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Monthly Archives: July 2006

July 31, 2006
by Lance Haun
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Revisiting Job Hopping

I am going to play Devil’s advocate here for a second. What if we considered job hopping to be not a negative thing (generally) but a positive thing and an indicator of the type of economy we are going to … Continue reading →

Categories: Career Advice | Tags: gen y, generations, job hopping | Permalink

July 30, 2006
by Lance Haun
7 Comments




Entertainment from employees

This post by Beth Carvin on my blog as part of the blogswap has generated quite a few comments. Most of them seem to be from disgruntled employees or those who feel less optimistic about corporate America in general. Just … Continue reading →

Categories: Career Advice | Tags: angry commenters, controversy, job hopping | Permalink

July 28, 2006
by Lance Haun
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Networking must be done for recruiting purposes

Ragan at recruiting.com gets a really surprising reaction from some of the commenters to a post about networking and the rude responses received. To be honest, I can’t in a million years think of a better way to connect with … Continue reading →

Categories: Networking, Recruiting | Tags: networking, Recruiting, recruiting.com | Permalink

July 27, 2006
by Lance Haun
64 Comments




Why I STILL Don't Like Job Hoppers

This post is part of the BlogSwap. Hi all, my name is Beth N. Carvin. I am the CEO and President for Nobscot Corporation, the developers of WebExit exit interview management software. I’ve worked in the recruiting and/or human resources … Continue reading →

Categories: Career Transitions, Generational HR | Tags: generation y, getting a job, job hoppers, job hopping | Permalink

July 26, 2006
by Lance Haun
18 Comments




What does "you're over qualified" mean?

You go through sending your resume, following up and being a good overall job seeker. And then you get to the part where the hiring manager or the recruiter gives you feedback regarding why you weren’t considered for a job. … Continue reading →

Categories: Career Advice | Permalink

July 25, 2006
by Lance Haun
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You think you have a bad job?

A list of the worst jobs ever in the UK. Some of the more entertaining jobs: – Guillemot-egg collector – Leech collector – Bath attendant – Steeple jack Read the rest at the website.

Categories: Career Transitions | Tags: bad jobs, dirty jobs | Permalink

July 25, 2006
by Lance Haun
6 Comments




Mailbag: Thank you letters

CJ writes: “I’m interested in the subject of thank you letters. Didn’t see anything posted regarding them. Any thoughts?” Thanks for the question CJ. Thank you letters are still under-used and are incredibly easy to send now with e-mail. Anybody … Continue reading →

Categories: Interviewing | Tags: thank you, thank you letters | Permalink

July 25, 2006
by Lance Haun
3 Comments




All things being equal…doesn't happen revisited

Todays blogswap post is brought to you Alise Cortez, co-writer of the Improved Experience blog. She writes much more intelligently in regards to why “all things being equal” is bad, bad, bad! This is a take off of my post … Continue reading →

Categories: Communication | Tags: being equal, colloquial phrases, communicating better | Permalink

July 25, 2006
by Lance Haun
2 Comments




Resume Distribution and How to Fire

Two great things that caught my eye this morning. Secrets of the Job Hunt reveals that SimplyHired just launched a free resume distribution service. This will distribute your resume to all of the major job boards so that recruiters can … Continue reading →

Categories: Leadership | Permalink

July 24, 2006
by Lance Haun
1 Comment




Body language and the interview

I write a bit about body language over at Dennis Smith’s Career Builders blog as part of the blogswap. Hopefully you’ll all check it out!

Categories: Career Advice | Permalink

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