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4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt I hear from a lot of people who are out of work. Months later, the confidence has left their voice.

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

On The Job

Employers have to weed through hundreds of resumes for even the most basic jobs, so they immediately discard ones where the skills don’t match their requirements. They may just see you as someone who can save them from going through stacks of resumes,” he says. He suggests several ways to improve a job search process. Don’t be ashamed.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Roberta, Hopefully, everyone -- no matter the age -- will learn important lessons such as being more resourceful, networking and being resilient.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

Social networking. Employers aren’t supposed to know about an employee’s sex, religion or politics, but the employee forgets about the boss now having access to the information (through social networking),” Atkins says. That’s when social networking can become a real problem for companies and may result in a lawsuit, Atkins says.

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