Monday, February 4, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013

Jobs

What do Hollywood films and Scooby Doo cartoons have in common? Both have a lot to teach jobseekers about standing out and getting hired. It all starts with telling a good story.
In the era of social media where anyone can be famous for 15 minutes — or longer — the challenge of the Digital Age is keeping stuff private...
After a layoff, it's one of the biggest questions facing those looking for work: In a job interview, how do I explain my employment gap?
If your resolutions for 2013 include achieving a better work-life balance, your calendar holds the key to your success.
Using social media can either hurt you or help you in your career, but if you know how to use it the right way it may benefit you in landing a job.
The pace at many workplaces has picked up dramatically and leaves a lot of people breathless. It might seem paradoxical, but one way to cope with the pace is to slow down a bit.
No doubt, college-bound students would love to have a crystal ball foretelling which school would be best for them.
While unemployment generally fell in most of the nation's metropolitan areas, it rose in the Philadelphia area to 8.4 percent in December, up from 8 percent in November and in December 2011, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday.
Employees find increased pressure to get work done and would rather make a little extra cash than use vacation days.
Asked to name a weakness, many job applicants claim perfectionism as though it’s a virtue in disguise. But in fact, perfectionism can be just as crippling as procrastination when it comes to decisive action and getting things done.
Training the youth for the challenges of a fast-changing world has to be central to any strategy to rebuild the job market following a financial crisis that's wiped out millions of middle-class jobs over the past five years.
Use of social media and creating a brand for yourself helps separating you from the rest in the workforce.
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