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How veterans can prepare for a civilian career

How veterans can prepare for a civilian career

Armed Forces Day is Saturday, May 18, and many Americans will be celebrating and paying tribute to the men and women who serve the United States’ armed forces. For those who have completed their time serving, it may feel challenging to transition into a civilian job or a role outside of the military. However, there are ways to make the changeover go smoothly. Continue reading

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Job hunting after 50: Brand building and marketing

By Tony Lewis, Senior Recruiting Specialist, Insperity

My efforts to find a new career later in life led me to the career that I have now — one that I not only enjoy, but that makes a difference in the world. Continue reading

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Your 2013 job-search guide: April – June

Your New Year’s resolutions may have disappeared before you turned the calendar to February. But if your goals for the year included finding a job, there’s still plenty of time to make this resolution happen.

Earlier in January, we created Your 2013 Job-Search Guide, with a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of actions to take in your hunt for employment. Continue reading

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Your 2013 job-search guide

Now that the holidays are over, the nonstop party hopping has ended and the New Year’s ball has dropped, it’s time to get serious about your job search. Yet the thought of job searching can be overwhelming — where do you start? Continue reading

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Social-media showdown: how each site can get you closer to the job you want

Social-media websites aren’t just for catching up with friends anymore. Many companies have embraced social media as a tool to reach their consumers, and job seekers can take advantage of this information feed. While professional-networking sites such as LinkedIn may seem like the obvious choice for professional social networking, other profile pages may be equally beneficial. Continue reading

By in Cover Letters, Find the job, Following up, Get the job, How to search, Interviews, Networking, Resume, Social media, The right job

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Do hiring managers consider social-media recommendations?

Social media have become an integral part of the job search, both for job seekers and hiring managers. It’s now common practice for job seekers to use social-networking websites such as LinkedIn to market themselves and for hiring managers to use these sites to research potential candidates before making contact. Continue reading

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