Hey Job Seeker, Do You Feel Lucky?

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Good article.
These days, job seekers need all the help they can get to rise above the crowd and get noticed first by prospective employers.
Toward this end, I thought I’d share with you a new, free tool I’ve created and launched to help job seekers: www.preverify.com
PreVerify is a free tool with which job seekers can conduct their own accurate and professional employment verifications. Following the quick and simple registration process, simply send your PreVerify request to your former and current employers to complete online at a time that is convenient for them to do so. No more interruptive phone calls, just an employment verification that can be used over and over again, forever.
Rather than crowd this email with a bunch of words, attached are two recent articles that talk about PreVerify:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2645354.htm
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/preverify-com-preverifying-employment-histories
Please feel free to View My PreVerify Profile: http://www.preverify.com/profile/michael-levine/1

Michael Levine of CA 3:29PM October 18, 2009

I agree with what you have to say here. I have been looking for a job for a few months, and just recently I have come around on #3 and 4.
At first I was being very quiet about my layoff and was looking for a job in the very traditional way. While I have gotten some interest, I am still searching. So, I decided to switch directions and put myself out there by creating a blog about my job search and using social networking tools like Twitter and LinkedIn. It will be interesting to see what happens now that I am putting myself out there.

Rodney Cooley of WI 11:44PM July 20, 2009

Karen - as always great post.
Don't forget building a solid network. The more good people you have in your life, the more connections you make and the more apt you are to hear of, be recommended for, or land that dream job.
Lois Frankel has a great line about networking, "The minute you need a network, it's too late to build one."
Meet as many people as you can and add value to their lives. It's an investment that can be repaid in spades.

shari storm of WA 7:52PM July 12, 2009

You do make your own luck, with the techniques pointed out by Working Girl, and even at the poker table. A smart, experienced player is a lot luckier than a beginner, because he does those things that differentiate. The same kind of intelligence and experience well applied can help make you a lucky job seeker.

A. Reader of WA 7:48PM July 08, 2009

Well Done Karen
The Hardest Time of my Life has been when I was a " Free Agent" .
It is a Time of Reflection / Focus and Determination > separting the Show horse from the Work Horse in YOU !
> It is NOT the # of times an Individual Falls > It is the # of times an Individual ( Learns from Fall ) and Get's UP !
While Reading, Writing & Rithmatic ( SP? ) are Important > It is that Fire in the Belly > Tenacity that will separate the Mediocre from the Premium.
BUT > Never Sell YourSelf Out > Stay TRUE to YourSelf and What you believe in.
Remember > The Harder YOU WORK > The Luckier You GET !
Suggest BOOK ( in addition to Karen's ) > The Traveler's Gift.
Your Dream will never Happen > Until You have One.

Stephen of IL 11:38AM July 08, 2009