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The Keys to Unlocking Your Most Successful Career
Five Simple But Crucial Lessons Culled from Many Years of Offering Advice to Workers, Bosses and Job Seekers
Finding a job, flourishing on the job and moving into a better job demand plenty of work-especially during a jobless recovery.
1. Network Effectively Rather Than Aimlessly
Focus on forging "strategic relationships" at 10 prospective employers, suggests Paul Anderson, a career coach in Redmond, Wash. That means avoiding an "elevator pitch" in which you buttonhole people and give them your career pitch on the fly. "Relationships can't be built in 60 seconds,'' Mr. Anderson insists. "People hire people they like and trust." So, work on building better ties with your contacts by being a reliable resource for them and offering frequent updates about your career. Click the picture to read the entire article from Yahoo Finance and the Wall Street Journal.
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