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Steve Faktor
LEARN MORE ➞: Steve FaktorThe way we work is changing– and at a rapid pace. Advancements in technology are making us more nimble and connected than…
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Paul Levy Fired
LEARN MORE ➞: Paul Levy FiredDon’t Sign the Severance Agreement! (Yet) As a job search coach, I talk to hard working people every single day who were pink slipped.…
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We were voted a top 100 career blog!
LEARN MORE ➞: We were voted a top 100 career blog!The Briefcase Coach was just voted a Top 100 Career Blog! Feedspot.com puts out an annual list of the best career websites…
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The Best Way To Answer The Common Interview Question “Tell Me About Yourself”
LEARN MORE ➞: The Best Way To Answer The Common Interview Question “Tell Me About Yourself”How To Answer “Tell Me About Yourself”: 5 Expert Formulas Almost every single interview starts the same way. You walk into the…
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Land a job by mind mapping your network
LEARN MORE ➞: Land a job by mind mapping your networkMind Mapping Networks The Impeccable Strategy to Find a Job The first thing people do to search for a job is go…
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Accounting Practice Interview Questions
LEARN MORE ➞: Accounting Practice Interview QuestionsBest Practice Interview Questions for Your Accounting Interview Do you have a big interview coming up? One of the best things that…
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Practice Interview Questions for a Physician Phone Screen
LEARN MORE ➞: Practice Interview Questions for a Physician Phone ScreenNail These Practice Interview Questions ARE YOU A PHYSICIAN LOOKING FOR YOUR FIRST POSITION OUT OF TRAINING? OR ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED…
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General Counsel Interview: How To Prepare
LEARN MORE ➞: General Counsel Interview: How To PrepareAs more and more startups appear and large companies transition along with the evolving times, taking time to prepare for your General…
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Squiggly Careers
LEARN MORE ➞: Squiggly CareersWhy “Squiggly Careers” is my favorite buzz word for 2019 My favorite career buzzword for 2019 is “Squiggly Careers”. I have to…
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Be the purple Skittle in a bag of M&Ms
LEARN MORE ➞: Be the purple Skittle in a bag of M&MsWHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND DURING A JOB SEARCH When Vanshika Mehta was job searching, she branded herself…
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Why you should send “fan mail” or gratitude letters
LEARN MORE ➞: Why you should send “fan mail” or gratitude lettersI MAILED A FAN LETTER YESTERDAY TO SOMEONE WHO IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. My daughter, who is 5, spent over an…
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The Early Bird Gets the Worm
LEARN MORE ➞: The Early Bird Gets the WormMy good friend, who is the Queen of Yard Sales, often says that the “Early Bird Gets the Worm”. According to, this…
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E-mail Subject Lines: Think Like a Marketer
LEARN MORE ➞: E-mail Subject Lines: Think Like a MarketerRunning a strategic job search means that sometimes you need to send cold e-mails to people that you don’t know asking for…
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Comprehensive guide to getting a job at a startup
LEARN MORE ➞: Comprehensive guide to getting a job at a startupHow to get a job at a good startup company ACCORDING TO A 2016 STUDY BY ACCENTURE, ONLY 14% OF U.S. GRADUATES…
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Ask for the raise.
LEARN MORE ➞: Ask for the raise.You’ve been out performing your colleagues for months. You’ve put in long hours, hit all your target numbers….& you know that you…
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Why I love behavioral interviews (VIDEO)
LEARN MORE ➞: Why I love behavioral interviews (VIDEO)You know what I love?? BEHAVIORAL BASED INTERVIEWS! Behavioral based interviews are often fairly predictable, the STAR method is an excellent formula…
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Don’t crowd source your career
LEARN MORE ➞: Don’t crowd source your careerRaise your hand if you crowd source advice? <????guilty here> Webster’s Dictionary defines crowd sourcing as: the practice of obtaining information or…
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How the NCAA bracket challenge correlates with your job search
LEARN MORE ➞: How the NCAA bracket challenge correlates with your job searchI am in an NCAA bracket competition with some of the greatest minds in sports. Long story short, my first job out…
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Digital First
LEARN MORE ➞: Digital FirstChew on this. In modern times, an in-person impression is formed AFTER a digital impression. (thanks William Arruda for that lightbulb moment…
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Sandra Oh on SNL
LEARN MORE ➞: Sandra Oh on SNLDid you watch Sandra Oh’s monologue on SNL this week? She “explained that her identity as an Asian-Canadian combines two of the…
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What blind dates and recruitment have in common
LEARN MORE ➞: What blind dates and recruitment have in commonI went on a blind date once. I was in college and a good friend was convinced she has “the perfect match”…
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Things you can control
LEARN MORE ➞: Things you can controlThe average search now takes five months, according to a new survey by recruiters Randstad USA of 2,000 people across the U.S.…
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Sunday Scaries
LEARN MORE ➞: Sunday ScariesOne of my former clients, let’s call him Paul, used to love his job. He was a top performer and his boss…
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Selling the Brooklyn Bridge to an Iowan Tourist
LEARN MORE ➞: Selling the Brooklyn Bridge to an Iowan TouristJOB SEEKERS: BEWARE OF EMPLOYER BRANDING According to Glassdoor, 84% of you would consider leaving your current job if offered another role…
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