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Career lessons

7 career lessons from ‘Arrested Development’

The long-ago canceled TV series “Arrested Development” was never much of a ratings hit, and after three fantastic seasons it went away in 2006. For its small but passionate fan base, it was a quotable show that should’ve been a household name but instead became a cult classic due to its untimely demise. Continue reading

By in News and trends, Work/Life

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Companies hiring this week

The London 2012 Olympic Games are officially underway.

The website for the 2012 Games reveals some interesting facts about the Games and the people who helped make them happen:

The total workforce for the Olympics is around 200,000 people, including more than 6,000 staff, 70,000 volunteers and 100,000 contractors
More than 4,000 people who worked on the Olympic Park and Village were previously unemployed
14 million meals will be served at the Games; the Olympic Village will serve 45,000 meals a day
10,000 local workers are involved in the opening and closing ceremonies, ensuring both go off without a hitch

Let the excitement and energy of the Olympics, and all of the work that goes into the Games, motivate you in your job search. Continue reading

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

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INFOGRAPHIC: How to make a resume shine

We’ve received a lot of questions from our job seeker community on HOW to revamp a résumé and what we mean when we say to quantify your successes instead of listing out your daily job tasks.

From your questions, we put together this wondrous infographic, which you can click on to see the full version with the before & after résumés and other tips (as well as a special promo code for $35 off writing services offered through our CBResume.com site):

Click here for more tips on how to vamp up your résumé. Continue reading

By in Get the job, News and trends, Resume

Too much to handle

What if you don’t want to be the boss?

Most workers seek a career that progresses upward — taking them from entry-level employee to midlevel manager to senior leader. They participate in performance reviews, hoping each time to receive a promotion that will get them to the next step up the corporate ladder. Continue reading

By in Bosses, On the job

Curse

Swearing at work may be stalling your career

Swear words, colorful language, expletives, curse words, profanity and bleeped out/ censored words. There are plenty of ways to say the words you’re not supposed to say. But if swear words are in regular rotation in your work vocabulary, consider passing on the expletives or you may be passed over for a promotion. Continue reading

By in Bosses, Co-workers, Getting a raise, News and trends, On the job, Surveys, Work/Life

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Companies hiring this week

July 24, 1911: Machu Picchu was discovered. July 25, 1978: the world’s first test tube baby was born. July 26, 1775: the U.S. postal system was established. July 29, 1958: NASA was created. The week of July 24, 2012: 10 major companies (among many on CareerBuilder) are hiring. Continue reading

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

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