The Savvy Jobseeker - Job Search Strategies for the Serious Jobseeker  

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  Fabulous, Feminine & Fierce: Career Apparel for the Professional Woman

  TheSavvyJobseeker

  Date / Time: 12/9/2009 11:00 PM UTC

  Category: Jobs

  Call-in Number: (646) 200-4559

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  WorkChic.com Co-Founders, Melissa McGraw and Jennifer Gregory, share tips for getting your desired look whether you are heading into the office, going on an interview, or attending a networking event.

  Upcoming Episodes

  12/16/2009 11:00 PM UTC - Job Search Tactics for Introverted Job Hunters

• Featured Episode

  Go Ahead, Talk to Strangers - Five Tips for Fearless Networking

  TheSavvyJobseeker

  Date / Time: 7/29/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  Category: Jobs

  
  

  Networking is critical to job search success - particularly in the current job market. Yet, many people find networking intimidating. Guest expert, Adrienne Graham, author of Go Ahead, Talk to Strangers - The Modern Girl's Guide to Fearless Networking, will share five tips for becoming a fearless networker.

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  Date / Time: 7/28/2008 2:05 AM UTC

  Number of Working Women Recedes During Tumultuous Economy

  The number of women holding jobs in "their prime working years, 25 to 54" is down from the 2000 peak of 74.9%. In June 2008 the proportion of women holding jobs outside of the home was 72.7%
  
  While it seems like a unremarkable decline,  the reduction wipes out more than a dozen years of gains for working women. The pattern of women opting out of the workforce for reasons other than raising a family are much more similar to that of men and is similar across education and racial demographics. Read the New York Times article here .
  • Tags:
  • jobs
  • women
  • career
  • recession
  • economy
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• Original Air Date: 7/23/2008 10:00 PM UTC

  Reignite a Long-term Job Search

  The job search process has become much more like a marathon than the sprint hoped for by many jobseekers. How do you deal with a frustrating job search that has lasted much longer than you expected? What can you do to jumpstart a stalled job search? We'll discuss this with a panel job hunters currently in the midst of an ongoing job search.
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  • Tags:
  • unemployed
  • unemployment
  • long-term job search
  • ongoing job search
  • job search strategy
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• Date / Time: 7/18/2008 11:49 PM UTC

  The Savvy Jobseeker's Guide & Workbook is Now Available for Download!

  The Savvy Jobseeker's Guide & Workbook: Five Steps to a Simply Successful Job Search now available!
  
   
  
  The job search process is intimidating for many jobseekers. The stress of suddenly losing your job (or of being in a job that you absolutely hate) makes the process even more difficult. However, the basic components of the job search process are very simple. The Savvy Jobseeker's Guide & Workbook helps to alleviate the anxiety felt by many jobseekers by breaking the job search process down into five manageable steps:
  
  Step One: Conduct a brutally honest self-assessment. Step Two: Create an ideal work profile. Step Three: Develop and implement a strategic self-marketing plan. Step Four: Get noticed with an employer-focused resume. Step Five: Interview like a pro and outshine the competition.
  The Savvy Jobseeker's Guide & Workbook includes guided instructions, introspective worksheets, and easy-to-use job search forms that help job hunters to:
  

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  • Reassess their current job search or career situation.
  • Re-evaluate their skills and experience from a new perspective.
  • Determine what they really want from their work.
  • Identify opportunities to merge their career with their passion.
  • Take control of their personal brand.
  • Communicate their unique value to potential employers.
  • Make the most of their "15-seconds of fame" during the resume review process.
  • Create a strategic job search plan that meets their unique needs.
  • Avoid costly mistakes on their resumes and during the interview process.
  • Tap into the 80% of jobs that are never published.
  • Conduct an organized, effective job search.
  • Master the interview process.
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  The Savvy Jobseeker's Guide & Workbook is available as a complete job search guide, or job hunters can purchase the following Break-out Mini-Guides:
  
  

  • Brand Yourself: The Guide to Discovering and Controlling Your Career Identity.
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  • The Resume-Building Guide (includes instructions and samples resumes and job search letters).
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  • The Interview Guide (includes guidance and instructions, worksheets, preparation tips, and sample questions).
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  All four guides will be available for download from the Savvy Jobseeker Product & Service Page.
  • Tags:
  • job search strategy
  • job search
  • interview
  • resume
  • self-assessment
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• Original Air Date: 7/9/2008 10:00 PM UTC

  Advance Your Career Through Mentorship

  Mentoring is an important resource for anyone that is aspiring to climb the corporate ladder. Yet surprisingly few of us take advantage of this important resource. Phyllis Neill of SheMentor.com will discuss the benefits of mentorship; how you can use mentoring to advance in your career; and the benefits mentorship offers to those who are willing to become mentors.
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  • Tags:
  • mentor
  • mentoring
  • SheMentor.com
  • Phyllis Neill
  • climbing corporate l
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