Career Corner: 100 job applications
If you apply to 100 jobs you’re qualified for, you’re going to get phone screens that lead to phone interviews that lead to in-person interviews that lead to offers. You’ll have options.
Angela Copeland
Columnist
Angela Copeland is the Founder of Copeland Coaching and can be reached at CopelandCoaching.com. She also hosts the Copeland Coaching Podcast, available on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download podcasts.
There are 26 articles by Angela Copeland :
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March 2023
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March 2019
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Business Career Corner: Trouble finding candidates? Try this.
Treat everyone you interview with the same level of respect you would want to receive. Make the application process easy, and you'll draw more candidates.
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Business Career Corner: The job search is impersonal, but rejection still burns
A job search is time-consuming, and can compromise your standing with your current boss. Sometimes you learn you've been dropped from consideration by automated email. Don't take it personally.
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February 2019
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Business Career Corner: Cutting the cord
Parents who want to help their adult children with job searches should stay on the sidelines. Too much help will hurt.
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Business Career Corner: If you don’t love your job, it’s time to break up
If you don’t love your job, it’s time to end that toxic eight-hour-a-day relationship. You wouldn’t put up with it in a romantic partner. Why are you putting up with it at work?
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Business Career Corner: My new LinkedIn pet peeve
Professionals on LinkedIn are posting some very unprofessional things. It’s happening all the time, and columnist Angela Copeland says it's frankly shocking.
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January 2019
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Business Career Corner: How to start your job search
You’ve decided 2019 is the year. You’re going to find a new job. You’ve been waiting for the right time, and it’s finally here. After years and years of hating your job, you’ve heard the market has finally turned around. You’re ready for something new. -
Business Career Corner: The six biggest mistakes you’re making on LinkedIn
The first thing new job seekers may want to do is update their LinkedIn profile, but a few missteps could hinder their search. Angela Copeland outlines six LinkedIn mistakes to avoid.
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Business Career Corner: Keep your jargon to yourself
Have you ever wondered how your website is doing in the SERPs? What about your PPC? Are you getting a good CPA? What about the CPM? Are you tracking all of your KPIs? -
Business Career Corner: The best job market in a generation
I am so excited! This year – 2019 – is set to be a record year for job searching. If I could knock on the door of every reader to personally deliver this message, I would. This message deserves to be yelled from rooftops everywhere. If you have ever thought of looking for a new job, now is the time to do it. Right now. Not in six months. Not next year. Now. -
Business Career Corner: Time to start your New Year’s job-search resolution
Happy 2019! I think we can all agree that 2018 was a tricky year. But, it’s time to start fresh. It’s time to refocus on an awesome New Year’s resolution: finding a new job. And it’s the perfect time. Unemployment is at a record low. Jobs are being added. For the first time in a long time, it’s a job seeker’s market.
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December 2018
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Business Career Corner: Landing a work-from-home job
Finding a work-from-home (or remote job) can seem to be an impossible proposition. It’s like finding a unicorn. You’ve heard they exist, but you’ve never actually seen one. -
Business Career Corner: Let go of fear and find yourself
As we enter approach the new year, there’s a lot of talk about setting goals. They may be related to career, family, fitness or other personal pursuits. It’s interesting to think about which goals will be achieved and which eventually will be shelved. -
Business Career Corner: Holiday parties could help your job search
It’s party time. Chances are, you may have a holiday party coming up for work or with friends that you just can’t avoid. Whatever the occasion, these parties can be draining. This is especially true for those of us who are introverts or who have other commitments. It can feel like there’s just no room for another to-do on the list. -
Business Career Corner: More work means a fair process
Have you ever had to do extra work in a job interview? One of my most intense interviews ever was at Target. I interviewed there after graduate school for a project management role. The process was unlike one I had ever seen up to then.
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November 2018
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Business Career Corner: The interview feedback loop
I’ve been talking to a number of job seekers lately about illegal interview questions. They keep coming up, and I keep asking myself why that is. When you’re a job seeker, you may not realize how common illegal questions are because you’re interviewing for only one or two jobs at a time. But, surprisingly, they’re popping up in job interviews quite a bit. -
Business Career Corner: Interviewing is not hazing
When I was in college, I never joined a sorority. But, like you, I’ve heard some of the horror stories about what it can sometimes be like to become part of Greek life. -
Business Career Corner: What salad dressing best emulates your life philosophy?
When it comes to job interviews, I’ve seen it all. Most interviews come in a fairly straightforward format. You do a phone screen with human resources and then a phone interview with the hiring manager. Afterward, you come in person for meetings with the hiring manager and other folks on the team. -
Business Career Corner: LinkedIn focuses on employee engagement
I recently had the opportunity to attend LinkedIn’s annual human resources event, Talent Connect. Held in Anaheim, California, the event showcased everything LinkedIn’s been working on in 2018, and their plans for the future.
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October 2018
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Career Corner: Why job seekers walk away
If you’re a hiring manager, there’s a good chance you’re finding it harder to hire this year than one year ago. The unemployment rate just fell to the lowest level since 1969, so the competition is fierce for good workers. In fact, it’s taking 82 percent longer to fill open jobs than just a few years ago in 2010. And, on average, it’s taking companies 31 days to hire. -
Career Corner: Pick a number, any number
Sometimes, you want to feel like your work means something. You want to feel like a person who is performing a craft. You want to feel like a professional. Somehow, looking for a job can make you feel like a discount item on a shelf at a big-box store. -
Business Career Corner: The reality of being underpaid
Have you ever had someone tell you that it’s a good idea to get your foot in the door at a company? The theory is that if you get your foot in the door, you can work your way up over time. I understand the reasoning. It’s a career outlook that has been around for a long time. But, in today’s career environment, this approach can backfire. -
Business Career Corner: The tech interview
You know, I love tech companies. With a computer engineering undergrad, I’ve spent my entire career working in the world of technology in one way or another. -
Business Career Corner: Purple unicorns don’t exist
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Business Career Corner: Job offers are like buses
The title of my column today may sound a bit confusing. It comes from one of my own mentors. Years ago, when I was finishing graduate school in California, I spent a significant amount of time searching for the right job. I would go to job fairs and networking events as if it were my full-time job. I would interview for anything and everything.
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