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truebert2006-07-28T12:00:31-06:002006-07-28T18:00:31Z2006-07-28T18:00:31Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-115410963182287721Advice for the long-term unemployed: Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceAdvice for the long-term unemployed: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Advice for the long-term unemployed
Friday July 21, 5:15 pm ET
By Marty Nemko
I recently asked an audience of 100 job seekers, 'How many of you have been unemployed for more than a year?' Although the U.S. unemployment rate is near all-time lows, 25 percent raised their hands.
Not surprisingly, the long-term unemployed getfalsebert2006-07-28T11:26:17-06:002006-07-28T17:26:17Z2006-07-28T17:26:17Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-115410757713183442Advice for the long-term unemployed: Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceAdvice for the long-term unemployed: Financial News - Yahoo! Financefalsebert2005-11-29T16:55:12-07:002005-11-29T23:55:12Z2005-11-29T23:55:12Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-113330851204759679Mystery Shopping Services and Employment - NSSNMystery Shopping Services and Employment - NSSNfalsebert2005-09-21T15:13:50-06:002005-09-21T21:13:50Z2005-09-21T21:13:50Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-112733723090831733CrossRoads Newsletter and Career Development CenterGet Your Job Search Organized
What was the name of the manager you met at last month’s business mixer? Did you ever follow up on the application you mailed two weeks ago? Which version of your résumé is the most recent one -- without the typos? If you’re asking yourself questions like these, your job search could benefit from some organization.
The typical job search can generate a dauntingfalsebert2005-08-03T12:43:38-06:002005-08-03T18:43:38Z2005-08-03T18:43:38Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-112309461884275639Advice for the Work-WearyDear Joan,
I am what I guess you could call a low-level manager in my
office, a position I attained after starting several years
ago at the bottom. I found that as my bosses became more and
more confident in me, they asked me, as a lower-rung
employee, to tackle jobs that low-level and mid-level
management are to perform. While these jobs are not beyond
my skill level, they are jobsfalsebert2005-07-01T18:51:39-06:002005-07-02T00:51:39Z2005-07-02T00:51:39Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-112026549920626028Tip of the Day - Join a Job Search Networking GroupHere's a link to the job search group I joined in Boulder Colorado. Search Yahoo Groups for one near you.
Yahoo! Groups : BoulderNetfalsebert2005-06-29T11:30:16-06:002005-06-29T17:30:16Z2005-06-29T17:30:16Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-112006621663244835Three Things Every Recruiter Looks For In A ResumeThere are three things every recruiter looks for in a resume:
- Focus
- Core competencies or transferable skills
- Accomplishments
If your resume lacks any of these crucial elements, then you are probably not capturing the attention you deserve, and you are missing out on important interview opportunities.
read morefalsebert2005-06-29T11:25:00-06:002005-06-29T17:25:00Z2005-06-29T17:25:00Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-112006590014957143Starbucks Ice Cream SocialIn case you have some extra time on your hands today, here's a freebie worth checking out:
Starbucks Ice Cream Socialfalsebert2005-06-04T10:03:09-06:002005-06-04T16:03:09Z2005-06-04T16:03:09Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-111790098994295697The Buzz Report: Five reasons social networking doesn't work - CNET.comSocial networking is laboring under the inescapable weight of the dot-com curse: you have to find the money. No matter how cool your idea is, it's dead on arrival without an actual business plan. At least, that's the theory. If that's true, though, why has blogging, which seems like a neat idea dependent on interest but without a concrete revenue stream, managed to not just thrive, but reallyfalsebert2005-05-11T07:29:10-06:002005-05-11T13:29:11Z2005-05-11T13:29:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215253.post-111581815098415354How to Ask for the JobHow to Ask for the Job
One of the great qualities that children possess is the ability to ask for what they want, from extended playtime to an extra piece of cake for dessert. Not only do children ask for what they want, but they don’t give up. They conspire, they’re tenacious, and if one method doesn’t work, they try another.
Then something happens as we grow older and we acquire hang-upsfalse