Reconnect with You Entire Network

It is a mistake to only focus on your close friends during a job search. It is important to connect with everyone and even reconnect with those weaker relationships.

Adam Braun says,

"So next time you’re in a jam or perhaps looking for your next job, recognize that the true power is in connecting with your weak and dormant ties. Although our gut tells us, “I let that friendship go for a reason,” the science says you should reach back out and reconnect."

The Only Mistake is to Not Negotiate Your Salary

According to Salary.com most people do not negotiate their salary because they (believe that they) lack the skill. Only 33% actually negotiate on a regular basis.

In reality it is just a conversation that could earn you 10-15% more than the original offer and most companies expect a candidate to negotiate.

Tips for the professional contractor.

1. Ask them for the rate cap for the contract, then state that you are billing a higher number in the market than the number they give you.

2. Tell them what you want to earn, not what you are currently earning.

3. Ask them if that includes benefits?

Remember to ask nicely and be willing to take what is being offered.

Avoid Age Discrimination By Eliminating These Give-Aways

pic http://i.telegraph.co.uk

Originally Posted on http://careerpivot.com/2014/resume-say-age/


Home Address, HR will look up your address and demo graphics.

Home Phone, who has a home phone anymore? We use OOMA.

Email Address, don't use AOL, get your name as a domain ( around $10 per year).

Double Space after periods, only people who learned to type on real typewriters (50+) do this, Stop right now.

Skills, don't put every program you've ever used, managed or programmed. The programs that you mention may be long gone and provide clues to your age.

Focus On Your Job To Keep From Getting Fired

If you think you are going to get fired... just focus on doing your job. Don't over analyze the situation.

https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-situations-youre-probably-overanalyzing-and-how-to-stop

You Think You’re Going to Be Fired or Promoted

When you think you’re about to move up the food chain or be taken out of it, it’s easy to want to analyze every single cue that comes your way. Your boss mentioned the word “fired” and looked in your direction? Uh oh. A colleague whispered that someone in your department was getting promoted? Yay—maybe?

The easiest way to handle this situation is to keep doing whatever it is you’re doing. Even if something big is on the horizon, reading into every interaction typically only leads to disappointment (“I got her coffee and she didn’t offer me a promotion!”). Hang tight and keep doing your job right. If you’re supposed to go somewhere else, someone will tell you.

Use Job Description Words as Keywords in your Resume

via Reddit...

http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/2l2vwd/lpt_when_applying_for_jobs_especially_to_large/

HR is the first line of defense for hiring at most large organizations, but HR people aren't all that great at judging qualifications for specific jobs (e.g. A person with a Master's in HR doesn't know what makes for a good nuclear safety inspector). This leads them to filter out resumes using keywords and jargon as an indicator of abilities. Paid resume development tools have figured this out. They essentially populate your resume with the keywords that they've found effective at getting interviews, but you can do this yourself if you know your industry well and research the job. As a last ditch effort, you can even fill your resume with white-font keywords that aren't visible to people but will be picked up by filtering software.

Tip For Getting People To Like You

Tip for getting people to like you... Let them talk about themselves

Studies show people get more pleasure from talking about themselves than they do from food or money:

Talking about ourselves—whether in a personal conversation or through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter—triggers the same sensation of pleasure in the brain as food or money…

via bakadesuyo.com

Read the rest here...

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/10/how-to-get-people-to-like-you/

Find Anyone Using Their Name with Norbert

Via Lifehacker ...

http://www.voilanorbert.com/

Norbert offers a simple interface, and you don't need to install a plugin to use it. The second you search for someone and turn up an address, Norbert checks the mail host to confirm that the address exists.