Our guidance what you need to know about your colleagues’ families.

We frequently tell you that your family comes first, to leave work on time, and to take time for important family events. Your family are the most important people in the world to you. Who are the most important people to your colleagues? THEIR families.

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Our guidance what you need to know about interviewing on Skype.

This is the second cast we’ve done about interviewing on Skype. In between, these interviews have got more prevalent – some first screens are done by Skype now. It’s cheap, easy and convenient for the companies who use the technology. It’s a little bit harder for the candidates, but that helps you. The more of the competition who fail at this point, the better for you. In this cast, we have four extra considerations for you when interviewing by Skype.

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Our guidance on how to have a great hotel stay.

Mark travels hundreds a nights a year and over the years he’s picked up a lot of tips on getting good rooms that allow him to work and rest most effectively. In this guidance, we’re going to share those tips with you.

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Our guidance on what to do when in a long-term job search.

Long-term job searches get people down. We know that. When you’re down, it’s harder to take the right actions, with the right frame of mind. So first, we’re going to recommend actions you can take to improve your state of mind. Then we’ll move on to increasing your opportunities for success in the job search.

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We take 20 example resumes and give you our analysis of what they say to a recruiter.

This cast started as a question: how could we help people understand how their resume is read by a recruiter. We know what you want to say – and we know how that’s interpreted. We needed some examples, so we put out a request. Over 100 listeners volunteered to have their resume critiqued.

We’re not going to go over the format of resumes in this cast. You know our recommendations there (and if you don’t, you can find them in ‘Your Resume Stinks’). For these casts, we’re just looking at the content.

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Our guidance on writing recommendations taking into account your boss’s DiSC profile.

When you need to get a decision from someone, anyone, the best way to present the information is in their DiSC style. It’s the way they understand information best, the way they like to work and that helps you get the decision you need. Here’s how.

[Editors Note: I'm sorry for posting this late. Please accept my sincere apologies for any inconvenience! --- Mike]

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Our guidance on how to have a great hotel stay.

Mark travels hundreds a nights a year and over the years he’s picked up a lot of tips on getting good rooms that allow him to work and rest most effectively. In this guidance, we’re going to share those tips with you.

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We take 20 example resumes and give you our analysis of what they say to a recruiter.

This cast started as a question: how could we help people understand how their resume is read by a recruiter. We know what you want to say – and we know how that’s interpreted. We needed some examples, so we put out a request. Over 100 listeners volunteered to have their resume critiqued.

We’re not going to go over the format of resumes in this cast. You know our recommendations there (and if you don’t, you can find them in ‘Your Resume Stinks’). For these casts, we’re just looking at the content.

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Our guidance on how to help someone you know who has or is being laid off.

What do you do to help someone who is about to be or who has already been laid off? What things do you need to do in order to help them get a new role? In this cast, we’ll give you actions to take.

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The conclusion of our guidance on how to attend happy hour.

Your boss and your co-workers are going to happy hour. Should you go? Should you drink? Should you just go home and read a story to your kids/go to the gym/do what you want to do? Do you really have to hang out with the people you work with all day? In this guidance we give you all the answers.

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