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Set Yourself Apart from the Competition » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

Each had a resume, test scores of the tests they’d volunteered to take to show their abilities and each provided a cover letter and their hourly rate. I thought I would prefer someone from the United States and Canada but I soon learned that they were the highest cost and not all had experience.

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

Job Advice Blog

Next, I Googled the company name–and searched on other search engines as well–to try to learn something about the proposal/agreement signer with the title of managing director. He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. My research led me to a résumé-writing service.

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Critical Steps in Your Career Transition

Job Advice Blog

This exercise will allow you to learn more about yourself and promote increased self awareness. You will learn about key players and emerging trends. An online presence (with positive information about you) is a great way to get exposure while allowing someone to learn a little bit about you before they meet with you in person.

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5 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, August 10, 2009 5 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation Are you your own worst enemy? cdn August 10, 2009 10:27 AM Anita said. August 10, 2009 10:44 AM Christian DE NEEF said.

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Is a Career Change Possible in this Economy?

Eat Your Career

I looked at a typical month during the high of the recession, which was April of 2009, and 4 million people found jobs that month and there were 3 million vacancies that didn’t even get filled that month. And, the corollary to that is that, in the worst of times, there are always millions of people that find jobs.

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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

But then we learned that so much of medical work is looking at digital imagery, which can be done from another location. Census data show that more employers are letting workers set up home offices to get work done with 61 percent more workers considering home their primary workplace in 2009 compared with 2005.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Guest Blogger: David B. Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. And youve been following all the best career advice and job search tips youve read, heard, learned, and developed. Lets grow together! Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What?