From CAREEREALISM
May 18, 2012 at 2:00 am
Dear J.T. & Dale: I was fired from my job for allegedly saying that I refused a transfer to a different store. I became very upset about the unwanted transfer, but I never ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
May 17, 2012 at 1:00 am
Most often, volunteer work appears toward the end of a resume, after work history.
However, if you have been out of the workforce for a while, are a recent college graduate or ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
May 15, 2012 at 1:30 am
The other night, a couple of girlfriends and I got together to have an after-work walk, with drinks following afterwards to chat about work and life in general.
One of them recently ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
May 14, 2012 at 12:30 am
Weekends are a great time to step away from the pressures of work, spend some quality time with your family and loved ones, and recover physically and mentally from the previous ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
May 11, 2012 at 12:30 am
I recently came across a resume that listed a summer cashier position in 1976 as part of a person’s “professional experience.”
While it may seem a little strange or ridiculous ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 10, 2012 at 8:00 am
Did you know that there’s another baby boom on? Since the mid 2000s, the fertility rate in the U.S. has been at its highest since 1971, meaning that the generation preliminarily ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
May 10, 2012 at 1:00 am
Let’s start with the bad news: Nearly a quarter of working Americans are unhappy with their jobs, according to a recent survey by Bellevue University.
Now the good news: Those ... (
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From Young and Frugal
May 10, 2012 at 12:09 am
A few years ago I was featured in Forbes Magazine for being a “Savvy Shopper.” As you can imagine I was pretty darn excited about it, so I told the world, including ... (
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From Lindsay Olson
May 2, 2012 at 10:58 am
This is a post by PR columnist, Alison Kenney.Working in PR can be stressful. [Case in point: once again, PR made the ‘most stressful jobs’ list.] As PR professionals, we are ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
April 13, 2012 at 1:00 am
Dear J.T. & Dale: In June of 2010, my company notified me that I was being laid off. We wanted to move cross-country, so I decided not to look for another job. Instead, I decided ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
April 11, 2012 at 12:30 am
If you’re not happy with your current job or the people you work with, don’t put up with it!
Begin to look for something else because you don’t deserve or need to be unhappy ... (
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From PR Prescriptions
April 9, 2012 at 5:42 pm
I learned many things during my time working in Mongolia, but one of the things that happens to be top of mind today is a lesson that I re-learned. Way, way, way way back ... (
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From GenPink
April 7, 2012 at 9:55 pm
If you are unemployed and actively looking for a new job, it may feel frustrating. However, there are some activities you can engage in while not carrying on a full-time job. ... (
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From PR Prescriptions
April 4, 2012 at 2:21 pm
This post makes it official. I’m back in Washington, D.C., and after a week in the office, I can say that I’m getting back in the saddle. For those who didn’t ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
April 4, 2012 at 12:15 am
We humans are judgmental beings, and we judge fast.
How fast? When it comes to hiring:
Recruiters spend six seconds per resume before deciding whether an applicant is a good ... (
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From CAREEREALISM
March 31, 2012 at 12:15 am
“JT & Dale Talk Jobs” is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com.
Dear J.T. & Dale:My son had ... (
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From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career and Job Search Blog
March 29, 2012 at 12:30 am
March is National Social Work Month and this year’s theme by the NASW is “Social Work Matters.”
This infographic by the University of Southern California School ... (
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From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career and Job Search Blog
March 28, 2012 at 1:30 am
You know how it goes: You start your workday with a pretty good idea of what you want to do and need to accomplish.
You have really good intentions about how productive your day ... (
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From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career and Job Search Blog
March 27, 2012 at 12:30 am
This is a true story as told to DiversityJobs, where you can find career interviews for the job you’ve been looking at and available positions in your desired field.
I ... (
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From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career and Job Search Blog
March 26, 2012 at 1:00 am
Often I find my clients focusing on only one aspect of money. Which is usually their dissatisfaction of how much money they make.
For example, one of my clients, a successful couple ... (
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From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career and Job Search Blog
March 22, 2012 at 2:00 am
Collectively, you and your colleagues may have created stress in the workplace without knowing it.
You may even have “enjoyed” doing it, but the end result is creating ... (
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From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career and Job Search Blog
March 21, 2012 at 1:30 am
I generally believe most people mean well, but simply execute their job poorly sometimes.
Sometimes, there are BAD bosses.
This series is intended to address the most common issues ... (
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From Life After College by Jenny Blake
March 19, 2012 at 11:49 am
After I posted last week’s On Writing Bottlenecks…and an Apology, my dad responded via email with wisdom so juicy I felt compelled to share it publicly with all of ... (
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From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career and Job Search Blog
March 19, 2012 at 2:00 am
The Great Recession has many older Americans considering the prospects of staying in the workforce past their normal retirement age. However, working past your normal retirement ... (
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From CAREEREALISM » CAREEREALISM | Career and Job Search Blog
March 14, 2012 at 2:15 am
Last week on my weekly web TV series, JT on Jobs, I shared with viewers the story of the time I made one of the most traumatic communication errors of my life at work as part ... (
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