How to Find a Good Résumé Writer

by | Aug 23, 2010 | Miscellaneous | 0 comments

If you’re searching for a job but hiring managers aren’t exactly jamming your phone line, you may benefit from having your résumé written by a pro.  However, with a growing number of writers pitching their services for anywhere from $100 to $2,000, which one should...

Five New Financial Normals

by | Aug 23, 2010 | Miscellaneous, Saving, Spending | 2 comments

Writing about the “new normals” brought on by the Great Recession has become, well, a new normal for many media outlets.  Adding to the conversation, Fortune magazine has come up with five new normals that it believes really will stick.  Here they are, along with my...

Two Steps to a Better Job Search

by | Aug 9, 2010 | Miscellaneous | 0 comments

Are you out of work or looking for a better job?  WalletPop recently offered some helpful advice that can be summed up in two words: concentrate and connect.  Job search author/coach Gordon Curtis said many job hunters make the mistake of believing that sending out...

How to Decode a Job Posting

by | Jul 20, 2010 | Miscellaneous | 0 comments

If you’re looking for work, Forbes.com offers some helpful advice about tailoring your résumé for each opening you pursue.  Jerome Young, founder of AttractJobsNow.com, said there are three basic but essential ways to use information from job postings to your...

The Price of Getting to Work

by | Jul 7, 2010 | Miscellaneous | 4 comments

While plenty of people would like to get back to work, many of those who are working may be damaging their health just getting to and from their jobs.  According to a new IBM global commuter study, over half of all commuters says roadway traffic has negatively...
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