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Job Search News: Should You Upgrade to a Paid Account with Linkedin?
While job searching, it's a safe bet that you're utilizing a number of job search websites. Chances are that you've already opened a Linkedin account and have been working feverishly to update your profile while expanding your network. Linkedin now has over 100 million users and offers several free tools to ...
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The Importance of Networking and Social Media
Social media is a means for sharing information with, primarily, a broad audience. Anyone who has an Internet connection possesses the ability to create and send out information to the masses. Networking is an act of engagement between individuals who … Continue reading
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Interviewing Skills and Negotiation
When it comes to interviewing skills, you will hear the word preparation over and over again. It can at times get used so much that it loses its impact. For the most part, all interviewing guidelines are pretty much in … Continue reading
Effective Communication During Job Search
By ACS.org Staff Adopting techniques that optimize your ability to communicate will help you with everything from getting your foot in the door with an employer to selling your capabilities in interviews to pitching concepts and landing projects. In other … Continue reading
ACS Offers Resume Development Tips
When it comes to résumé development, there is so much opinion out in the world that it is hard to know where to begin. With this in mind, it is best to start with the basics and go from there. … Continue reading
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Job Search Strategies
The previous modules have provided guidelines to help you map out a direction for your individual career. Combining that knowledge with the tools needed to get your foot in the door will enable you to target career opportunities. Whether that … Continue reading
Researching Career Opportunities
Successful research starts with three basic steps: identifying key employers you want to work for researching them and seeing if they are a good fit for your chosen career path contacting them This sounds straightforward, of course, but don’t confuse … Continue reading
The Job Market: Perception Versus Reality
When it comes to the job market, many individuals realize that an inability to find employment or project opportunities has little to do with their level of experience or interviewing skills. Yes, in a tough job market new-hire positions are … Continue reading
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Looking For a New Career? Consider Teaching
Good teachers are always in demand. If you are considering teaching as a profession, you will find a wide spectrum of opportunities. These may involve either a full-time or a part-time commitment. Teaching positions can offer great flexibility, with class … Continue reading
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List of The Most Unhappiest Jobs in America
CareerBliss.com recently release its latest list of the most “Unhappiest Jobs in America,” based on information from over 100,000 employee reviews between the months of February 2011 and January 2012. Here’s the list: 1. Security Officer Most people cited a … Continue reading
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Six Certifications That Can Help You Land A Good Job
As a job seeker, you already know that it’s a tough job market out there. However, you’d be surprised to know that companies are having a tough time filling open positions, because they are having a difficult time finding individuals … Continue reading