Job Hunting Tips

The home-field advantage The Gloucester County Times, NJ - Oct 26, 2006 “It’s just overwhelming,” White said of the job-hunting process, which many at the event hosted every semester by Rowan’s Career and Academic Planning Center
Job-hunting can be distressing IPP Media - Guardian, United Republic of Tanzania - Oct 6, 2006 By Patrick Kessy. […]

Big demand for odd-job workers, labourersTMCnet - Another job seeker is Nawal Attiyah Mohd Mokhtar, 23, an engineering graduate. She has sent out more than 50 job applications in the last two weeks. So far, there has not been a single reply. “I would like to get a job related to my degree. Otherwise […]

Most new nurses still job hunting BBC News, UK - Oct 19, 2006 Almost three quarters of newly qualified nurses are still searching for a permanent job months after graduating, a survey shows.
Psychologists say dad’s cruelty led to the murders Independent Florida Alligator, FL - Oct 17, 2006 married. James had just returned from […]

Tribune awaits bids as sector’s woes mountLos Angeles Times - Among Tribune’s most prized properties: the Cubs and stakes in the Food Network and online job search site CareerBuilder. Another possibility is that Tribune executives will seek partners of their own in a bid to take the bulk of the company private
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HURRICANE RELIEFAustin Chronicle - AUSTIN AREA URBAN LEAGUE offers the following services for hurricane evacuees: job placement (plus pre-employment preparation, skill-building, and job-search help), computer classes, transportation to and from interviews and business errands
Spherion Survey: Confidence Among Accounting and Finance Workers Holds KVOA 4 - Specifically, 35 percent of workers […]

SATURDAY, OCT. 14  Pioneer Press - Oct 13 8:16 AM SATURDAY, OCT. 14 Job Search Using Word and Excel: 9 a.m.-noon, St. Paul Training, Hayden Center, 328 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. $60. Pre-registration is required. See www.sptmn.com or call 651-291-4540.Save to My Web
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Dothan Job Fair WTVY, AL - Oct 11, 2006 Job seeker, Kaneshia Thomas says, “Some of my friends are looking for factory jobs and a couple of them are just walking around, looking at what kind of
Job hunters get ready Amarillo.com (subscription), TX - Oct 8, 2006 For help in preparing for the job […]

Jobalot Forms Partnerships with Job Central and Hot Gigs  [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 16 10:37 AM NORFOLK, Va.—-Almost four months after its public launching of June 20, 2006, Jobalot.com hosts over 675,000 job listings from 19 niche affiliates. These listings give job seekers the advantage of searching multiple sites in one simple interface.Save […]

Acts worth seeing solo or in a groupAsbury Park Press - Apparently, job hunting is a full-time job. I also learned that resumes, by nature, have to use the words “efficient,” “accurate” and “expertise,” which is a royal waste of such scrupulous language, because nobody reads resumes anyway. I am convinced
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CORT Launches Full-Service Solution for HR Professionals to Support dBusinessNews.com - and growing international network of business partners to collectively provide a full range of integrated services, including short-term and long-term lodging, orientation tours, establishing utility services, renter s insurance, job search
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Upwardly global: Making the most of homegrown skills Kitsap Sun (Subscription),  United States - Oct 16, 2006 And all those new hires had gotten job-hunting training at Upwardly Global, a small San Francisco nonprofit that specializes in helping immigrant professionals
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Today’s younger generation putting family firstState News - In terms of the job search, we both decided that whoever got the better deal, they’d take it,” Chan said. “The most practical thing was for me to quit.” Chan’s father approves of the decision, saying he wishes he’d spent less time working when Chan’s […]

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Commentary: Look to payrolls to assess labor market  The Providence Journal - Oct 14 8:41 PM Discussions by Rhode Islanders about our state’s labor market always seem to begin by focusing on our unemployment rate. More often than not, these discussions attempt to predict our state’s future economic performance using this statistic.Save to My Web
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High Pay, Job Satisfaction or Both?  [Press Release] PR Web - Oct 12 12:59 PM Many people would be thrilled to earn the salary of a surgeon or chief executive officer. However, many people also mistakenly believe that a salary is the only factor that determines their level of satisfaction within a job. Career experts encourage job seekers to […]

Online Press Release PRWeb - Savvy Job Hunters Turn the Tables On Employers A new job hunting strategy is lining up dozens of interviews for each job seeker rather than employers lining up dozens of job seekers for each opening. - 2005-12-16 MERit Credit Systems Has Announced
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Seniors begin job search, find more opportunities ASU The Appalachian Online, NC - Sep 28, 2006 Career Development Center Employer Relations Coordinator Patti K. Mitchell said now is the time for seniors to begin their job search, although she actually
Govt spends $800 million on skills gap ABC Online, Australia - Oct 12, 2006 […]

Job-seeker Bonds has elbow surgeryMarin Independent Journal - SAN FRANCISCO Barry Bonds underwent surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow Monday, and there were no complications, agent Jeff Borris said Wednesday. Soon it will be time to see how healthy the market response will be to the seven-time […]

Ex-Military Talent Invited to Bradley-Morris November/December Civilian Jobs Hiring Conferences  [Press Release] PR Web - Oct 08 12:23 AM Host cities for ex-military seeking civilian jobs include Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Norfolk, VA; San Diego, CA; and Austin, TX. (PRWeb Oct 8, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3VtbS1NYWduLVNxdWEtRmFsdS1JbnNlLVplcm8=Save to My Web
Finding a Job: What’s Your Passion?  ABC News - Oct 02 4:29 […]

Moe’s Southwest Grill closes due to slow salesWichita Eagle - People attending should have copies of their resumes and be prepared to conduct a job interview. There will be free seminars on dressing properly for job interviews, avoiding job search mistakes and writing a good resume. There also will be free
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Movers and ShakersCoeur d’Alene Press - Free job search workshop offered Idaho Commerce & Labor is offering a free job search workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17 at the office at 1221 W. Ironwood Drive. Participants should attend both days to get the full benefit of the workshop. […]

Ex-worker is still owed for trainingSouth Coast Today - Her online job-search company developed the survey of 150 executives from Fortune 1000 companies. Applying for the position of “office manger” is a good way to make sure you won’t get it, though a computer’s spell-check software would allow that
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Wednesday workshops designed to prep students for job hunt Wilkes Beacon (subscription), PA - 14 hours ago it makes them sound immature and phony.” Bosack and her staff consider building an impressive and effective resume so key to job hunting that teaching students
Four-Month Med School California Job Journal, CA - Sep 25, 2006 […]

This Week from CareerJournal.comKCTV 5 - A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work , says every job seeker should get the answers to these five questions to make sure the job is a good fit all around: Will the actual work and job responsibilities provide gratification, fulfillment and
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CareerBuilder.com Launches Free Online Salary Information at CBSalary.com in Partnership With PayScale  [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 19 5:00 AM Is the job offer you received enough? Is your pay on par with other professionals in your position and location? Are you interested in making a career change, but aren’t sure about your […]

Job hunting tips for the soon-to-be college gradGainesville Sun - Come May, after too many years of school, my life will have no structure. No really, I’m serious and I’m scared. I’ve been conditioned my entire life to follow through with what my parents and society expect of me, which up to this point has […]

Online resumes are tempting for identity thieves  The Indianapolis Star - Sep 05 11:50 PM Job seekers beware: An identity thief is trolling the resume waters, hoping to catch you unaware. “People looking for work just don’t realize how susceptible they are,” says Heather Galler. “Having your resume online these days is like the yellow pages for […]

New Outlet Center = New Job$KLAS-TV - College Student Lisa Philips has been job hunting for almost a month, with no luck. “I’m just telling people, I speak Spanish, please take me! [But] I still don’t get any callbacks,” said Phillips. Her luck changed at the Outlet’s job fair. She will
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Pending pay raise no big deal in OcalaStar-Banner - Our average job seeker that comes in . . . most are looking for jobs in the $9 to $10 an hour range,” she said. “They’ve got job experience or skills that qualify them for that.” Since the Florida minimum wage went into effect last year […]

Australian charities boycott welfare to work measuresWorld Socialist Web Site - One of the most punitive measures is to deny unemployment benefits to single parents and disabled people for eight weeks for breaching job search rules. About 4,000 of the estimated 18,000 people to suffer the eight-week penalties each year are […]

Readers ReportBusinessWeek - I am not a “young college grad,” nor am I a “young job seeker.” I am in my early 40s and, after a 20-year absence, am back in school to finish my degree. I’m not alone. The average age of the American college student is on the rise. Whether for […]