Fantastic Job Fair Follow-up
Set the stage for fantastic job fair follow-up while you are still at the job fair. As the conversation is coming to a close, ask for the company representative's business card. If he or she doesn't have one, ask for their name, title, and best way to reach them. Write... Read More
No Experience? No Problem!
Are you a new graduate with little or no work experience? Sometimes it can be tough to get a job without experience, and how do you get more experience if you can't get a job? Well, your chances are better than you think. Even if your work experience is... Read More
Answering The What Are Your Weaknesses? Interview Question
One of the trickier questions an interviewer might put to you is "what are your major weaknesses?"What are you meant to say? If you list all your weaknesses, aren't you just giving the interviewer reasons to think that you aren't up to the job?If you read most other interview advice... Read More
Does Your Resume Have What It Takes To Survive The First Cut?
Qualifications" or "Personal Profile") uses bullets and succinct wording to highlight what is likely to most intrigue the employer. Before writing this section, make a list of the 5 to 10 criteria that are most likely to guide the employer's choice ? then summarize your qualifications in a way that... Read More
Three Steps to Writing Your Own Resume
While most professionals hire a professional resume writer, some draft their own resume. People who write a lot for business usually have more success in putting together a sharp, focused presentation; still, anyone can learn the basic steps to prepare his or her own resume.There are three major differences between... Read More
Get Beyond Your Tasks
Ever hear the story of the two masons working side by side at a building site? They're doing the same work under pretty much the same conditions. Then, one day a stranger comes along, approaches one of the men and asks him, "What are you doing?" "I don't know and... Read More
Success at Work: Techniques: Computer Literacy
It's hard to believe that there are people in today's workforce who don't know how to use a computer. In today's society, being computer illiterate is equivalent to being functionally illiterate. Obviously no one reading this article is computer illiterate, but maybe you know someone who thinks they can avoid... Read More
Write And Get Hired
Want to get hired faster than up to 97% of other job seekers?Well, you can. By doing two simple things almost nobody else is doing:1) write down a job search goal and2) read it out loud 10 times a day.Do this and you'll find a job faster as a result.... Read More
10 Tips For Writing A Professional Résumé
1. Start with an attractive layout. Use bold and italics to highlight key points.I do not recommend downloadable templates because they are very generic and dull. Get creative but not crazy. You can use a little touch of color if you are modest.2. Justify the text instead of using left... Read More
The Secrets to Interview Success
Many well qualified and extremely able candidates fail at job interviews simply because they are unaware of the conventions of the job interview and the expectations of the interviewer.Successful candidates, on the other hand, manage to impress prospective employers precisely because they know how to present themselves.Thus, they study the... Read More
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How to Track Your Right Career
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How To Get Promoted - Take Control Of Your Destiny!
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The Computer-Friendly Resume
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Do What You Love, Love What You Do
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The Perfect Fit: Women & Franchising
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Resume Writing - Things to Consider
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Doing What You Love
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The Power to Succeed
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The Importance of Background Verification
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Is A Career a Calling or Choice?
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Mid-Life Crisis: Its Not Just for Men Anymore!
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Six Factors That Can Cost You the Interview/Job
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How To Write A Resume Cover Letter That Will Get Your Resume Read
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How To Write A Resume, Avoid These Resume Mistakes
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The 10-Step Resume Critique
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Self Describing Skills - Key Strengths
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Resume Writing and Preparation is Free Online
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Why Become A Truck Driver?
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Acceptance is the Answer to All Our Problems
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Home Healthcare Careers
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Your First Summer Work in the UK - Picking Strawberries The Right Way
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Difficult Relationships at Work - Dealing with Workplace Conflict
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The 5 Essential Telecommute Résumé Components
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Why Bachelors Make Bad Decisions: Five Tips to Move from Reality Television to Your Career Change
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Occupational Health and Safety - Stress and Workaholism at Work
There has been a lot of hullabaloo recently about the... Read More
Interviewing Over Lunch: Are You at Risk?
Sometimes a hiring process will include having lunch with the... Read More
Children At Work: Looking at Child Labor in the Victorian Age
Today, it isn't that uncommon for some children and teenagers... Read More
What to Ask During the Interview
Don't just sit there and bob your head, waiting to... Read More
Internships: Bonkers or Brilliant?
I have something to say that's driving me batty. It's... Read More
Five Facts You Must Know When Changing Careers
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How to Become a Real Estate Agent
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Hospital Staff at Great Risk of Attack and Injury Whilst at Work
There are millions of people working extremely hard every day... Read More
Factual Employment Screening Part 2
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Sample Cover Letters ... The Hidden Pitfalls
You can benefit from sample cover letters as they can... Read More
Finding a Career in Harmony with Your Life Path
Which of the following would you chose? Doing your lifework... Read More
The 5 Essential Telecommute Résumé Components
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How To Write A Resume Cover Letter That Will Get Your Resume Read
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Nuts and Bolts of Effective Cover Letters
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Job Interviews and The Secret of Selling Yourself
A very effective and persuasive tactic when selling something is... Read More
The 7 Tough Job Interview Questions That Can Make or Break You - and How to Answer Them
Some interview questions are asked so frequently that they've become... Read More
Simple Tips to Move Forward on the Job, Part II
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Can You Actually Fail A Personality Quiz?
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Could You Write Performance Reviews For Money?
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Career Killers to Avoid
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Interpersonal Skill Building -- Yank The Suckers & Weeds
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Career Change - Emotional Intelligence for Knowledge Workers?
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Tips For Surviving As A Corporate Refugee
In her book "Are You A Corporate Refugee", Ruth Luban... Read More
Back to School for a Career Change
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Importance Of Your Job Search
So that you can decide just how critical your job... Read More
Job Interviews: Succeeding With Panel Interviews
These days, job interviews often consist of a panel of... Read More
Self Describing Skills - Key Strengths
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5 Proven Steps To Easily Master The Art Of The Interview And Get The Bartending Job Of Your Dreams!
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Switching Careers - 7 Key Steps
Are you thinking about switching careers? If you are, you're... Read More
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5 Interviewing Tips To Get That Job!
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Culture Shock
Today we hear much talk of the 'global village'. People... Read More
Searching for an Executive Job
A job search for executives is far less complicated today... Read More
You Are Not Entitled to a Job!
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Reinvent Yourself in a New Career
Some people reserve the word "vocation" for religious calling. Contemporary... Read More
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