5 Tips for Starting a New Career

It’s hard to choose a career as a teenager and young adult that you know you’re going to love for the rest of your life. Some people are lucky enough to know their calling from the get-go, but it’s not uncommon for adults to change directions and try something else midstream, even after years of

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An Essential Guide to Resume Feedback

I have gone over ways to format your resume, interview effectively, and send a thank you letter, but what if you never hear back when you send your resume? Then what? Most people typically move on and send their resumes to more companies and positions and hope that the old adage of quantity or quality pays off. However, if

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Great Expectations: Obtainable or a Pipe Dream?

Expectation can easily be defined as “what a person expects,” or what reward is that person forecasting as a result of their labor.  We’ve all heard the phrase, “we don’t always get what we want,” but is that true?  Forecasting, setting goals, or working to achieve short and long-term goals are sometimes more difficult than the task

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75+ Common interview questions and answers

Your resume can get you into the company for an interview but it is up to you to be able to sell yourself as the perfect match for the job.  One thing that can help you to land the job, besides being qualified skill wise, is to practice answering common interview questions.  Expecting common interview

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5 Ways to Clean and Manage Your Online Brand While Job Searching

Recruiters research and learn about candidates much differently today than 10 years ago.  Instead of waiting for candidates to come into the office for an interview, Recruiters now go online and do a Google search for the person’s name.  Other recruiters go out and search for their profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn or find job seeker’s accounts on Twitter.  They want to

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Job Interview Dos And Dont’s

One thing that you will want to do is prepare for your interview. There are too many individuals who mistakenly believe that all interviews are the same. Many interviews are similar in nature, but they are not all the same. In all honesty, it depends on the job that you are being interviewed for and

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Business Side Projects: Using your Personal Skills

Whether you’re running a personal business or working at a company, you can always earn some extra income by using your personal talents that other people don’t have – anything from web development to auto repair. These skills can act as an “insurance policy” if your day-job business shuts down or you find yourself unexpectedly unemployed.

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Ageism at the Interview

For many job seekers, the interview is the most difficult part of the job search process because of its impact on the hiring decision. An interview is similar to a sales meeting, only you’re forced into an unfamiliar marketing position where you’re both the salesperson and product. You usually have less than half an hour

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7 Career Opportunities After Passing IT Courses Online

With the ever-increasing role played by information technology nowadays in various aspects of our contemporary world, it is apparent that IT courses will remain a great option for career advancement for most people. Both working professionals as well as newly graduating students from high school can readily enhance their prospective and actual careers simply by

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