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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. Haynes says the way you get opportunities is often by selling your skills to a company leader face-to-face. Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You?

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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. Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. But do they (GenY) have less of an attitude?

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Social Impact of Working From Home | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

I would encourage Joshua and everyone else working from home to relearn the social skills of building local friendships, or live near family and give you the social life you need. Retirement Plan Said on July 23rd, 2009 at 10:08 am Choosing how long to work and on what schedule has long showed productivity benefits.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

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But the way we process them can be skilled or not. For clients of Jo Davis , the work is “[finding] meaning, a career change, retirement or planning for it.”. Then after some reflection I realized that all my natural skills were perfect for coaching.”. No emotions are bad; they are only messengers.

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