Job Hunting

If you’ve read my posts, you know that I’ve always had trouble following the rules, especially rules in the workplace. I discovered in some recent reading that many workplace experts agree with me. Wow, I never thought that would happen! So here are some rules I suggest you break:

 1.      Don’t say “I don’t know” or “I made a mistake.” – We learn early on at work that it isn’t viewed positively if you admit you don’t have the answer. But the problem with faking it is that invariably it will catch up with you later. So own up to it and say y Ge more info…

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The Yelp effect

Many assume that online reviews written by customers can help or hurt retailers, but there has been little statistical proof backing up this belief.

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A new report has found that enrollment of new students at graduate schools fell from 2009 to 2010–the first such decline in seven years.

According to the report, “Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 2000 to 2010,” which was released yesterday by the Council of Graduate Schools, enrollment of new students dipped 1.1 percent between 2009 and 2010. The data was surprising, given that enrollment of new students in 2009 increased 5.5 percent, and applications to graduate schools in fall 2010 rose 8.4 percent over the previous year.

“Both historically and in recent years, there’s been an inverse relationship between the economy and graduate student enrollment,” noted Debra W.

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CONCISE: Forget the debate about should a resume be 1 page, 2 pages, or can it be more. For each person the answer is dependant on what they bring to the table in terms of knowledge, experience, education, skills and achievements and how they choose to get this information across. For me a 1 page resume is optimum for those in the earlier stages of their career; 2 pages is best for job seekers with 10+ years experience who have a lot to offer, and some cases require going beyond 2 pages to get the full message across, and I have no problem with that.

No matter how many pages you have, the key to success is to be concise with your sentences words and avoid useless information.

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The following post is contributed by Nadia Jones who blogs at online college about education, college, student, teacher, money saving, movie related topics. You can reach her at nadia.jones5 @ gmail.com.

As it has been said time and time again, todays economic atmosphere is a desolate and dark place. With many highly qualified candidates on the hunt and only a few well-paying jobs actually available, finding a job that fits your skill set and qualification level is challenging. So, because there are so many job-seekers with elevated qualifications and eye-catching educational backgrounds, candidates have to find a way to stand out among the crowd.

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