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Handcraft Your Choice of Career

ecxmlrpc — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:11:26 +0000

If you’re in the market for a new job, then there are certain steps you can take in order to select and grow the job of your choice. Things like positively visualizing your career and writing down your ideal job profile helps you attract better job offers. Reminding yourself of your personal values, and communicating and networking will effectively market yourself to potential recruitment officers. Knowing how and when to exit from your current job will also preserve networks for your future.

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Handcrafting the Career of Your Choice – Newsolio

Tips for Writing a Great Cover Letter

ecxmlrpc — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:02:30 +0000

This read uncovers the importance of a cover letter lucidly under five points. The importance of a covering letter need not be overemphasized as everybody knows it. Nevertheless, urgency makes one overlook it and finally run into problem of losing good opportunities. So, do not lose the opportunity to read this and unravel the mystery of the essentialities of a cover letter for any job application.

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5 tips to write a GREAT cover letter – Rediff

Northland Cathedral – Community Job Fair

ecxmlrpc — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:49:41 +0000

Getting a job may not be a difficult one, as job fairs and career expos are plenty. The North Cathedral job fair is one of those that is opening on Tuesday, May 15. With a track record of 600 job hunters who attended the job fair last year, expectations run high this year too. The workshop, a part of the said fair, proposes activities like resume writing, mock interviewing, volunteering, managing stress, networking, and financial management. So it is going to be a field day for the job seekers

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Northland Cathedral to hold public job fair – Kansas City Star

Jobvite Has Month of May as National Employee Referral Month

ecxmlrpc — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:32:40 +0000

Jobvite, a leading recruiting platform for the social web has celebrated May 1 as the company’s first annual National Employee Referral Month. The invention of social networking has changed the way an HR manager can recruit for his organization. As per the Jobvite data, job referral increases the chances of being hired. To promote the benefits of job referral, Jobvite has launched a national Facebook contest seeking the best referral story. As per the Jobvite Index 2012 for Employee Referrals, around 44% are hired through referrals and 69% employers offer referral bonus to employees.

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Jobvite Declares May National Employee Referral Month – MarketWatch (press release)

Cover Letters Keep Job Hunters Unemployed

ecxmlrpc — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:08:04 +0000

Are you in a job-hunting spree? Do not cover up your efforts by not applying without a cover letter. It is all about the essentiality of cover letters sent along with the resume. Hit the bull’s eye and get your job by reading this read. HR professional spells out ways to train you to submit a better covering letter for job applications.

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Cover Letters Keeping Job Seekers Unemployed – PR Web (press release)

Resumes for Fresh Graduates

ecxmlrpc — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:53:40 +0000

A real stuff and must be read by all who are out in the job market. This read helps to cut out the unnecessary frills and remnants of school based experience in resume making. A highly professional resume shaped to the need of the employer you can make, reading this, with the systematic methodology spelled out clearly!

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Resumes for new graduates – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Job Search Step #1: Know Thyself

ecxmlrpc — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:17 +0000

Successfully finding a job requires a lot of planning and work. One great tip in preparing for a job hunt is: Know thyself. In this situation, the aphorism encourages individuals to know what their current job skills are and what sort of career goal they’re after. The Chesterfield Township Library offers many books to help job hunters do a self-assessment.

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First Step in Job Hunt: Know Thyself – Patch.com

Retirement Planning Tips

ecxmlrpc — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:38:22 +0000

Few tips help to plan for a retirement. If one wants to be financially secure and is looking to pursue his other interests, then one should plan his retirement from the first day of the job. One should start contributing to the Thrift Savings Plan as it helps to meet long term financial goals of a person. One should keep own copies of all personnel records with him. And understanding the role of Social Security that plays in retirement is also important.

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Five Retirement Tips – GovExec.com

Helpful Web Tips for the Newly Unemployed, Part Two

ecxmlrpc — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:10:23 +0000

As part 2 of the web tips for the unemployed, remember that the average joblessness period in America is 40 weeks, and it hasn’t changed. When applying to new jobs, remember to target and stalk your potential employers. This means fine-tuning your interest in this company; it means knowing what to ask and why. If asked about reasons for leaving your pervious place of employment – remember to downplay the layoff. Don’t sound defensive, insecure, or bitter as it might stir the manager’s opinion of you the wrong way.

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Part 2: Web tips for the newly unemployed – CNN

The 2012 Best and Worst Jobs in U.S.

ecxmlrpc — Sun, 06 May 2012 11:51:54 +0000

This is about the ranking of good and bad jobs to have in the US, based on physical requirements, pay scale, the work environment, job stress and future job outlook. This article has a list of 200 job titles compiled by CareerCast. For the second year in a row, Computer Programmer is the top job, while lumber jack is at the bottom of the list.

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Best and Worst Jobs of 2012 – Wall Street Journal