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New Year, New Career! 4 Career Resolutions You Should Make To Succeed In 2017!

It's that time of year again. The new year is upon us and so are New Year’s resolutions. In the spirit of “new year, new you,” we are all very...

Valentine’s Day and Your Job Search, the 4 Things They Have In Common!

Valentine’s Day. Two magical words associated with love, which evoke a whole lot of emotions. Since the 14th century, Valentine’s Day has been a special day filled with affectionate greetings,...

Trust me, Christmas is a great time to boost your job-search! Here’s how you do it

Christmas music is playing everywhere, the holiday decorations are completed in your house, and your gift shopping list is almost finished. Yes, Christmas and new year is only a few...

4 tips for utilizing LinkedIn to find your dream career

image from: http://sociallite.ca/10-ways-you-can-build-your-network-with-linkedin/ LinkedIn is a formidable professional networking platform as well as a powerful job board and search engine. It works like a massive database, and within its gazillions...

We found a perfect job-search schedule to skyrocket your productivity while unemployed!

If you are currently unemployed and are actively looking for a job, you should come as close as you can to making your job search a full-time job. You’ll be...

Dear career-changers, watch for the mistakes you might make along the way!

A career change could be one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make in your whole life. You don’t want to make mistakes on your graduation, your wedding, your retirement;...

Wrestling with time for an effective job search, here’s how:

Let’s face it, looking for a job is a full-time job. You can’t just expect a perfect job opportunity to land on you while you are sipping ice tea from...

3 Things you need to know about being a PC Support Specialist

What does a PC support Specialist do? A PC support specialist is the person who provides technical support for a company or organization's customers and employees. It’s a PC support...

Here’s how you should respond when age comes up as an issue during interviews

image from: http://catherinerickwood.com/tag/work/ Although it may seem like it is rare for an interviewer to ask a direct question regarding the age of a candidate, since asking about someone’s age...

Is Payroll Administrator the perfect career choice for you?

What does a payroll administrator do? Payroll administrators, also referred to as payroll managers are specialists within the human resources field who oversee the daily payroll processes of an organization...

4 steps to answer the Interview Question “Do you have any questions for us?”

After answering a fair amount of questions asked by the interviewers, you grasp a whim of relief because you feel as though you did well and you think the interview is...

4 Most common interview mistakes (beside answering questions) you should avoid

Dressing Inappropriately The first impression you make on a potential employer is the most important one. The first judgment an interviewer makes is based on how you look and what...