Using Your Blog as a Job Search Tool
A prominent blogger recently proclaimed that any professional who considers himself to be a top performer in his field has a blog. So if you don?t have a blog, you must not be a top performer. With more and more employers buying into that statement,
Survey: Downturn has older workers staying on the job
...national survey by online job search site operator CareerBuilder says that 60 percent of workers over 60 are putting off retirement plans and working longer because the country?s ongoing economic downturn has lowered the value of their long-term savings. According...
Get hired! Top 5 tips
Question: I was laid off from the mortgage industry last October and have not been able to find full time employment. I was wondering if there are any free or low-cost resources available for getting help re-vamping my resume? I really think it would
Library launches job kit
The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library has launched its own stimulus package- a job search kit.
It includes books about looking for jobs, building a resume, and how to rebound after losing a job.
There is also information from local organizations
Pongo Resume? Expands Suite of Job Search Tools; Adds New Multi-Media Web 2.0 Interview Tips Application
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interviews and secure a job.
âAs an organization, we are committed to improving the value and service we deliver to our members,â stated Rodney Capron, Jr., CEO, Pongo Resume. âConstantly expanding the critical tools we
Where to find a job, and where *not* to tweet
(NECN: Ted McEnroe) - With more and more people looking for work, a pair of sites are taking a new approach to helping job seekers and employers get together.
Twitter Job Search is pretty self-explanatory. It uses a twitter search to pull job listings
Job seekers told to stay positive
Work and pensions minister James Purnell urged unemployed people to stay positive during a visit to Reading Jobcentre Plus yesterday.
The Secretary of State spoke to jobseekers and met staff at the centre to find out how they were coping with the rise
St. Louis parking officials fail to renew PO Box
ST. LOUIS ? You think you paid your parking ticket to the city's Parking Violations Bureau, right? Well, the city missed a $53 lease charge on its post office box ? so your payment might be lost in the mail.
Postal employees closed the post office box
Twitter Use Explodes In The UK
Mass outbreaks of twittering are taking place all over Blighty with new figures showing that the amount of people using the social messaging service have not just gone through the roof, but they?ve passed the aerial and are carrying on into the
'I wanted to have a purpose. I wanted to have somewhere to go in the morning.'
If there is an upside to the current recession, charities say it is an influx of diverse, well-educated, highly skilled volunteers. Though numbers to quantify the trend are hard to come by, many nonprofit organizations report they are witnessing a new
