Monthly Archives: January 2011
App Skills Are in Demand
| January 31, 2011 | Posted by admin under DIRECT - Target/Resume |
App Skills Are in Demand The number of online listings containing the keywords “HTML5,” “Mobile app,” and “Android,” have skyrocketed over the past year, making them the fastest growing keywords in jobs posted online. Google Recruits for Mobile Apps Google…
4 Ways to Stay Employed After Age 50
| January 31, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECODE - Assess/Plan |
4 Ways to Stay Employed After Age 50 By Emily Brandon Older workers are generally less likely to lose their jobs than younger employees. But new research suggests that this older worker employment advantage is due mostly to spending more…
New Ways to Think About Grief
| January 30, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECODE - Assess/Plan |
New Ways to Think About Grief By Ruth Davis Konigsberg But that’s not the only grief myth to have been debunked recently. In the past decade, researchers using more sophisticated methods of data collection than their predecessors did have overturned…
Job Loyalty Still Pays
| January 30, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECODE - Assess/Plan |
Job Loyalty Still Pays After years of layoffs and pay cuts, the thawing job market is giving some frustrated employees an opportunity to jump ship. But career experts say that staying put should be a top option.
Why aren’t employers calling me back?
| January 29, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECIDE - Negotiate/Followup |
Why aren’t employers calling me back?By Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder You write a killer cover letter, tailor your résumé to highlight skills described in the job ad and double-check your application before sending to make sure it includes…
How can I find real work-from-home jobs?
| January 29, 2011 | Posted by admin under DIRECT - Target/Resume |
How can I find real work-from-home jobs?By Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder From parents to retirees to employees fed up with daily commutes, many people who would like the chance to work from home — and scammers know it.…
Know It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
| January 29, 2011 | Posted by admin under AAMOF |
Know It’s Not Over Till It’s OverWrite a follow-up note when you don’t get the job. This is so unusual that you’ll stand out, and perhaps the interviewer will know of other opportunities and recommend you. Don’t be afraid to…
Tell a Story That Will Get You Hired
| January 28, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECLARE - Network/Interview |
Tell a Story That Will Get You Hired By Tim Tyrell-Smith Great stories draw us in. They help us become fully engaged in a topic. They include important context and background so we better appreciate what happens at the end.…
5 Job-Hunting Ideas You Haven’t Tried
| January 28, 2011 | Posted by admin under DIRECT - Target/Resume |
5 Job-Hunting Ideas You Haven’t Tried By Miriam Salpeter One of the most frustrating aspects of job hunting is believing you’re doing everything you can and still finding yourself out of work. That’s why it’s empowering to realize you haven’t…
Pay is Better in Tech, but Not By a Whole Lot
| January 27, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECIDE - Negotiate/Followup |
Pay is Better in Tech, but Not By a Whole Lot Technology professionals endured a second straight year of nearly flat salaries, according to Dice’s 2010 – 2011 Annual Salary Survey. On average, tech workers saw salary increases of about…
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