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Friday, April 3rd, 2009

They Got Hired! – 5 Successful Job Seekers Share Their Secrets

Meet Michael J.A. Ehrlich, 38… I didn’t have any shame. I sent out an e-mail to my friends saying I had just been laid off. I got help from my former clients, which are mostly hedge funds. I actually asked one if I could work out of their office. The fact that I was sitting

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

The Best 100 Companies to Work For

And the winners are… Even in this economy, some companies are going out of their way to please employees. This year, there’s a new no. 1, as Google slips to no. 4. See detailed profiles of the...

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

20 Ways to Land your Dream Job

Everyone has a dream job. What’s yours? Though recognizing your ideal position is easy, actually getting your dream job is the hard part. If you are looking to land your dream job, these tips will help you....

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

8 Ways to Build Job Satisfaction

Life is too short to work at a job that brings daily dissatisfaction. It doesn’t matter what type of work you do. You owe it to yourself to find satisfaction with your work. If you are unhappy...

Friday, March 27th, 2009

See These 10 Coolest Workplaces

  Physical space matters. It’s easier to be productive, creative and happy at work in a colourful, organic, playful environment than in a grey, linear, boring one. And I’m not talking about the outside of the building....

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

50 Interview Questions and Answers: See Why They Are Asked

Explore 50 interview questions and answers: see why they are asked. According to William of AustraliaWorks, this is the most comprehensive list of 50 interview questions commonly asked in Job Interviews, why they are asked and if...

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Kindle: Amazon’s Wireless Reading Device

I love this gadget! If you love books, you will love Kindle. It is an amazing gadget with revolutionary electronic-paper display. It provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper. Very...

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Frustrated Dealing With a Difficult Colleague? Do These 7 Things

Are you frustrated dealing with a difficult colleague? Then, explore these 7 things to do. Our jobs make a huge impact on our quality of life. Over a lifetime, we spend about 90,000 hours at work. In...

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

25 Common Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

Do you have what it takes to get through the recession? Here are the traits that get home based business owners through the hard times.  By James Stephenson This article has been excerpted from the Ultimate Home...

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Are You a Negative Person? See these 8 traits…

ARE YOU THE LEADER OF YOUR OWN LIFE OR TOO LAZY TO RUN YOUR LIFE SHOW? We all are addicted to negative thoughts when we allow them to run over our best-laid plans and take root in...

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