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- Five Tips About Employment Verifications and Background Checks - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Marc DeBoerIf you have not read our section on employment verifications, please do so here. We give good insight into understanding what they are and how they can affect the offer process. It is widely unknown that the employment verification process plus background checks can make or break your entire ...
Views: 1091(1 vote) - Focus On What's Right - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Marja Botha van DoornAre you consistently feeling empty, anxious or frustrated with your life or career. Are you convinced that there is more to life than what you are experiencing, but it’s just not happening for you? Many people perceive happiness and fulfillment to be ever-elusive, and they don’t know which ...
Views: 1224(1 vote) - Free Resume Samples May Be Worth A Lot - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Sarika PeriwalThere may be the perception that free resume samples are worthless. There is this mistaken impression that something is free and therefore of no value. However this is untrue when you are talking about free resumes or free resume templates. Because from the sites that offer you this free service ...
Views: 1878(2 votes) - Get a Coach and Make Your Resolutions Happen This Year - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2003 from Susan DunnHow's your list of New Year's resolutions coming? Studies show that most people have already failed by the 15th of January. Has this happened to you? If so, you may have left out the prime ingredient for your success - a coach! Coaching is a new field. Until you've talked to someone who's ...
Views: 1430(2 votes) - Getting into Action - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Steve TothWhy is it important to get into action?-because just doing visualization and positive affirmation isn’t going to attract what we want. It is just hoping that some day it will happen-there is no some day in our calendars! People like to pretend that they don’t have to do anything to attract what ...
Views: 4092(6 votes) - Getting Your Bearings Post-Lay Off - by Submitted on May 01, 2009 from ManKind ProjectTwenty-seven years ago my father was the general manager of a regional wholesale musical instrument company he’d worked for for twenty years. In his early 40s, with his two oldest in college, he was “let go.” The company was relocating to New York State and my father, refusing to uproot, was ...
Views: 1343(2 votes) - Got Gaps? Three Tips for Handling Employment History Problems - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Alesia BenedictThe department staff gathers around to celebrate a milestone for a staff member. It is retirement day for Joe Smith who has been with the company for thirty years. Management is there to present a nice gold watch to Joe along with a plaque commemorating his extensive service and loyalty to the ...
Views: 2673(4 votes) - Hemodialysis Jobs - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Lisa SimmonsDialysis is the artificial method of removing waste products such as potassium and urea from the human body when a patient has kidney failure. Hemodialysis removes these waste products directly from the patient’s blood and is the most common form of dialysis. As a general rule, most patients ...
Views: 831(1 vote) - How Children And Parents Can Shorten Their Job Searches Together - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Heather EagarAre you and your children out of work at the same time? In bad economies (and the current economy is certainly troubled), it's unfortunately fairly common for several family members to be out of work simultaneously. However, it's often possible for parents and children to drastically decrease ...
Views: 787(1 vote) - How People Find Jobs - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from stefanie spikellIn a New York Times survey, it was determined that most people find jobs through networking. In fact, the greater majority find them this way. Networking - 64% Advertisements - 11% Search Firms - 12% Other - 9% Internet - 4% Are you doing everything you can to network and find the ...
Views: 6145(1 vote) - How Personal Branding Can Get You More Interviews … and a Great New Job - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2009 from Brenda BenceOne of the most common misconceptions about searching for a job is that the person with the most or best experience is the one who gets hired. Truth is: You’re more likely to be hired for a job based on your connection with the interviewer than on your qualifications. And the best way to forge ...
Views: 1236(2 votes) - How Resumes Showing Years of Employment with the Same Employer Can Hurt You (and how to fix it) - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Don GoodmanWe often hear that employment gaps in a resume can hurt a candidate, but did you know long term employment at the same employer can also be perceived negatively? Having stable employment is certainly not a bad thing. However, if it is with the same employer and your resume doesn’t show you ...
Views: 1224(1 vote) - How to Ask For a Raise Without Coming Off As "Entitled" - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2019 from Marilyn VinchyIf you feel you’re not getting the salary you should be, you’re not alone. 43% of Americans believe that they are underpaid. But most of us rarely ask for a raise for fear of coming across as entitled or arrogant. So, we’ve put together the following tips to help you ask for a raise in a way ...
Views: 2178(2 votes) - How To Be Super Successful: Be Tall and Attractive? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Ray WilliamsIn an ideal world, people are hired and promoted because of their abilities, competence, attitudes and interpersonal skills--right? Maybe not. Despite how far we've come in the areas of recruiting, selecting and developing people in organizations, there's evidence that we still judge people ...
Views: 1506(2 votes) - How to bid on a Freelance project - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Alina jamesIt has become easier to get a freelance project with the emergence of many online services marketplaces like LimeExchange, Elance, Guru, ODesk etc. They provide a huge database of projects in various categories to bid on. A buyer selects the best bid to award a project to the freelancer and give ...
Views: 815(1 vote) - How To Brainstorm For Writing A Better Friendship Essay - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Sam CollierFriendship essay won’t cost you much as it deals with the personal thought about friendship and so you don’t have to do extensive research work for this purpose. But, in order to write a good friendship essays you need to think deeper to develop good ideas. At first, you will have to do a little ...
Views: 7131(1 vote) - How to Choose the Best Pain Management Jobs - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Aliz QureshWhen it comes to applying for pain management jobs, there are a lot of things applicants have to think about. Each job title is different, as is every company that is looking for qualified individuals. By knowing what to look for in a job to apply for, the application process can be a lot ...
Views: 926(1 vote) - How to crack the IBPS PO Exam 2013 - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Radhika SinhaArticle body: Passing the IBPS PO Exam 2013 is the aim of lots of applicants that attend the examination on an annual basis since this could assist a person secure governments jobs that are beneficial and offer additional services to a person like pension and loan security amid numerous more. ...
Views: 1293(1 vote) - How To Create An Online Newsroom The Media Will Love - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2005 from Bill Stollerby Bill Stoller, Publisher Free Publicity, The Newsletter for PR-Hungry Businesses http://www.PublicityInsider.com/freepub.asp From time to time, people ask me how public relations has changedduring the two decades in which I’ve been seeking publicity. Myanswer: technology. Twenty years ago, ...
Views: 1509(3 votes) - How to find a Corporate Housing location - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2005 from Scott LevineHow to find the best Corporate housing location. Many people travel for business. They fly here or there and stay for a few days and then return home. Most of the time these people will stay at a hotel when they are away. But, there are a lot of people that travel for business purposes but ...
Views: 903(1 vote) - How To Find Your Soul-Longing Career - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2008 from Kathi Calahan, Career CoachSome of us move from career to career, never really knowing where we belong. Others know right from the start where they are destined to make a living and then go out and do it. Cortney Litwin is just such a person. Growing up, she always had an interest in writing, astrology and public ...
Views: 1222(2 votes) - How to Get Booked on Oprah - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2004 from Susan HarrowMost people believe that getting on Oprah will make them a millionaire, their book a bestseller or their business boom. For your career to take-off like the last space shuttle, you must prepare to make the most of your appearance. Here are some hot tips to help you get invited as a guest ...
Views: 1601(2 votes) - How to help your employees develop within the organisation - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Dale KirkMost organisations realise that human resource development initiatives are not only vital to the success of the organisation but they also help to keep attrition rates low. Many would argue that given the current economic scenario, HRD programs may not be on the cards of companies trying to cut ...
Views: 1675(2 votes) - How to help your employees develop within the organisation - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Dale KirkMost organisations realise that human resource development initiatives are not only vital to the success of the organisation but they also help to keep attrition rates low. Many would argue that given the current economic scenario, HRD programs may not be on the cards of companies trying to cut ...
Views: 1675(2 votes) - How To Make Your Job Search More Successful By Improving Your Hire-ability - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Heather EagarRegardless of whether you're just starting to look for your first job or you've been involved in a long job search for several months, it's very important to make yourself as hire-able as possible. This is something you can do even if you don’t have a lot of experience. So if you’re ready to ...
Views: 1330(2 votes) - How to Manage Time and Energy to Boost Personal Productivity - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAre you stuck on the procrastination highway where productivity slows to a crawl and stress uncontrollably speeds up? Why, because you’d rather be doing something else, fear of failure or lack of organization? Or are you procrastinating just because you do not know how to manage your internal ...
Views: 1562(1 vote) - How to Not Dread the Feeling of Going to Work Everyday - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Yun Siang LongYou dread going to work. Every morning you drag yourself out of bed. It is not that the body is weak but the mind is not willing. Most of us know the feeling of dreading to go to work. If not for a long period of time, at least at some point of your career you would have felt that way. Is ...
Views: 5590(1 vote) - How to Resolve Obstacles to Leadership Career Development - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Robert KrzakAny job in the hospitality industry can lead to a better career. There are very few 'dead end' jobs. Everyone is a job seeker at any given time, at any stage of the learning curve. We all have the opportunity to develop leadership skills. Each problem is an opportunity to learn our problem ...
Views: 789(1 vote) - How to Successfully Telecommute - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from Todd HicksAre you an employee who possesses the need to have more time at home? Have you been considering spending some working hours telecommuting? My mother spends some work time as a telecommuter and I have some ideas of my own pertaining to what successful telecommuting entails. You will pick up five ...
Views: 1533(1 vote) - How to Use The Internet to Get New Clients For Your Hair Business - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Charlotte HowardAs a hairstylist or salon owner you have got to be online. The internet is simply where it is at right now. Most beauty supplies stores are online, so call that a clue! So how do you even use the internet to bring in new clients? Here are six brief steps you can take: 1. Use Your ...
Views: 2093(1 vote) - Improve organizational productivity with SharePoint Implementation services - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Varun GautamMicrosoft SharePoint technologies are powerful tools that inspire proper business workflow design, team productivity, and collaborative working methods. It is critical for organizations to implement the ideal SharePoint solution using the right technology & industry best practices. ...
Views: 882(1 vote) - Improving Career Prospects Through Networking - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Richard NavinNetworking, both new media social networking and traditional face to face networking is one of the best ways to secure a new job. With so many people now unemployed or looking for a new job and so few vacancies out there if you are already known to the employer you will have a head start over ...
Views: 1255(1 vote) - Is it worth to use a Permanent Employment Agency to Find Work? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2017 from Supriya NigamThere are always companies searching for worthy candidates to fill the gaps in their businesses. Similarly, there are always potential employees searching for jobs. Conventionally, companies do their own recruiting drives and promote their internal vacancies to permit job-seekers to apply for ...
Views: 1482(1 vote) - Is There Destiny, Luck, or Opportunity? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2018 from Kit GuptaThe news about my boss Andy giving his two-week notice spread like wild fire in the department. Everyone who reported to him was apprehensive about who and what the next guy would be like. Will the new guy be better or worse than Andy? Everybody was concerned about how this change would affect ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - Is There Much Employment For Retirees Available? - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2010 from Raymond AngusAre you a senior citizen seeking employment for retirees? Have your medical benefits been reduced significantly? Has your hard earned pension suffered a hit by your former employer? Has the threat on Social Security and its future solvency caused you some sleepless nights? Whatever the ...
Views: 1831(3 votes) - IT Courses with Distance Learning - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Peter HintonInformation Technology is a vital part of the modern world, and there are still a large number of job vacancies still available in the IT industry compared with other careers. For this reason, many people are considering beginning IT training and changing to a career in IT, or expanding their ...
Views: 430(2 votes) - It Services Providers Take Care Of The Communication Setup - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2012 from Normen AngellIt Services Providers Take Care Of The Communication Setup Every single enterprise either small or large use IT services for the maintenance of the structure it has developed for communication. The central part of every business is its information handling system and data storage place. Up ...
Views: 579(1 vote) - IT Support Services Will Always Award You With Success - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Dabbie MacomberIT Support Services Will Always Award You With Success Quick response, fast communication and sharing of idea in today’s era are very important to seek the technical aspect in the shape of new arrival expertise but the condition will set aside you more unsurpassed outcomes when separate cost ...
Views: 427(1 vote) - It's Not Our Fault - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Jan BolickThey were quite clear about it, weren’t they? IT’S NOT OUR FAULT! So — whose fault was it? And – what would you guess about the customer loyalty, productivity and morale ratings at this shop? On a 10 point scale (10 highest), I think most of us would put them at a zero. Let me know if ...
Views: 1228(1 vote) - It's Your Passion, Not Your Skills, That Get You The Job - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Marc DeBoerI've been noticing a trend with many of my clients when discussing interview tips, tricks and secrets; they all want to figure out how to tackle questions related to their skills. Now, without a doubt, you must be prepared to discuss your background and experience, that's a given. I want to put ...
Views: 1679(1 vote) - Job Hunting – Your Job Between Jobs - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Catherine JonesRonald Reagan once quipped: "A recession is when your friend loses their job. A depression is when you lose yours." We're either dipping or narrowly skirting a recession, and getting good job hunting skills (or refreshing your existing one) is becoming a growing priority for millions of ...
Views: 1296(2 votes) - Job Layoffs - Become Your Own Career Builder - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2008 from Kathi Calahan, Career CoachHave you lost your job? Do you know someone who has? Statistics back in October 2007 showed more than 146 Million people working in the U.S. During the first five months of 2008 the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded more than 4,000 mass layoff events in the United ...
Views: 918(1 vote) - Jobseeker’s Guide to Salary Negotiation - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2012 from Michelle RiklanMoney is usually the most sensitive issue in the hiring process. Discussing compensation often causes anxiety for both employee and employer. Money may seem like the biggest factor in accepting a job, but it can often cloud your decision-making process. Don’t accept a job that you’re not ...
Views: 7062(1 vote) - Kicking Off the New Year - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Kathleen BlakeOf all the New Year’s Eve celebrations around the globe, my favorite tradition takes place in Tokyo Japan. As midnight approaches, thousands of revelers gather in the courtyard of Zojoji Temple, a structure built over 600 years ago. The more modern Tokyo Tower looms over the temple’s intricate ...
Views: 1128(1 vote) - Launching Your Career With a Degree in Computer Science - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Ralph GomezAlthough there are many career choices available to choose from, choosing a career in technology is always going to be in demand. It gives you the opportunity to work on breakthrough technology in computer science and, in most cases, to move around the country, as you will be able to find work ...
Views: 1217(1 vote) - Learn How To Make Money Online - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2010 from Dan CavalliDo you want to make money? Then we would show you exactly the best route to go about it! If you really want to rapidly start making money online these days, you would have to strike while the iron is still hot, and that is right now! However, you would have to tread very carefully indeed. You ...
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