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How to Approach Job Hunting When Relocating (Financial Times)

Use LinkedIn as a useful resource of new contacts. Use the platform to identify people already in roles and industries you are targeting (based on your skills and interests), and contact them to seek their advice and insight.

5 Ways Soft Skills Can Hone Problem-Solving (Forbes)

If you’re solution-oriented, training yourself to listen to understand versus respond can often be the toughest thing to do. But active listening allows you to learn about things, both good and bad, so you can solve potential problems when they are still in their infancy.

How to Reach Out to a Recruiter (Harvard Business Review)

Their job isn’t to help you; your job is to help them do their job and fill roles. Approach a recruiter only after you’ve done your research, your LinkedIn profile and resume are updated, you’re ready to interview, and you understand whether the recruiter is internal or external, and what types of roles they recruit for.