Five Ways to Increase Your Salary

August 12, 2010 by admin  
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There are numerous ways to increase your salary and or pay benefits. We have researched our top payed members and talked to HR executives from leading Australian companies to provide our top five ways you can increase your earning power. 1. Ask for a raise 2. Find ways to increase your value ... 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

How to Answer Salary Questions in a Job Interview

July 19, 2010 by admin  
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Questions Of all the anxiety-inducing elements of a job interview, discussing salary often seems to be at the top of the list of many job searchers, and even some interviewers. The key to discussing salary with a potential employer is to be prepared. Preparation includes finding out what the job type ... Continue Reading

Top Four Tips for Negotiating a Better Starting Salary

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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salary-negotiation While there is no true formula that is 100 percent when it comes to salary negotiations, there are some methods of negotiation that are better than others. Here are the top four negotiating tactics that are all but guaranteed to help you get what you are worth: 1. Keep Them Guessing: ... Continue Reading

Best Careers for the 2010 College Graduate

April 30, 2010 by admin  
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College students that are planning on graduating and entering into the workforce in 2010 should be expecting to hit the pavement hard. The job market in this economy has not been at its best, but there is hope for the  recent college graduate at the end of the tunnel. Michael Farr ... Continue Reading

RESUME MAKER CAREER EDITION CONTINUED!

April 4, 2010 by admin  
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Improved! Salary Research: Resume Maker’s new Salary Finder shows up-to-date salary figures for most careers in all geographic regions (U.S. and Canada) and provides proven strategies to ensure you can increase your net worth. Improved! Professional-Grade AdviceThrough a partnership with Professional Resume Writing and Research Association, Resume Maker now includes over 1,000 ... Continue Reading

The secret to being happy at work

March 26, 2010 by admin  
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Woman filing Part of the secret of being happy at work is focusing on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Photograph: Franco Vogt/Corbis Even at the best of times, finding fulfilment in your job is hard enough. So how does one go about renewing lost happiness at work in the aftermath of the recession, ... Continue Reading

Is John Lewis the best company in Britain to work for?

March 16, 2010 by admin  
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John Lewis John Lewis’s flagship store in central London Photograph: Alex Segre / Alamy/Alamy It’s just before opening time on bonus day at John Lewis and, boy, are we excited. Up and down the country, the 69,000 people who work for the nation’s favourite retailer are gathered, impatient. At head office ... Continue Reading

Accredited Schools Offering Medical Transcriptionist Training

February 28, 2010 by admin  
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Medical transcriptionists play a critical role in the health care industry preparing physicians’ reports, physical examination reports and other vital medical documentation. As  a medical transcriptionist, you may work in such places as doctors’ offices, nursing homes, hospitals and home health care agencies. Salary.com listed the median salary for medical transcriptionists ... Continue Reading

Two-thirds of graduates think teaching is a dead-end job

February 23, 2010 by admin  
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Two thirds of graduates think teaching offers limited promotion opportunitiesTwo thirds of graduates think teaching is a dead-end job, the Government’s teacher training agency has admitted. By Published: 7:30AM GMT 23 Feb 2010 Two thirds of graduates think teaching offers limited promotion opportunities It is also considered poorly paid, with 80 per cent of final-year university students underestimating the ... Continue Reading