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Recession-Proof Employment

Recession-Proof Employment

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18 Tricks To Ace That Phone Interview

18 Tricks To Ace That Phone Interview

You may have noticed that phone interviews are on the rise these days. No longer simply used for screening candidates, many phone discussions are actually full-blown one-on-...

Job Search Time Management

Job Search Time Management

TIme management during your unemployment can be difficult.  People think unemployed people have plenty of time.  Do we?  Want to know how to instantly get mor...

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What is a Personal Brand and Why Should I Care?

What is a Personal Brand and Why Should I Care?

You know a lot of brands. Think of a few.  Pepsi, Audi, Nikon...you....

WOW NETWORKING - A to Z

WOW NETWORKING - A to Z

No matter where you’ve been, or where you’re going, a network is...

45 Questions You Should Ask Yourself

Unemployed?  You ask your spouse for help, and your mentor for advice –...

Blogging your brand

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12 Daily Habits to Boost Your Hire-ability

In Part 1 of this series about elevating your visibility, you learned the secret...

How to Rise Above the Nation’s Growing Talent Pool

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The First 5 Things To Do

The First 5 Things To Do

You were busy with countless projects. You had emails to answer, calls...

7 Ways a Guerilla Job Search Produces Great Results

7 Ways a Guerilla Job Search Produces Great Results

Is your job search producing lackluster results? Don't settle for a job search...

Help! My Recruiter Hasn’t Found Me a Job

Is this something you’ve been thinking? If not you, then maybe one of...

Basic Resume Tips And Advice To Catapult You To The Front Of The Line

With the economy in a horrendous recession it has never been more important...

Conquering Job Search Depression

Jason Alba,founder of JibberJobber and the job search powerhouse behind LinkedIn...

Why Isn’t the Phone Ringing?

How To Take Charge of the Interview

Check… Check…Check. You’re ready for the interview.

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Get Off Your Butt: 16 Ways to Get Motivated When You’re in an Unemployment Slump

Get Off Your Butt: 16 Ways to Get Motivated When You’re in an Unemployment Slump

Even the most motivated of us — you, me, Tony Robbins — can feel...

30 Ways to become the Most Interesting Person You Know

30 Ways to become the Most Interesting Person You Know

Unemployed?  Are you boring?  Do people want to spend time with you? ...

15 Interview Horror Stories

We’ve all been there: the dreaded job interview. As unnerving and stressful...

Unemployed? Sometimes you Have to Laugh

Need a break from the job board surfing, the social media browsing, and the...

$64.69 Can Set Your Head Straight

Unemployment can be tough.  It can introduce self-doubt.  It ...

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