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8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market While I knew there was a good chance the unemployment rate would go up, when I heard the latest figures were 10.2

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Hochwarter over the phone. Though the job market now is bad, it's been bad for years now. But I steadily gained experience, and eventually was able to get better and better jobs. Did I work multiple jobs to survive growing up? 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job. I would love to see it myself.

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My Boss Has Been Fired. Now what?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

My company has now recently started 'cost savings initiatives'. It’s not unheard of that while a CEO is about to retire they start looking about 2-5 years prior to their exit. link] You mention your company is doing a cost savings initiative and you know you are paid more than the other EAs there. Look for a job CONFIDENTIALLY.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It is known that age only plays a factor because the more years you have worked for a company the more expensive an employee is because of their salary, overtime, and other perks/benefits that are considered in the overall compensation package (401k matching, retirement, etc). So why forego a full time job for a 2 year trial?

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