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THANKS...BUT NO THANKS

Imagine that you have been actively interviewing for months...you finally get an interview with THE company you want to work for...you make it through 1st, 2 nd , 3rd round interviews...and you just came back from a FINAL interview that was fantastic...you are told you are the company's number 1 choice...you are psyched...and as soon as you get out of the interview, you want to get off a THANK YOU to the interviewer... All sounds great to this point...however in your excitement, you hurriedly bang out a quick THANK YOU on your BLACKBERRY. Instead of sending a thoughtful well written note expressing your appreciation & desire to work for this "dream" employer...you send something like this.. "i wanteed to thnk you for taking thee time to meetme & look frward to next steps" Now...if you got a TEXT from your friend like this - it's cool...understandable However, a prospective employer views this communication as a tremendous error in judgement, a r

IS THIS GOING TO BE...YOUR YEAR?

HAPPY NEW YEAR! This year is off to a fast and furious start with new budgets in - "headcount" approved - people leaving their current positions after receiving their year-end bonus...etc The Talent Magnet is currently engaged in more than 60 active searches for a variety of roles in ENTERTAINMENT - BEAUTY/COSMETICS/FRAGRANCE/LUXURY - ADVERTISING - MEDIA PLANNING/STRATEGY - INTERACTIVE MARKETING & HUMAN RESOURCES. BELOW IS A PARTIAL LISTING OF OUR "HOTTEST" openings: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES - both global & boutique Ad agencies looking for AEs with a year of experience as an AE to work on Consumer Products, Telecom , Financial Services, Fast-Food, Technology & Beauty accounts - 50-60K MARKETING COORDINATORS (BEAUTY) Fragrance, Color Cosmetics, Hair Care, Skin Care & Bath/Body - looking for candidates with 1-2 years of experience working as an Assistant or Coordinator in the Marketing department of a MAJOR Beauty/Luxury/Retail entity - need to have a pow