January, 2010

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Five Signs That You Are Not Ready to Work With a Resume Writer

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Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Five Signs That You Are Not Ready to Work With a Resume Writer Occasionally I have to turn a prospect for a resume project away because I have determined that they really aren’t ready to work with me. There are five signs that a person is just not in the right place to begin a resume project and doing so would lead to frustration rather than a positive experience.

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A Lesson in How to Get Fired

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Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, January 7th, 2010 A Lesson in How to Get Fired I’ve been dealing with the phone company for over a week trying to get a problem with my business line resolved. After rearranging my schedule to accommodate theirs for the past five days, listening to their lame excuses, and giving them more than their fair share of chances, I am about to terminate my service.

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Looking Into the 2010 Careers Crystal Ball

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Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Looking Into the 2010 Careers Crystal Ball This month’s Career Collective topic revolves around advice to job seekers to make the most out of 2010. I believe that an important strategy for a successful job search in 2010 involves looking at trending industries and going where the growth is.

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Why Can't We All Get on the Same Page on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

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Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Monday, January 18th, 2010 Why Can’t We All Get on the Same Page on Martin Luther King Jr. Day? I got a lot of calls and emails today from people who work for companies that I assumed would have been closed today because it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Ultimate Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Career Management: It Takes a Village

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Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Monday, January 25th, 2010 Career Management: It Takes a Village Last week I attended the first of many college planning meetings at my daughter’s school. Jammed into the school auditorium with 200+ other neurotic parents of high school juniors, I listened to details about student entrance exam test dates, transcripts, and application deadlines.

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Looking Into the 2010 Careers Crystal Ball

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I'm Not Applying for Your Open Position Because Your Posting.

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Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 I’m Not Applying for Your Open Job Because Your Posting Process is a Royal Pain! CareerBuilder internal data suggests that 34% of candidates that try to apply for a job don’t because the application process is too much of a hassle. 24% report the “apply now&# link is broken and 21% report that the long application process isn’t worth their time.

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Commitment and Your Career: Where Do You Draw the Line?

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Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Commitment and Your Career: Where Do You Draw the Line? There’s a hot debate going on over at Jerry Albright’s blog over a tweet by Dan Schawbel stating that you have to be as committed to your social media profile as you are to your husband or wife.

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