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A Peek Inside Online Retailers’ Warehouses

A Peek Inside Online Retailers’ Warehouses

Here’s a Peek inside online Retailers Warehouses, InfoGraphic

Landed a New Job? How to Start Off the Right Way

Landed a New Job? How to Start Off the Right Way

Advice for a new job A couple months ago, I received an email from a student who had some job hunting questions.  I walked her through a couple scenarios, she was grateful, and recently she let me know that she got the job. Love these emails. So she is starting her new job.  I get [...]

7 Signs Your Rockstar Employee Is Looking For A New Job

7 Signs Your Rockstar Employee Is Looking For A New Job

You’ve spent time and money to hire the right employees for your business, so keeping them satisfied and engaged is priority numero uno. We created this infographic with Mindflash to look at how losing and replacing even one employee can cost you and your business significant money and time. So let these signs motivate you to talk [...]

I Have An Interview, What Now?

I Have An Interview, What Now?

To get the job, however, applicants need to impress hiring managers on several levels, and the key to accomplishing that is to be prepared. Where to begin? Start by doing some research on the company by turning to the Internet. A company’s website provides bountiful information about the company’s products, services and history. Knowing just [...]

How A Temp Position Can Build Your Career

How A Temp Position Can Build Your Career

Whether you are the lone temp, or working with other temps, temporary work is a hub for opportunities and conversation. More often than people realize, a temporary opportunity turns into a fantastic long term career. When you are working in a company on a contract, you should look at the position as a working interview [...]

Time to Quit Your Job? Record Numbers of People Say Yes

Time to Quit Your Job? Record Numbers of People Say Yes

Is now the time to leave your job? With unemployment hovering just above 9 percent, the obvious answer would seem to be, “No way.” Millions of people are turning their backs on the obvious answer, leaving their jobs in record numbers, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures quoted in a recent story from Bloomberg [...]

How to Fast-Track Your Job Hunt with InsideJobs

How to Fast-Track Your Job Hunt with InsideJobs

Job hunting is tough, no question. And the hardest part can be figuring out where to begin. With career exploration sites like Inside Jobs, you can find that direction, replacing the uncertainty of change with the clarity of knowing what you want to do and how to get there. EXPAND: Career exploration sites allow you [...]

Job Hunting Success Tips

Job Hunting Success Tips

We do know what a struggle the job market is and how competitive the market has gotten lately but don’t despair!  Keep your eyes open, be flexible, and there are still opportunities out there.   Here are some of the things I found that really helped me to secure a highly sought after position and [...]

June Jobs Report: the Ugly, the Ugly and the Ugly

June Jobs Report: the Ugly, the Ugly and the Ugly

If Hollywood were to make a film about the June jobs report, it would be called The Ugly, The Ugly and The Ugly. Typically, the monthly jobs report contains some good news, some bad news and some ugly news. And optimism had been building over the June figure, in part because alternate methods of measurement had indicated [...]

The 5 Things You Should Do Before Going to College

The 5 Things You Should Do Before Going to College

You’re thinking about going back to school.  You know it would help make a difference for you.  Before you take the plunge there are 5 things you should do. #1: Ask yourself, “Why am I going to school?”  People have different reasons for wanting more education.  Is it for your own personal knowledge?  Is it to help you [...]