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Are You Worth The Risk? Your Life Is Your Business by Dawn Lennon - Feb, 2010 Any idea about who has a stake in you? I mean a real money stake based on your risk-reward value. Seem like a weird question? When you’re the investment, you’re expected to deliver a return. That’s right. Every time we borrow or accept money from an outside source, we are their investment. So we have an obligation to reward the investor. Here’s how this works. Let’s say, you’re a college student. Your parents pay part... |
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The Four Day Week: Lessons Learned From Taking Fridays Off by Rebecca Ryan - Feb, 2010 In January 2010, we shrank our work week from five days to four, giving everyone Fridays off. The idea was born of economic necessity; Fridays off seemed like a way to give something back to our teammates in exchange for the salary sacrifices they were willing to make. Our teammates loved it! On Fridays they sleep late, have lunch with friends, start long weekends with their loved ones, and pursue their hobbies. It’s been a... |
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What Do Hiring Managers Want? by Harry Urschel - Feb, 2010 As a recruiter, I was just talking to a client, a Director at a mid-size company, about a couple of positions he’s trying to fill and specifics of what he wants to see in a good candidate. I wish many of the people in my job search classes could have listened in on the conversation because he clearly answered what many job seekers want to know...“What do hiring managers really want?” Certainly, in both of the open positi... |
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Planning and Executing a Reduction in Force: A 10-Point Inspection by Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D. - Feb, 2010 According to the Mass Layoff Statistics program (Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics), there were 28,030 mass layoff events and 2,796,456 initial claims during 2009. These are recorded program highs. The unemployment rate closed out the year at 10 percent, up more than three and a half percentage points from the previous year. Given the current economic conditions, many businesses are struggling and may need to ... |
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You’re Killing Me by Suzanne Bates - Feb, 2010 Ten Tips on WHAT NOT TO DO WITH EMAIL. More accurately, how to KILL ME with e-mail. • Don’t start with a salutation. Not everyone agrees on this, but I think it’s darn rude. How the do I know this note was intended for me if you don’t begin with “Dear Suzanne,” “Hi Suzanne,” “Good Morning Suzanne,” If I picked up the phone you wouldn’t say...”Listen I wonder if you have time to...” You’d warm me up and make me feel sp... |
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Are You Caught Up in the Whirlwind? by Andy Robinson - Feb, 2010 It's hard to believe that next Monday marks the beginning of March. Where has this year gone? The first quarter will soon be behind us. Take some time between now and the beginning of next week to STOP and step outside the WHIRLWIND of daily activity -- and take a look at the goals that you set for yourself for 2010. The whirlwind can consume us -- our time, our energy and our best laid plans. Find a nice quiet location... |
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Avoid Mistakes and Negotiate the Salary That You Desire by John Crant - Feb, 2010 Mistakes that people make when looking to negotiate salary: Negotiating salary can be one of the most challenging aspects to handle properly, and to your advantage, when seeking a new career opportunity. In times of economic challenge, such as a recession or long recovery period, every business is looking to do more for less, and that affects offers made to those that they look to hire. Workloads for current employees have ... |
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It’s The Little Things by Dawn Bugni - Feb, 2010 Discouraged is a difficult place to live. We all visit occasionally, but wallowing in a cesspool of negativity doesn’t solve anything. And yes. I realize that leaving “discouraged” is a lot easier said than done. This in no way is meant to diminish personal circumstance, but I do know it’s much more difficult to sell your skill set when you’ve lost confidence in you and it’s difficult to have confidence in you when you can’t s... |
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Targeting Your Resume by Beth Colley - Feb, 2010 A job seeker posted this question on a LinkedIn discussion board. “How do you get by on only one resume. When I was looking for a job I rewrote/edited my resume for every different job being sure to call out everything they were looking for in the description. How do you do it any other way?” Job seekers need to remember that you have a job title...SALES PROFESSIONAL Once you understand that, you must start thinking like... |
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20 Powerful Action Verbs to Kick Your Resume Up A Notch! by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Feb, 2010 Every resume should have strong action verbs strategically placed throughout—most importantly, at the beginning of the majority of your bullet points and accomplishment-based statements. Please do yourself —and every hiring manager out there—a favor; do not start your sentences with: Responsible for...Worked with...or any other opening that lacks power and punch. These really do nothing for your resume or experience except... |
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