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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:

Career changers seek growth, stability
The Macomb Daily
Unlike Linville, most of the individuals seeking retraining during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression have been locked out of their former careers amid a lackluster recovery that has created few jobs — let alone jobs that pay a ...

A Sales Career
Arkansas Online (subscription)
Despite the etiquette, formality, and inevitable fear factor, job interviews can actually be enjoyable as well as extremely informative. In an interview, where you and the prospective employer begin a mutual relationship based on observation and ...

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Second careers are new horizon for vibrant Staten Island baby boomers
SILive.com
Nationally, the employment rates for people age 65 and older were 17.2 percent and 18.5 percent respectively in 2009 and 2012, he said. Baby boomers say there are various reasons, including the desire to stay active, for launching a new career after ...

Editor for West Desk
Poynter.org
Regional desk editors edit stories for the AP's global audience and work closely with editors from other formats to package content. Jobs on the West Desk will give editors a chance to work on the biggest national stories and in different formats ...

Teen summer jobs a mixed bag
Cincinnati.com
Don't be too picky. A summer job is not the rest of your life, and doing something that's not exactly glamorous gives you a paycheck and valuable experience. Some of the most successful people can trace their careers and work ethic to jobs that were ...

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VIDEO: SNL Looks for Employment During The Great Depression
Broadway World
Since its inception in 1975, "SNL" has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation; and, as The New York Times noted on the occasion of the show's Emmy-winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999: "In Defiance of ...

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Unemployment is the mother of reinvention
Denver Post
Liz Ryan, a former Fortune 500 HR executive and the CEO of Human Workplace, an online community and consulting firm focused on reinventing work and career education. ... or "I'd be fine continuing in the same field, but those jobs don't exist anymore.

Nursing Faculty
Arkansas Online (subscription)
Arkansas State University (ASU) is recruiting applicants for the position of Director of Marketing in University Communications. ASU is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of ...

DAH PROGRAM COORDINA
Arkansas Online (subscription)
DAH PROGRAM COORDINATOR (Main Street Arkansas Preservation Services & Design Coordinator), position 22092694, grade C117. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage is seeking a DAH ...

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Gender pay gap starts right away for college grads
Chicago Daily Herald
Some of the difference may be because many women pursue majors and enter careers that offer less pay. Some of it could be caused by varying levels of salary negotiation skills or other factors. But in many cases, ... who soon will complete her human ...

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