by Alex A. Kecskes In today's economic climate with unemployment hovering at 10 percent and real unemployment closer to 16 percent (that's one out of 6 people out of work...
Whether you are new to the job hunt or an experienced veteran, we all know searching for a new job can be challenging especially when taking into account all of the factors and...
As the amount of personal information available online to potential employers increases every second, candidates these days are making first impressions on employers long...
Facing a setback is always frustrating, especially when it comes to your career. It's easy to let inconveniences get to you, but in the words of Napoleon Bonaparte: “You become...
This might sound pessimistic, but it’s worth giving this some thought – what would you do if the job market never recovers? What decisions would you make today if you knew now...
In the Hot Seat is an illustrated guide of tips depicting the accounts of acceptable or inappropriate behavior as displayed during job interviews. Are you looking for a job...
They call it “work” for a reason and let’s face it; most of us wouldn’t be doing it if it didn’t result in some kind of compensation in the end. But what if that monetary...
You’ve seen it a hundred times before. The speaker steps to the microphone and taps it. “Testing. Testing. One, two, three, four. Can you hear me?” The speaker knows that, to...
Sometimes as a woman in the utilities field, when you work with so many men it’s easy to forget you’re not just one of the guys. You’re comfortable with your job and the...
Politics, specifically the upcoming Presidential election, has dominated the news, media and personal conversations across the country for months. And as the presidential...
While credit cardholders across the nation have seen interest rates on their credit cards climb into the double digits, one group has been able to lock-in low rates. A bill...
Time management can be tough when left to fend for yourself on the job hunt. In the workplace your daily routine was very different from staying at home and it’s easy to lose...
We all can agree that the information age is upon us—with websites popping up and spreading like wildfire daily, you can learn almost anything imaginable by surfing the web. ...
One of the best job interview tips you’ll ever get has nothing to do with what you say in an interview.Not that what you say isn’t important.But if you want to set yourself...
A close friend of mine was telling me recently about a conversation she had with her mother-in-law. She was telling her about some of the changes she had been making lately in...