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I am all for college degrees. In fact I have a couple myself. But for many people, getting the college degree didn’t happen either by plan or by circumstances. Despite this they have built a good career holding the types of professional jobs even though their peers in similar positions had degrees.
How does this happen?
Simple actually. These degree-less people [...]

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Once again I came across someone who tried to not-so-patiently to explain why networking in job search would not work for their personality type. They were a technical person who suggested those in technical trades are more comfortable facing a keyboard and screen than facing another person in a networking conversation. Further, they suggested that [...]

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In London, there is a warning printed on the loading platform of the “Tube” (subway) station.  It says “Mind the Gap” between the platform and the train – a warning to passengers not to trip as they board the train.  When it comes to job search there is another gap that comes up – the [...]

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Job seekers – all job seekers – have, or at least believe they have, some vulnerability that they feel gets in the way of their ability to get hired.  Under qualified, over qualified, too old, too young, too ugly, too pretty, wrong color, wrong name, wrong town – the list goes on.  It is not [...]

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