4. Consider writing a blog, then linking to it from your resume.
5. Prepare to draw three pictures on a whiteboard that illustrate how you'll help solve the company's problems.
Tim Johnston, 56
1. On LinkedIn, continually update what you're working on.
2. On your resume, describe problems you worked on and the impact you had.
3. Use the words "Technical Summary" instead of "Computer Skills."
4. Make sure every word on the resume has meaning.
5. Re your resume: mail it, e-mail it, fax it, and hand-deliver it to each employer.
Susan Bernstein, 43
1. Find a catchy phrase to describe the role you want to play.
2. Share money-saving ideas you have for the company you're interested in.
3. Ask each person you meet with to give you the names of two other people to talk to.
4. Job-hunting is "really about listening to people with problems to solve, not telling employers what your objectives are. They don't care."
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