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How To KEEP That First Job

Getting a job is not easy. There are the many interviews, the endless emails and resumes and the competition for the best spots. Amazingly enough, having gone through this marathon process, having been hired, the hiring process is not over.
Huh? How can this be?
In the U.S. today we have a surplus of job seekers and [...]

28May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

How To Get A Great Job For $6

Getting a job is no easy matter in the current economy, and getting a good job — the job you want — is even harder. Imagine then when someone comes up with a new way to get employment that’s smart, quick, web-savvy and cheap. An idea you can copy.
Alex Brownstein wanted an advertising job in [...]

16May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

The Quick & Dirty Guide To Getting Your First Job Is Now Available

Huge numbers of people are out of work, but many people are still finding their first job even during tough times. This guide explains how to write a winning resume and cover letter, how to prep for a job interview, how to get jobs online, how to get a federal government job, what not to [...]

28Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

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 [...]

2Mar2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued

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 [...]

2Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

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 [...]

1Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Not Fired? Why Your Income Won’t Fall

Pink slips are becoming more common around the country but here’s a great oddity: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hourly wages rose in 2008.
Huh? If people are losing their jobs don’t employers have the upper hand? Can’t they slash wages at will? After all, with rising unemployment levels who wants to lose their [...]

28Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

How To Get A Federal Government Job

In the midst of a lousy job market there’s one sector of the economy that would really like to see your resume.
Uncle Sam is hiring civilian employees — and when the federal government hires it offers both good pay and great benefits. There are full and part-time jobs as well as jobs for entry-level workers [...]

22Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Help — My Job Isn’t Perfect!

Every so often I speak with someone who’s having a hard time at work. Sure the pay is okay and the benefits exist, but lately the boss is a bastard, the schedule is a mess and no one appreciates them. I want to quit and I want to quit now, they say.
I listen to this [...]

13Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued