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Making a good impression in the job interview is one of the most underrated skill sets for career professionals. Statistics bear that the average professional is spending 3.2 years before making an employment change. Some of this frequency of change is due to mergers, reorganizations, and down-sizing.

You must remember that you are self-employed. Whether you think so or not, you are. You have to manage your career like an entrepreneur manages his business. One skill is understanding how to handle competency based interview questions. This interview type is much more structured then the traditional method of asking questions.

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Being involved in a mock interview is a very helpful tool in preparing you to land that dream job. Many of us have all the answers in our head but sometimes they do not sound as good once you speak them into existence in an interview. Going through a mock job interview will help you to nail down your story, your strengths, and better state your weaknesses.

Mock interviews can be performed with a friend, family member, or even a career agency for a minor fee.  Meeting with employment rescruiters is a great way to go through mock job interviews. Recruiters want you to represent them well in an interview so if you demonstrate to them that you are coachable, they will be glad to give you both positive and negative feedback.

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Today we will conclude our series on the top 10 worst mistakes that lead to a bad interview. If you take time to review all of the mistakes, then you will notice that some are not as obvious as it might seem. What candidates get frustrated with most is when they are failing at interviews but have no idea as to what they are doing wrong.

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Pipl.com is quickly becoming one of my favorite job search websites . It will save you many hours from doing your own research. You can see everything conveniently in one place. It is becoming the Google of People Search. Recently, they recently a Beta version for Businesses. In the video, I show you how you can use this new feature to help in preparing for an interview and in basic networking.

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I have another job search tip for you today that I think will be helpful for you. One thing has become evident to me as an Executive Recruiter. There are basically two types of job searchers:

1. Reactive

2. Proactive

Unfortunately, the reactive crowd is larger in numbers. The reactive crowd focuses their attention on monitoring the job boards and waiting for recruiters to call them. Everything is reactionary about their job search. Now, this techniques can work but it does take longer. Many people use this technique when they are already working because it is simple. However, you can be proactive as well without wasting your life away.

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Today I have an awesome tip for you as it relates to networking. Many people forget this important step and as a result they miss out on the key components to networking. You have to begin by running to 1st base before you can advance. One of the first things I taught my son in little league baseball was how to run the bases. He wanted to skip first and go straight to second because after all it was quicker! He wanted to get to home faster and score a run.

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I want to share with you in a video some specific examples on how you can benefit from having a Linkedin account. I believe Linkedin is one of the best online networking tools that you can use.

Watch this video as I show you step by step a few ways you can get your name out there and have jobs find you. Linkedin has over 35 million+ users and growing every day. There are some specific actions that you can take on Linkedin that will work for you days after you take the action.

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Well, you would probably have to have your head stuck in the sand to say you have never heard of twitter these days! Truthfully, I think Twitter is still "under development" and still evolving as we speak. That being said, I still think you should add this to your list when it comes to searching for a new job.

Statistics say that over 50% of the people who sign up for Twitter never come back a month after signing up. Why is this? I think there are two reasons:

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Today I have another Job Search secret for you. We are counting down to my #1 Secret for uncovering the hidden job market. These videos are some of the same techniques on use on a daily basis to uncover hidden jobs and gain new clients as an Executive Recruiter.

In this video, I am going to talk about the power of Craigslist . In my opinion, too many professionals automatically discount the validity of Craigslist. They mistakenly believe that it is just used for buying other people’s trash. The truth is Google loves Craigslist and it is not owned and operated by Ebay. Sure, it is not the flashiest website you have ever seen, but it gets a ton of traffic every single day. My perspective is simple, where there is traffic there is opportunity. Opportunity for you to use it to your advantage.

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Okay, today I am going to discuss the power of job board aggregators. If you have been a reader of my blog then you know that I am not a huge fan of online job boards. Statistics tell us that only 18% of people get hired through online job boards. However, most people use online job boards as their only strategy.

If you can learn to use some of the advance tools (job board aggregators) and combine them with traditional networking, then it can work in your favor.

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Today I have another useful Job Search Secret for you. As many of you know, networking is a great way to uncover the job you are looking for. However, many of us never have time to make it to all of the meetings for the different events that take place.

Also, some of us have no idea as to how to find associations that would be beneficial to our careers. Well, today I want to share with you one of the most powerful free online tools that you can use to identify associations. Watch the short video for more information.

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Alright, here is another great Job Search Secret for you to add to your Job Search Toolbox. I want you to view another website entitled Book of Lists . Please watch the 5-minute video above for a more complete explanation.

Basically, this book lists all of the companies in a geographical area from many different perspectives:

• Fastest Growing Private Companies
• Accounting Firms
• Top Area Employers
• Specific Industries

If there is a book of lists in your geographical area I would almost guarantee that you would discover companines in the directory that you have never even heard of.

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