Does today’s tough job market have you stressed? With the unemployment rate at 9.7%, job seekers must use more imaginative ways to uncover job openings. We’ve all heard stories about great jobs found in unusual ways – a strange coincidence, word of mouth, a conversation overheard in the grocery line. How can you cash in? If […]
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50 Worst of the Worst (and Most Common) Job Interview Mistakes
You may have heard the horror stories–job hunters who take phone calls or text during an interview, or bring out a sandwich and start chomping, or brush their hair, or worse. You wouldn’t do any of those things, would you? Of course not. But there are tons of other job interview no-no’s you may not […]
Are You FBI Material?
The modern-day FBI is looking for candidates with some surprising backgrounds. Ever since Jimmy Cagney played an agent in the 1935 feature film G-Men, the public’s imagination has been captured by the FBI. Since then, iconic figures like Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs and Mulder and Scully in The X-Files have only stoked […]
Costly Pro Athlete Screw-Ups
Almost 80 percent of National Football League players are flirting with bankruptcy two years after they retire, according to Sports Illustrated. NBA players aren’t faring much better. 60 percent of former National Basketball Association players end up broke within five years of retirement. Athletes squander millions of dollars due to bad decisions, lavish spending and […]
Senator’s Daughter Gets CBS ‘Early Show’ Job
Former “American Idol” contestant Ayla (AY’-lah) Brown has a new job even before she graduates from Boston College. The daughter of Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown is serving as CBS “Early Show” contributor. She’s producing pieces focused on the youth audience. Executive Producer David Friedman said Tuesday he became interested in Brown when she sang […]
Jobs That Pay $50K And Up!
Get the education you need to hit the magic salary number of $50,000. Does a salary of $50,000 per year sound good to you? Is this your magic number? We have some good news: landing a $50K job might be easier than you think with the right education and training. Check out these 8 jobs […]
How to Get a Raise
6 personality traits that will impress your boss and increase your salary! You work hard–meeting deadlines, delivering results, and showing up on time. But each year you’ve been getting a raise in the measly 2 percent range (if that). Meanwhile, certain coworkers stroll out of their review meetings with big smiles on their faces. Why […]
Best Companies for Job Growth
Best Companies like the Scooter Store and DreamWorks notched some impressive job growth last year and are showing no signs of slowing down. 1. Scooter Store The Scooter Store Job growth: 51% U.S. employees: 2,173 2010 Best Companies rank: 38 Not to be confused with those zippy little rides for kids, the Scooter Store specializes […]