“I knew it would happen but I didn’t think it would happen this quickly. There are many residual income opportunities but they are marketing everyday products. My team markets financial education and this is why the visits to Honest Income Online continue to skyrocket."
For most job seekers, the routine is numbingly familiar: See an ad, respond to an ad, wait for a response, repeat. It happens every day in every market across the United States. Unfortunately, it's one of the least efficient ways to get a job, says Richard Deems, a career coach and organizational expert.
It’s all about information.
Odds are, you have a computer, or at least access to one. Go to your local library if you don’t and jump on the internet highway. When you’re out of work, the internet is your best tool for amassing information that can help in your job search, provided you utilize it effectively.
MILWAUKEE — With little relief in sight on the employment scene, job hunters have to be savvier and more careful than ever about what they choose to spend money on as they search.
Luckily, one of the best ways to find a job — networking — is practically free.
The key is to stay focused on your goals, experts said. Here are some tips on ways to keep spending down while looking for the job you want.
Craigslist, Kijiji, eBay. There are so many classifieds sites out there, and startups come and go in the blink of an eye. Enter newcomer Daype, a new kind of classifieds service. The brainchild of IT exec and CEO Andris Stinka, Daype is a private company with six private investors (including former UCI men's basketball star Raimonds Miglinieks).
It's a recession, so few things are booming and no city is exactly thriving. But within the tech industry, some cities clearly have more job opportunities than others. Although tech employment overall has suffered along with the rest of the economy, there's been variance: High-tech manufacturing jobs have been shed more rapidly, while IT service jobs—in engineering and in software services, for instance—have fared better. And one future bright spot: Over the next three years, the federal government is projected to make 11,500 new hires in information technology jobs, according to a report by the Partnership for Public Service.
The "cash for clunkers" program has ended, but it's not too late to get top dollar for your car. Here's how to cash in your clunker - or even slightly used vehicle - without government help.
San Jose, CA -- (Business Wire) -- In light of the current economic climate, it`s no surprise that more than 179 million adults have bought, sold or shopped for items on a classifieds web site. Since classifieds are increasingly becoming a buying and selling platform of choice for many consumers, safety is a priority for users and classifieds sites alike. A national survey commissioned by Kijiji.com, eBay`s free, safe, family-friendly, local classifieds site, has uncovered key factors that users consider before visiting an online classifieds site.
As any job-seeker over the last year can tell you, there comes a point when you hit a wall. For those who are out of work, there is usually a burst of activity in the first few weeks as networks are built up and resumes are updated. Then, by around the third month or so, fatigue begins to set in. After the inevitable dead ends and politely worded rejection e-mails, it begins to sink in that the average time it takes to find a new job in this economy is about six months--and you're only halfway there.
Craigslist has the classifieds game all tied up right? Wrong. New classifieds startups are popping up all the time - here we review the top 5 most interesting.
Like many job hunters, Jim Sterns pored over the want ads for employment opportunities. He thought he found one in a listing for a warehouse job.
But after the Lee’s Summit resident paid a $195 job-search fee — and despite the job “guarantee” he was promised over the phone — he found he was the victim of a phony job-placement company.
Maybe it's the economic downturn or maybe it’s gereration-Ys’ desire to experience things quickly and move on, but there seems to be an insatiable appetite for job hunting tips.
Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International and author of Job Hunting For Dummies, says there’s no question job seekers face a challenging employment environment and must work hard to find new opportunities.
Unemployment has been on the rise in recent months. If you are among the thousands of people seeking work, it’s important not to give up hope.
As you conduct your search, the Minnesota Society of CPAs advises that there are many ways to improve your prospects and ensure that you present yourself as the best person for the job.
Job-seekers will do anything to stand out. So it’s no surprise that they’ve turned to online résumé sites.
The services allow users to post their job history, as well as a digital portfolio of their work—more than a traditional résumé would allow. Then, rather than attaching a file, a job seeker need only send prospective employers a link to his or her web site.
When you post your resume on Internet job boards — and you must if you're looking for work — you may want to keep your name and contact information confidential.
If you don't care who knows you're job hunting, then don't worry about it. But if you're still working and want to job hunt without your current employer knowing about, then heed this advice.
Friday, February 19, 2010
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