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Why “Just Drop In” Doesn’t Work

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach A friend recently attended a job search presentation. One tidbit of advice presented included the following, “Go directly to a company and ask to see the hiring manager. Ask if they have any job openings and introduce...

What to do when you know someone who knows someone

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach A key to networking when looking for a job is to find someone that knows someone that works at an organization of interest. LinkedIn has made it very easy to do this. If you are able to connect with 100 people that you actually...

Waiting to Update your LinkedIn Status

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach The job search can be a long and arduous process. Several weeks can turn into several months. Once we find a job, we can’t wait to tell everyone we know, including our LinkedIn contacts. Hold off on telling them just yet. It...

Why People Will Agree to Meet With You

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach Why would someone agree to meet with you in their free time for a networking meeting, when you are the one who wants something? Let’s take a look at six reasons why someone would be open to meeting with you in order to make...

Refreshing Your Job Search with a Healthy Break

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach Searching for a job today is like a full time job plus overtime. Spending the time searching for leads, networking, changing your cover letter and resume for every job can be exhausting. In New York, when you work five hours (or...

Letting them see you Sweat (when you’re not nervous)

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach Interviewing is all about perception. Do you appear poised and confident even when you are really nervous on the inside? What about when you are completely relaxed but something is making it appear that you are nervous. An...