How To Be a Winner in the Workplace

July 28, 2010 by admin  
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Getting a job is one feat, but keeping it is an entirely different story. Being a winner in your workplace does not only end in getting your work done. It is also about keeping relationships with your workmates in a positive light. Can’t wait to get to your next promotion? ... Continue Reading

Hot Job: Librarian at the New York Public Library

July 28, 2010 by admin  
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Looking for a job? Here’s a cool opportunity that just might be a great new start for the right person. The position: Librarian at the New York Public Library Location: New York City Job duties: Will serve as a reference librarian in the library’s Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy. ... Continue Reading

Hot Job: Archivist for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

July 27, 2010 by admin  
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Looking for a job? Here’s a cool opportunity that just might be a great new start for the right person. The position: Audiovisual archivist for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum Location: Cleveland Job duties: Ensures the preservation and accessibility of audiovisual materials. Processes incoming audiovisual archival materials, manages the storage ... Continue Reading

How to Plan a Career Effectively? Make a Self-Estimation

July 27, 2010 by admin  
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Planning a career is a process that includes several steps: choosing a profession, obtaining of a job, career development and retirement. As the discussion devoted to making a plan, one should take into account the further actions such as constant monitoring, estimation, comparison of obtained results with the planned ones, ... Continue Reading

Can Employees Distance Themselves from BP?

July 26, 2010 by admin  
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Three months ago, BP managed to do what some thought was impossible. No, I’m not talking about the possibility that they’ve single-handedly destroyed the entire Gulf Coast, although that is pretty impressive in its own right. Rather, BP successfully unseated Goldman Sachs as the most hated company in the America. At ... Continue Reading

How to Take Charge of Your Career in the New Economy

July 23, 2010 by admin  
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Creating opportunities requires developing a distinctive brand and cultivating relationships. Know Your Brand Before you can successfully compete in today’s challenging market, you have to have an angle. That angle is your brand. Whether you realize it or not, you are in fact a brand. The challenge is making sure that brand ... Continue Reading

The Search: How to Rebound From a Wrong Career Choice

July 21, 2010 by admin  
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WHAT if you’re not happy in your job? Is it possible that you’re in the wrong career entirely? This conundrum is all too common. The pressure to “be” something starts early in life. Many children move past wanting to be professional athletes, rock stars or astronauts, but then their parents, peers ... Continue Reading

Unemployment Benefits Extension Clears Hurdle

July 21, 2010 by admin  
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By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics on Tuesday. Senators voted 60-40, clearing the way for passage of the bill later on Tuesday. The measure ... Continue Reading

New Site Mixes Job Hunting, Social Networking

July 21, 2010 by admin  
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You know there’s something wrong with the world when it seems like there are more job sites than jobs. This hasn’t stopped several promising new job search engines from popping up this year. Fiverr.com launched in March and helps people promote themselves by marketing small tasks they can do for $5 ... Continue Reading

Hot Job: Alumni Coordinator for Georgia State University

July 21, 2010 by admin  
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Looking for a job? Here’s a cool opportunity that just might be a great new start for the right person. The position: Public relations specialist and alumni programs coordinator for Georgia State University Location: Atlanta Job duties: Will be responsible for a variety of Alumni Association programs, including homecoming, athletic events and award ... Continue Reading