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The Scoop About Using Social Media in Your Job Search

The Scoop About Using Social Media in Your Job Search

I interviewed Dan Schawbel, author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success and was very impressed with his branding techniques for job searchers. While he also agrees in the power of in-person networking, he recommends the following incredible social sites to help job seekers get noticed in the cyber job arena. […]

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Can You Really Conduct a Social Media Job Hunt?

Can You Really Conduct a Social Media Job Hunt?

Perhaps I’m old fashioned but I still believe that the power of in-person networking is the best resource for job hunting. But I am also plugged into technology enough to know that job seekers need to capitalize on social media to amplify their search strategies. Muriel Vega from Pink Magazine says – “It’s not only […]

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Recognize Your Peeps

Recognize Your Peeps

In this economy, minimal cost of living raises aren’t a given for annual increases in many organizations. Some have frozen increases for the foreseeable future, including the federal government. It’s easy to get down about being overlooked for promotions due to budget issues even though your performance has been stellar. There are still many ways […]

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Simple Tips for Happiness

Simple Tips for Happiness

I’ve learned so many things from my mentors, clients, students, colleagues, family, and friends over the years. My goal in this post is to share the best advice I’ve received coupled with some insight from the Life & Happiness blog to help you thrive in a state of happiness more often than not. Happiness is […]

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Holiday Career Coaching – Family Style

Holiday Career Coaching – Family Style

In my December Huffington Post column, I wrote a piece about capitalizing on family over the holidays to get some motivational career coaching. You can check out the full article http://huff.to/h7IrVQ but here is a summary of the salient points to tap into your family’s ideas and inspiration. Over hot chocolate turn the fireside chat […]

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Social Media Mistakes

Social Media Mistakes

I received some great feedback from readers who took the plunge and started using social media to plug their products and services, or market their strengths as a job candidate. As a social media newcomer myself, I have been studying up on social media mistakes to be sure that I am not making them as […]

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Start Doing What You Want to Be – Now!

Start Doing What You Want to Be – Now!

I received a wonderful comment on one of my recent Huffington Post columns from an individual who is an aspiring writer. He shared that his passion is writing and his career goal is to pursue work in the communications field so he can play to his strengths and showcase his writing abilities. As he works […]

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If I Can Tweet – So Can You!

If I Can Tweet – So Can You!

I’ll be the first to admit I was skeptical about using Twitter to promote my book and career consulting business but now I am hooked. Social Media is a very efficient way to get your message out to the masses, expand your horizons, and build your network. The biggest perk is that it’s free so […]

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Getting the Boss to Buy Into Your Great Ideas

Getting the Boss to Buy Into Your Great Ideas

In these tenuous economic times, it’s more important than ever to toot your own professional horn and make your accomplishments known internally in your organization. This isn’t inappropriate bragging but strategic self advocacy that may help you stay afloat in a potential lay-off scenario since every employee has to prove their worth. But how do you sell […]

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Ten Rules for Presenters

Ten Rules for Presenters

I do a lot of presentations around the country and I really enjoy being in front of an audience. I can ascertain within minutes if my audience is with me and feel compelled to keep them engaged while delivering my message because there is nothing worse than sitting through a bad presentation. We’ve all been […]

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With 20+ years of career and professional development, speaking, and consulting experience, Caroline Dowd-Higgins desires to empower and energize people to achieve their personal goals. Her speaking style is engaging, high energy, and positive, focusing on unlocking the self-advocate within each of us.

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