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We're thrilled to announce the release of our fourth free eBook - "The Insider's Guide to Networking" features 70 pages of advice from some of the country's leading careers experts. The topic of networking is one that I know is of great interest to many of our readers, so I asked our experts to give readers their best advice for networking success. The answers are varied, interesting and sometimes surprising.

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Insider's Guide to Networking

Expert advice on how to network successfully - subjects include advice on networking for introverts, tips on what NOT to do when networking, hints on using the Internet for interviewing and strategies for maintaining an active network once you secure your next position.

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Insider's Guide to Interviewing

Expert advice on how to succeed in interviews - topics covered include effective interview planning, tips on taking control of the interview situation, advice on closing, and best approaches to salary negotiation.

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Insider's Guide to Resume Writing

In this book, our experts tackle all aspects of effective resume writing, including defining your branded value proposition, the value of story-telling, the secret ingredient of context, common resume mistakes, and how you can go beyond the resume in your career marketing.

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Insider's Guide to Job Search

This is the first book in our Insider's Guide series. From determining career direction, through resume writing to networking and interview skills, each of our experts provides real-world strategies for job search success.

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[Scofield]

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[Sally Neill]

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[Lynne]

Great tips - thanks! To stay on track in stressful interviews, I personally answer questions using the CAR format - Circumstance Action Result.

Circumstance - Give the interviewer a brief description of the challenge or situation and the goal on which you were working.
Action - Describe the specific steps you took in handling the above circumstance.
Result - Explain the result or outcome and express how YOU (not just the team, but you as an individual) influenced that positive outcome.

Here is an article I wrote with my own real life example about this interview technique which I have found to be very effective in answering challenging, open-ended questions without going off on a tangent. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/299812/how_to_answer_job_interview_questions.html

[Greg Metrakos]

Louise and Collegues:

I wish to offer another HUGE thanks for your wonderful professional advice and useful tools.

The latest Networking Handbook is terrific!

All of your contributions are 'bang on' to focus professionals and others to seek and win over new career opportunities. It sure has worked for myself as a professional in the not-for-profit sector.

Keep up the great work!

A HUGE Career Hub Fan,

Greg G. Metrakos

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1. Evaluate your current job satisfaction. Keep a journal of your daily reactions to your job situation and look for recurring themes. Which aspects of your current job do you like/dislike? Are your dissatisfactions related to the content of your work your company culture or the people with whom you work?
2. Assess your interests, values and skills through self help resources. Review past successful roles, volunteer work, projects and jobs to identify preferred activities and skills. Determine whether your core values and skills are addressed through your current career.
3. Brainstorm ideas for career alternatives by discussing your core values/skills with friends, family, networking contacts and counselors. Visit career libraries and use online resources like those found in the CAREER ADVICE section of the Job Search website.
4. Conduct a preliminary comparative evaluation of several fields to identify a few targets for in depth research.
5. Read as much as you can about those fields and reach out to personal contacts in those markets for informational interviews.
6. Shadow professionals in fields of primary interest to observe work first hand. Spend anywhere from a few hours to a few days job shadowing people who have jobs that interest you. Your college Career Office is a good place to find alumni volunteers who are willing to host job shadowers.
7. Identify volunteer and freelance activities related to your target field to test your interest e.g. if you are thinking of publishing as a career, try editing the PTA newsletter. If you're interested in working with animals, volunteer at your local shelter.
8. Investigate educational opportunities that would bridge your background to your new field. Consider taking an evening course at a local college. Spend some time at one day or weekend seminars. Contact professional groups in your target field for suggestions.
9. Look for ways to develop new skills in your current job which would pave the way for a change e.g. offer to write a grant proposal if grant writing is valued in your new field. If your company offers in-house training, sign up for as many classes as you can.
10. Consider alternative roles within your current industry which would utilize the industry knowledge you already have e.g. If you are a store manager for a large retail chain and have grown tired of the evening and weekend hours consider a move to corporate recruiting within the retail industry. Or if you are a programmer who doesn't want to program, consider technical sales or project management.

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[resume writing]

Wow Impressive!
Your blog is very informative. However, it is pretty hard task but your
post and experience serve and teach me how to handle and make it more
simple and manageable.
Thanks for the tips… Best regards.