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Quick Fix: The Biggest Mistakes Jobseekers Make Don't let these typical job-search blunders botch your chances for success. |
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June 2004 |
Employment Site Targets Education Market The SchoolSpring Web site is an employment resource specifically for the education market. |
Job Journal
July 22, 2012
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`Qualified' isn't what it used to be Simply being qualified for a position is no longer enough to get the attention of employers in today's job market. The abundance of high-quality candidates has raised the bar to a level that can only be reached by those who keep learning. |
Job Journal
January 24, 2010
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Career Pros: Experienced Jobseekers Often Lose Their Edge in Interviews Experienced jobseekers can't afford a cavalier approach to interviews. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007
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Manager No-No's Disgruntled employees can sue employers at any time. Here are some common employee relations mistakes management should avoid. |
Job Journal
August 27, 2006
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Career Pros: Capable But Clueless Even seasoned pros make rookie interview mistakes. Here are some examples. |
Job Journal
July 16, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Employers Aren't That Desperate Despite reports of a labor shortage, you still must apply yourself. |
Inc.
August 2008 |
Put Your Policies in Writing Five tips for putting your HR policies in writing. |
AskMen.com
Armando Gomez |
Perfecting Your Resume When searching for that dream job, you have to prepare yourself right from the beginning of the search -- the resume. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
What Employers Look For In A Resume You've probably written more than one resume in your life, but you can always improve upon it. Writing a winning resume isn't just about putting your best foot forward, it's about putting the correct details onto the page. |
Managed Care
April 2001 |
Employees' tolerance of change underestimated? Health care prognosticators have lately been predicting the coming of a defined-contribution payment system in which an employer would give an employee a voucher (or other stipend) and tell him to go find and purchase his own health care benefits. But employers are unlikely to switch... |
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April 2006
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Check That Temp What you don't know about a temporary worker's shadowy past can hurt you. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2009
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How to Play Fair Pay Clarification on what the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act means and how manufacturers can protect themselves from future claims. |
Entrepreneur
January 2005
Joan Szabo |
Tax-Free Bill of Health Tax-advantaged health-care spending accounts are proliferating and that means more opportunities to save on taxes as well as more ways for businesses to help pay for health costs. Here's a look at how each one stacks up. |
Job Journal
April 8, 2012
Peter Weddle |
Maximize Your Job Search Most job seekers don't know which specific tactic or set of tactics to rely on, so they cover as many bases as possible, hoping one of them will pay off. A better strategy is to focus on what has proven to be most effective in today's job market. |
Job Journal
February 27, 2005
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Career Pros: Worry is a Waste of Time How can you explain a ten-month gap on your resume? What can you do for a good reference? The first thing someone in this position must do is to stop worrying. |
Job Journal
April 20, 2008
Denise Leo |
Career Pros: Focus on Employer's Needs The employer's perspective should be applied to each stage of your job search. |
Job Journal
April 29, 2007
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Career Pros: Resume's Key Ingredient: Results Job-winning resumes herald your record of achievement. |
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March 15, 2009
Julia Hollister |
Put a Professional to Work for You Don't overlook an underutilized resource: professional placement services. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Roy Lewis |
Get Paid to Get Smarter Employers reap tax benefits by paying for employees' education. It's a win-win situation for employer and employee alike. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
Illegal Interview Questions Job interviews are stressful enough, but illegal interview questions make things worse. What should you do if you are asked these questions that shouldn't be asked? |
Managed Care
January 2004 |
Large Employers Now Use DM To Cut Their Costs Employers are adopting disease management programs in a big way to slow the pace of health care premium increases, according to a survey of 3,000 businesses. |
Job Journal
May 27, 2007
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: 12 Common Resume Mistakes You'll convey the wrong impression with these resume errors. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2007
Elizabeth Brokamp |
What to Do When Layoffs Loom The time to make yourself more valuable is now. Here are some of the things that smart employees do to keep themselves relevant on the job. |
Job Journal
March 20, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Basic Job-Search Building Blocks While some of these 13 job-hunting ideas will be old hat to some job seekers, they are worth repeating to anyone about to embark on that challenging journey to a new job. (first of three parts) |
Job Journal
March 15, 2009
John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Job Changes Increase Your Value With loyalty downsized, a broad range of experience is more prized. |
Managed Care
June 2007 |
Employers Gear up for More Employee Health Management Employers have a clear interest in expanding initiatives to help workers manage their personal health effectively, according to a survey. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Are You a Bad Investor? Learning about investing and financial planning isn't always easy, but it's part of being a responsible adult member of society. Workers owe it to themselves to take advantage of the numerous options at their disposal to help them make the most of their savings. |
Job Journal
October 6, 2013
Peter Weddle |
How to Avoid Becoming a Permanent Part-Timer The part-time workforce is becoming a permanent reality, but it doesn't have to be yours. Make sure you're seen as a person who can adapt to and contribute in a wider range of circumstances and situations than those defined by your job. |
Fast Company
Christine Ryan Jyoti |
9 Resume Mistakes That Might Cost You A Job While good old paper may seem passe in the digital age, LinkedIn hasn't completely replaced the old-fashioned resume. |
Entrepreneur
December 2005
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What Did I Say? Your problem employee has finally left. But shortly after his departure, you receive a call for a reference. Can you give an honest assessment? |
Job Journal
July 10, 2005
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The `Goal' Standard Have you wondered how to distinguish yourself from competitors in your search for a new job? Here are some ways to package yourself as a goal-oriented employee, something employers find irresistible. |
Job Journal
July 25, 2010
Peter Weddle |
Come As You Aren't Looking for work may never be the same as it was before the recession. Instead of job hunting as we were, we must now look for a job as we need to be. To find success in the new job market, we must always be changing, always growing. |
BusinessWeek
May 7, 2007
Douglas MacMillan |
The Art Of The Online Resume How to get your resume past electronic filters that cull the herd of applicants. |
Job Journal
March 14, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Bogus Resume is a Loser's Bet A resume with inflated accomplishments could blow up in your face. |
Job Journal
July 23, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Versatile Professional or Job Hopper? An individual with a job history showing several job experiences can be very attractive to an employer. The key is knowing when to jump and how to communicate what you accomplished at each company. |
Job Journal
November 4, 2007
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Internet Insights Incorporating the Internet in your job search can be a boon or a bust. |
Job Journal
April 4, 2010
Peter Weddle |
Going Above Beyond to Build Career Security Why do so many of us get surprised by a layoff out of the blue? What's behind the pink slip we never saw coming? The answer lies in the new reality of career security, and the fact that American workers can no longer rely employers to look out for them. |
Job Journal
November 20, 2005
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Is Your Job Search Too Passive? It may be time to get more proactive about your job search. Don't just send out resumes. Make things happen. |
Entrepreneur
July 2005
Chris Penttila |
Smoke Alarm Controversy heats up over off-the-clock employee regulation. |
Job Journal
December 5, 2004
Deirdre O'Shea |
Refurbish Your Resume Just doing a few things differently will put you ahead of 95 percent of the other applicants who aren't willing to put in the extra effort to rethink their resume. |
Job Journal
February 7, 2010
John Challenger |
The Can-Do Resume You may think a resume is supposed to convey your personal characteristics to prospective employers. But the best resumes convey something much more important - what you can accomplish for the organization that hires you. |
CIO
April 2, 2008
Mark Cummuta |
10 Secrets for Searching for a Job During a Recession Focusing your efforts on jobs in growing industries and demonstrating how your work has generated revenue are just two simple ways to distinguish yourself from the rest of the job seekers competing for positions in a down economy. |
Job Journal
September 7, 2003
Bob Rosner |
All Workers Are Created Equal All employees have a right to fair and equal treatment. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Study: Small Companies More Likely To Discriminate Against Disabled Job Applicants Researchers at two universities sent out hundreds of fake cover letters to employers and discovered that employers are still systematically discriminating against disabled job applicants. |
Entrepreneur
September 2003
Chris Penttila |
Risky Business Should a prospective employee's credit history determine whether he or she gets the job? |
Job Journal
August 22, 2004
James Challenger |
Career Pros: The Confidence Game Jobseekers often feel sensitive about their employment history, for various reasons. But for a successful job interview, you must be positive and confident. |
Job Journal
November 27, 2011
Peter Weddle |
The Sound of Silence Jobseekers typically describe their application experience as akin to sending their resume off into a black hole. It's as if their communication disappears into some cavernous void never to be heard from again. |
CFO
July 1, 2004
Kris Frieswick |
Casting to Type More companies are using personality tests to assess job candidates and develop new hires. |
