A Challenge helps you Leap Higher

I strongly believe that adversity and challenge are the essential elements of life which one must welcome now and then, it is nothing to shy away from or feel intimidated. Only through these hurdles we learn to leap higher and emerge stronger along the way or at the end.
Recently I came upon this very inspiring [...]

3 Ways to Eliminate the Core Reasons of Stress during Job Search

Identifying the core reasons for stress during job search is the first step towards eliminating them. Can you answer this question honestly?
What are you worried about the most and how can you eliminate the core reasons for your stress?
The three core stressors during a long-term job search are:

Financial pressure
The fear of social gatherings
Self pity and self [...]

5 Websites that can help you get Back to work

This article talks about 5 best websites today that the job seekers must bookmark.
The major job board websites do offer great advice, but it is not only the job boards which directly help the job seekers, but those websites and blogs which help you towards a better understanding of the present job market and how [...]

Layoffs are Detrimental to Marital Health

The struggling economy is hurting many Americans’ mental health: Anxiety, depression, sleep problems and money-rooted marital conflicts are growing, experts around the USA say. (Source: ABC News)
Is the recession straining marriages? Is more time spent together at home post layoffs resulting in more divorces?
This article focuses on the two aspects – have the divorces [...]

Will the lost Jobs come back

Economic recovery at present and in near future is a debatable topic and many are not certain on what that means for the lost jobs. Will the jobs come back when the recession abates?
I had stalled on this topic for sometime, the layoffs had abated in April and there was much expectation of a turnaround.. [...]

Post Layoff Thoughts and Advice on Getting Back in the Workforce

I have been reading a lot of articles almost every day on how people are coping with layoffs and the advice online and in the newspapers on how to make a comeback or how to just cope with what you are going through. There is a lot of great advice and thought would compile it [...]

Is YouTube your new ‘Hire-Me’ Launch Pad

Zee Avi originally posted a video of her first song on YouTube because one of her friends had missed her first performance in Kuala Lumpur, so she created a video on YouTube for him to watch. He convinced Avi to leave the video up, and soon she received positive feedback, which inspired her to put [...]

Layoff Back off! You can’t get me Down

Tips for thriving during a layoff:
- Get your emotions together – focus on the positives
- Schedule your time
- Prioritize tasks
- Take time to de-stress – workout, walk, laugh
- Organize your workspace and job search plan
- Attend relevant and motivational seminars, network – meet people
- Acquire new skills, gain knowledge
- Seek help from experts
- Seek answer [...]

The Job Market has still not seen the Bottom

It’s bleak out there and the news on the job scenario going more dismal before going up takes one further on the depression trail.
According to a recent report, the path to an economic comeback may be a long way from now:
In a speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Bernanke talked of flickering signs of improvement, [...]

5 Steps to Manage your Time after a Layoff

“I woke up in the morning, the day after the humiliating feeling of being a layoff, it was a strange feeling; a feeling intermingled with emptiness, an inexplicable heaviness in the head and the mind in a whirlpool of confusion on what to do next.”
A friend narrated to me after a few weeks of [...]

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