Did you know that your Facebook profile could actually be hurting your chances to find a job? Since so many people use this social networking site, some employers are using what they find there to make an ultimate decision about which candidate to hire. Don’t squash your chances at the job of your dreams because [...]
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With all the attention paid to people who are out of work, it’s easy to forget that unemployment affects someone else very directly: the spouse or life partner of the unemployed worker. Having someone out of work in the household stresses out the other partner, while also shining a spotlight on the differences between the [...]
Have you noticed how much hype there is about starting a new year? Clean slate! Fresh start! Say goodbye to all your faults and hello to the slimmer, richer, smarter you! It would be easy to sneer at all this thinly-veiled optimism but I, for one, believe the hype and buy in with my whole [...]
It’s not quite Christmas, so it might seem early to turn your thoughts to the new year. Nope, just-in-time is more like it. In my experience, not much deep thinking happens in the last couple of weeks of the year. Between the cultural holiday hubbub and our own personal to-do lists, life-planning is right up [...]
Why, why, why do we do it? Why do we open our mouths, insert one or both feet and continue talking? What makes us talk too much, say the wrong things and then keep talking in a desperate attempt to distract attention from whatever awful thing we just said? More to the point, why do [...]
Whether it’s because of the economy or just because you are looking for new challenges, reentering the work force after several months or years at home with your children can present a lot of challenges. How do you appeal to employers who want candidates with up-to-date skills and fresh experience? Can you compete with other [...]
How’s the job search going? If it’s stalled out a bit, you’re in luck – it’s summertime! Which, unfortunately, doesn’t mean that you can stop looking. But it does mean that you can take a cue from the changing seasons and change something up in your job search process. Let’s start with the schedule. Why [...]
