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Dirty Rotten Job Search Secrets. Learn 5 job search tactics that are so effective, they’re unfair.

Dirty Rotten Job Search Secrets

These are the dirty rotten job search secrets those jerks who always get the job are using … to get the job you deserve. Most candidates spend the majority of their job search efforts replying to ads, company websites, and calling/emailing their contacts, asking about available jobs, or to pass a resume along. Those jerks know better. These tactics have an unfortunately low response rate, yet the majority of candidates use them as primary search tools. Why? Bill Swanson’s ’25 Unwritten Rules of Management’

From CCGMag: Bill Swanson’s ’25 Unwritten Rules of Management’ 1.

Bill Swanson’s ’25 Unwritten Rules of Management’

Learn to say, “I don’t know.” Everything associates didn't learn in law school. Good social skills. Without a reasonable degree of Social Aptitude, learning to scuba dive, building friendships and quality relationships would be next to impossible. Good social skills can deliver so many benefits, that it's hard to know where to start. Those few socially gifted people who seem to have all the confidence in the world and really effective social skills are often rewarded with a large group of friends and a possibly a huge social and business network.