Boomers Need to Rethink Seeking Full-Time Jobs With Gen Xers

Guest article by Randy Block, Career Transition Coach
In my coaching practice, I often hear complaints from job seekers over 50 regarding not being considered for a full-time position by a Gen Xer.
“I was fully qualified and it makes no sense” is the most common complaint. “They simply don’t know how to hire” is [...]

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The ‘Cat’s Out of the Bag’… Top Three Interview Secrets

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Job Interview “Secret”
Be prepared.
Be yourself.
Be attentive.
What’s so ’secret’ about these precepts that surely everyone knows? The secret is that few people live by them when it comes to landing a job interview. Many job hunters follow these instead:
Protect your emotions.
Protect your privacy.
Protect your rights.
In other words, [...]

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Bullied On-the-Job…How Do I Fight Back?

Sometimes, workplace bullying can surface from the most unlikely of places: “UK Prime Minister Accused of Workplace Bullying”
You cannot easily protect yourself from being bullied. We have nothing to do with the behavior directed towards us, only the behavior we return. If someone in the workplace is out to harm you with words or [...]

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How to Write a Positive Cover Letter Quick and Easy

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator
Many job-seekers miss the opportunity to get past first base when it comes to landing the job of their dreams. What holds them back? A negative attitude reflected in their cover letter to potential employers.
Negative Thoughts Lead to Negative Actions!
They may feel bitter [...]

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10 Tips For Starting Your New Year Off Strong

1. Surround yourself with success
“Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future,” is a great saying because it’s true! The people and influences we surround ourselves with play a huge role in how we think, act and form our own aspirations. Rearrange your environment to include more positive, proactive, prosperous, generous and happy [...]

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5 Tips for Getting the Most Value Out of Job Boards

We all know how frustrating job searching can be. Scarce are the days of picking up a newspaper and finding that perfect job opening, or walking into an establishment and simply asking to fill out an application.
Today it’s all about the online job search, which is most commonly conducted through job boards. However, with the [...]

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10 Cover Letter Tips (Booklet)

Written by Teena Rose, CoverLetterCentral.com
Writing an effective cover letter is getting tougher and tougher. How do you start the cover letter? What do you say? How do you write a cover letter that doesn’t look like the millions of others this hiring company will receive over the next week alone? These questions cover issues we [...]

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IT Jobs Abound!

“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.” – Rich Cook
The vast majority of companies have some form of technology, but [editorial clarification: "only a few"] not may companies are drive [...]

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6 Steps for Product Marketing Me: Strategy for the “Unpublished” Job Market

The best way to introduce yourself to a company with which you would like to work, find a company for which you think you’d like to work or to target companies for the purpose of networking into a position, openings notwithstanding, is to know the “What, where and how you can help the company”. I [...]

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Interview Strategies: How To Explain Why I Was Fired?

“I was recently fired. How do I explain my firing to interviewers?”
To answer your question, I have to tell you about a conversation I had with a client. She said, “Everyone’s been fired at least once in their lives.” I chuckled. I thought, what a silly statement to believe. Her statement stuck with me however [...]

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