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Lost Job, Lost Hope, Lost Dignity in Self
The holiday season is stressful enough without the added pressure of work related problems. But when work disappears, the aftereffects need to ensure dignity is intact.
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How to Tell if it's Time to Change Careers
New year, new job, new career? Do the research before the action. What options are there for the burned out employee, and what steps should be taken for a better path?
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How to Lose the Opportunity for a Job Interview
Being sloppy in business documents and incoherent at interviews are obvious ways to lose the job opportunity. The job seeker needs to avoid these other pitfalls.
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Keywords are Crucial for Resumes, Cover Letters
For the new year, revamp crucial business documents of resume and cover letters to reflect online search engine optimization as well as human eyes.
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Review of Lighting Their Fires by Rafe Esquith
Rafe Esquith continues the true stories of success from "Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire", and how to create an environment to "light their fires" to education greatness.
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Review of J.Wasik's The Audacity of Help
The Audacity of Help is John Wasik's analysis of President Obama's economic plan & "Audacity of Hope" speech; with details on the effects for individuals and businesses.
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Scam Alert! Tis the Season for False Job Hopes
Unfortunately, as the season for giving draws near, the scams for honest job seekers seem to rise. The latest job scams, or ads for non-existent employment, are exposed.
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Tips on How to Find and Survive Holiday Jobs
Holiday season does not always mean holiday cash. Be prepared at these part time extra jobs so that the extra cash is made and saved, not spent on travel or expenses.
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Etiquette for Surviving the Office Party Season
Office party etiquette can be more important than regular office manners. Employees' attitude, behaviour during interaction with bosses and coworkers can spell disaster.
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Review Becoming a Category of One by J. Calloway
Joe Calloway's 2nd edition of Becoming a Category of One has been revised and updated for today's economic and cultural challenges. Primer for a career in business.
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Undue Stress Due to Workplace Harassment
Unfair treatment at work causes undue stress, which can affect not just the work environment, but personal health and personal time as well. Is it worth it?
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How To Tell a Career Counselling Company is Real
Learn to distinguish if a site is legitimate or if the offer is a work scam. Legitimate marketing companies offer real services for their fees, show information upfront.
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Online Social Networks – Appropriate Information
Clint Page of Dotster provides indepth information on what information should and should not be placed on online social networks, for both grads and other job seekers.
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Online Social Networking Via .Tel Domains
Clint Page, CEO of Dotster, offers insight into online social networking; how both recent grads and others can utlize .tel domains for control, privacy, and job exposure.
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Kirsten Olson`s Wounded by School
This book is for anyone who has had a 'bad' experience in school, and may still be haunted by it. Don't let it affect going back for retraining or further education.
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Review of Christine Fader's Career Cupid
Fader's "Career Cupid: Your Guide To Landing and Loving Your Dream Job" uses the romantic analogy of dating and relationships to job hunting and finding employment.
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How To Re-Enter the Workforce
Be it maternity leave or a leave of absence, getting back into the work force requires upgrading skills through appropriate training for each particular field.
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Review of You Don't Have To Learn The Hard Way
J.R. Parrish's "You Don't Have To Learn The Hard Way" is more than a guide for recent graduates. It's a blueprint for all for success in life, work and personal goals.
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Create a Resume Employers Read
The resume needs to be clear, concise and tailored to the specific employment opportunity. Use target key words strategically placed to get a job interview.
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Why Loyalty Matters – Fulfillment in Work & Life
Based on the Ipsos Loyalty Study, this book shows how to bring happiness/fulfillment back into work and personal relationships. Complete with access to online assessment.
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Real Work From Home Opportunities
Check out these sites and categories offering real online job opportunities. Don't get caught by scams - learn the simple rules to ensure the site is legitimate,
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Avoid These Major Flaws in the Job Search
Learning what to avoid doing and saying is just as important as knowing what to say or do in a job hunt. Follow these tips to ensure an interview invitation is procured.
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Working in the Legal/Law Enforcement Environment
If law and the legal environment is a passion, consider these other alternatives to being a lawyer or judge: legal assistant/law clerk, mediator, bailiff, court reporter
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Job Search Help for Varying Experience Levels
A handy guide for finding employment no matter what level of experience, age or education. These employment sites will help find a job to match particular skill sets.
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Not For Sale! New Job Search Mindset
Cathy Keates' book focuses on a new job search mindset; one where the job seeker is not for sale!
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Use the Cover Letter and Resume to Open Doors
Don't wait for an interview to showcase talents. The cover letter should point out exactly who is the best candidate, and the resume will support that information
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Career Women Dress For Success
Tired of fashion magazines that promote high fashion with high price tags? Check out a new career fashion blog with lots of tips, pics, site links to create your own look
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Summer Employment Opportunities
It's not too late for anyone to find summer employment; there are still many opportunities that will provide full time now, and potential part time in the fall.
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The 7 Great Prayers - Book Review
The 7 Great Prayers is the true story of how Paul and Tracey McManus turned their life around. While prayer is the center, it's really about positive affirmation.
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Protect Your Career Information
Jeremy Miller of Kroll Fraud Solutions shares with Suite101 ways to protect your career information and prevent identity theft
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Identity Theft and Your Career
CA interviews Jeremy Miller, Director of Operations at Kroll Fraud Solutions. Protect your career identity by following Mr. Miller's suggestions and avoid identity theft
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Recession-Proof Your Career
There are many careers and jobs that will always be recession-proof. These careers cannot be outsourced, and demand is always growing in these opportunities
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Protect Your Future Career from Identity Theft
Corporations losing vital documents; private personal and financial information found in dumpsters; hard drives stolen or hacked with health information - what to do?
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How to Tell You are about to Lose Your Job
Watch out for these warning signs - these are indicators your job may be on the line due to your performance, errors, or your value to the company has been lowered.
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Proper Summer Attire at Your Place of Employment
Always check with your supervisors to find out what is considered appropriate dress for your place of work: more importantly, find out what is NOT allowed.
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Co-workers Can Turn a Dream Job into a Nightmare
How can you protect yourself from negative comments coming from co-workers. Is there any way to handle negativism when you are the target?
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Dissatisfied Worker Bored at Work
Work given to students while hired employee twiddles her thumbs - how does one handle this situation? You are grateful to have the pay, but want to earn it and learn too.
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A Review of Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations presents the ideas of effective communications: recognize and deal with important issues through dialogue while knowing/acting on your final goal.
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You've Lost Your Job, or Afraid You Will Lose It
This interview with Maureen Anderson focuses on what to do if you've lost your job or are afraid you will lose your job. Network NOW; give more value; know what you want.
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How to Stay Positive in Today's Job Market
Maureen Anderson, author of Career Clinic and radio host to her show of the same name, advises Suite readers on staying positive despite the media negativism.
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Self-Marketing Options Include Good Mentoring
Maureen Anderson shares her views on how to start on the path to self-marketing - it starts with research, getting good help and getting a mentor.
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Review of Steve Farber's Greater Than Yourself
"Greater Than Yourself " by Steve Farber is not your average book. It isn't a self-help book, and it isn't quite a novel, but it certainly is a novel way to explain GTY.
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Hidden Job Marketing Companies and You
How to tell the difference between a true company that helps you help yourself in the hidden job market and how to tell when it's just another employment scam.
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Put a Spring in Your Step for the Job Interview
It's not enough to just spring clean your resume, computer and work area. It's time to take a critical look at, and refreshen yourself, for this important meeting.
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Working For Money or Working For Love
If your heart is in another career area, and employment personality tests say you'd be good in your dream field, should you take the plunge or stay in a dead end job.
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Clean Up Your Resume in Time for Spring
Don't forget about your resume when spring cleaning your office and computer. These simple tips will help you create a more focused resume to help you get that job!
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Spring Cleaning for Your Work Area
As Spring is just around the corner, use this time to declutter and reorganize your work areas - be it in an office tower, home environment, or professional tools area.
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Spring Cleaning for Your Computer
Those in business or who use a computer for any kind of work or even tax calculation should now turn their thoughts to cleaning up and cleaning out their computers.
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More Ways to Get Your Resume Noticed
If your resume passes the typo/errors and presentation test, and you still are not getting calls, it's time to look at what you actually say, how you say it, and for whom
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How to Get Your Resume Noticed
Sending out resumes but not getting any calls or invitations for interviews? It's time to update that resume. Ensure this business document shows your true potential.
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How to Decide to Stay at or Leave a Job
Following are a list of questions to answer as honestly as possible - designed to help you make the right choice for you at the present time regarding your employment.
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Review of Maureen Anderson's The Career Clinic
Maureen Anderson hosts the syndicated radio show "The Career Clinic". This book illustrates her "8 Simple Rules" and is an inspiring must-read for job seekers.
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Fired? Laid Off? Consider a Trade Industry Job
The Trade Industry has often been overlooked as a lucrative job. Consider being retrained as a professional tradesperson - courtesy of the government.
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Rich Brother, Rich Sister – a Review
This latest addition to the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" series packs an eye-opening wallop to the balancing of your work to your life, both spiritually and economic-wise.
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Marshawn Evans on S.K.I.R.T.S. in the Boardroom
From the successful contender on Trump's Apprentice program, Marshawn Evans' book "SKIRTS in the Boardroom" shows women (and men) how to get, keep and use executive power
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Asking for a Raise – Slumping Car Industry Jobs
In a down or tight economy, can you still ask for and expect a raise? What about the slumping car industry - is it time to jump ships, or cars, or careers?
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Finding or Keeping a Job in the Financial Sector
The economic crisis obviously affects the financial and business sectors; layoffs are abundant. Jobs are scarce, but they are out there - think outside the box.
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Five Top Interview Guidelines to Get that Job
Knowing how to promote the benefits you can offer the company coupled with a professional attitude and appearance will help you get that job offer.
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The Breakthrough Imperative
Middle and higher up management are under stress to produce results, and in a short time. This book shows what works, and what doesn't - with proven examples of both.
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How To Find Legitimate Work From Home Plans
There really are legitimate jobs on the Internet that can be done from home; and there are other jobs that can be done from home that are not through the internet.
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How To Avoid Work-From-Home Scams
Learn the warning signs of work-from-home scams. Follow these tips to avoid wasting your time on potential scams. Use your time to find legitimate work.
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How To Survive The Office Christmas Party
'Tis the season for parties. Don't let that deter your career. Follow these tips for your career survival during the holiday season.
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Networking and the Holiday Season
'Tis the season to network! Use these opportunities of gatherings to create or expand your network, both in professional and social circles.
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Unemployed? That's An Opportunity
Being unemployed is not the end of your career. It's an opportunity to see what else is out there, and to upgrade or learn new skills to help your job search.
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From Resume To Follow Up After Interview
Handy guidelines on the process of the job search: quick tips on each part of the process in finding a job.
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Dealing With Co-worker Tension
Dealing with co-workers is often fraught with tension. What can you do? Tact and code phrases will help the situation.
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Assessing Career Quizzes
Career quizzes are fun to take, but do they really help you find the niche you might be best suited for? Are these job tests just amusement or will you find merit in them
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The Interview Does Not End With the Interview
Your job interview is not over once you walk out of the prospective new employer's door. You still need to follow up on that meeting. Find out how.
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Have the Right Tools for Your Employment Search
Finding employment takes a lot of effort and time. Ensure you have the right tools to achieve a successful ending - getting a job.
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It's Not Too Late To Upgrade Your Skills
If you feel you are in a rut, consider upgrading your education. Take a course for a potential new career. There's still time to look, apply and register for a course.
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Go For More Education Or Look For Employment
More education is not always the way to start a career. Getting specific education will help for a specific industry. Getting a starting job will always help.
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What To Do When You Reach Burnout
Advice on reaching burnout - how to recognize it, what to do. Take time away for you to clear your mind and body; take care of health, and decide if you need to move on.
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Advice and Direction For Career Choices
Readers ask for advice and direction: what to do with a science background but no desire for medical school;career options for more money and scope within business.
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Tips To Update Your Resume
More job opportunities become available as fall starts. Ensure your resume is up to date and showcases your best talents by following these tips.
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More Career Choices in the Health Industry
The health industry will continue to expand, so consider public health inspector, hospital porter, chiropodist, aromatherapist and others as a future job.
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Choosing a Career in the Health Industry
Investigate the many possibilities of working in the health Industry from being a dental hygienist, a medical office administrator, doing database management or training.
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Do You Have What it Takes To Be A System Analyst
A reader asks how to become a systems analyst, but must first choose between becoming a business or a computer analyst. Experience and specific training are key.
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Warning! All Temp Agencies Are Not Alike
Not all temp agencies are out for your best interests in working conditions. Check the fine print before signing any contract in your job search.
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Questions On Planning For A New Career
Planning for a new career takes time and research. Ask questions, get answers. Check out local colleges and universities while also checking out potential salaries.
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Cover Letters To Promote Your Work
Cover letters are your first impression to the prospective employer. This important document needs to expand on your resume and the job you are applying for.
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How To Get A Job After Graduation
You've graduated from school, and you need to focus on both yourself and your job search. Take the time now to look for work in your chosen field and plan your future.
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The Hardest Interview Question
Being prepared for those tough questions at the job interview will help you prove to the potential employer you are the right candidate. Are you prepared though?
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Having Trouble Finding A Job
In today's marketplace, it's tough to find a job that suits you - sometimes, it's even hard to just find a job. What can you do about this?
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Change Your Job Through Education
Thinking of changing your job to something totally different, but don't know where to start? You can do it with the new courses offered as Graduate Programs/Certificates.
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Career Plans- Get There From Here
A reader asks for advice on how to further her career to the path she has set for herself.
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Career In a Rut
Stuck in a rut? Unhappy at your present job? Then deciding and knowing your options will help.
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How To Prepare For Your Interview
These simple suggestions will help ensure your interview goes the way you want it to - and help you land that job!
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Consider Becoming A Suite Writer
Everyone has an opinion, and everyone is an expert on something. Writing for Suite and the Internet not only allows you to prove yourself, but actually raises your worth
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Expand Your Employment Search
Relying on only one source, be it internet or classified ads, severely restricts your prospects of new employment opportunities. So where else do you look?
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward
If clothes make the man (or woman), read on to see what experts say about your foot coverings!
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Ambassador Or Management Career
A reader asks for advice on choosing a path between being an ambassador or working within management.
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Joel Zeff's Make The Right Choice
Yes, you too have the right to make choices. But which ones are the right ones? Read on for a review of Joel Zeff's book based on his speeches and presentations.
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Advanced Review - Hug Your People
This book is for anyone who wants to get ahead in a career (be it as employee or employer) or in life.
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Researching A Path To A Career
A reader inquires about how to find the right Post Secondary school for a difficult decision on choosing a career.
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Review of Mark Penn's Microtrends
From the chief advisor to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, this book allows us to gauge our own future by interpreting what's really happening in our world.
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Scared To Ask For A Raise
A reader asks the best way to ask for a raise
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Your Presentation At The Interview
A reader asks about attire, but it is often more about attitude.
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How To Get A Job Interview
A reader asks what is going wrong - resumes and cover letters are sent out, but no interviews.
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No Experience, No Job?
A reader asks how s/he can get experience when no one will give her/him a chance.
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Too Young To Retire From Work
A reader asks for advice on how NOT to retire.
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