Cutting Edge Career Advice
— Since 2009 —
Career Enlightenment is the award-winning career blog from the author of “Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies”, Joshua Waldman.
Tips for Staying on Top of Tech Trends and News
Welcome to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where every field is a tech field, and every employee is expected to stay on top of the technological changes in their field, even if their job is not directly engaged in developing or maintaining that technology. As the...
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My Favorite FREE Online Career Tests When You Have No Idea What You Want To Do
Struggling to move forward in your career? Stuck because you have no idea what you want to do? Well, check out my favorite online career tests that will help point you in the right career direction. And, the best part is they’re FREE! (Some of them have premium...
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Make LinkedIn Work Better for You with These 5 Simple Tips
LinkedIn is the go-to social network for the professional elite; the best recruiters are 60% more engaged with its tools than average recruiters and 45% of the world’s top earners use the platform. Add to this the fact that 40% of users log in daily and you get a feel...
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How to use LinkedIn to get multiple job offers
Most job seekers follow what could generously be called the black hole strategy. They “update” their resume, trawl every job board available, and just start shooting out copies of their resume everywhere they can. Day after day, they send out dozens of resumes, so...
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3 Practices You Need to Do When Building Your Online Presence
Ever since you were a kid, you wanted to work in sports. You loved watching baseball games with your family, and you knew you belonged with your favorite team. When you enter the workforce, you realize that finding jobs in niche industries is especially tough because...
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How Your Social Media Can Make or Break You as a Job Candidate
You’ve probably heard some conflicting stories from friends and family about the power or problems of social media in work – the employee who used it too much and didn’t get things done, or the job seeker who scored the role of a lifetime based on their successful...
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Amazing Tools To Create Perfect Digital Resumes and Portfolios For College Students
When they get on the verge of graduation, college students are overwhelmed by the opportunities they will have to explore. They will need to present themselves to several potential employers and leave a positive first impression. The journey of job hunting can become...
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