Career Collective

This month’s Career Collective post relates to networking:
* Overcoming networking fears
~Tips for introverts AND extroverts
~Making networking fun
The July 2010 Career Collective links:
5 Little Secrets About Networking, @Careersherpa
Networking: Easy as 1, 2 , 3, @WorkWithIllness
How to Take the Intimidation Out of Networking, @heathermundell
Networking for the Shy and Introverted, @KatCareerGal
A tale of two networkers, @DawnBugni
Introvert or Extrovert: [...]

This month’s question relates to preparing for success … What should job seekers do to prepare for interviews? Let’s face it, sometimes a long-time job search winds up in an interview scheduled with little lead time.
Answers may include information regarding:

References
Interview Preparation / Company Research
Wardrobe
Follow-up
Negotiating

The May 2010 Career Collective Links:
Sit Down and Panic. The Interview is [...]

April 2010 Topic:

In honor of April Fool’s day, the Career Collective is tackling a few important and timely questions:

How are you fooling yourself about your career /job search? What can you do about it?

and

“How to avoid being tricked by common job search blunders?”
How did members of the Career Collective respond? Follow us on [...]

February 2010 Topic: What do you do when you’re really, really, really discouraged about your unsuccessful job search? How do you overcome the negative aspects of job search?
How did members of the Career Collective respond? Follow us on Twitter with our hashtag #careercollective and read these posts:
@MartinBuckland, Job Search Made Positive
@GayleHoward, Job Search: When It [...]

December 2009 Topic: Specific tips to help job seekers really ramp up their efforts for the holiday season and the new year. What should they do with their resumes? To improve their networking? Etc. … What ideas do we have to help our readers make the most of what some think is a “slow” [...]

November 2009 Question – Focus on providing workers and job seekers information, ideas and concrete steps to secure their futures in a changed economy. This set of posts is in conjunction with Quintessential Careers’ Job Action Day:
How did members of the Career Collective respond? Follow us on Twitter with our hashtag #careercollective and read [...]

To read July’s posts, follow this link!
Professionals Collaborate to Provide Guidance for Job Seekers and Careerists
Just-in-time advice for anyone hoping to stand out in a difficult market.
It’s not a “come as you are” job market. Today’s successful job hunters must be armed with information and the ability to use tools that may not have existed [...]