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Read More...Will My Low Credit Score Ruin My Chances for a Job Offer?
January 25, 2010 By 15 Comments
I recently heard from Arianna, one of my readers who has been waiting for what seems like forever to finally get a job offer. And now after several great interviews and even better feedback, she’s finally in the home stretch…they’re ready to make an offer. All she has to do is wait just a little [...]
Read More...How Do You Interview If Your Interviewer Doesn’t Know as Much as You Do?
January 18, 2010 By 7 Comments
One of the most frustrating things you’ll come up against in the whole enigmatic job interview process is sometimes the person conducting your very first interview – or in a larger company maybe even your first two interviews – does not know all that much (if anything) about what it takes to do the actual [...]
Read More...5 Things to Ask Yourself If Your Job Search Screeches to a Halt
January 11, 2010 By 6 Comments
Yes…I know the recession isn’t over. I know times are really tough. I know some of you have applied to countless jobs and received few or no responses. And I know many of you think it’s just the bad economy – and maybe a plethora of stupid short-sighted employers – keeping you from that great [...]
Read More...Tools for Job Seekers: U.S. Dept of Labor Challenge
January 10, 2010 By 6 Comments
Update: Voting is closed now. Thank you for all your help!! I just submitted Work Coach Cafe to the U. S. Department of Labor’s Tools for America’s Job Seekers Challenge. Basically it’s a database that will list sites from all over the United States to help people with their job search. I know the Cafe [...]
Read More...Are You Getting Screwed By Your Professional Resume Writer?
January 4, 2010 By 20 Comments
I am writing this while still a bit ticked off, so please bear with me. I know there are many great resume writers out there – some of them I know personally. But I just heard something a few days ago that left me steaming. Someone I met – let’s call him Bob – showed [...]
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