Here’s a useful site for those of you looking to work in “The Biz.” Variety’s The Biz bills itself as the first job and networking site for entertainment professionals.
You don’t have to be a star, baby, to be in show business. The current most popular tags on their site are Sales, Marketing, [...]

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OK, I admit it. I can be a bit on the frugal side sometimes. In fact, I’ve gotten pretty good at finding great deals. But sometimes you get what you pay for, too.  I check the site FreeAfterRebate.info (which often has some fantastic deals, by the way!) and found a [...]

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Many of you have read Tim Ferris’ outstanding book, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich.  If you haven’t - you should!  It’s one of the three most powerful books I read all of last year.  
If you’re at all familiar with his book, you’re probably wondering why in the world [...]

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We all know that when you’re between jobs, planning to look for a job, semi-employed, or self-employed, every dollar counts!
One very easy way to earn some extra money is to leverage customer acquisition programs. Many companies, such as some banks, will actually pay you to refer them customers. Why do they do this? Well, customer [...]

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I saw a post on a job search group in Yahoo! Groups and sent an email to the job seeker with several suggestions.  I’m not including the original post here but am including the text of the email I sent her, in the hopes that someone else can also benefit from this.  In case you’re wondering, the title of this blog [...]

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No, I’m not talking about your favorite team, or even a sport at all.
A company called Scorelogix has come up with a statistically valid way to predict the probability of an individual losing his or her job.
“Job Security Score™ is an innovative, proprietary score from Scorelogix which predicts the probability of an individual [...]

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Some of you might be saying “huh?” to that question….
Well here’s a start on the very basics of Squidoo and why it can matter to you and your job search.
“Squidoo is the world’s most popular site for building free, single pages about your passions.
Highlight books, blogs, vids, online shops, or just spread the word about [...]

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I found this article posted to the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group - I saw it posted on the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group, but it was originally published in Advertising Age.
Social-Networking Sites Have Become ‘Supercharged’ Job Sites, the New Way for Candidates and Employers to Gain Unique Insight as They Search
By Erik [...]

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If you’re looking to make some extra cash, whether you’re currently between jobs and hoping to make ends meet, or if you’re currently working and want to start creating extra streams of income, affiliate marketing can be a good option. Since nearly everyone is either looking for a job, would consider a better opportunity, [...]

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Looking for a job is largely about self-marketing, even if “marketing” has nothing to do with your job description. So, here’s a “guerilla marketing” tactic you can use in your job search.   Internet marketers have known for quite some time that articles can be a great way to drive traffic to their websites and to [...]

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