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How Job Seekers Can Benefit from a Well-Designed Business Card

Written on 31 Jan, 2012 at 13:08

A personal business card can be very useful in a job search. The company is you and the job title is a generic description of what you do.... (Continue reading)

Thinking About Quitting Your Job? Ten Key Signs It Might Be a Good Idea

Written on 8 Dec, 2011 at 0:14

10 signs that quitting your job makes sense. ... (Continue reading)

Communication Careers: Options Abound

Written on 6 Dec, 2011 at 23:56

Communication careers are quite diverse and promising, with a wide variety of job options for communication majors and others.... (Continue reading)

Career Fair Tips: How to Make the Most Out of Career Fairs in Your Job Search

Written on 14 Nov, 2011 at 15:53

How both employers and job seekers can make the most of career fairs.... (Continue reading)

Best Job Search Tactic for Retired Military Mechanical Services Representative: Perseverance

Written on 1 Nov, 2011 at 16:26

Mechanical Services Representative shares techniques for job seeker, from his most recent successful job hunt.... (Continue reading)

Air Force Veteran’s Successful Job Search Lands Airline Tower Operator Job

Written on 19 Oct, 2011 at 10:59

Introduction An Air Force Veteran who is now working as an Airline Tower Operator shares modern techniques for the job seeker, from his most recent successful job search. Read on to discover, in his own words, how he got the... (Continue reading)

Career Summary Statement Can Make or Break a Resume

Written on 18 Oct, 2011 at 22:23

These steps will help you prepare the important career summary part of your resume.... (Continue reading)

Job Interviews: How to Succeed By Using the Job Description as Your Focus

Written on 23 Sep, 2011 at 15:58

Learn to use the advertised job description to prepare for interviews.... (Continue reading)

Finding a Job: The Importance of Proper Job Search Etiquette

Written on 24 Aug, 2011 at 20:40

Job search etiquette tips for each step along the way to your next job.... (Continue reading)

Writing a Résumé with a Hook

Written on 18 Jul, 2011 at 13:57

Some tips on writing a resume that gets you noticed.... (Continue reading)

HR Record Retention Requirements: How Long Do You Have to Keep Employment Records?

Written on 18 Jul, 2011 at 12:50

How long various types of HR records must be kept, according to applicable employment laws.... (Continue reading)

Liberal Arts Education: Is It Valuable in the Business World?

Written on 10 Jul, 2011 at 15:52

Introducing a series on the value of a well-rounded liberal arts or humanities college education to business success.... (Continue reading)

Five Tips for Improving Your Job Search–and Your Life

Written on 2 May, 2011 at 12:41

Job search tips from a recent college graduate who writes for a career site.... (Continue reading)

Diversity in the Workplace, Part II – Implementation

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 at 14:40

In Part II, we discuss the various methods suggested by studies and employers to implement diversity in the workplace.... (Continue reading)

Diversity in the Workplace, Part I – Definitions and Benefits

Written on 16 Feb, 2011 at 9:31

Diversity, tricky to apply, is found by studies and employers' experience to be an essential element of workplace success.... (Continue reading)

Book on Rebuilding Trust Sets Example for Employers

Written on 4 Feb, 2011 at 9:36

A new book penned by Dennis and Michelle Reina lays out a guide for employers to rebuild trust in the workplace.... (Continue reading)

Online Masters Degree: How Long Does it Take to Get One?

Written on 27 Dec, 2010 at 12:03

If you’re considering getting an online masters degree, you’re probably wondering how long it will take. Most schools that offer online masters degree programs realize how busy you are and let you obtain your degree in as little time as... (Continue reading)

How to Choose the Right Resource Management and Employee Performance Software

Written on 20 Dec, 2010 at 17:50

Guidelines to help make the task of selecting resource management and employee performance management software easier.... (Continue reading)

Job Seekers Beware: Work at Home Scams

Written on 6 Dec, 2010 at 21:43

With the unemployment rate now up to 9.8 %, discouraged job seekers are more vulnerable than ever to a wide variety of scams and abuses. Here’s an example of a work-at-home scam that security software company PC Tools discovered. Looks... (Continue reading)

How Employers Can Minimize the Risk of Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD): Developing a Prevention Plan

Written on 12 Oct, 2010 at 18:14

Introducing the WorkLife Law Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) Prevention Plan, a/k/a “How to Minimize Risk Before Your Company, in Legal Trouble, Asks You: ‘How Did We Get Here? What Do We Do Now?’” Here is a useful exercise: Imagine that... (Continue reading)

Your Employee Handbook–Suggestions and Links for Creating and Updating It

Written on 11 Oct, 2010 at 9:47

Introduction: Should You Have an Employee Handbook? An employee handbook that’s prepared and reviewed thoroughly and properly customized is great. But as with a written employee evaluation–which can either help or hurt your legal position, depending on whether it was... (Continue reading)

“The Company You Keep”: Association Discrimination under the ADA

Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 11:22

Avoiding Discrimination against Employees Who Care for Disabled Family Members Most employers and HR managers understand the discrimination laws in terms of protecting people based on “protected characteristics,” such as race, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disability. A protected... (Continue reading)

Key Ways for Students to Jumpstart Their Careers While Still in College

Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 21:54

Simply getting a college degree will definitely play an important role in landing a job or advancing a career, but these days it often won’t to be enough. There are specific steps every student should take while in school, so... (Continue reading)

5 Ways to Stay Productive While You Search for a Job

Written on 14 Jul, 2010 at 21:21

It can be easy to be discouraged when searching for a job, even if you have one. It’s very similar to dating: you have to present your best self and then hope they like you enough to give you a... (Continue reading)

Job Seeking Tips for College Graduates

Written on 8 Jun, 2010 at 13:54

Reconsider Location and Size of Target Employers While job prospects are more hopeful than last year, 2010 graduates won’t have it easy, and students on the hunt really need to keep two things in mind: location and size. Be Open... (Continue reading)