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2003: An Odd Couple of Job Stories From show-tune-singing bosses to a doggy delivery clerk, from a "Dilbert"-designed cubicle to a high flying Father, here are some of our favorite odd job tales from 2003.more ...
Beginning Your Job Search Graduation looms. You ask yourself, "now what?" For most college seniors, the answer is: Get a job.more ...
Career Fairs: Tips to Fare Well A career fair can make your job search much easier. It gives you the opportunity to meet recruiters from dozens of companies -- all in one place over only a few hours.more ...
Career Mapping: Don't Get Lost Along the Way Just as companies who use a business plan as a "road map" find the path easier to negotiate, people who use a "career map" have a much better chance of reaching their destination.more ...
Change Is Constant With the breakneck speed at which today's businesses move, there's one mantra we'd all do well to remember: Change is constant.more ...
Dealing With Rejection Like it or not, rejection is a fact of life, especially when it comes to your job search. more ...
Deciphering the Language of Job Ads Whether browsing through job ads for sales executives, elementary school teachers or professional bard tasters, most jobs seem to use strikingly similar language when advertising the qualities they need in a candidate.more ...
Fielding a Job Offer "I have some good news," the recruiter says. "We would like to extend you an offer of employment as a research fellow." You've got some decisions to make. But, remember: It's not only the decision you make, but how you communicate it.more ...
Graduating Into a New Job In the current state of layoffs and unemployment, college grads need to use extra ingenuity to make sure they get noticed by employers.more ...
Handling a Gap in Your Work History No matter how hardworking and responsible you are, it's possible that you'll find yourself out of work for a significant period of time at some point in your life. The trick is to keep this sabbatical from hurting your long-term career.more ...
The Hiring Manager: Your Next Boss The hiring manager is the decision maker of the hiring process. Under the advisement of the recruiter, the hiring manager decides the specifics of a position (including salary), who is interviewed for the position and, ultimately, who is hired.more ...
How to Find a New Job Fast When you're looking for a job, no matter what form of communication you use, you have only 30 to 60 seconds to really grab someone. You need to get to the point: Why should a hiring manager hire you?more ...
How to Make a Powerful First Impression at a New Job Great work -- you've been hired by the company of your dreams! But you still have work to do. Between your acceptance and the end of your first month on the job, it's critical that you make a stellar first impression.more ...
The Job Ad How can you know which skills will keep you in the running? What work experience will land you an interview? The answer to these questions and more can be found in the job ad.more ...
Looking for Work at Work Whether it's fielding a recruiter's call or posting your resume online, more job seekers are searching for work while on the clock at their current jobs.more ...
Making the Move From Temp to Perm Your job search is lasting longer than you expected. You need to start earning an income. What can you do? Try temporary work.more ...
New and Emerging Occupations And when it comes to your job search, missing the chance to land a job in a field about to explode with opportunity can be particularly frustrating. If only you'd known then what you know now, who knows how your career path would've changed?more ...
The Other Candidate In a tight job market, competition is fierce. Most positions attract a swarm of resumes. Still, many job seekers are oblivious to the scores of job seekers around them.more ...
Preparing for a Potential Layoff Your coworkers appear to be nervous. The atmosphere in your office is getting tense. You can smell it in the air: Layoffs are coming.more ...
The Recruiter Explained Recruiters are the gatekeepers of the hiring process. As such, they wield considerable influence over whether or not you get the job. However, they do not usually make the final decision.more ...
Repeat Callers Top Recruiters' List of Peeves Want to annoy a recruiter? Keep calling them. Forty-seven percent of recruiters surveyed by HotJobs said their number-one peeve was "candidates who won't stop calling."more ...
Research Your Way to Employment While many job seekers place great importance on perfecting their resumes or honing their interview skills (and, yes, these are crucial), one component is often neglected from the job search process: Company research.more ...
Six Degrees of Employment While playing the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game probably won't put you in a paying job, the premise behind it just might.more ...
Slow and Steady Wins the Job Job searches rarely begin and end in the span of one month or even two. Start on all cylinders and your search is likely to end up broke down and abandoned on the side of the road.more ...
Tips for a Spring Job Search It's spring! And that means it's time to dust off, clean up and refresh your job search. Think of it as house-cleaning for your career.more ...
Why Structured Networking Works Networking is a key part of a successful job search. It's also a hard skill to master. So job seekers often wonder "Where do I start?"more ...