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		<title>Building Your Online BillBoard with LinkedIn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Williams</dc:creator>
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With an industry steeped in consumerism, advertising space is of critical importance.  Companies know the importance of getting their message out.  You are the owner of YOUR BRAND and YOUR IMAGE.  You own the advertising rights to YOU.  In a competitive landscape, the message around your skills and capabilities is important. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 10 LinkedIn Groups for Job Seekers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Holbrook</dc:creator>
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This is a compilation of what we feel are the most productive, successful, and growing career groups on LinkedIn. These groups are designed for those on the hunt for a new career, new position, new company, or information related to career search. If you’re not utilizing LinkedIn groups you are missing out. If you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Turn Weak Ties into Solid Job Leads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Donlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his 1973 article, "The Strength of Weak Ties," sociologist Mark Granovetter, after interviewing dozens of people, determined that most jobs were landed through "weak" interpersonal ties -- not friends telling friends, but acquaintances telling friends.]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping in Touch to Build Your Career</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Dresden</dc:creator>
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O.K., I’ll confess.  Networking is, for me, about as appealing as flossing.
Less even.
But just as I know you need to floss to protect your gums and keep your teeth, I know that staying connected is the key to preventing career gingivitis.
Just in case you’re like me, and need encouragement to follow through on your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best LinkedIn Invitations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Holbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you having trouble coming up with a great LinkedIn invitation to request a connection with someone? Keep reading to find out what a great LinkedIn invitation should have and evaluate your recent invitations to see if you match up.]]></description>
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		<title>Job Search Technology: From High to Low &#8212; and No</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Donlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology can be a wonderful servant … and an awful master.

To find work faster, remember that your goal with any gadgetry or software -- from smart phones and email to Linkedin and Twitter -- is to meet people who can hire you.]]></description>
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		<title>LinkedIn Invitation Etiquette</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Holbrook</dc:creator>
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Lately I have noticed a flurry of LinkedIn invitation activity. What bothers me is not the amount of invitations being sent or received but how users are going about the invitation process. So I&#8217;ve put together this brief blurb on LinkedIn invitation etiquette.
I do not mind receiving invitations from people I have never met (even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Checking In With Your Goals – 3 Steps to Refresh Your Career</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Dresden</dc:creator>
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Perhaps you heard of the poor unfortunate who was spotted looking for a contact lens underneath a city street light.
When his friends saw him and asked where he’d lost his contact, he said, “About two blocks over.  But it’s much easier to look here.”
Sometimes I feel like I’m doing that with my career.
I go to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Great Tips to Survive Holiday Party Schmooze Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Shigley</dc:creator>
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Especially in this economy, a big part of getting ahead is first ‘getting out there’ and networking. Ever wondered how some people make it look so easy—and seem to effortlessly work a room?  Well, many times, those folks aren’t the most confident or outgoing in the world; they just know a few tricks for how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networking: Opposites Can Attract</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Donlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the Guerrilla Job Search maxims I live by is this: When in doubt, do the opposite.
Because, if most job hunters are suffering, why do what most job hunters are doing?
Example: If most job seekers are emailing their resumes and not getting called for interviews, why not try the opposite? The opposite of impersonal [...]]]></description>
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