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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…and steps you can take to identify if your job is at risk, and protect yourself if it is.
There is an excellent article called “Lay-Offs — Are You Next?” on George Lenard’s Employment Blawg.
“How can you tell if you are one of the predicted millions of employees who will be in danger of [...]

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STATE COLLEGE, PA–(HR Marketer)–March 27, 2008–CollegeGrad.com, the #1 Entry Level Job Site, today released the results of its survey on what employers want most in hiring new college grads. What is most important to entry level employers – the college you graduated from? Your GPA? Or what you majored in? According to the survey results, [...]

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I found an interesting post on Monster Blog that generated some fascinating comments.
The writer was responding to a blog post by Penelope Trunk that focused on emphasizing achievements on a resume (a very good thing) but saying that achievements are “only things that should be on your resume” - which is the point [...]

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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 in a job group posting and wanted to share it -
Sometimes we just need to be reminded! A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill.
In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am [...]

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Here’s another good article full of great tips!
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Speak Right and Network Like A Pro
Just as there’s a wrong and a right way to write, there’s also a better way to speak right, particularly at networking events. Knowing how to work the crowd is more than shaking hands and handing out business cards.
Speak right at these [...]

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Here’s another approach to reducing procrastination and getting more done.  I found this on 43 Folders, a site geared towards personal productivity and “life hacks”.
Who it’s for:
- procrastinators
- the easily distracted
- compulsive web-surfers
- people with a long list of very short tasks (a/k/a “mosquitos”)
- people having trouble chipping away at very large tasks
What [...]

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Tim Ferris, author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich runs a very useful blog. His book is one of the most powerful books I read all of last year, and I would HIGHLY recommend it to just about anyone.
There is a post here that includes [...]

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