Career Articles for Experienced Job-Seekers and Career Changers
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A Day in the Life of a Headhunter ,
Darrell W. Gurney, CPC.
Are Headhunters Calling You . . .
Or Ignoring You? Ex-Recruiter Reveals Secrets to Gaining Headhunter's Attention , by Deborah Walker.
Are the Major Job Boards All They're Cracked Up
to Be? A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2001 , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Attacking the Job Market and
Workplace Proactively in Tough Times: A Roundup of Expert Advice , compiled by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Baby Boomers,
Beware! Don't Let Your Resume Date You! , by Deborah Walker.
Breaking The Myths
About Career Networking , by Sherri Edwards.
Build a More Meaningful Career ,
by Robin Ryan.
Building Your
Career Portfolio: Four Career Investments for a Purposeful Lifetime , by Carol Poore.
Building Your Online
Career Brand: Five Tools for Job-Seekers , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Building Your
Personal Brand: Tactics for Successful Career Branding , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The Care and Feeding of
Headhunters , by Kathryn Lee Bazan.
Career and Job-Search Planning Guide:
From A to Z , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Career Assessment
Do's and Don'ts , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Career Change Do's and
Don'ts , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Career Changers' Most Powerful
Resume and Cover-Letter Tool: Transferable Skills , by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to
Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part I , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to
Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part II , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The Career Doctor's Cures &
Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part III ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The Career Doctor's
Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part IV ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The Career Doctor's
Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part V ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Career Fair
Checklist , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Career Fair
Success Strategies , by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
Career Fairs:
Your Shortcut to Job Interviews , by Deborah Walker.
Career Networking
Explained: Making Connections, Building Relationships , by Kathy Condon.
Cold Calling: A Time-Tested
Method of Job-Hunting , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Considering Graduate School? Answer These Five
Questions Before You Decide , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Consider the Nonprofit
Sector to Expand Your Employment Options , by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
Consultant/Free Agent
Quiz , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Converting
Your Seasonal Job to a Permanent Position: Tips for Success , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Dealing
With Non-Compete Clauses and Agreements , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Developing Your Job/Career/Life Survival Plan:
Preparing for the Possibility of Losing Your Job in Weak Economic Times , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Don't Sing the Holidays* Blues:
A Six-Step Guide to Successful Job-Hunting Between Thanksgiving and New Year's , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Do's
and Don'ts for Launching a Career in Sales , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Do's and Don't for Second
(and Subsequent) Job Interviews by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
8 Job-Hunting Mistakes You
Don't Want to Make: Advice from the Pros , by Sharon Reed Abboud.
Elevator
Speech Do's and Don'ts , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
The Elevator
Speech is the Swiss Army Knife of Job-Search Tools , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Expanding the Definition and Use of Career
Portfolios , by Martin Kimeldorf and Barbara Hagy.
Fantastic Formulas
for Composing Elevator Speeches , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
15 Myths and Misconceptions About Job-Hunting ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Fighting the
Overqualified Label: 10 Tactics for a Successful Job-Search , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The 5 Laws of
Successful Career Search , by Paul Hastings.
Following Up All Job Leads:
Don't Wait by the Phone (or Computer) , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
For Job-Hunting Success,
Develop a Comprehensive Job-Search Plan , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Formula for Finding the Right Headhunter: Trust
and Clout = Trout! , by Darrell W. Gurney, CPC, JCTC, RScP.
Getting Fired: An
Opportunity for Change and Growth , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
High-Powered Jobs
Don't Come Without Consequences , by Teena Rose.
Hot Jobs for 2001 , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
How to Capitalize on the Looming
Skills Shortage , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
How to Leave Your Dead-End Job ,
by Liz Sumner.
How To Make Yourself Three
Times More Likely to Get Hired , by Arthur I. Frank.
Internet Job-Hunting Turns a Corner:
A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2005 , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Internet
Job-Search Mistakes , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Introduce Yourself
Like You Mean It , by Ronna Lichtenberg.
Is "The Breakfast of Champions" in Your Resume? ,
by Joe Turner.
Job-Hunting Do's and Don'ts ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Job-Hunting Etiquette Quiz ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Job-Hunting in a Weak Job Market:
5 Strategies for Staying Upbeat (and Improving Your Chances of Success) , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Job Offer Sound Too Good? 10 Tips on How to Avoid Job
Scams and Schemes , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Job Search Checklist , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Job-Search Lessons Learned in
a Year of Economic Meltdown , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Job-Search Refresher: Six Job-Hunting Tips to
Help Secure Your Next Job , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Job-Seeker Accomplishments Worksheet .
Job-Seeker Tips for Making
Good First Impressions , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Job-Seeking
Strategy for Differently-abled Candidates , by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
Knowing Yourself and
Knowing How to Create Your Own Good Luck Are Keys to Career Planning , by David P. Helfand, Ph.D.
Life After Temping:
How to Portray Your Temping Experience When You Seek a Permanent Career , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Life Balance and How to Attain It ,
by Bill Dueease.
Life Planning: Go Big or Go Home! , by Rhoberta Shaler, Ph.D.
Major Studies Poke Holes in
Value of Internet Job-Hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2003 , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Mid-Year Career Checkup:
Are You "On Your Game?" , by Dan Puleio.
Moonlighting in America:
Strategies for Managing Working Multiple Jobs , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Navigating
the Muddled World of Internet Job-hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual
Report 2002 , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
The Networking Buddy System for Job-Search
Success , by Clay Barrett.
Networking Do's and Don'ts ,
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Networking Your Way to a New
Job , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
New City, New Job: How to Conduct a
Long-Distance Job Search , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The New Era of Job-Hunting:
Strategies for Finding Employment on the Internet , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
New Twists and Turns Mark a
Decade of Internet Job-Hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2006 , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
9 Secrets to Getting the Job You Really Want ,
by Bill Dueease.
The Nuts and Bolts of Launching a Career in
Freelancing or Consulting , by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
One-Week Job-Search:
How to Lay the Foundation for a New Job in Just Seven Days , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Online Assessment:
A Cyberspatial Career Snapshot , by Marc A. Verhoeve, B.A., BED., MED.
Online Career
Assessments: Helpful Tools of Self-Discovery , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Positive Attitude is Key When Fighting
Prejudice Against Older Workers , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Posting Your Resume on Job Boards: The FAQs
, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The Pros and Cons of Taking a Survival Job.
What Should You Do? ,by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
References: The Keys to Choosing and Using the Best Job
References in Your Job Search , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
References: What You
Don't Know Can Hurt You! , by Susan Oliver.
Researching Employers through Informational
Interviews , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Resigning
with Class: How to Diplomatically Resign From Your Job , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview Strategies for
Older Workers , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Seven Smart Networking Moves Guaranteed To Make
You More Memorable , by Susan Britton Whitcomb.
Seven Strategies
to Recession-Proof Your Career: Build Your Future Regardless of Health of the Economy ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Should You Work with a Coach
to Enhance Your Career? Get the FAQs , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Silver Linings in a Financial Meltdown:
How Workers and Job-Seekers Can Make the Best of a Bad Economy , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Sleuthing Out Hiring Managers is Key
to Job-Search Follow-up , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Slime-free Networking , by Ronna Lichtenberg.
So
You Want to Get Into Pharmaceutical Sales... , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Step-by-Step Guide to
Researching Companies , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Strategies for Staying Upbeat During
a Long Job-Search , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Surviving
and Moving Beyond Low-Wage Jobs: Solutions for an Invisible Workforce in America ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Swim in a Smaller Pond , by
Pamela Skillings.
Tapping Into the Hidden Job Market:
Uncovering Unpublicized Job Leads , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Taking
Networking to the Next Level: Getting Your Name Out There , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Temping Offers a Way to
Build Your Resume -- and Much More , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
10 Career Change Mistakes to Avoid ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
10 Deadly Sins of Job-Hunting: Top Ways to Bomb Your Job
Search -- and How to Avoid Them , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
10 Essential Tips for Landing
a Job Overseas , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Ten Questions to Ask Yourself
if You Still Haven't Found a Job , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
10 Reality Checks of Job-Hunting:
Overcoming Common Job-Search Mistakes , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The 10-Step Plan to Career
Change , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
10 Steps to Escaping
the Job World and Creating the Life You Really Want , by Valerie Young.
10 Tips for Job-Hunting Etiquette ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
10 Ways to Develop Job Leads ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Three
Critical Elements of a Successful Job Search , Deborah Walker.
Time to Change Jobs...
or Careers? A Quintessential Careers Quiz , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Tips for Breaking into and Succeeding in
Management Consulting , by Jennie S. Bev.
Tips for Working
Professionals in Search of Advanced Degrees , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Top Jobs for Y2K and Beyond ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Transferable
Skills -- a Vital Job-search Technique , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Trying to Make Sense of the Job Market
and Employment Outlooks , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Uncovering a Company's
Corporate Culture is a Critical Task for Job-Seekers , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Underqualified?
Ten Tips to Inspire Employers to Take a Leap of Faith , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Using Key Marketing Tools
to Position Yourself on the Job Market , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
The Value of a Mentor , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Volunteering Can Reveal
Your Work Passion , by Maureen Crawford Hentz.
Web 2.0 Dominates Trends
in Internet Job-Hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2008 ,
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
What Do Employers Really
Want? Top Skills and Values Employers Seek from Job-Seekers , Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Why Should I Hire You? Critical
Job-Hunting Strategies , by Mariette Durack Edwards.
The Word is Out:
Becoming a Free Agent is a Hot Career Path , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Working
Beyond Retirement: For Money, Identity, and Purpose , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Workplace Values Assessment: Do You Know
the Work Values You Most Want in a Job and an Employer -- and Does Your Current Employment
Reflect Those Values? by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Wrestling the
Time-Management Monster in Your Job Search , by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
You Need a Career or Life Coach if... ,
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Your Career Planning and Job-Search Calendar ,
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Your Job Skills
Portfolio: Giving You an Edge in the Marketplace , by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
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