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How to Stay Motivated While Job Hunting During the Holidays This Year

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Transferable skills typically fall into 1 of 3 categories: systems-oriented, people-oriented or self-oriented. Systems-oriented skills are linked to your expertise in a particular discipline, such as supply chain logistics. In the past, you’d settle into whatever job you landed in. Now, you don’t have that luxury.

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Are You Ready for This Job Market?

On The Job

That means carefully reading the job ad and making sure you're including as many of the key words as you can from that employer. It's surprising how many people decide to improve their social media presence after they begin job hunting. Be flexible. Clean up social media.

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

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Networking Key for Vets to Find a Job

On The Job

Based on his own job-hunting experience and his desire to find other vets who could understand what he had gone through, he launched HonorVet , to provide resources and support online for veterans and their families. At the event, he met leaders from System One Holdings , a company that provides technical outsourcing solutions.

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4 Ways to Leverage Your Comprehensive Professional Portfolio Strategy

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Hosted on a social media platform (typically LinkedIn), it’s a way to attract attention, share your accomplishments and expertise, and create a professional global network. 3 Types of Professional Portfolios There are three types of professional portfolios: print, social, and digital. Each type helps set you up for success.

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5 tips for working at home with your significant other

On The Job

Despite their different working styles, the Herricks say they’ve managed to develop a system that works for them professionally and personally. Experts say it’s a good idea for those who work at home to schedule meetings or coffee dates with colleagues or friends, and look for opportunities to get out and network at professional events. •

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

You may even start to think your current job is not that bad afterall. Posted by Patricia Robb at 12:22 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , bored , interview , job hunting , job satisfaction , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Foley-In-Charge said. Were you reading my last post? :) Great article.