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““It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ―George Eliot
3 Right Ways to make your Skills Marketable
I recently talked about how to manage your schedule post layoff and one of the main topics there was to focus on to make your skills marketable or acquiring a new skill set. In an article in Daily Times PA, an uneasy observation was: “One trend we are seeing is that the economy is cutting into [...]
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 [...]
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 ) Read recently somewhere - is Twitter the next Monster (the well known job search site); sure, it [...]
Where to find Free Career and Job Search Advice
Of course, the internet being one of the largest retarget for the free information on everything, count on it for your job search and career advice as well. Here are some others which you might or might be aware of: Internet, Of Course Of the various job boards, Monster and CareerBuilder offer great tips and articles [...]
Stay Clear of the Internet Marketing Scams and the Phishing Emails
"Reports of Internet-based crimes jumped 33 percent in 2008, according to a group that monitors Web-based frauds. " An article in Mercury News wire services section says, "The Internet Crime Complaint Center said it received more than 275,000 complaints last year, up from 207,000 the year before." With many people out of jobs and searching for [...]
Online Job Boards can Help during Recession
Online job boards might be most viewed websites these days. With mass layoffs and not much employment in sight there are hundreds and thousands on these job boards scouring through the few jobs and sending resumes to even those with remote possibilities of getting a call back. How relevant are the job boards in recession? Of [...]