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How to Pick the Best Career For You , Part 2: From Exposure-to-Opportunity
Gain an audience by recognizing opportunity Hot career tip: Here are three things that you need to know to increase your chances of obtaining an insider's invite: ?Resume blasting is as productive as sailing paper airplanes aimlessly into the wind ?Traditional networking causes most job candidates to feel like hookers standing on a dimly-lit street corner soliciting interest from passersby. ?Online job searching, a passive mind-numbing activity, done without a target will suck the creative energy right out of you You won't find that best job through traditional networking Traditional Networking has been replaced and redefined Hunt for "spot opportunities" to find the secret passageway to employers Forget everything you've heard or know about finding a job "Greasing the Wheel" is exposure-to-opportunity gone extreme A sneak peak into Part Three Marta Driesslein, CECC (http://www.interviewing.com) is a management consultant for R.L. Stevens & Associates Inc. For over 24 years R.L. Stevens & Associates has been the Nation's most successful privately-held firm, specializing in executive career searches generating quality interviews through both advertised and unadvertised channels.
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