Archive for March, 2009
How To Get More Hours On The Job
There’s no doubt about it, Americans are working less — not just in terms of steeper unemployment levels but also in the sense of overtime.
Can you do something to get more hours at work? For a lot of folks, the answer is going to be yes. Here’s how:
By The Numbers
Figures from the Bureau of Labor [...]
Work & Foreclosures: Losing Jobs Means Losing Homes
Until the past few years foreclosures were rare. In fact, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports that in March 2005 just .44 percent of all loans were in the foreclosure process, a figure which grew almost seven-fold to 2.97 percent as of December 2008.
For 2008, reports RealtyTrac.com, 2,330,483 U.S. properties received one or more foreclosure notices, [...]
How To Write Your First Resume (With Sample)
No resume is easier to write than the first one — and no resume is harder to write than that first specimen.
A first resume is easy to write because there’s very little to note. You don’t yet have a work history, or much of a work history.
On the other hand, a resume can be enormously [...]
16 Ways To Lose Your Job
The city of St. Paul, MN has an interesting guide for employees. Entitled Once You Have A Job…Tips for Success, it includes things to do and not to do while at work.
One of the more interesting sections concerns various ways to get fired. It’s an interesting list, mostly common-sense and certainly not inclusive, but you [...]
Late To Work? Why You’ll Be Fired
You hear it all the time. “But boss, I’m only five minutes late. What’s the big deal?”
Actually, it’s a very big deal.
“Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment,” said Horace Mann, the great educator, “is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person’s money as his time.”
No one has perfect attendance, [...]
How To Write Your First Cover Letter (With Sample)
A resume without a cover letter is like a plane without wings, it just won’t fly.
If you have not previously been in the civilian workforce, if you are just finishing school or military service, then you will need to develop both a resume and a first cover letter.
Why You Need A Cover Letter
The purpose of [...]
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