﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><ttl>60</ttl><title>Experienced Worker Employment</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com</link><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:26:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:26:27 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><copyright /><itunes:subtitle> </itunes:subtitle><itunes:author /><itunes:summary /><description /><itunes:owner><itunes:name /><itunes:email>jmatlin@jobref411.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Arts" /><item><title>Appearance Matters</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/appearance-matters.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>Professional appearance does matter for the impression made during the first 10 seconds of the interview.&amp;nbsp; Subjects to be addressed are: What's right for men?, What's right for
women?, Can you be too&amp;nbsp;conservative?, How to find out how to fit in with the culture.&amp;nbsp; ...</description><category>F. DRESS FOR SUCCESS</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/appearance-matters.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">a0cd7127-412b-4f6e-bec3-905c43e65ea4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Do We Work with These Intermediaries?</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-do-we-work-with-these-intermediaries.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;How do we work with these intermediaries?&amp;nbsp; Subjects to be addressed are: Types of Recruiters, Recruiting
Recruiters, Communicating with Recruiters, and Responding to Recruiters.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
...</description><category>E. RECRUITERS</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-do-we-work-with-these-intermediaries.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">9c0f3ef3-b74b-422d-b1ea-71a256f4d0dc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>It's Not Just About Salary</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/its-not-just-about-salary.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;span style=
      "FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"&gt;Go for the Gold!
      Subjects to be addressed are: Negotiating Techniques in a Job, Preparation, Adding and Subtracting, and Responding&lt;/span&gt; ...</description><category>D. NEGOTIATING THE OFFER</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/its-not-just-about-salary.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">480d8bdd-16dc-4a13-be3a-c1ce62f5aeb2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everything You Need To Know About Job Offers</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-job-offers.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Subjects to be addressed are: What to Do While Waiting, What to Expect, Methods of Presentation, Preparation,
and Emotions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
...</description><category>C. JOB OFFERS</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-job-offers.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">37e54316-bf71-48ef-ba85-d2818420ae2f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Do You Get in the Door?</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-do-you-get-in-the-door.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;span style=
      "FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"&gt;How do you get in
      the door?&amp;nbsp; What do you do once you get there?&amp;nbsp; Some of the subjects to be addressed are: Gatekeepers, Getting Past HR, Direct Approaches, Controlling the Interview, Interview Methods,
      Hot Interview Questions, Group Interviews, Peer Interviews, Subordinate Interviews, and Recruiter Interviews.&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;
&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; ...</description><category>B. GETTING THE INTERVIEW</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-do-you-get-in-the-door.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">50c3f678-8889-4117-b0a4-ec7f12db02a1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Effective Networking Can Get You a Job!</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/effective-networking-can-get-you-a-job.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;One of the most important aspects&amp;nbsp;of a job search.&amp;nbsp;Some of the subjects to be addressed are: What is
Networking?, Who to Talk To, How to Network, Career Fairs, professional Groups, Special Techniques, Job Clubs, and Electronic Communities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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...</description><category>A. NETWORKING</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/effective-networking-can-get-you-a-job.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">48fda719-786a-469a-a87d-e7d9c358d94b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Learn How To Use and Navigate Job Boards: Do's and Don'ts</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/learn-how-to-use-and-navigate-job-boards-dos-and-donts.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Whether we like it or not, we are in an age of electronic hiring.&amp;nbsp; Some of the subjects to be addressed are
Pros and Cons of Job Boards, Searching for a Job, Responding to a Job, Resume Selection Software.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
...</description><category>9. JOB BOARDS</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/learn-how-to-use-and-navigate-job-boards-dos-and-donts.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">a97c0178-e97c-480c-a254-928693e27ad6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Get in the Door to a Hiring Manager with a Qualification Profile (QP)</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/get-in-the-door-to-a-hiring-manager-with-a-qualification-profile-qp.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;span style=
      "FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"&gt;One of many
      documents needed in the job search.&amp;nbsp; Some of the subjects to be addressed are: What are they, Format, How to Use Qualification Profiles (QP).&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;
&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; ...</description><category>8. QUALIFICATION PROFILE</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/get-in-the-door-to-a-hiring-manager-with-a-qualification-profile-qp.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">a8e39327-8312-4ab1-bb24-5013d0df74d5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Communicate in Writing</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-to-communicate-in-writing.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Many different ideas are expressed on this topic.&amp;nbsp; Some of the subjects to be addressed are Length, Style,
Content, Type Style and Font, How To Use cover Letters and Email.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
...</description><category>7. COVER LETTERS AND EMAIL</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-to-communicate-in-writing.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">5828e4b6-082b-4b97-a472-414a96d76842</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How To Develop and Use Resumes</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-to-develop-and-use-resumes.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;There are as many approaches to developing a resume as there are people writing resumes.&amp;nbsp; Some of the
subjects to be addressed are Length, Style, Content, Type Style and Font, Dates and Date Ranges, How To Use Resumes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    "FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"&gt;&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;

&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; ...</description><category>6. RESUMES</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-to-develop-and-use-resumes.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">91884b35-6e46-4b96-bf0e-e3e5b23d18a9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How To's about business cards</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-tos-about-business-cards.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Some of the subjects to be addressed are Design, What To Say, Where to Get business Cards Them Inexpensively,
How to Use Business Cards.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
...</description><category>5. BUSINESS CARDS</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-tos-about-business-cards.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">864b85f6-fdc8-4628-8a10-b8080afd1cbf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Selling in an employment environment.</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/selling-in-an-employment-environment.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Understanding the process of selling in an employment environment.&amp;nbsp; Some of the subjects to be addressed
are Selling Methods and Understanding the "Customer".&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
...</description><category>4. SELLING YOURSELF</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/selling-in-an-employment-environment.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">1b63c49b-cb7d-4ff7-9570-ebf5e8258af0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to market, brand, and promote yourself.</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-to-market-brand-and-promote-yourself.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>Understanding the process of marketing in an employment environment.  Some of the subjects to be addressed are Branding, Marketing Methods, Marketing Materials, and Market Research. ...</description><category>3. MARKETING YOURSELF</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/how-to-market-brand-and-promote-yourself.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">90205382-1a14-4343-8d54-efb8e6733729</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Starting Your Job Search</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/starting-your-job-search.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;This Category is about the process of dealing with unemployment, updating your definition of&amp;nbsp;your skills
and interests, and setting a course for your job search.&amp;nbsp; Some of the subjects to be addressed are Testing,&amp;nbsp;Psychological Aspects of Unemployment, and Understanding the New Employment
Reality.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
...</description><category>2. DEFINING YOURSELF</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/08/starting-your-job-search.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">30feeef0-9214-4c82-94ac-daea421b6d4b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What is this blog about?</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/07/what-is-this-blog-about.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;Job Referral 411 BLOG is designed to be a place where experienced workers, in all fields, at all
      levels, can exchange information on subjects of importance for finding a new job.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Tell others practical information: what works and what doesn't work.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Experienced workers, employed for long, continuous periods do not maintain skills and contacts related to finding a new job.&lt;span style=
"mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; When unemployed and having to find a job, they find it necessary to brush up and, in some cases, learn completely new skills in an unfamiliar
      environment.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Major ...&lt;/font&gt;</description><category>1. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/07/what-is-this-blog-about.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">323a3266-69ea-47da-8659-2946178a2ece</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Procedures and Techniques for the Job Referral 411 Blog</title><link>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/07/procedures-and-techniques-for-the-job-referral-411-blog.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>JMatlin411</dc:creator><description>Job Referral 411 BLOG is designed to be a place where experienced workers, in all fields, at all levels, can exchange information on subjects of importance for finding a new job.  Tell others practical information: what works and what doesn't work.  If pasting material from Word, please translate to RTF before pasting.No personal information will be displayed unless you include it in your blog text.  Feel free to insert links to other sources of information, including your own.  Other employment professionals are encouraged to contribute. If you have a suggestion for a new Category, please comment ...</description><category>1. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW</category><comments>http://blog.jobref411.com/2008/02/07/procedures-and-techniques-for-the-job-referral-411-blog.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">664a15c6-d983-4801-aec5-58af1012fc8f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>