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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Justin’s 5 Favorite Comments of the Week

This week we seemed to receive quite the words of encouragement and support and gratitude from followers. I love followers who ‘get it’ and are able to share their insight and attitude with other job seekers and let them know that they aren’t alone and that there’s hope out there for everyone to get the job they want. Continue reading

By in News and trends, Social media

Do you believe in UFOs?

Do You Believe In UFOs? The Hiring Manager Wants To Know

 Turns out that job seekers are not the only ones getting creative in the interview process. A new CareerBuilder survey of hiring managers revealed that they, too, are starting to veer from the traditional interview questions in order to get candidates to offer up even more unique glimpses into their personality. Continue reading

By in Interviews, The right job

work from home distraction

What’s it like to work from home? Distracting

For a nearly two years I worked from home in Chicago while everyone else in an office in Dallas. Before that I held jobs where employees could work from home if they needed to. Inevitably the questions I received from friends and family fell into two categories:

1. Continue reading

By in Surveys, Work from home

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Work Experience & Relevant Experience: #CBJobChat Recap

Since the first Monday of this month was Labor Day, we held our monthly Twitter job on Monday of this week, getting insight from job seekers, recruiters and career experts. Last night’s session involved experience and how job seekers address their work history through their resume and interviews and we got a lot of great feedback. Continue reading

By in Interviews, Social media, The right job

Careers (job search)

Companies hiring this week

There’s a lot of excitement in the world today. We’ve got a brand new Miss Universe, its fashion week in New York, an ancient species of toothy fish has been discovered and its Ben Savage’s 31st birthday (Cory Matthews is all grown up!). Continue reading

By in Who's hiring

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How to answer a question without knowing the answer

We’ve all been there. It’s Friday afternoon and work is winding down. You’re sitting in your cube, watching a YouTube video of a bunny kissing a squirrel and jamming to your “Friday Fun” iTunes playlist. Just as you’re about to press “share” on that cute/creepy bunny video, your boss stops by and asks you for a quick recap of your client’s latest earnings report. Continue reading

By in Co-workers, How to search

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