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Staffing Agencies Staffing agencies offer inside track to a wealth of employment and training options.  |
Job Journal January 24, 2010 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Experienced Jobseekers Often Lose Their Edge in Interviews Experienced jobseekers can't afford a cavalier approach to interviews.  |
Job Journal September 25, 2005 Kathy Masera |
1000 Issues in Print! A look the employment search process today, and how it has changed over the last 23 years -- and some things that never change.  |
Job Journal November 9, 2008 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job-Winning Ways for Older Workers The biggest obstacles for older workers are self-imposed.  |
Job Journal August 22, 2004 James Challenger |
Career Pros: The Confidence Game Jobseekers often feel sensitive about their employment history, for various reasons. But for a successful job interview, you must be positive and confident.  |
Job Journal September 24, 2006 John Challenger |
Career Pros: New Interest in Older Jobseekers As old myths are dispelled, the number of older workers is not only growing, it is growing faster than any other age group.  |
Job Journal December 11, 2005 Rich Heintz |
Jobseekers Face Rude Reality Anyone who has ever been on the job-search trail -- especially for a prolonged time -- knows you have to develop a thick skin if you are going to survive.  |
Job Journal August 27, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Capable But Clueless Even seasoned pros make rookie interview mistakes. Here are some examples.  |
Job Journal October 30, 2005 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Countering a Checkered Past Jobseekers often feel sensitive about their employment records, but they should stop haunting themselves about any skeletons in their career closets.  |
Job Journal March 20, 2005 Rich Heintz |
Basic Job-Search Building Blocks While some of these 13 job-hunting ideas will be old hat to some job seekers, they are worth repeating to anyone about to embark on that challenging journey to a new job. (first of three parts)  |
Job Journal June 8, 2008 |
Huge Increases in Government Hiring on the Horizon Despite the slowing economy, federal, state and local governments have added thousands of jobs in 2008. Federal agencies are expected to fill hundreds of thousands more as droves of government workers reach retirement age. Find the right job for you.  |
Job Journal August 29, 2004 James Challenger |
Career Pros: Rising Demand for Older Workers In a remarkable reversal of long-held employer attitudes, jobseekers 55 and older - who have historically had the toughest time getting hired - are now enjoying the most robust employment growth among all age groups.  |
Job Journal February 27, 2005 James Challenger |
Career Pros: Worry is a Waste of Time How can you explain a ten-month gap on your resume? What can you do for a good reference? The first thing someone in this position must do is to stop worrying.  |
Job Journal July 16, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Employers Aren't That Desperate Despite reports of a labor shortage, you still must apply yourself.  |
Job Journal July 30, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Transferring Skills Can Set You Free Many of your current skills can transport you to new fields.  |
Job Journal May 23, 2010 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Oldest Workers Remain Competitive In a labor market full of competition, the elders are holding their own.  |
Job Journal July 18, 2010 James E. Challenger |
Careers Pros: Workers Wise to Weigh Company Credibility Employees and prospective hires are wise to exercise due diligence.  |
Job Journal April 15, 2007 Selena Dehne |
Bouncing Back from Rejection Here are some strategies to help you move on with your confidence intact.  |
Job Journal June 20, 2010 Ginny Frizzi |
Is Your Job Search Well Balanced? Only about 10 percent of new hires result from online job postings. So why do many jobseekers spend an inordinate amount of their job-search time trolling the job boards?  |
Job Journal December 11, 2011 John A. Challenger |
Job Market Recovery Slow but Steady Reading news stories about the struggling economy and the slow pace of job creation can give one the impression that hiring doesn't happen until a new job is created. But, in fact, employers hire millions every month regardless of the job count.  |
Job Journal September 16, 2007 John Challenger |
"What Have I Done?" As many as 25 percent of workers regret taking a new position within the first year. Don't let yourself be one of them. Here are some ways to optimize your job search and make sure you get a job you won't regret.  |
Job Journal May 30, 2010 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Warmer Summer for Teen Jobs Young jobseekers will find a few more openings and older competition.  |
Job Journal November 18, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Tepid Growth in Entrepreneurship The Internet makes starting a business easier, but few find the time.  |
Job Journal June 25, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Use Spare Time to Make Yourself More Employable Human resource executives notice which candidates have taken it upon themselves to update their skills through education.  |