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Must do’s to get a job in to days job market

Most people can write some type of resume and can muddle through an interview, but so canĀ all the other candidates that are after the same job. You need to be different in many ways. How? Get the attention of the person screening resumes every time. They will put your resume in the short pile to [...]

Advanced Internet searches (Boolean Searches)

A Boolean search is a search option available to you on most job board sites like Monster and Career Builder. It is also used in a broader fashion on spider search engines like Google or Bing. It is a valuable time saving tool to use in your internet job hunting. Life is too short. Let [...]

Getting an Edge on Your Competitors

A great way to get an edge on your competition when trying to find a job and get an interview is to essentially set up your own back door entry into a company where you can be seen and chat with people at the company that may have open positions in an informal way. The [...]

Now is the Time

Now is the time to put extra effort in to that job search. Most candidates think that the Holidays are a slow time for companies. Actually, business may be slow, but hiring often is more feverous in November, December and January as compared to other times of the year. Companies often are more active interviewing [...]

Stimulus Money tracker

Stimulus money is being spent through out the USA. To see where money is being spent by county, by project and by contractor go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33498869/ns/us_news-the_stimulus_tracker#/all/all/us/all/ Click on the state, then on the county, then by type of project and finally by the contractor you have an interest in. You must follow the money in [...]
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