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How to Expand Your Professional Network

Our top 10 list of things you must do to expand your professional network for cleared job search success. Building a strong network is crucial to career success, as most job seekers land new jobs through some form of networking. Expand your network and reconnect with past… more

How to Recover From an Interview Gone Wrong

You polished your resume, donned your best outfit, and arrived in-person or virtually right on time – and then you said absolutely the wrong thing. You flubbed an answer. You used an inappropriate example. You forgot a basic fact. You bombed. You put your foot in it. Yo… more

Transitioning Military: Make Yourself a Great Candidate

Every day my work mailbox includes pitches from people who want to place articles on my blogs or sell me products or services. Most clearly don’t know what I do, or they’ve never read the blog they say they want to write for. I give these emails maybe two seconds before … more

4 Workout Tips for Getting Your Job Search in Shape for Summer

With summer just around the corner, people are talking about working on their beach bodies—especially after emerging from a year of quarantine. But if you’re looking for a new career opportunity, now is the time to focus on getting your job search in shape. Similar to a … more

Memorial Day 2021

It goes without saying that the COVID pandemic during this past year has been an enormous challenge for our country as well as the rest of the world. A great many lives have been lost and many others have been changed forever.  The encouraging news is that according to t… more