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Five Trusty Tips for Job-Hunting With a Recruiter

How to Work With Job Recruiters

If you’re searching for a job and seem to be a solid candidate, there’s a good chance an executive recruiter may come calling to see if you’ll interview with one of his clients. more…

10 Tech Skills That Will Instantly Net You A $100,000+ Salary

If you have the right tech skills, you can command a great – and maybe even a fantastic – salary.

But it’s an ever-changing target. One day a skill is hot and the next it’s not. more…

B2B Marketers: Are You Buying Links or Building Links?

building-blocksI recently attended a networking event discussing the myths and misconceptions about paid links for search engine optimization (SEO). The presenter posed a compelling argument about how paid links can augment an SEO campaign, focused in three key areas of context. more…

CareerCast.com Reports on Great Jobs Without a College Degree

CARLSBAD, CA (May 17, 2012) – As college students scramble to find jobs after receiving their hard-earned degrees, CareerCast.com examines the best jobs for those without a college degree. In its new report, 20 Great Jobs Without a College Degree, CareerCast.com identifies careers where you can earn a good living with just a high school education. more…

“Newspaper Reporter” and “Broadcaster” Among Nation’s Worst Jobs, Says CareerCast.com’s 2012 Jobs Rated Report

CareerCastCARLSBAD, CA (April 10, 2012) – Professions that provide us with our news – Newspaper Reporter and Broadcaster – ranked among the worst jobs in the nation, according to the new 2012 CareerCast.com Jobs Rated Report. more…

Serving up jobs in a hot and cold marketplace

marmaladeBRUNSWICK cafe owner Robyn Enlund has a tip for anyone looking for a job – become a barista.

”The world is your oyster,” says Ms Enlund, who owns the Miss Marmalade cafe with her husband, Tony. ”If they’re good they can go anywhere demanding quite high wages and more…

Tips for getting a job when you’re over 50

getting_jobThe following tips are taken from an article written for executives who are 50 or older and have lost their jobs. Most recruiters and companies admit privately that they are significantly less interested in hiring executives over 50. The most important reasons for this bias are: inflexible management style, difficulty reporting to a younger boss, more…

10 reasons why you’re not getting hired

getting_hiredYou don’t understand. You updated your résumé, you’re applying to jobs every day, you’ve cleaned up your digital dirt and you network every day. Yet here you still are on the unemployment list. What is wrong with employers?

Unfortunately, many job seekers don’t stop to consider more…