The Job Search Strategist

Strategies, tips and tutorials on how to find work and advance your career

Many of you have read Tim Ferris’ outstanding book, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich.  If you haven’t - you should!  It’s one of the three most powerful books I read all of last year.  
If you’re at all familiar with his book, you’re probably wondering why in the world [...]

I saw a post on a job search group in Yahoo! Groups and sent an email to the job seeker with several suggestions.  I’m not including the original post here but am including the text of the email I sent her, in the hopes that someone else can also benefit from this.  In case you’re wondering, the title of this blog [...]

Following up after meetings

Here’s something they don’t teach you in business school…
Add follow up time to your next meeting
How many times have you had a great meeting, then struggled to find the time later to follow up on your action items from it?
I believe that business life is filled with out-of-sight out-of-mind behavior, where meetings end up being [...]

Some of you might be saying “huh?” to that question….
Well here’s a start on the very basics of Squidoo and why it can matter to you and your job search.
“Squidoo is the world’s most popular site for building free, single pages about your passions.
Highlight books, blogs, vids, online shops, or just spread the word about [...]

I found this in a job group posting and wanted to share it -
Sometimes we just need to be reminded! A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill.
In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am [...]

Here’s another good article full of great tips!

Speak Right and Network Like A Pro
Just as there’s a wrong and a right way to write, there’s also a better way to speak right, particularly at networking events. Knowing how to work the crowd is more than shaking hands and handing out business cards.
Speak right at these [...]

I found this article posted to the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group - I saw it posted on the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group, but it was originally published in Advertising Age.
Social-Networking Sites Have Become ‘Supercharged’ Job Sites, the New Way for Candidates and Employers to Gain Unique Insight as They Search
By Erik [...]

If you’re looking to make some extra cash, whether you’re currently between jobs and hoping to make ends meet, or if you’re currently working and want to start creating extra streams of income, affiliate marketing can be a good option. Since nearly everyone is either looking for a job, would consider a better opportunity, [...]

Looking for a job is largely about self-marketing, even if “marketing” has nothing to do with your job description. So, here’s a “guerilla marketing” tactic you can use in your job search.   Internet marketers have known for quite some time that articles can be a great way to drive traffic to their websites and to [...]

Useful article from US News & World Report (via Yahoo Finance):
“The jury’s still out on where the job market is heading, but one thing is certain: Employers have put the brakes on hiring. Job creation fell by 17,000 in January, the first month of decline in more than four years. Hard-hit industries like banking and [...]

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