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Your Career as a Mystery Shopper

Mystery shopping or secret shopping is a great way to secure outside income and enhance your resume. A mystery shopper is someone who provides normally a retail, restaurant, grocery store, or convenience store establish… Continue

Added by Jessica Miller-Merrell, SPHR on November 24, 2009 at 12:16pm — No Comments

Ending The Confusion About Inclusion - Diversity 2071

On this blog, we try to offer a thought-provoking take on all subjects related to job seekers and their experience on the job market. As I've mentioned, we believe that empowered job seekers will have a significant impact on the overall t… Continue

Added by Pedro S. Silva II on November 23, 2009 at 6:44pm — No Comments

Headhunters and Recruiters Revisited Vol III

Reposted from CareerAlley Uncle Sam

"I get up at seven, yeah, And I go to work at nine. I got no time for livin', Yes, I'm workin' all the time." Geddy Lee and… Continue

Added by Joey on November 23, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

Martin Luther & Fried Chicken

Are you unemployed and depressed? Or do you know someone who is unemployed and depressed. Here is a bit of a perspective for them: Heed Martin Luther's advice. He knew a thing or two about hard times and said that "I cannot just sit at home ... to wait till a fried chicken flies into my mouth." By sitting at home, you won't be bringing home the bacon (or the fried chicken.) But what can you do during the upcoming holiday season? Here are some ideas: 1, With the holiday season coming up, peo… Continue

Added by Rita Fisher on November 21, 2009 at 6:59pm — No Comments

How to Create the Perfect Resume Profile

#3 of The Big Three: The Top Three Elements Every Resume MUST Have But Very Few Do!! The job search can be frustrating, no doubt about it. Often, it seems out of your control. But there is good news! You have more control than you think... ...over how you are perceived by recruiters, employers, human resource personnel and those with whom you network. That's because they forge a perception of you based on the information you choose to present in your resume… Continue

Added by Sandra Podesta on November 20, 2009 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Navigating Your Job Search Through the Recession

Reposted from CareerAlley "But still they lead me back to the long winding road" - Lennon/McCartney Sometimes it does fee… Continue

Added by Joey on November 20, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

Who is Hiring from the Fortune 500 Vol VI

Reposted from CareerAlley Photo courtesy of MF

"When I asked my accountant if anything could get me out of this mess I am in now he thought for a long time and said, 'Yes, death would help'." - Robert Mor… Continue

Added by Joey on November 17, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

What is your plan for finding a new job?

Do you have a plan? According to a recent survey hosted by Robert Half, 82% of those surveyed said they were ready. The survey also asked who had an updated resume. 44% said it has been over a year since they've updated that document. Yikes! Almost half the people hadn't touched their resume in over a year. They aren't ready.

It certainly isn't all about the resume. But

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Added by Hannah Morgan on November 14, 2009 at 6:47am — No Comments

The Fastest Growing Companies 2009 - Who's Hiring Now Vol I

Reposted from CareerAlley “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” - Julie Andrews If job search requires anything, it is certainly persever… Continue

Added by Joey on November 14, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

Cashing In On Psychic Income

In our September 14 posting, Managing Your Emotional Investments In A Job Search, we talked about the gambler’s fallacy as it relates to job hunting… Continue

Added by Pedro S. Silva II on November 11, 2009 at 6:10pm — No Comments

You Want to Pay me What?

Reposted from CareerAlley 40 Dollars

"There's no way I can justify my salary level, but I'm learning to live with it." - Drew Carey Most of us don't struggle with the problem that Drew Carey ha… Continue

Added by Joey on November 11, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Networking Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Some see networking as a chore. Others see it as a waste of time. A huge mass of social blather that leads to nothing. Those people get frustrated and get stuck in their job search.

They haven't yet figured out that networking is now a lifelong opportunity. An opportunity to build out your influence in the world. And to reach more people that might need your help at the same time.

For those who see socializing, I see relationship building. Research. To understand what your net

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Added by Tim Tyrell-Smith on November 11, 2009 at 2:59am — No Comments

Confessions of an Overwhelmed Hiring Manager

I know this hiring manager who posted a job opening for an Admin. The reason this position was posted was because this hiring manager was overwhelmed. She had more work than she could handle and was in dire need of support.

This hiring manager works for a small company without a Human Resource department. She was shocked when she heard that the job was going to be posted on a job board with her name as the contact person. How was she going to field all the resumes and calls she was goi

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Added by Hannah Morgan on November 10, 2009 at 6:54am — No Comments

Content is Critical: #2 of The Top Three Elements Every Resume Must Have (and very few do!)

We all know that writing about yourself is tough. Even gifted writers seek help with memoirs, business bios, CVs and resumes. Add to that the pressure of the job search and it's no wonder people working on their resumes develop sudden urges to walk the dog, take out the garbage or call great-aunt Matilda. Helping to relieve this stress is one key reason I launched Resume Room, my live, online, one-hour resume workshop. My aim is to help you relax and feel confident in the knowledge that your re… Continue

Added by Sandra Podesta on November 8, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

A Day in the Life of a Job Search Fanatic

Reposted from CareerAlley Photo courtesy of MF

"I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man who made the grade" - Lennon/McCartney Okay, so you lost your job. Maybe you knew it was going to happ… Continue

Added by Joey on November 8, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

RISK: What the Romans Can Teach You About Career Change

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Melissa C. Martin Ever heard those demonic thoughts that swirl in our inner sanctum and resist giving way to the one thing that humans patently avoid…..changing their comfort zone. Risks. Stepping out of the comfort zone. Our inner temptations to make that change, even one small change, as we say in solution-focused interviewing and counseling, need a guiding force. Pay attention to those inner tempations! Even if it means confronting the status quo! (a.k.a. c… Continue

Added by Melissa C Martin on November 6, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

What Will You Do with 14 More Weeks?

If signed off on by President Obama, job seekers will have their unemployment benefits extended 14 more weeks. Read more about the bill here.

Let me ask a question: if you knew your benefits were ending this week or even next week, what would you do? What actions would you take? What would you change or do differently?

There is a small feeling of security knowing that there is at least some mone

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Added by Hannah Morgan on November 6, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Job Search Sites Revisited Vol II

Reposted from CareerAlley 247207main_hubble

"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together." - Vincent Van Gogh Job search can be tedio… Continue

Added by Joey on November 5, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

The Ultimate Interview Secret

How many interviews would you say it takes to secure a job? 1, 2, 5000? The truth is that when it comes to securing a job, the interview doesn't end until your last day at the company. Everyday that… Continue

Added by Pedro S. Silva II on November 3, 2009 at 11:55am — No Comments

Why Job Search Advice is the Same but Different

This post is to support the efforts of Job Action Day, an initiative started by Quintessential Careers. As a member of a new community of resume writers and career coaches called the Career Collective,this post is one of many responses to ideas and concrete steps to secure your future in a changed… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on November 3, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments