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Talent Tip #82: Five MORE Tips for Discussing Salary During Your Job Hunt

Claire Kittle Dixon 24 August 2016

This is post was originally published by Claire Kittle Dixon Executive Director of Talent Market. Talent Tip #82: Five MORE Tips for Discussing Salary During Your Job Hunt Last month

10 Interviewing Tips for Job Seekers

Claire Kittle Dixon 15 March 2016

via GIPHY Be Yourself Not only is this good dating advice, it’s also great interview advice. No matter how badly you think you want the job, remember to just

Give The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Claire Kittle Dixon 17 December 2015 Claire Kittle Dixon, Professional Advice, spell check, talent market

Still struggling to find the perfect gift for that special someone this season? Debating between the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer and the Perfect Bacon Bowl? Well, debate no more. I have

Turnover Turnaround: How To Keep Your Best Employees

Claire Kittle Dixon 23 November 2015 Claire Kittle Dixon, employee retention, Management, nonprofits, Professional Advice, talent market

Last month we talked about the six most common reasons for staff turnover in the free-market nonprofit movement. Apparently, we struck a root. My inbox was deluged with responses such

Employee Turnover: Why Good People Leave

Claire Kittle Dixon 23 October 2015 Career, Claire Kittle Dixon, Job Searching, passion, Professional Advice, skills, talent market, work culture

Last month at the always-amazing State Policy Network Annual Meeting, I had the pleasure of connecting with nonprofit CEOs about some of the common reasons employees leave and strategies for

Career Choices: Let Passion Follow You

Claire Kittle Dixon 18 September 2015 Claire Kittle Dixon, Job Searching, passion, Professional Advice, skills, talent market

Last month’s Talent Tip about James Abernathy and choosing a job you love prompted a heap of great feedback, including some words of wisdom from Zach Janowski, Yankee Institute’s Director

Choose a Job You Love: Maybe Confucius Was Right

Claire Kittle Dixon 12 August 2015 Career, Claire Kittle Dixon, Job Searching, life, Professional Advice, skills, talent market

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” I remember hearing people say this when I was just embarking on

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: How to Make Your Cover Letter Stand Out

Claire Kittle Dixon 10 July 2015 Claire Kittle Dixon, cover letters, Job Searching, Professional Advice, resume, skills, talent market

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit… Call me Ishmael… Who doesn’t love a

Preparing a Fabulous Cover Letter

Claire Kittle Dixon 18 June 2015 Claire Kittle Dixon, cover letters, Job Searching, Professional Advice, resume, skills, talent market

This month is a continuation of last month’s post about creating a stellar resume. This month we’re tackling cover letters. A date is a job interview that lasts all night. –

Preparing a Stellar Résumé

Claire Kittle Dixon 14 May 2015 Claire Kittle Dixon, cover letters, Job Searching, Professional Advice, resume, skills, talent market

“A date is a job interview that lasts all night.” – Jerry Seinfeld Anyone who has known me for long knows I compare work – especially applying for a

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