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  How to Exorcise the Skeletons in Your Closet During a Cleared Job Search

  Are you worried about any skeletons in your closet—those career hiccups and haunting details you’d rather keep under wraps? Things like job hopping, employment gaps, or less than stellar references can feel like lingering shadows over your security-cleared job search. … more

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  Are You Up to Date on Cleared Job Search Reference Etiquette?

  Tips to obtain and effectively leverage your next professional reference. Gone are the days when a resume was commonly expected to include a list of references. Modern job searches focus on protecting your references' privacy and using them strategically (upon request—n… more

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  7 Marketing Materials You Need in Your Job Search Toolkit

  The most successful job seekers I’ve seen follow a process that falls into four steps: planning and strategy, marketing your skills, networking and interviewing, and negotiation. Once you’ve completed Step 1: The job seeking planning process, it’s time to market your s… more

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  5 Steps to Secure Effective References for Your Job Search

  If it’s been a while since your last cleared job search or you haven’t stayed in touch with your network, you may be nervous about asking for references. No matter how stellar your resume or interview game is, you’ll likely be asked to provide references at some point … more

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  How to Write to Support Your Career and Job Search

  If you were lucky, you learned how to write thank-you letters as a child. Yet few of us think of the importance of various letters to our career. Letters for job search and career support are often emailed, rather than handwritten. Whatever the delivery method, learning when… more