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The fourth quarter of 2009 is showing encouraging trends for the U.S. economy:factory orders rose unexpectedly during October, the sixth month of gains out of the previous seven monthshome sales increased by 7.4% in November, to the highest level in nearly 3 years, fueled by federal supportthe un...
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What do you want to be when you grow up? That is a question we often think of children asking. Unfortunately, there are many adults who are still asking themselves this question.Very often we allow life to lead us around, instead of us leading ourselves around. Many people today are stuck in j...
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Businesses market products and services by creating niches – and that’s how you should think about your career. While no one is truly indispensable, if you create a niche for yourself at your workplace, and especially with your boss, you will become vital to the success of your organization...
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Texting, Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media are here to stay. Their impact, good or bad, is being felt in the workplace. Managers are struggling to understand why younger workers feel they must text and tweet throughout their workdays, while SM junkies are often oblivious to why th...
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Most people are on their best behavior when meeting with hiring managers during a job interview, but sometimes, interviewing applicants do things which are nothing short of bizarre. Executives were asked to recount the most embarrassing job interview moments they had heard about or witnessed them...
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Some career counselors would advise you to take a break from your job search to invigorate your mind and body during the busy and hectic holiday season. The reasoning behind this approach is that taking the time to meditate on your goals and motivating yourself during the December month will help...
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The job hunt during the holiday season might seem a little slower than usual to many right now, but the good news is that some career experts say that the holiday months can be a time for job applicants to make a more dynamic first impression. “Around the holidays, many job seekers are preo...
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Finding a good job in the current market can be a long, and often challenging process. Any tips and tricks we can use to improve our chances of landing that great position are valuable assets. The Resume Bear team did a little research to uncover the top 5 personal qualities or other generalize...
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It is critical in this overly crowded and difficult job market to possess the correct skills needed to perform effectively in any new job situation. Proper training is essential to being successful in any field. Although it seems like it should be a simple concept, in the past it is one that has ...
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Now that there are more people looking for fewer available jobs, hiring managers are often faced with a deluge of electronic resumes. Many of those arrive via email, flooding employer inboxes. How can you hope to be noticed? Here are three important tips to help you get that job.1. Keep in mind t...
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The American workplace has taken a hard hit in the past year or two, and although it is beginning to turn around, it is important to understand how the economic downturn has been affecting the workplace; both positively and negatively. In the face of potential crises, American employers are figh...
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As you conduct your job search you will find that some employers hire third-party organizations to assist them in identifying and hiring college students. An employer can hire a third-party organization to do on-campus recruiting, represent the company at a job fair, sc...
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While still lagging other economic indicators, the jobs market is beginning to show improvement. Job losses are slowing, manufacturing overtime is increasing and the demand for temporary staff is on the rise. Some companies are thriving despite the recession and need more workers to continue to g...
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For many individuals, self-employment as an independent contractor can be a rewarding and satisfying career option. As is true with any employment relationship you enter, it’s important to understand the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved.Below are FAQs about independent contractor w...
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While it could take awhile to recover all the jobs lost during the ‘Great Recession’ that has just ended, there were encouraging signs about the economy and the job market last week.JPMorgan to Hire 1200 Mortgage OfficersJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said Tuesday that it plans to hire 1...
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How to make yourself memorable when someone else gets the job.Rejected again.The problem is that this time you were SO sure you were going to get the job. You had three call backs, and two interviews with top management. But the rejection letter is in your hand. Now what? You have several choices...
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For the first time in American history, employers face the challenge of providing benefits to a work force spanning four generations: Generations X and Y (Millenials), Baby Boomers, and the Mature — sometimes called the Silent — Generation.X-ers like to text, Boomers like to meet in p...
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It has been said that “Clothes make the man (or woman)”. This is especially important when trying to find a job.You have only one opportunity to make a first impression, and how you are dressed contributes to that impression. It is critical, particularly in this competitive job mar...
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In this day when technological advances are occurring at lightning speed, the process of searching for a new job has moved away from the more traditional “classified section” job searching and towards electronic methods on the internet. The techniques used by job seekers in the past to apply for...
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Despite the impact Baby Boomers have had on loosening up the workplace, the Millennial generation is forcing managers to think outside the box in order to integrate them into the workforce. This is the generation that grew up sheltered from competition and with the credo that ‘every child d...
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You’ve put all of your skills and experience into your resume and sent it out to scores of companies. Your resume is neat and tidy and gives your complete work history, showing various duties you’ve performed and companies you’ve worked for. Overall, you feel it’s a good p...
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In modern society, particularly in the United States, the pressure placed on young people to seek out higher education is greater than ever. It has become expected, perhaps almost required, that kids go to college, and it has become a key component in achieving success in adulthood. College gra...
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With every generation, the methods of networking change. In light of the booming technological age, social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter have become as common a means of communication as cell phones and email. Social networking sites, particularly the current...
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The Holiday season is almost here, and although they say the recession is over, Americans as a whole are not seeing jobs return as quickly as we need them. At a time of year where “extra” money is spent on gifts and festivities, some families are feeling hopeless as the realization dawns that t...
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15 million people are looking for work, and unemployment is nearing 10%. In particular geographic areas and some segments of the population, unemployment is even higher.So why are there so many jobs available that employers cannot seem to fill?These are not menial jobs - the so-called “Jobs...
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If you’re actively job hunting, you’ve probably discovered that there are jobs out there. However, because you have so much competition, you also may be finding it difficult to generate a response from your efforts. If you’ve been focused on submitting your resume to job opening...
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While 80% of top economists believe the two-year-old recession is over, it could take awhile to show up as improvements in credit, a more robust housing market and new jobs.A survey of 43 economists resulted in 35 saying the recovery has begun, while 4 believe we’re still in a recession. Fo...
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Everyone makes a few stupid mistakes when they’re young, right? And, if you’re lucky, no lasting harm is done. Young people also tend to change their minds a lot about what they’re going to be when they grow up. That motorcycle racing career may look glamorous today but in a few...
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The economy took a hit: So too did starting salary offers to new college graduates, according to a new report published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s Fall 2009 Salary Survey report shows that Class of 2009 bachelor’s degree graduates earned an average start...
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The Spherion Employee Confidence Index registered at its highest level since December 2007, increasing 3.2 points to 49.9 in August. The Index, which measures workers’ confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the economic environment, reveals that a higher percentag...
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