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Get to know the new rules in job search

“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition.  What you’ll discover will be wonderful.  What you’ll discover is yourself.” – Alan Alda

The days of going directly to companies HR departments with printed resumes or posting them via snail mail are history now. With internet job [...]

How to Answer the Most Terrifying Job Interview Questions

“It’s not the hours you put in your work that count, it’s work you put in the hours.” – Sam Ewing

When you’re going to a job interview there are a number of interview questions you can naturally expect. “What are your strengths?” is simply a chance to recite the best parts of your [...]

5 Ways to Make Your Executive Thank-You Letter Count

“Success is a journey, not a destination.” – Ralph Arbitelle

Author Byline: Jessica Hernandez, expert resume writer, is a nationally-recognized resume authority and former HR Manager who has achieved over a 99% success rate securing interviews with prestigious organizations through exclusive, personal branding strategies. Author Website: http://www.greatresumesfast.com

Networking skills are of extreme importance when functioning [...]

Securing the Right Job or Career Transition in the New Economy – part III

“We are ready for any unforeseen event which may or may not happen.” – George W. Bush

Author Byline: D. Lawton Author Website: http://www.CareerConnected.com

Securing the Right Job or Career Transition in the New Economy – part III

Part III – A Method to Make your Job Search More Productive Part III of a 4 [...]

The Rewards—And Risks—of Truck Driving

“There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive.” – B. C. Forbes

America needs truck drivers. Most truck driving jobs don’t require a degree, but they do require specialized training and specific licensing. In the current economic climate, jobs in many sectors are scarce. But if you’re [...]

Is What You Learned in School Hindering Your Success?

By Cynthia Kocialski

What we indirectly learned in our school years has a profound impact on our success later in life. Not the factual knowledge that school is intended to teach children, but those lessons implied and habits picked up that were not intended as part of our formal schooling. When it comes to success, [...]

5 Things Not to Say At A Job Interview

“It is possible to fail in many ways…while to succeed is possible only in one way.” – Aristotle

You get a call from the HR department and learn you’ve finally landed the big interview. You’re well prepared. You’ve done online reputation repair and scrubbed YouTube of any embarrassing videos there might be of you. You’ve put together [...]

Unemployment is Rising: Is it Time to Upskill?

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle

It seems like not a day goes by without another gloomy report on the news about rising levels of unemployment, businesses laying off staff and companies going out of business. Across the country, people are [...]

Fifteen Great People in History Who Never Earned a College Degree

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

Are you in a current career rut and wishing you would have gone to or finished college? Earning a college degree can lead to a great career, if approached correctly. However, you shouldn’t fret so much about [...]

Those Who Teach

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein

I am sure you have heard the old saying, “Those who can’t do, teach.” Well, here is an update to that. Those who can’t find a job, teach. With the economy and job market the way [...]