What To Do When HR Calls...
Generally, when you present yourself as a prospective candidate for a new employment opportunity, your information will filter through the Human Resources department. Since every company has their own hiring process, understand that you cannot always control when HR will call you. Our philosophy is that a prepared candidate will... Read More
Why Should We Hire You?
This is one of those broad questions that can take you down the wrong road unless you have done some thinking about what to say ahead of time. This question deals with your ability to sell yourself. Think of yourself as the product. Why should the customer buy?Answers that WON'T... Read More
Looking the Part
I don't know his name and he wasn't trying to be profound. A man who worked for one of my colleagues always showed in a shirt and tie with a simple explanation: "if you look business, you is business". His grammar was faulty, but his reasoning was letter perfect and... Read More
60 Hour Work Weeks - Can You and Your Career Survive Them
In the 80s while I was an account executive for AT&T most people in my organization worked normal (for then) business hours. By that I mean they arrived close to 8 or 8:30AM and left between 5 and 5:30PM. By 6 PM the office was empty. No one seemed to... Read More
Marketing You and Your Career
Imagine if a business invested years into the research, design, and creation of a new product, and then failed to tell anybody about it. What if the company assumed (even expected) that consumers should discover their new product, just because it was â??greatâ??? Flawed logic, right? Yet, thatâ??s how many... Read More
Searching for Jobs Online
Searching for jobs online is easier than ever, but also more confusing than ever. Any Internet user doing a job search online will find that they can choose from hundreds of national employment listing web sites and the numbers can often be staggering. When performing on online job search, it... Read More
Why Human Resources Are The Real Key To Success In This Information Age
The rapid changes that have mainly been brought about by the information age are numerous and irreversible. They have affected our way of life on virtually every front and have left many old companies in ruins while causing other new ones to swiftly emerge and grow to great unprecedented profitability,... Read More
Alert! An Over-50 Jobseeker Has Just Entered the Building
Interviewing Tips for the Older Job-seeking PopulationA red alert is probably melodramatic, but I'm sure jobseekers in this age bracket probably feel there is one. The bulk of the job-seeking population is currently facing job-search woes that the elderly population has been experiencing for years.In recent years, I've seen that... Read More
Should You Join a Modeling School for Petite Modeling?
If you are thinking of breaking into the petite modeling industry and wondering if you should hundreds of doll ars on modeling school or classes you need to read this article. Here are few facts about modeling schools.==>Modeling schools will not get you jobs. Clients who are hiring petite models... Read More
Tips for Getting Your Movie Career Launched
Hollywood helps those who help themselves! In you want to get your movie career fast tracked then here are three common sense tips to help you on your way.1. Borrow the Boy Scout's Motto: Be Prepared.Once you start the ball rolling you never know when you're going to get a... Read More
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The Surefire Way To Getting A Pay Raise
If you are working for someone else, it is important... Read More
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Your Goals Must Be Within Your Reach
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The Computer-Friendly Resume
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When and How to Say I Just Cant Do It!
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After a thirty (30) second glance lots of resumes get... Read More
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Counteroffers: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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Strange Jobs Still Pay The Bills
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The Hidden Job Market: Real or Imagined?
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Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Career Opportunities for New Graduates
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It is Still Possible to be Upwardly Mobile in America!
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Tips For Successful Job Hunting: How To Get A Job Without A Resume
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How to Reach Outside Yourself to Advance Your Career
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Employees, Get Used to Working under Surveillance
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7 Steps to Interviews that Win the Job
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Benefits of Maintaining a Career Portfolio
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Dealing With How Would You...? Questions
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Master Responding to Selection Criteria and Win Your Next Job!
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Chicken Soup for Job Seekers
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I spend a bit of time on airplanes. So, I... Read More
How To Become A Computer Consultant
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Conflicts With Your Boss Are Inevitable, But Can Be Healthy
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Career Killers to Avoid
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Are You Eking Out a Living, and Cant Get What You Want from a Job?
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Your resume (or curriculum vitae), combined with the cover letter,... Read More
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Independent RN Contractors Are Taking The Nursing Profession
Nurses wake up and take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity.... Read More
Find A Job In A Fast Growing Field Using Labor Market Information For Your State
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Working In Iraq: Is It For You?
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Writing A Great Resume, Part 2
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Ask Me No Questions, Ill Tell You No Lies
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