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Check out these useful and empowering career and job-search articles for experienced job-seekers:

 

• 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.

   

• Backdoor Job Search: Create Opportunity by Being Your Own Headhunter, by Darrell Gurney.

   

• 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.

   

• Contrasting Good Job-Search to Weak Job-Search, 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.

   

• Employers Don't Give A Damn About You, by Rick Gillis.

 

• The Era of Personalized Job Search and Recruiting: Extending the Conversation. A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2011, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• Expanding the Definition and Use of Career Portfolios, by Martin Kimeldorf and Barbara Hagy.

   

• Expert Job-Search Answers and Advice from Career Experts, compiled by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• Fantastic Formulas for Composing Elevator Speeches, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• 15 Myths and Misconceptions About Job-Hunting, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• 15 Quick Tips for Career Branding Success, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• 15 Quick Tips for Working with Recruiters, by Katharine 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 a Job in a Down -- But Stimulated -- Economy, by Maureen Crawford Hentz.

   

• 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.

   

• How the Real-Time Web Changes Job Search: The Internet as One Giant Job Board. A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2010, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• How to Capitalize on the Looming Skills Shortage, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• How to Find a Job: A Job-Seeker Job-Search Guide, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

 

• How to Get the Best Present of All: Job-Hunting Tips for the Holidays, by Randall S. 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-Hunting's Parallels With Dating: Steps on How to Find Your Next Successful Employer Relationship, 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: Breakable Rules and Outdated Beliefs, by Katharine 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: Articulating How You Made a Difference in Your Job is Key to Job-Search Success, by Rick Gillis.

 

• 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.

   

• Job Targeting: A Better Way (than Job Boards) to Create Opportunity for Yourself, by Laura Levine Labovich.

   

• Key Job-Hunting Strategies for Finding Employment on the Internet, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

 

• 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.

   

• 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.

   

• Skill Up, Start Up, Speak Up: Expert Tips to Fire Up Your Job Search, compiled 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.

   

• Social Job Search Now Features 3Rs: Referrals, Recommendations, and Real-World Challenges. A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2012, 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.

   

• 10 Rules of a Good Job-Search, by 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 Things (Activities) You Can Do Today for Your Job Search, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• 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.

   

• Women Are the New Men: Reviewing and Leveraging Women's Bold New World of Work, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.

   

• 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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