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"We looked at job postings around the country at companies big and small to find the zestiest job titles.

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"Whether you’re a newly-minted associate or a seasoned partner, the message that you need to be “networking” never goes away.

"Whether you’re a newly-minted associate or a seasoned partner, the message that you need to be “networking” never goes away.

"If you’ve been looking for a new job for a while and getting nowhere, cheer up.

"If you’ve been looking for a new job for a while and getting nowhere, cheer up.

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"The more self-aware you are, the more effective you can be.

"You have crafted your business.

"You’ve probably heard the advice over and over again that you need to become an authority and build your own personal brand to stand out.

"When a corporate recruiting function conducts an audit, I find that the resulting data usually reveals that the recruiting problems that dramatically restrict applications routinely occur during the same steps of the “recruiting funnel.

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"Ever get an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach during a job interview?

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"Even very important things can be on cruise control and not on your mind.

"We must all remember that in the end, the consumer of the product of all artificial intelligence or machine learning endeavors will be people.