We talk a lot about putting more irons in the fire.

But what does that really mean?

It means making sure that you always have other promising job opportunities lined up – great jobs, where you’re genuinely in the running, that you’d be thrilled to land.

Let’s pick up where we left off about building a new professional network quickly – even if you’re starting over in a new city

If you missed it, I highly suggest giving it a quick read. Because a Daily Success Boost reader (who we called “Ken”) asked for specific strategies if you were starting from zero.

I answered his question and detailed the first of two approaches for putting yourself in the running for stellar jobs the public never hears about.

I recently received an excellent question from a Daily Success Boost subscriber who we’ll call “Ken".

Ken is starting over in a new state, and he needs to build a professional network right away so he can put himself in the running for the kind of high-quality positions that are often not advertised publicly.

More on that in a moment.

I've failed several important job interviews in my life.

(At least, they were very important to me at the time.)

The ones that hurt the most were the ones where I looked back over the coming days, weeks and months and felt the piercing sting of regret.

Today, I want to share a highly effective strategy for advancing your career.

One that's overlooked by many.

If you have a job already -- or even if you're still working on it -- this is one of the best mid- to long-term strategies for attracting amazing career opportunities. (Opportunities that you'd otherwise never even hear about.)

Alan here, from InterviewSuccessFormula.com.

Today, I want to tell you about my most humiliating job interview ever. It was a long time ago, but even today, looking back, it still makes me cringe.

You'll see why in a moment.

If you’ve been a reader for a while, then you probably know that I’m not a big fan of job boards.
        
Why not?
        
Because a job board is the WORST way to apply for a job.

Investors sometimes talk about "lottery tickets".
        
"Lottery tickets" are small investments that will almost certainly won’t pay off, but cost practically nothing, and, if they do pay off, they pay off in a big way. For that reason, they’re worth the tiny risk.
        
Case in point:

When putting together their resume, many older candidates sometimes try to "hide" their experience using all kinds of creative tricks and tactics.
            
Does this make sense? Is it something you should try also?
            
Well, here's my advice:

Every now and again, I like to read Quora. It's a social network where people ask questions, and others answer them -- it's a great place to learn new and interesting "random" things you wouldn't ever think of asking.
            
Anyway, someone asked the question:
            
"What is the single, most revealing interview question?"