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Sean Cook featured in "101 Ways to Enhance Your Career"  Book

Sean Cook featured in "101 Ways to Enhance Your Career" Book

A while back, I sent in an article to David and Michelle Riklan, the operators of SelfGrowth.Com for possible inclusion in their cooperative book project, titled “101 Great Ways to Enhance Your Career”. This is a compilation of 101 articles with practical, solid advice on how you can take action and improve your career.

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Organizational Culture: You Can Only Be Who You Are

Organizational Culture: You Can Only Be Who You Are

You must be ready to separate your interest in a particular job from your possible fit. Rejection doesn’t label you as “unqualified.”

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Imagining Your Perfect Career: Think Like a Five Year Old

As a coach, one of the most important things I do is to help each client imagine what aspects would be included in their perfect career.

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A Simple Truth About Job Search Anxiety: You Can Only Be So Ready

A Simple Truth About Job Search Anxiety: You Can Only Be So Ready

If you approach your search with an open mind, and an open heart, you are more likely to find satisfaction and a new sense of direction, which are worthy outcomes, in and of themselves.

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March Madness of a Different Kind: Placement Exchanges And the Higher Ed Hiring Season

March Madness of a Different Kind: Placement Exchanges And the Higher Ed Hiring Season

When you work in higher education, “March Madness” means something different: the great kickoff of hiring season. Candidates practice their pitches, don their uniforms, and put their game faces on. But the reward that comes at the end of this contest is not a trophy, but a job.

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How To Use Gist to Stay on Top of Your Job Search

There has probably never been a more powerful tool for job seekers. Gist is intelligent, and you help it learn and get better. Each time you log in, it gives you suggestions for new sources of information about your contacts,which you can filter through, confirm, or ignore. It allows you to see communications and meetings between you and your contacts. And it lets you keep notes. All in one place.

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