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Friday, August 30th, 2013

35 Smartest Ways to Snag a Job in This Digitized Era

The digital era and recession have drastically changed how recruiters hire and how job seekers search for jobs. Explore 35 smartest ways to snag a job in this highly digitized era. By Catherine Adenle When you think of the smartest ways to snag a job, you may want to forget your boring paper CV/Resume, tired

Sunday, August 25th, 2013

Hate Your Job? 20 Tell-Tale Signs

Do you go to work smiling every day or do you hum your favourite tune as you walk towards your desk at work? Regardless of how you feel about your work, there are ways to tell if...

Sunday, August 18th, 2013

Need to Soar? Get a Mentor

If you need to soar, get a mentor. The saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”, is applicable here. When it comes to the wisdom that you need to help you advance, your mentor...

Friday, August 9th, 2013

Top 25 Most Cringe-Worthy Things to Say at a Job Interview

These top 25 most cringe-worthy things to say during a job interview are things you must not say.   By Catherine Adenle Explore these top 25 most cringe-worthy things to say during a job interview because they...

Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Impending Layoff Notice at Work? 7 Ways to Get Prepared

Any impending layoff notice at work ranks among one of the highest in stress-causing situations. It can have a profound effect on anyone’s emotional well-being. The best way to handle the situation is to be prepared. Explore...

Saturday, July 20th, 2013

20 Reasons You Need to Change Your Job

Explore 20 reasons why you need to change your job. If every morning when you get to work, you feel the need to change your job by constantly asking yourself, ‘Should I stay or should I go?’,...

Friday, July 5th, 2013

Have the 8 Most Critical Skills to Ride Your Career Wave to the Max?

Do you have the 8 most critical skills to ride your career wave to the max? In this new environment of rapid technological change and increased global competition, great business skills equal more job opportunities and more...

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

12 Stress-Busting Tricks for Job Interviews

Explore these 12 stress-busting tricks for job interviews. When it comes to job interviews, stress is caused in part by uncertainty and fear of failure. To combat this, it’s important to get a better understanding of what...

Sunday, September 9th, 2012

These 30 Social Media Networking Blunders Will Derail Your Job Search

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and recently Instagram are no longer just places to reconnect with friends, colleagues or former University mates. A lot of companies now use these social media websites to do unofficial background checks on...

Sunday, August 26th, 2012

7 Smart Ways to Get Ahead at the Office

These are 7 smart ways to get ahead at the office. Do you always feel behind at work? Is there always something that gets left undone? Are you the one that’s always behind schedule?  Explore these 7...

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