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  • No Personal Brand, what gives you the edge on the competition? What makes you stand out and unique? www.Careeradviceplus.com

    by Karen C. Battoe CPC Wednesday, 13 January 2010 12:48

  • It's 2010...still unemployed...what does your personal brand say about you? What you don't have a brand. www.Careeradviceplus.com

    by Karen C. Battoe CPC Wednesday, 06 January 2010 02:35

  • Great book...'The Biology of Belief" I recommend it . Not a self-help book but self-empowerment. We CAN retrain our thinking. Try it.

    by Karen C. Battoe CPC Sunday, 03 January 2010 21:21

  • Happy New Year! Turn your intentions into reality. Change your thinking & actions and you will change your results. http://tiny.cc/dSOVC

    by Karen C. Battoe CPC Sunday, 03 January 2010 19:04

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Happy New Year!

2010 is your year…the year you achieve your goal and make your intentions a reality! Are you like the millions of other people who begin the New Year with the best intentions but don’t achieve your goal?  Everyone starts the New Year by making resolutions; I want to lose weight, make more money, get a new job, redesign my life etc., but those intentions never turn into reality.  Remember…in order to turn intentions into reality you have to have a clear vision and an action plan.

You didn’t achieve your goal in 2009... then make it happen in 2010. Make a resolution that you can achieve your goal by focusing on one thing…Change your thinking... change your actions... and you will change your results. If you are unemployed, changing careers or want to move up to the next level in your career, read my tips, tools and techniques that have helped people like you be successful.  Read my blogs archived below.

If you are reading this letter and visiting my website, and you are unemployed, I want to help you. I have been involved with the job market for over 3o years. I have been through three recessions, but I have never seen one that is as devastating as this one. My goal is to help as many people as possible, and we can create a plan that will work with any budget.

Contact me, what do you have to lose? You know what you're doing isn't working, and I know my program does.

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Questions I ask prospective clients:

Are you an amateur or a pro?

Are you serious about your search or dabbling?

Are you committed or just interested?

Your answers make all the difference. Every day I get calls from individuals who tell a great story and they seem committed, but their actions are not consistent.  They postpone and procrastinate.  Don’t be a lightweight! Today’s job market is not for amateurs. To overcome procrastination, be a player! Don’t watch the game from the sidelines, jump in and play.  It’s a rough game, but you can’t win if you don’t play. Procrastination cannot survive in the face of a committed, determined human will! Procrastination is a self-imposed obstacle.

Monday through Thursday you will find a daily tip, tool or technique that will help you keep the power in your job search and keep the edge on the competition. I also have a “Top 5 Tips” that comes out on a weekly basis.  Sign up today.  Click on the link on the left.

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Topic  – Networking Like a Pro

Skilled networking develops good information not just a lot of information... Quality vs. Quantity.  Today 90% of the jobs are gotten by networking.  Do you know the difference between business and job networking?  Learn what works and how to build your “sales team”.

Key to success in the job market... put some muscle, time, money and action behind your goal of getting a job, changing careers or moving up to the next level and you will make it happen.
Traditionally, recruiters have been defined in two broad groups.  The retained recruiter is paid partly in advance to find an employee.  The contingency group receives their compensation only if they are responsible for causing a candidate to be hired. There is a broad range of contingency firms that you need to be aware of do your research so that you can decide if they can actually help you find a job.

Here is what a recruiter can do for you:

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How do I explain I was laid off... if I am so good then why did they let me go?


George was laid off from his employer after 12 years with the company.  He has been on 4 interviews and everyone asks “Why did you leave your job?”  or “why are you looking?”  I can feel my face flush and I break in to a sweat.


Everyone is going to ask those questions.  Remember, if you were laid off or downsized it is neutral.  If you resigned, it is a negative because it is dissatisfaction on your part. The first thing you have to get out of your mind is that it was your fault.  It wasn’t.

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