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Tweet If you have a disability and are looking for a job, you may encounter an additional set of concerns that other job seekers may not have to deal with. One issue is when to – and if you should — disclose the fact that you have a disability to potential employers. It is not [...]

Tweet Looking for a job can be stressful and unpleasant; you may feel like you are alone in the world. You may say there has to be some way to help bring your spirits up or improve your outlook while looking for your next position. Some people suggest offering a little help to others if [...]

Tweet Is your job search mostly conducted online? A recent study found that job seekers of all ages are spending all of their time online while looking for a job which is not the best use of your job search time. Here is some job search advice to help you take your search offline; hopefully [...]

Tweet Job fairs can be an important part of your job search strategies. You won’t likely get an actual job offer at a fair, but you can use this opportunity to get in front of people who make decisions at a number of companies. If you can get the recruiter to match a name with [...]

Tweet The landscape for hiring in 2013 continues to evolve. The unemployment rate in December 2012 was 7.8% and is not expected to drop considerably this year. That does not mean that you should give up on your job search – you should refocus it.  Here are some ideas about how to job search in [...]

Tweet One of the newer features on LinkedIn is the endorsement function. It was introduced on September 24, 2012, and has increased in popularity with 10 million endorsements being issued each day. Now that you have probably gotten a few endorsements on your profile, you should think about how to incorporate them into your strategy [...]

Tweet Want to increase your job prospects? You might consider a move to the nation’s capital. According to a recent story by the Reuters news service, Washington, D.C. is experiencing a population boom as job seekers head to the district hoping to nab one of the new manufacturing or technology jobs offered there. But here’s [...]

Tweet The latest job statistics provided plenty of good news for those trying to find a new job. But even as unemployment falls in the vast majority of states, finding a job remains a challenge today. The reason? Unemployment is falling, but it isn’t falling fast enough. Until more jobs are created, job seekers will [...]

Tweet If you need help finding a job, know this: You are far from alone. And don’t let positive headlines regarding the nation’s unemployment rate convince you otherwise. It’s true that the national unemployment fell again in November, ticking down to 7.7 percent, the lowest this rate has stood in more than three years. At [...]

Tweet There’s a growing number of 20-somethings asking the same question: “Can’t anyone help me get a job?” There’s a reason for this: Unemployment rates among job seekers in this age group are high. And these young job seekers often face the huge financial burden of thousands of dollars of student-loan debt. It’s clear that [...]