIt's no coincidence that with an ugly economy, the landscape at career fairs has changed drastically. And the number of prospective employers is now inversely proportional to the job fair attendees. And if you're looking to make a career change, you're likely to find yourself going up against both the experienced and fellow career transitioners.It sounds pretty daunting. This means, of

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Whenever, I talk about skills during any of my workshops, I always think of one thing...Napolean Dynamite, and the following quote:"You know, like nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills."And why do I always think of this (Besides my killer impression)? The same it true for employers for your new career. They're looking for

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I felt that this company, VisualCV, needed a dedicated post.Yes, that's how much of an impact this new technology can have.Last week, in Part One of my Career Transition 2.0 piece, I touched a little bit on how VisualCV's emerging presence will be something that those making a career change will want to take a good look at.Now that I've taken a much better look at it, VisualCV has the type of

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I found an very interesting interview of Same Greengard from the Personal Branding Blog by Dan Schawbel about recovering personal branding after switching careers. I had planned to tackle the issue of personal branding while making a career change, but it seems that someone beat me to it.No matter, though. Schawbel's conversation with Greengard was quite thorough, and focused a lot on people

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Yahoo's HotJobs wing recently posted a timely article about career transition, titled 5 Career Changes You Can Actually Make. While the article had some good information about some of the most in-demand fields, the piece went advertorial with its shameless plugs about online education, a tell-tale sign of a lot of the career-specific articles that generally appear on Yahoo.Disregard the salesy

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In Part 1, I set out some examples on how career transitioners can expand their research and search to include the latest in Web technology. In this part, while putting yourself out there is important, it is just as important to make sure that the right information is out there about you.True, recruiters and hiring managers have increasingly looked to the Internet to source new candidates. Also

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As early as five years ago, it used to be that the conventional wisdom of the career transitioner was that physical networking in the form of professional organizations and career fairs was the call of the day. Also, the tried-and-true resume was always the preferred form of communication to prospective employers.Fast-forward to 2008, the rules have changed.The advent of social networking and the

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While the economy is reeling from the foreclosure crisis, as well as the timely issue of the Congressional bailout (or not) and Wall Street's seeming freefall, those who are looking to make a career transition might be thinking twice.It's a plausible issue. After all, the job market, in many areas, is getting much worse. Layoffs at companies, in the face of the credit crunch, may increase

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In the years that I have been working with people in career transition, I have always openly wondered exactly what that entailed. Is it simply somebody who woke up one day and found they had chosen the wrong profession? Is it someone who worked for years at a job that all of a sudden wasn't there anymore. Is it a person who's tired of working for somebody else and wants to strike out on their own

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If this is your first visit to the Crossroads Career Transition Blog, I have created this blog to keep you up to date on the latest news on the overall job market, as well as information you can use to make the right move in your career!

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