Top 5 Tips for College Grads Entering the Working World
1) Build a Relationship With Your Boss:Like it or not, no single individual has a greater impact on your career future than your direct supervisor. So, how do you get on their good side from the start? Managers want to feel that you truly care, and that you are "in... Read More
Interview Tips, How to Get the Job You Want
Enter into a state of relaxed concentration. This is the state from which great basketball players or Olympic skaters operate. You'll need to quiet the negative self chatter in your head through meditation or visualization prior to sitting down in the meeting. You'll focus on the present moment and will... Read More
How to Get Hired by Being Obvious
If you want a drink of water, do you hire a focus group or pick up the Yellow Pages? No. You go to the kitchen, fill a glass and drink. You take the shortest route to fill your need.The path is obvious, right?Your job search is the same way. The... Read More
Salary Negotiation: How To Earn More Money and Respect From Your Employer
Despite how important fair pay is to most of us, effective salary negotiation is an often misunderstood and avoided topic. Current research indicates the average duration of a position today is 3.8 years. Over the lifespan of your career, how well you negotiate raises or starting pay will have an... Read More
What To Do When You Get Caught Surfing By The Boss!
It has been a long morning and you need a mental break. You start thinking of your weekend plans and jump on your messaging program to make plans with a friend. You have the movie times and a chat box up on your screen and what happens, your supervisor walks... Read More
Job Offers and Pay Negotiations
When you first get the job offer it will often be a verbal offer and is likely to be subject to taking up references and perhaps even a medical examination.So never say you are accepting a job offer, or resign from your present job until you have received a formal... Read More
Working On A Farm In Kent
Being a student, a person needs to look for summer jobs, to keep up with the expenses for school and fun activities. This task is not always easy, especially when you are studying at an American branch university and you have to pay tuition as well. So getting a summer... Read More
Get a Raise: How To Ask Your Boss For More Money
How many people do you know who think they deserve a pay rise, but are too scared to ask? You might even be one of those people! Why is it we are afraid to ask for what we believe we are worth? It's time to stop worrying and start asking,... Read More
How to Make More Job Contacts Faster, through Viral Marketing
Are you in the job market? Sick of every blog-byte cramming down your throat that you have to get out there and network? Feel like your traditional networking efforts have turned into a self-destructive waste of time? Online Social Networking (OSN), a form of viral marketing, is a better way... Read More
Gray Hair, Black Prospects
If you're reading this article, I'm sure I don't have to tell you that discrimination has become much more sneaky than in the past. No one comes out and say, "We're not hiring you because you're too old." Instead, discrimination is subtle and equally damaging."She seems set in her ways.""I'm... Read More
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Effective Resume and Cover Letter Writing - Part One
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Interview Preparation
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How To Receive Payment as a Freelance Translator?
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How to Change Career Horses in Mid-Stream
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How to Deal With Workplace Inflexibility
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?How to Look Your Best in a Down Economy?
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The Telecommuting Tightrope
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Discuss Your Accomplishments During the Interview
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Getting the Job thats Right for You
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How to Change Careers and Still Pay the Bills - 5 Key Steps
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Learn Some Useful Feng Shui Career Tips
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Yesterdays Project Manager is Todays Project Engineer
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How To Type A Resume For Employers
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The Quickly Changing Landscape Of The Job Market
Does it seem that with every passing year it's getting... Read More
How to Evaluate Job Offers and Zoom In On the Right Opportunity for You
You've been successful in your job hunt and have received... Read More
Job Hunting Tips: Accepting Judgment
Applying for work is stressful, no matter the circumstances. Even... Read More
Nonverbal Interview Behavior
Non-verbal interview behavior can drown out your verbal self-presentation.Practice interviewing... Read More
How To Find A Telecommute Job
The answer may be easier than you think, but there's... Read More
How Long Does It Take To Write A Resume?
Many people can easily write a resume in just a... Read More
Seven Ways to Stand Out in a Sea of Applicants
Is your résumé getting lost in a flood of résumés?... Read More
Finding the Right Travel Nursing Placement Agency
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Do Dream Jobs Really Exist?
More than four out of ten thirtysomething professionals want to... Read More
Vocational Experts 7 Proposals to Solve the Unemployment Problem
The subject is constantly in the news and may decide... Read More
Why You Should Never Complain About Former Bosses
You're at a job interview. You're doing great, answering questions... Read More
How to Tell if You are Fired and Just Dont Know It
No one should be fired and be surprised about it.... Read More
Adapting To Change In A Changing World
Have you learnt a new skill or improved upon your... Read More
Dynamic Interviewing Practices
The pre-hiring process can be a challenge. If you're reading... Read More
Speak Up: Your Job Is At Stake!
How good are you at standing up for yourself?Do you... Read More
What Can I Do To Improve My Job-Interviewing Skills?
Whether you're a student job seeker or a polished and... Read More
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Becoming A Police Officer Just Became Easier
As many law enforcement candidates can vouch for, taking the... Read More
Careers In The Advertising Business Internet Marketing Style
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Why Employers Want an Employee with a Degree
You wake up in the morning, head to work, and... Read More
Resumes and First impressions
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So You Want To Be a Nurse When You Grow Up?
You're interested in becoming a nurse. How do you get... Read More
Supplement Your Skills and Improve Your Work Position
It is often said that the majority of people are... Read More
Ten Tips to a Job Winning Interview
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Resume Outline - Add Structure & Flow to Your Resume
Building your resume, based on a resume outline will give... Read More
Your Value Proposition: A Critical Component To Having A Successful Job Search
Your value proposition is a series of statements defining your... Read More
Five Powerful Tips for Interns
Interning is about more than earning money during summer break.... Read More
Simple Interviewing That Works
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Self-Preservation Techniques For The Unemployed
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Your First Summer Work in the UK - Picking Strawberries The Right Way
Most jobs on farms in the UK involve picking strawberries... Read More
Have Enough Money to Change Careers - Five Key Steps
At every talk I give, I ask the audience to... Read More
Switching Careers - 7 Key Steps
Are you thinking about switching careers? If you are, you're... Read More
Job Search -- One of the Secrets of a Trade Show
A trade show is a great place to network, look... Read More
Petite Modeling: What Should You Wear to Your First modeling Photo Shoot?
If you're looking into making the petite modeling industry your... Read More
Working On A Farm In Kent
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Seven Success Tips For Recent Graduates Entering the Professional World
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The Hidden Agenda of Interviews
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Moving From A Weekend Hobby To Career In The Arts
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9 Tips on Creating a Professional Emailed Job Application
With the advent of the Internet, many of us have... Read More
Job Interviews -- What Your Pre-Interview Research Should Cover
When you go in for a job interview, you're not... Read More
When Bad Interviews Happen to Good Candidates
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What is Experience Anyway?
I learned in first grade that one plus... Read More
Nine Ways to Tell Youre Ready for a Promotion
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Can You Compete?
Are you looking to hire the best talent? Are you... Read More
What is Workers Compensation Fraud
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How Hedgehogs Hire
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