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How Twitter can help during Job Search
For those not familiar with Twitter – it is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? (Source: Twitter ) Quite a few companies now have their twitter sites or presence. If you are interested in those [...]
How to Find a Job when there are none around
If you cannot see something it does not mean it is not there; it only means that you have to try harder and perhaps with a different vision to find the unseen. If you are in a layoff as a result of the economic downturn; then you will benefit from these tips on how to find [...]
When you do what you’d rather not do
In the last one year I have received quite a few advice seeking emails on this very issue “I do what I do because that is what is around, but I do not like it” the reason may varied on why these people are stuck in a job they would rather not do; but the number [...]
The Upsides and Downsides of a Contracting Job
Who is an independent contractor? People such as doctors, dentists, veterinarians, lawyers, accountants, contractors, subcontractors, public stenographers, or auctioneers who are in an independent trade, business, or profession in which they offer their services to the general public are generally independent contractors. If you are an independent contractor, you are self-employed. (Source: IRS.gov) Contracting may [...]
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.. [...]
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 more [...]