Get in Career Shape

By Althea DeBrule

Research suggests that as many as eight out of 10 employed adults are in the wrong job or career. They are in poor career-shape or have little or no career-stamina.

If you are one of the eight or your goal is to shape up, it is important to have a good understanding of some basic career management principles for a healthy career workout and to help you make the best decisions about your career on a day-by-day basis.

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Connected Through LinkedIn?

by Mike Sweeny, VP Recruiting Services, TWC Group

If you're not building out your network on sites like LinkedIn, you may be missing out on some opportunity. LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site, mainly used for professional networking. As of September 2006, it had more than seven million registered users across 130 industries.

LinkedIn registration is free, and once you become a registered user, you can create your professional profile and invite your business contacts to join your network of connections. With each contact that you add, you gain access to your contact's connections (2nd degree) and also to the connections of those connections (3rd degree).

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An Advanced Course in Interviewing

By Marty Nemko

So you’ve managed to land an interview. Now what?

Before the Interview
Do your homework. Of course check the organization’s website and google it both using google.com’s web search and its “groups” search. The latter searches online discussion groups—a source of inside information. Ask the administrative assistant who scheduled your interview if there’s anything you might read to get a better sense of the job or the organization.

Prepare a one-minute answer to “Tell us about yourself.” That’s not the time to talk about how much you love fly fishing. Focus on the parts of yourself most relevant to the job.

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Career Insights
Volume 2, Issue 10
OCT / NOV 2006

In this Issue:
Get in Career Shape
Connected Through LinkedIn?
An Advanced Course in Interviewing

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