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Diplomas and Dilemmas: How 2023 Graduates Can Navigate Job Market Chaos

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This month, the graduating class of 2023 will bid farewell to a rather extraordinary college experience — having endured an unforeseen worldwide pandemic, an unexpected switch to remote learning, skyrocketing inflation and housing costs, not to mention cascades of tech sector layoffs. February of this year saw an unemployment rate of 4.6%

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Answering Reader Mail: Confidential Job Hunts, Raises, Promotions & Better Projects

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

However, even after taking many classes on the various programs I still haven’t gotten any new tasks. How do I get a recommendation letter from my boss for a new job hunt without raising suspicion or improve my situation without my boss’ help? Happy job hunting and keep me posted!

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Are You Being Naive -- and Just Plain Stupid -- About Your Online Reputation?

On The Job

There's enough instability right now in the economy that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- needs to be in active job-hunting mode. 1) We changed everything (resume, cover letters, online profiles, etc.) People will typically Google what is on the resume. I say this to save your ass. Here's what we did. to "Joshua P.

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10 gifts to give your career

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

Atkins says class action lawsuits related to wage and hour claims outnumber all other class action lawsuits combined. Just some friendly advice from The Resume Chick. November 2, 2009 2:23 PM Post a Comment << Home Previous Posts 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I'm so glad I found your blog. I knew I didn’t want to job hunt for more than 6-9 months if I didn’t have to. It also looks bad on one’s resume. And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. So I read a lot about happiness, job hunting, and a meaningful life.

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Resenting Your Boss & How to Overcome It

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I love your question because no one has ever asked this question on the blog. I also knew everything I was feeling was very true for me, but also confusing because if my boss didn’t need me, I wouldn’t have a job, I wouldn’t get a paycheck, and I wouldn’t have all this experience to put on my resume. You can just write “Thx!”

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