Archive for May, 2010

Job-Hunting iPhone Apps for New College Graduates

Graduating from college and starting your job hunt can be an overwhelming process. Luckily for new grads, there are myriad career-based iPhone apps that can alleviate some of your stress and help you navigate the job-hunting waters.Check out these iP

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Post-Recession Bounce-Back Plan: Recover Your Earning Power

During the recent economic downturn, many Americans vastly lowered their expectations about earnings. One survey of career-fair attendees, conducted by Next Steps Career Solutions, found that 65 percent of respondents were willing to accept compensat

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Post-Recession Bounce-Back Plan: Recover Your Earning Power

During the recent economic downturn, many Americans vastly lowered their expectations about earnings. One survey of career-fair attendees, conducted by Next Steps Career Solutions, found that 65 percent of respondents were willing to accept compensat

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Stand-Out Resumes

Employers receive hundreds–and even thousands–of resumes for many job openings. After a while, they all start to blur together. Only a handful will stand out from the crowd and score interviews. “Your resume is essentially a 15- to 20-second commer

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Stand-Out Resumes

Employers receive hundreds–and even thousands–of resumes for many job openings. After a while, they all start to blur together. Only a handful will stand out from the crowd and score interviews. “Your resume is essentially a 15- to 20-second commer

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Job-Hunting iPhone Apps for New College Graduates

Graduating from college and starting your job hunt can be an overwhelming process. Luckily for new grads, there are myriad career-based iPhone apps that can alleviate some of your stress and help you navigate the job-hunting waters.Check out these iP

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Job-Hunting iPhone Apps for New College Graduates

Graduating from college and starting your job hunt can be an overwhelming process. Luckily for new grads, there are myriad career-based iPhone apps that can alleviate some of your stress and help you navigate the job-hunting waters.Check out these iP

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Outside the 9-to-5 Routine: Top-Paying Off-Hour Jobs

Ever fantasized about a job that didn’t lock you away in a cubicle during the prime hours of the day? Or maybe you’re interested in a part-time evening job because your day is full with other responsibilities (such as kids–or another job).==========

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Outside the 9-to-5 Routine: Top-Paying Off-Hour Jobs

Ever fantasized about a job that didn’t lock you away in a cubicle during the prime hours of the day? Or maybe you’re interested in a part-time evening job because your day is full with other responsibilities (such as kids–or another job).==========

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Workplace Checklist: How Toxic Is Yours?

Nobody loves going to work all the time–but there’s a difference between routine workplace hassles and a working environment that stresses you out to the point of illness, according to Linnda Durre, the author of “Surviving the Toxic Workplace.&quot

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