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By anthony balderrama on Sep 28, 2009 in Ask The Work Buzz!, Career Advice, Featured, Job Search, Mature Workers | 9 Comments
Here’s a question from Peter: I am starting a job search and resume preparation. I am close to 60 and would like to know if age should be avoided in the resume and ultimately lie about it?
Peter, if we’re cutting to the chase, the answer to your questions are yes (kind of) and no, respectively. [...]
By anthony balderrama on Sep 22, 2009 in Books, Featured, Job Search, Unemployment | 4 Comments
We get a lot of questions from readers here at The Work Buzz (and if you want to ask us one, feel free to leave it in the comments here) and on Twitter. Looking at what everyone is saying, we realize that people are struggling to not only find a job but also stay sane [...]
By anthony balderrama on Sep 21, 2009 in Ask The Work Buzz!, Featured, Interviews, Job Search, Mature Workers | 0 Comments
One reader of The Work Buzz brought up a good topic for debate. Sylvia Paramo asked: “If a job applicant is 55 years old, do they really have less of a chance of getting hired?”
By anthony balderrama on Sep 18, 2009 in Ask The Work Buzz!, Career Advice, Featured, Interviews, Job Search | 1 Comment
Here’s what Zaina’s asking us: I am a hospitality senior college student about to graduate and would like to work in marketing, for which I developed a strong interest during my education. I have joined my college’s marketing club as director of advertising and I am seeking an internship to gain a first experience. How [...]
By anthony balderrama on Sep 15, 2009 in Ask The Work Buzz!, Featured, Interviews, Job Search | 1 Comment
Dawn has a question for us: Is it a good idea to bring previous job performance evaluations that I saved from my former job to my second interview for a new job?
By anthony balderrama on Sep 8, 2009 in Ask The Work Buzz!, Career Advice, Careers, Featured, Job Search | 3 Comments
Courtney writes to us with a concern I’m sure many of you can relate to: I graduated college three years ago with a degree in elementary education. There are not very many teaching positions out there, so I’m looking to other avenues. I’d like something that would pay more than minimum wage but I am [...]
By anthony balderrama on Sep 1, 2009 in Ask The Work Buzz!, Career Advice, Featured, Interviews, Job Search | 2 Comments
Recently I told you that faithful reader Mark had a two-part question. We answered one half, now here’s the other: What do you do about previous employers who have gone out of business and closed on your resume? All of my past employers with the exception of one have closed and gone out of business. [...]
By anthony balderrama on Aug 31, 2009 in Careers, Employment Trends, News, Work | 0 Comments
Can you smell that? It’s the scent of Labor Day looming in the distance. Or maybe it’s the odor of hot dogs burning on the grill because you forgot to check on them. Either way, today’s the first of a very long week for many workers who can think of nothing but a 3-day weekend.
Well, [...]
By anthony balderrama on Aug 27, 2009 in Employment, Employment Trends, Interviews, Job Search, Unemployment, Work/Life | 1 Comment
We give you entertaining, informative and interesting articles to read on this, the second-to-last day of the work week. Read ‘em and weep. Or don’t weep, just learn and spread the knowledge. Weeping doesn’t do you any good.
People forget that one of the worst parts of a job loss is the loss of social interaction.
Layoffs [...]
By anthony balderrama on Aug 26, 2009 in Job Search, Jobs, News, Retirement | 0 Comments
Here are your humpday diversions!
Thanks for the (work)buzz kill, NYT.
Downturn Dims Prospects Even at Top Law Schools
I’m not sure if I’m surprised by this survey’s findings or not…
“Productivity Drain” Survey Finds That Many Employees Feel Productivity was a Casualty of the Recession
Hmmm.
Postal Service offers $15k to workers for quitting
The financial industry is hiring already. That [...]
