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Seven Tips to a Job-Winning Interview

These days, interviews don't come easily. When you get The Call, make the most of your time -- and go for it!1. Investigate the company's culture, markets, and finances. But resist the temptation to show off what you've researched: "I just read that you're about to embark on a new... Read More

10 Steps to Getting the Most Out of Job Fairs

Many job seekers tend to overlook job fairs. They can be crowded, busy, competitive and confusing events. But they offer you the opportunity to contact many potential employers all within one place, and they can help you land a job. Here's what you need to do to get the... Read More

Hot Business Trends for 2004? And Beyond: Maybe One Will Turn Into a Creative Business Idea for You

I always look forward to the December issue of Entrepreneur magazine. That's the issue that features the publisher's annual pick of hot businesses, markets, and trends for smart entrepreneurs ? or those who aspire to be. Some of the high tech businesses cited like mobile gaming or... Read More

10 Steps to Escape the Job World and Create the Life You Really Want

1. GET THE POINT ? OF LIFE, THAT IS. How many of us will look back in our old age and wish we'd gone to more meetings or put in more overtime. The point? Despite pressure to "play it safe" by sticking with your day job ("...but dear, you... Read More

Stacking The Deck In Your Favor

Many people do not bother to look at their own magnificence and without that view it is not likely that we will recognize the need for strategies to maximize our strengths. When we buy an outfit for a special affair, we automatically try to coordinate each piece so that they... Read More

Your Goals Must Be Within Your Reach

FIRST STEP -- Set short-term, incremental goals. Work up to larger plans later. Never put yourself under the gun right from the get-go. If you do... discouragement will be right at your doorstep. You'll quit! Remember your New Year's resolutions? Set incremental time frames. Short-range goals are... Read More

Defining Success Your Way!

In my career advising practice, I often find that my clients are not clear about what success means for them. Our society defines success primarily around three elements: power, money and fame. Many of you reading this may be saying, "wait a minute ?those elements are not the most important... Read More

What Turns Potential Employers ON; What Turns Them OFF?

According to an annual survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, these are the most important qualities that employers are looking for in a job candidate, in priority order: (1) Communication skills; (2) Honesty/integrity; (3) Teamwork skills; (4) Interpersonal skills; (5) A... Read More

Six Factors That Can Cost You the Interview/Job

Most job seekers know that an unprofessional appearance will count against them at an interview. Here are six MORE factors that can help you remain in the unemployment line: (1) Being unprepared for the interview. Prepare, plan, and practice! In today's tough job market, you MUST do everything... Read More

Job Interviews & the Magic of Music

Can music help you with your next job interview? It just might! Here's how. First, it can help you during your research, preparation and practice. While it doesn't appear to work for everyone, some studies suggest that having classical music playing softly in the background as you study... Read More

In The News:

Returning military members: Feds not offering jobs back
Daily Republic
More than 1000 troops who return home are unfairly denied jobs; Defense Department, VA, Postal Service among top offenders. First Lt. Christopher Matthai with his wife, Lindsay, and 11-month-old son, Christopher, share a moment together in Mount Airy, ...

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Talk of hard labor doesn't deter quest for work on Memphis-based steamboat
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Dallas Hunt, 5, waits with her dad, Kylan Hunt, as he fills out applications for work on the American Queen at Tuesday's jobs fair staged by the Great American Steamboat Company. Cleveland Maxwell was one of more than 2000 people who turned out Tuesday ...

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Study generates jobs
The Australian
Some 21 per cent said it helped them do it well or take on extra tasks and but 18 per cent said study had no employment impact. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. Recommended Coverage Jobs for graduates stay flat Demand for newly qualified staff ...

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Financial Times
Work experience scheme under fire as Tesco makes U-turn
People Management Magazine Online
Furthermore, the supermarket has put in place its own alternative paid four-week work experience placement, with a guaranteed permanent job at the end of every “satisfactory” completion. Other retailers have distanced themselves from the programme, ...
Tesco agrees to pay work scheme internsFinancial Times
The delusions of X Factor and sneering job snobs who betray the youngDaily Mail

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al.com (blog)
Event's goal is 'Empowering Our Veterans' by pairing them with career plans ...
al.com (blog)
In the next few years, tens of thousands will hang up their uniforms and look for civilian jobs, said Still Serving Veterans President Will Webb. For many veterans, finding a job or new career plan is their greatest need, affecting their whole families ...

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78 jobs on offer at first 2012 Jobs Fair
Jersey Isle News
Job-seekers attending this tomorrow's Jobs Fair will have the opportunity to talk directly to 19 employers with vacancies for a total of 78 jobs. The fair, hosted by Careers Jersey, is the first of 2012 and will bring a host of different industries ...

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Globe and Mail
I was fired for seeking another job. How can I get compensation?
Globe and Mail
The law of dismissal requires employers to provide terminated employees with severance pay unless they were fired for serious misconduct, such as theft or dishonesty. The mere fact that you were looking for another job does not, by itself, constitute a ...

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The 5 Secrets to Staying Employed
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
By Miriam Salpeter You are one of the lucky ones to land a job. But conventional wisdom suggests that a job today is no guarantee of employment tomorrow. Our economy is changing, so you can't consider yourself "finished" looking for work—even when ...

The Seattle Times
Temp jobs likely here to stay
The Seattle Times
More than a quarter of people who have found jobs since the recession ended have landed in temporary positions, reflecting a fundamental change in the workplace, with neither businesses nor employees expecting to stay together for life.

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Randstad US, Professionals Launches Interactive Blog to Encourage and Inspire ...
Bradenton Herald
The blog will provide information and insight on current jobs in demand, top career trends and workplace advice, through traditional and emerging media channels. The blog is a continuation of Randstad US, Professionals' successful video contest ...

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