Tips for Job Hunting as a Single Parent

June 25, 2009 by  
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Are you a single parent hunting for a job? Read the guide given below for some practical tips about things to consider when taking up a job. These tips can also be used as a check list to help you find a job you enjoy. Tip #1: Job hunting as ... Continue Reading

The New Employee’s Guide to Transit Benefits

June 25, 2009 by  
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The stimulus package stipulates certain provisions for employer-provided commuter benefits. This plan increases the amount of mass transit and vanpool benefits that can reduce an employee’s gross income and thereby reduce tax liability overall. This law is in effect from February 2009 through the end of the 2010 tax year. According ... Continue Reading

Best Human Resource Job Searching Tips

June 22, 2009 by  
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If you’re a human resources employee or manager searching for a job, you might want to consider these job searching tips and human resources employment web sites to help ensure you’re getting the wages and benefits you deserve. Even if your present job meets all your needs, it doesn’t hurt to ... Continue Reading

Human Resources Job Search: How to Be Visible in Employment Websites

June 20, 2009 by  
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Many people know how difficult it is to look for a job. This especially applies to people engaged in a human resources job search; more often than not, only one or two positions are open per company in the field of human resources, as seen in most employment websites. Here ... Continue Reading

How to start a career in the computer field

June 13, 2009 by  
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The Computing field. One of the most vast, diverse and flexible industries. That’s a big statement to make, so let me explain what I mean. The computing arena is so vast that whether your academic background has been in this realm, or whether you are coming from a completely different ... Continue Reading

Reassessing the value of blue collar labor in a white collar-obsessed world

June 12, 2009 by  
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Carl Sandburg wrote about a city where hog butchers, toolmakers, stackers of wheat and railroad workers became a force forging a foundation for the workings of a city. The blue-collar workers toiled fiercely, burdened by their destiny, yet they worked with abandonment and joy throwing off their fetters. Collectively they ... Continue Reading

7 Lucrative Careers, No Degree Required

June 9, 2009 by  
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Mom might have told you that you need to go to college to get a good job, but moms are biased.  College is not for everyone. There are plenty of good jobs that don’t require you to go into $200,000 of debt for a four-year college degree. When looking at these ... Continue Reading

Work Overseas: Finding Foreign Hospitality Jobs

June 9, 2009 by  
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Working abroad can be fun and exciting, especially if it involves work in resorts, where tourists come for relaxation and enjoyment. Working abroad can help expand their potential, while enabling you to meet people from different parts of the world. There are some resorts that hire aliens as employees so that ... Continue Reading

5 Summer Job Possibilities for Teachers

June 9, 2009 by  
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Many teachers look forward to the summer in order to get a break from the many demands of dealing with students on a regular basis. Unfortunately, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the low salary that a majority of school teachers are paid, many can’t afford to ... Continue Reading

Should I be a substitute teacher?

June 8, 2009 by  
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The phone rings between 6 and 6:30 a.m., rousing me from a peaceful sleep. Through half-open eyes, I look to see which one of the school districts is calling for a substitute and decide whether I want to get up. Therein lies one advantage, and one disadvantage, to the substitute position. ... Continue Reading