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If you are an active job seeker and do not have a Linkedin profile, drop everything, head to www.linkedin.com and get started. Linkedin provides an excellent channel to network with professionals, investigate names and titles of potential intervi... More...

As an employer, how do we know if a candidate will be successful in our company? We don’t. However, in the recruitment industry, one principle reigns supreme – a candidate with a history of accomplishments has a better chance of future success than a... More...

Never. In the world of recruitment, if a candidate seems too good to be true – investigate. Many times, recruiters don’t bother to research hire dates, education transcripts, or previous job duties – but sometimes they do. If a recruiter catches a ... More...

Do you ever wonder why some candidates get hundreds of resume views on websites like Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com, while others get none ? The secret to getting your resume on the top of that list lies in the buzz words you choose and the amoun... More...

• Make your Twitter presence “employer-friendly” o Put your job pitch in your Twitter bio (which is 160 characters) o Use a professional looking avatar o Tweet about your job search More...

Conduct a people search instead of a job search The majority of jobs aren’t posted online. Hiring managers get a list of employee referral candidates before they even bother to view resumes from those who submit them online. Sometimes the listed j... More...

Use search engines to track employees that currently work there. There are over 130 million blogs in Technorati and you can search through them to possibly find someone who works at one of your top five companies. You can search through corporate gr... More...

As a manager, it is your job to avoid giving in to the pessimism. Your job is to help create a vision that better times are a possibility. I'll grant that it's not easy, and may not always be realistic, but that's what you're getting paid to do. So s... More...

I found a lot of satisfaction starting a website that helps fellow Americans find employment without having to pay fees to do so. Likewise, there is no charge for employers to post their position openings. Why did I spend thousands of dollars to crea... More...

What did you want to be when you were a kid? When I was around 10, I dreamed of being a great journalist. When I was a teenager, of being a great writer. And when I left home, of gracing the acting boards at the Old Vic. None of these dreams ca... More...

When most of our political leaders are more than 50 yrs old,- barring few highly intelligent mind readers and heir apparent, young turks - and their ability to perform seems to be directly proportional to age, then why in the corporate world; we are ... More...

The heading ofthis article may appear little dramatic but the facts and figures arenot because 24 suicides and more than 13 attempted cases by FranceTelecom employees have been reported since beginning of 2008.(1) According to a study by The Work ... More...

TIPS FOR OVER 40 JOB SEEKERS:Trouble in the job market is bad news for all workers, but those over 40 may be finding these days particularly unnerving because they fear younger employees with smaller paychecks could poach their positions. That's t... More...

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