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Monthly Archives: October 2011

stormtrooper

Employees want advancement opportunities more than better compensation

Not every stormtrooper wants to remain a stormtrooper forever. Am I right, or am I right? Stormtroopers have ambitions for career advancement too. However, one probably can only go so far without  Jedi powers, but now I’m just nerding out on you. Continue reading

By in Getting a raise, News and trends, The right job, Who's hiring

Justin’s 5 Favorite Comments of the Week

Since I didn’t get a chance to post last week, we’re going to have more than the promised 5 posts this week to make up for all the great comments that were submitted to us. We’ve been diligently working on getting your questions answered as part of our #AskCB campaign, where we’re posting videos on our YouTube channel with job seeker tips. Continue reading

By in News and trends, Social media

Nightmare

What your nightmares are telling you about work

Work dreams come in many forms. There’s the exciting “I finally got a promotion” dream, the awkward “I kissed a married co-worker” dream, and the boring “just another Tuesday at the office” dream.

And then, there’s the kind of work dream that awakens us from our sleep in a cold sweat. Continue reading

By in On the job, Work/Life

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From bomb disarming to grave digging: The scariest jobs in America

I give high-school teachers a lot of credit. They have to put up with hormonal, rebellious, texting-obsessed teenagers who, these days, could be toting any number of suspicious items in their backpacks. Do kids even wear backpacks anymore? During my high-school days, I would occasionally skip classes or cause enough of a ruckus to warrant detention — and I was one of the good ones. Continue reading

By in News and trends, Surveys, The right job

Nervous businessman

What scares workers the most?

Have you ever had that nightmare where you are in a rush to get to an important meeting at work,  but you can’t seem to get out the door no matter how hard you try? First, you can’t find your keys. Continue reading

By in Find the job, The right job

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Companies hiring this week

Halloween is quickly approaching and with Halloween comes all-things scary. From ghoulish costumes to haunted houses to horror movies, there’s no shortage of spookiness once Oct. 31 arrives.

Something else that we know can be scary? Job hunting. To take some of the fearfulness out of it, we’re sharing a list of 10 companies hiring this week. Continue reading

By in Find the job, The right job, Who's hiring

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