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Job Hunting – How To

Before you start your job hunting, make an assessment of what you want to do, where do you stand with job hunting, where you are in your job search, and are you ready to get started on a search. If you’re thinking of a change, ask yourself if it is the right time to get [...]

Magic of Cover Letters

Cover letters are equally important as resumes. Both of these tools are your first weapon in getting that dream job.

Here are some tricks that will create magic to your letters:
1. Personalize it. Make sure you don’t just put “to whom it may concern” on top of it.
2. Quality content. Body of the letter should state [...]

Impress with a portfolio

Having an impressive resume is all good and well, sure, but it’s even better if you have a body of work to show for it. While the resume shows your potential, a portfolio shows what you can really do.
In choosing your portfolio, prioritize the work that you feel best reflects your capabilities – you don’t [...]

Unemployment Benefits

People who have been laid off or that have been part of mass-layoffs (laying off of more than 50 employees) are entitled to unemployment benefits such as financial assistance and re-education resources from the federal government. These benefits include assistance and access to many of the government’s employment resources and staff who can offer advise [...]

Laid Off during the Recession

This is one of the hardest situations you can get in with respect to a successful career, getting laid off without any jobs available for you. Many have lost jobs across the world and not many companies are hiring, in fact they are continuing to trim down their workforce to save some more and allow [...]

tips on job hunting

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Job Hunting is not an easy task. It requires a lot of effort, money, & time. Most of people do the traditional job hunting and so they usually have difficulty in land ingthe right job for them. Here are some ways I can suggest for you to hunt for that perfect job.
1) Nowadays, [...]

Basic Skills for Job Hunters

In almost all job types, these general skills are considered: 1.      Being able to work independently with accurate results; 2.      Effective time management skills; 3.      Works well under pressure and the ability to meet deadlines; 4.      Read, analyze and integrate considerable quantity of materials; 5.      Problem solving ability; 6.      Can come up with original and imaginative [...]

Choosing a Career

Fresh graduates often find it hard to start job hunting. Career decisions can be demanding and difficult to handle. It is possible that you may not know where to start. Looking at advertisements is the usual starting point but is not advisable as not all vacancies are publicized. These job advertisements are made up of [...]