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Job Search Basics: Part 4

This edition of Career Brainfood is the fourth in a series of basic job search tips. No matter your level of accountability, from entry-level to executive suite, these tips can apply to you:

Develop your career transition skills. Why do smart, successful people struggle with their transition to the next role? They don’t know how to manage the change and their efforts are haphazard and disorganized.

Don't bring these things to a job interview: gum, cell phones, iPods, and beverages. You should bring extra copies of your resume, your reference list, and questions to ask.

Invest in your transition. People who are most successful in finding and getting the job show a willingness to invest their time, energy, and money in their job search.

Understand how recruiters work. Recruiters do not find jobs for people; they find people for jobs.

If working with a recruiter, help them help you. If a recruiter asks you to prepare a special version of your resume, do it. If a recruiter asks you to write a leadership profile, do it.

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One-Minute Motivation

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Celebrating 14 years in business, I lead P.H.I. Consulting, an award-winning international consultancy providing private Career & Job Search Coaching and Résumé Writing Services that support people on their quest for meaningful work.

I have had the pleasure of supporting more than 1,000 individuals who are citizens of more than 80 countries. A selected list of companies where they have been employed or are now working includes: Accenture, Citibank, Disney, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Economist, Gallup, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Co., Mercedes-Benz, Starbucks Coffee Company, Tata Group, and the United Nations. View the longer list here.

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