Tweet The holidays are here, and that means that 2013 is on its way. Many of us make New Year’s resolutions during this time of year. Some of us vow to lose weight. Others promise to exercise more or to spend more time with their families. But those who are looking for employment should make [...]
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Tweet The Internet can be a tremendous tool when you’re looking for a job. Unfortunately, it can also be an incredible distraction. That’s why it’s best during job search hours to avoid the Huffington Post, your favorite NFL team’s website, and RealClearPolitics to focus on those sites that can actually help you find a job. [...]
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Tweet You’re trying to make a professional career change. You’re haunting the online job boards, attending chamber of commerce meetings, and scheduling lunch meetings with former co-workers and bosses. The last thing on your mind is your future retirement. But new studies suggest that it should be. And if you want your retirement to be [...]
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Tweet The national unemployment rate finally fell under eight percent in September. But even so, finding a job today remains a challenge. That’s why the best job search advice you can receive is to conduct a multi-faceted job search. What is a multi-faceted search? It means using every tool at your disposal to find work [...]
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Tweet The number of U.S. residents seeking unemployment benefits rose in the last week of September to a seasonally adjusted 367,000. This means that plenty of American workers are still searching for jobs. It means, too, that you’ll need to brush up on your networking skills if you hope to make a professional job change. [...]
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Tweet Do you know where to search for jobs? If not, it’s little surprise that your job hunting is going poorly. Many job hunters think that the online job boards are the place to begin their job search efforts. Unfortunately, these job boards rarely provide job seekers with the new positions they seek. The reason? [...]
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Tweet Pres. Barack Obama and presidential challenger Mitt Romney were scheduled to face each other in the first presidential debate of 2012 in early October. This first debate was especially important because its focus was on domestic issues, including the nation’s far-too-high unemployment rate. But if you’re looking for either presidential candidate to provide you [...]
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Tweet Here’s an unfortunate truth: If you don’t know how to job search today, you’ll never find a job. The competition is just too great. That’s what happens when the nation’s unemployment rate refuses to fall below percent. You might think that you know how to get a job. You know all the best job [...]
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Tweet The rough economy has been good to one group of workers: those devoted to helping others find new jobs. Unfortunately, many of the people working these job search careers have precious little experience with career counseling. This is bad news for job seekers. Too many will sign up with career counselors who will do [...]
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Tweet Job hunting is far from an enjoyable task today. The national unemployment rate isn’t falling below eight percent, meaning that far too many qualified job seekers are looking for the same jobs that you want. The only way to succeed in today’s challenging jobs market? You need to know how to job search. You [...]
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December 25, 2012
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