What I’ve Learned after 6 Months of Job Searching

It’s been 6 months since I started my job search for a full-time marketing position in Houston or remote. It’s been a wild ride but I’ve learned a lot about myself and about the current job search process!
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My Challenges:
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Nobody wants to interview me, and if they do then they tell me I’m overqualified for the position! This is […]

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By |2024-04-15T17:14:57-05:00January 1, 2009 5:13 pm|Categories: 4MOM|0 Comments

Free Certifications and Courses for Marketing Professionals

When you’re looking for a job, you’re eager to add anything to your resume that will help you stand out among the crowd as the ideal candidate for a job. One thing that can help you stand out is having certifications. Where should you put these certifications on your resume? You can add them to your Marketing Skills section or if you […]

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By |2024-04-15T17:13:13-05:00January 1, 2009 5:12 pm|Categories: 4MOM|0 Comments

How I Handle Rejection in my Job Search (and why I feel like a Unicorn)

Lately, during my job search, I’ve been experiencing the harshness of feeling rejected. Now it’s not because I’m actually being rejected by people, systems or companies but that to me their responses (or lack thereof) feels like rejection to me.  Here are some examples of recent events that have made me feel rejected:
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I meet someone in-person who […]

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By |2024-04-15T17:02:30-05:00January 1, 2009 5:01 pm|Categories: 4MOM|0 Comments

Why You Shouldn’t Apply for Jobs through Linkedin

I attended a Resume Building workshop at my local library, and I was shocked when they told me “Do not apply for jobs through Linkedin”. I mean, isn’t the point of technology to do things smarter and faster? Well here’s why they gave that recommendation and why I’m following it!

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Here’s the reasoning behind NOT applying for jobs through LinkedIn and instead using […]

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By |2024-04-15T17:00:59-05:00January 1, 2009 5:00 pm|Categories: 4MOM|0 Comments

How I Apply Continuous Improvement to my Resume

When I was in college for engineering, we learned how to apply continuous improvement to solve technical problems. I love the concept of continuous improvement so I try to apply it to all aspects of my life, including my resume! Here’s how I approach updating my resume to achieve continuous improvement:

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* When I go to any type of job search workshop, I bring my resume. That’s […]

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By |2024-04-15T16:59:51-05:00January 1, 2009 4:59 pm|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Best College Student Discounts

Now that I’m a college student, I’m happy that I’m eligible for student discounts! There don’t seem to be many out there, but these two discounts saved me a bunch of money. Instead of paying about $100 per month for cable TV I now pay $11.48 per month to stream Amazon Prime and Hulu (including Showtime) content on my smart TV.

If you’ve got a .edu email […]

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By |2024-04-15T16:58:55-05:00January 1, 2009 4:57 pm|Categories: 4MOM|0 Comments

10 Tips to Update Your Resume Right Now

I’m learning a lot about how to update my resume to make it the best it can be for my job search in 2018. I will admit it’s been awhile since I’ve been job searching, so I’m finding that things have changed and I have a lot to learn about how to update my resume. So as I learn I want […]

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By |2024-04-15T16:57:30-05:00January 1, 2009 4:56 pm|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

3 Ways To Spot a Job Scam (based on my friend’s real experience!)

My husband got a call from his friend who was very excited to share that he’d just been offered a very lucrative job. My husband congratulated him and jokingly said “Hey, maybe you can get me a job there too!” When he got off the phone he shared with me exactly how lucrative the job offer was including an outrageous signing bonus and […]

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By |2024-04-15T16:56:29-05:00January 1, 2009 4:55 pm|Categories: 4MOM|0 Comments

4 Websites for your Job Search

I found my second job after college by searching job listings in the newspaper of the city I wanted to live in! Wow, things have changed a lot since then ~ so I’m sharing what I’m learning as I embark on my own job search:

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Websites to look at when you’re job searching:

Facebook Jobs – I had no idea that Facebook […]

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By |2024-04-15T16:55:21-05:00January 1, 2009 4:54 pm|Categories: 4MOM|0 Comments

4 Free Online Tools for Women Entrepreneurs

It’s fun to learn new things and I’m learning a lot of new things by taking courses towards my Master’s in Marketing!

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Here are four FREE online tools that are new to me and I recommend you check them out:

Grammarly – the world’s most accurate free online grammar checker. When I used it for a long proposal I had […]

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By |2024-04-15T16:54:07-05:00January 1, 2009 4:53 pm|Categories: 4MOM|0 Comments
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