Additional advice on job searching:

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–          Make a list of the type of coverage you want to work for.

–          Look up articles that say who the best companies to work for.

–          Form 10 questions in the field of your interest that you can ask your networking contacts

–          avoid calling the business on Monday mornings, says that is a very busy time

–          On your resume catch typos and misspellings.

–          Read resume out loud to catch any possible incoherencies

–          find keywords in the job description and put them in your resume in the software programs will look for those keywords.

–          Three references to use: boss coworker, and long-term acquaintance that can act as a character witness

–          (pick a boss who liked you). The prospective employer may ask. We improve our employees what areas would be good to help this applicant.

–          Coworkers can give letters recommendation

–          the next 60 days. Seek out and go out for all possible contacts.

–          Contact who you know who may know someone else that works the industry, that you want to work for

–          you have a lot more to offer than they want.

–          Salary.com or salaryexpect.com or size. It can tell you what kind of salary expectations associated different occupations

–          update resumes each week on job sites so that they have a fresh timestamp. Employers look for the last post

–          glassdoor: good site for job-search tells what people are saying about the company.

–          http://www.careerxl.com/ : good job website to get current information

–          O-net online, http://www.onetonline.org/ :federal government information

–          career resource network: the side that can provide

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