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In a recent survey by career services firm Drake Beam & Morin, 61% of candidates landed positions through networking. Think about this, 10 times as many job seekers are employed through networking than through the newspaper ads or the Internet job sites, such as Career Builders and Monster Jobs. Also, and this is a eye-opener, 80% of job openings never make it job boards or the newspaper. Many Internet job sites retrieve at lease some of their openings from newspapers. Therefore, if jobs don't make the classifieds those jobs will probably not be available to the average job seeker. What can you do about this? Again, network every day. Let all of your friends, family members, neighbors--EVERYONE--know you are looking.

Recently, to illustrate this point, when I was looking for shoes in a local national department store, the shoe clerk mentioned that he was interested in a career in law enforcement. I happened to know of a small department with a couple of openings and, luckily for him, they were willing to send the right candidate through the Police Academy. I passed that information on to him.

Tell everyone what you are looking for--you just never know.

Are You the Next Agatha Christie?
Dame Agatha Christie was a true "mystery" writer. Using great sensitivity, she usually disposed of characters before we became attached to them. Many of the dead bodies...

Awesome Employee
Are you an awesome employee? What would it take to make you the envy of all of your co-workers? Take our test and find out.

Your Ideal Career
Are you in a career that matches your personality? Or perhaps you just fell into your work because it was available when you needed a job. You may be following a venerable old family tradition.

Great Interview Skills
Are you entering the job market or changing jobs? Perhaps, you are wondering how to dress and behave for interview success. There are a few tricks you should know. Take our test and learn if you are a winning candidate.

Would You Be a Great Cop?
Do you just adore watching CSI? Would you like to join the men and women in blue? Take our test and determine if you should be the one wearing the badge and gun.

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