Job Hunting Tips

Supreme Court exacts revenge Edmonton Sun,  Canada - Jun 22, 2006 thousands of pages of affidavits in her successful bid to win long-term spousal support, but not a single document showing her alleged job-hunting efforts or
Eagle River gets high-tech job hunting, hiring system Alaska Star, AK - 3 hours ago By KATE TRACY. […]

How to be coy on salary hopesNewsday - This week, we’ll look in detail at how to respond to the dreaded salary question based on the job seeker’s salary relative to the industry average. The following advice comes from “Mastering the Job Interview and Winning the Money Game” (Thomson
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Savings Boot Camp: Saving early, avoiding debt put family of modest income on right track  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jun 17 9:04 PM Numerous studies show millions of workers aren’t saving enough to fund a comfortable retirement. One conservative projection released this month by the Center for Retirement Research estimated almost half of the country’s work force […]

Business calendar The Columbian, WA - Jun 25, 2006 Commission. Job Connection with Goodwill Industries: A free job-lead referral program to assist people in their job search. Applications
Vacuum up your digital dirt Kansas City Star, MO - Jun 25, 2006 other sites. Dave Opton, founder of ExecuNet, a job search and recruiting […]

Out of the Shelter, Into the FireVillage Voice - You have a lot of people job-hunting, and a lot of empty desks.” While the state fiddles, the City Council has taken up a pair of bills addressing HSP’s shortcomings. Speaker Christine Quinn has introduced legislation that would prohibit landlords
Bush touts ’severe blow […]

MOC career counselor retires Goldsboro News Argus, NC - 8 hours ago “Developing students skills in career decision-making and the job search, discussing staffing solutions with employers and researching graduate schools
Older job seekers can polish their images Miami Herald, FL - Jun 19, 2006 A more focused and efficient job search can help job […]

Skills shortage is our own making  Independent Online - Jun 14 1:45 AM Where is there a skills shortage in South Africa? Let’s wake up and smell the roses. We live in a rainbow nation full of expertise, experience and skills, writes Des Squire.Save to My Web
Business Right Now  WAVY 10 - Jun 13 1:52 AM NEW […]

In an era of high technology, low commitment, one man says he’s San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Jun 21, 2006 has some major projects — “still in the embryonic stage” — that would allow people to use the accountability system in areas such as job hunting and dating.
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Great job on jobsEscanaba Daily Press - Christie Carlson, human resource specialist in the Michigan Works! Escanaba office, helps job seeker Chris Baker, Gladstone. (Daily Press photo by Alicia Holmes)
CareerSiteBuilder.com - The First Web Builder Designed Specifically PRWeb - Job-seeker registration and login form. Employer registration and login form. […]

Editor, The Daily Clarion Princeton Daily Clarion, IN - Jun 19, 2006 One of the improvements we’ve made in our job hunting activities at the state level is to work more closely with local and regional development groups.
BIZ BEAT: Job hunting? Watch what you wear Marion Chronicle Tribune, IN - May 31, 2006 […]

Financial hiring expected to increase in third quarter  [Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Jun 20 4:00 AM Chief financial officers anticipate increased hiring activity in accounting and finance in the third quarter, according to the Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. Six per cent of executives polled plan to bring in full-time employees, while […]

M.B. OWENS: Selecting your best referencesSacramento Bee - (SH) - One element of the hiring process every job seeker faces at some point is determining how and who to select for references. When you do reach this point, you are very likely at the top of the employer’s list for an available position. If you […]

Japan’s Industrial Output Rises as Jobless Stays at 7-Year Low Bloomberg - May 29, 2006 The jobless rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent for a third month and a ratio showing how many positions were available to a job seeker returned to a 13-year high
Summer jobs market teeming for teens Palm […]

Microsoft looking to invest, innovate  Canada.com - Jun 15 2:50 PM Microsoft’s Chief Executive Steve Ballmer chats while visiting the site of Information Reference Meeting at Kyounghee Palace in Seoul, Friday, May 26, 2006.Save to My Web
Bush touts elimination of Zarqawi  World Peace Herald - Jun 09 7:29 AM WASHINGTON — President Bush was careful not to […]

Monday water cooler: School debt; Time off; Happy workersPittsburgh Post-Gazette - College students are finding that student loans affect their lives as much as their education does, according to a recent survey. Almost seven out of 10 respondents are paying off student loans or have spouses who are, and the average outstanding
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Burton, Kahne quick at Pocono, Reutimann at Nashville Backstretch Motorsports, NC - Jun 10, 2006 Brian Vickers, the job seeker, has been consistently at the top of speed charts every session, Casey Mears seems to be looking for extra horsepower.
Reveille and Hyperbole Interbiznet Bugler, CA - May 25, 2006 (Hospitality Net). An increasing number […]

On the job  Louisville Courier-Journal - Jun 05 2:57 AM Many employees will schedule some much-needed R&R this year. Three quarters of employees in one survey are planning a 2006 vacation, with 27 percent heading to the beach. Fifteen percent will travel overseas, while 14 percent will stay home or visit relatives.Save to My Web
Mears looking […]

Governor’s job rating stays on riseRiverside Press Enterprise - SACRAMENTO - Gov. Schwarzenegger’s slow climb back toward political equilibrium continued in the latest Field Poll, helped along by independents but hindered by Democrats. The survey showed 41 percent of respondents approved of Schwarzenegger’s job
M.B. OWENS: Selecting your best referencesSacramento Bee - (SH) […]

Grads shouldn’t put off job search WVEC.com (subscription), VA - May 29, 2006 By PAMELA YIP / The Dallas Morning News. You’ve just graduated from college, have a lot of debt and are considering taking some time
Wowjobs.ca Releases Canada’s Largest Job Search Engine PR Web (press release), WA - 7 hours ago Wowjobs.ca today released the […]

Monster probes possible backdating  AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago The parent of the job search site Monster.com often granted stock options dated before steep rises in its share price, a report published on Monday said. The company announced it had opened an internal investigation of all its stock option grants.Save to […]

Small-business news  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Jun 05 5:09 AM International Resource Group has luncheon Internet job search workshop is Thursday You can network during Wegmans LPGA event Digital Rochester heads to Saddle Ridge resort Identify how your skills relate to ‘dream’ career U.S. workers feeling more secure in jobs Teens saving pay from summer […]

Plan and leap: Tips for midlife career changesSeattle Post Intelligencer - Fluorescent lights, cubicles and office politics are things of the past for Cindy Oman. A freelance technical writer, she says being laid off from her corporate job three years ago was one of the best things that’s ever happened to her. Oman now […]

Life and death  di-ve - May 18 1:22 AM A case in point is the doctor who could be struck off the UK medical register after being jailed for lying about his education. Last January Dr Juamer Baldar, 42, of west London, was sentenced to 15 months jail.Save to My Web
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A Week’s Worth Christian Science Monitor, MA - Jun 4, 2006 The majority who answered “no” said they can’t afford a break; 34 percent of them reported that job-hunting was a more important concern.
California Cable Market Opens Wired News - Jun 1, 2006 The parent of job-hunting website Monster.com said its […]

When applying for jobs online, don’t get out of line  NorthJersey.com - Jun 02 8:05 AM Q: At least nine out of 10 jobs I apply for are via e-mail, just the opposite of about a decade ago. Do you have advice for Internet protocol when applying online?Save to My Web
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Skip extraneous details on r sum   Northwest Herald - May 14 1:14 AM ” SKILLS: Able to say the ABCs backward in less than five seconds.” It’s doubtful that anyone in the office will challenge your record. Providing irrelevant or out-of-date information in your r sum or cover letter does more harm than good.Save […]

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Grads gain the advantageChristian Science Monitor - “I knew what I was capable of, and I was pretty confident that the job market was flourishing at that time,” says Richardson, who will start a finance job at Procter & Gamble in June. It’s a buyer’s market for many college grads looking for their […]

Give your resume a spring cleaning CNN - May 19, 2006 ready. If you are not a first-time job seeker and you still have high school activities on your resume, it is time to move on. Being
Number of unemployed rises in Rockland County The Journal News.com, NY - May 19, 2006 […]

Punta Gorda to review its salaries Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - May 30, 2006 elsewhere. “Unemployment in Charlotte County now is at 2.7 percent, and it is definitely a job-seeker’s market,” Wickstrom said.
Bullhorn And Careerbuilder.Com To Automate Candidate Sourcing For Emediawire (press release), WA - May 15, 2006 s On Demand, […]

PRESS RELEASE: InterviewCAM technology slashes games recruiting risksgamesindustry.biz - New InterviewCAM technology on offer from Interactive Selection, the market leader for recruitment working only in computer games and interactive entertainment, has significantly improved the chances of job move success for both employer and job
Acing The HeadhunterForbes - Many top-level job candidates see […]

Workcircle Launches Job Search Engine for Web 2.0 Crowd Emediawire (press release), WA - May 4, 2006 New job search engine specializes in providing listings for cutting-edge Internet and web development jobs across the UK and internationally.
Job search takes time, money Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - May 20, 2006 By AVRUM D. LANK. Her job […]