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OCTOBER 21, 2009

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. Treat looking for a job as a job,” she says.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

He says some do’s and don’ts include: Don’t apply for jobs for which you’re not qualified. 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. You can keep looking for something better, but take the job for now.”

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

The housing market collapse is a great example. I've also interviewed people who are like deer frozen in the headlights, refusing to retrain in a dead-end profession or just sending out resumes to big job boards. Let's just hope everyone gets the message that this isn't the same old, same old job market.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Atkins says this is just one example of employees being unfamiliar with their rights and responsibilities in the workplace. While freedom of speech is guaranteed by the First Amendment, what you say around the workplace water cooler can cost you your job. Just some friendly advice from The Resume Chick. Thanks, Karen.

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