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In Job Search, It Pays to Be Authentic [video]

Friday, May 7th, 2010

One of the worst things you can do when looking for a job is LIE on your resume or your career website.

Do not underestimate the consequences of misrepresenting yourself to employers and recruiters. Even if it works, it’s only temporary – and once you are found out, the results could be devastating. Why even go there??

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The key to promoting yourself (and finding the right job) is

BE AUTHENTIC…

…and the key to authenticity is KNOWING YOURSELF. (more…)

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Palestinian Traffic Cop Loves His Job

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Palestinian Traffic Cop Loves His Job

You only look for a job a few times in your life. Compared with the amount of time you spend actually doing it, investing time and energy in an effective job search repays the effort many times over. Studies show that people who understand and do well at the job search process enjoy substantially more job satisfaction and higher earnings over the course of their careers.

With the amount of your life that you spend at your job, why not pick something that you love? Here is an example of a guy who really loves his work.

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Posted in Career, Humor, Job Search | 22 Comments »

This Makes Us Laugh… Every Time We See It

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

This Makes Us Laugh… Every Time We See It

Sometimes, you can be so good at your job as to make it look easy… don’t know if that exactly applies here, but it does make us smile to see how easily this gentleman does his daily work. Very efficient, no?

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Colbert’s Alpha Job Seeking and Cheating Dog

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Colbert’s Alpha Job Seeking and Cheating Dog - is an Alpha Job Seeking LIAR: Unprepared references can discredit your work

The first and key reference talked glowingly about her work but then undercut her by challenging his work on a key project.

“My own CIO at my company actually disputed two facts on my resume! When one of the reference checkers called, they found out that I had given him an old version of a resume,” said Alex. “He really did not know that I handled the fix of a very large financial institution in the way I did.”

So he said that I had not participated in the IS Manhattan Based Project as it was called. He suggested that – and it ended up looking like: (more…)

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When You Have Career Questions, Count on Colbert.

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Stephen Colbert channels his inner career coach/70′s hipster to help people get jobs.
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Some Not So Great Examples of Ways to Resign

Friday, January 29th, 2010

You may hate your job. You may want to quit. You may want to look to do it with some class… as these upcoming examples show, the impression can last a long time. (more…)

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Give Unconventional Job Search a Try In 2010

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

2009 is coming to an end but it certainly doesn’t mean the job market will get a fresh start. Although 2010 might be a much better year than what 2009 was, let’s face it, it certainly isn’t going to create jobs out of nowhere or eliminate layoffs altogether. We are sure when the January numbers are released in February, we will see some signs of recovery but the market will be far from being out of the woods. We have a long way to go.

Traditional job hunting tactics will always yield results, but when all else fails it’s time to tap into unconventional ways. Sometimes you just have to think outside the box and step out of your comfort zone.

If you have been looking for jobs for quite some time and have yet to land a job, it may be time to try something new. It’s time to think outside the box and give unconventional job search a try. Here are a few ways to take your job search to the next level this coming year. (more…)

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