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Category: Career AdviceBy anthony balderrama on Oct 19, 2009 in Career Advice, Featured | 0 Comments
If you’re fortunate enough to have a job that offers benefits, you should make sure you’re taking full advantage of everything at your disposal. I’m the first to admit that I get inundated with so much junk mail at home and so many e-mails at work that I often find myself only reading the items [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Oct 12, 2009 in Career Advice, Featured, Job Search, Mature Workers | 1 Comment
Apparently my brain is taking a Columbus Day holiday even though I must physically be in my cube at work today. Despite surfing the Web and Twitter for inspiration and inhaling about 50 caramel candy corn (that works doesn’t it?), a bad case of writer’s block has been plaguing me all day.
This got me thinking [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Oct 6, 2009 in Career Advice, Featured, Job Search, Mature Workers | 2 Comments
Today we have a guest blog post from Joe Turner, the Job Search Guy, who is the author of “Job Search Secrets Unlocked” and “Paycheck 911.” You’ll find Turner’s free tips and advice on landing a job in this tough economy at www.jobchangesecrets.com. Here are some tips on answering the question, “Why would an employer [...]
By anthony balderrama on Sep 29, 2009 in Career Advice, Featured, Fun stuff, Office Etiquette, Pop culture | 48 Comments
I fully admit that I’m not the reality TV junkie that many of my friends and co-workers are. In fact, I can only think of two non-scripted shows I watch. (Well, “non-scripted” is used loosely here.) Regardless, one of those shows I’ve found myself drawn to is The Rachel Zoe Project. Go ahead, judge me. [...]
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 Kate Lorenz on Sep 25, 2009 in Career Advice, Featured, Job Search, Mature Workers, Television, Video | 0 Comments
One of the things more job seekers are having to do these days is look to new industries and careers to find employment. Once thriving sectors like finance and construction are ailing and displaced workers find their once sought-after skills are not as valuable.
The key is identifying which skills you have and to which jobs [...]
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 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 Kate Lorenz on Sep 2, 2009 in Career Advice, Featured, Job Search | 4 Comments
Unless you’re Barney Stinson from TV’s “How I Met Your Mother,” you need a lot more than awesomeness to find a job these days.
One of the things we’re constantly coaching job seekers on is identifying transferrable (and awesome) skills. These days, it’s especially important as more people need to find out how to match their [...]
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. [...]
