5 work-from-home companies you need to know about

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Working from home is a popular pursuit, according to research by the Telework Research Network. The research group reports that one in five employed Americans work from home at least one day a week, and about 3 million workers never set foot into an office outside home. That number is expected to increase 63 percent in the next five years, thanks in part to greenhouse gas reduction and company savings. Continue Reading

7 Different Ways You Can Be Job Searching Today

Jessica Holbrook Hernandez, President/CEO of Great Resumes Fast

So you have this great, marketable resume that showcases your potential as an employee. You’re ready to launch your job search and start using your new resume as vigorously as possible. But where do you start and what do you do? I recommend starting with reading one of my most recent articles: I Have A Great Resume, Now What Do I Do With It? It shares advice on how to start social, professional, and in-person networking to jumpstart your job search. But what else can you do besides jumping on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter and networking with people in person? Continue Reading

5 Essential Steps for Interviewing Like a Boss

Before going into an interview, it is a good idea to prepare yourself.  Learn five steps to help with this process in the following post.

Interviewing can be stressful, but it’s a skill that can be learned. Follow these five easy steps, inspired by the new book The Work/Life Balance: Resetting Your Goals, to get you started: 1. Write down your story, and write down their story Before you interview—and, for that matter, before you

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5 Essential Steps for Interviewing Like a Boss

4 Proactive Ways Job Seekers Should Use Twitter

How can Twitter benefit job seekers?  The following post offers four ways the social media site can help those looking for a new position.

If you’re a job seeker, don’t use Twitter to retweet a Kardashian or favorite something equally criminal. Twitter offers much more than snarky trends and celebrity gossip. The platform is actually full of thousands of job posts, rich learning resources, top-notch professionals in your field and much more. With such a smorgasbord

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4 Proactive Ways Job Seekers Should Use Twitter

Tweeting your way to a job: How social media is changing career searches

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Once upon a time, job searches centered on resumes, cover letters and networking phone calls. Oh, how times have changed.

While it is not quite time to retire the traditional resume yet, today’s job seekers may be better off trolling social media sites for leads, rather than spending time brushing up their objective statements. Surveys show that hiring managers and recruiters are increasingly turning to social media sites to find their next superstar employees. Continue Reading

3 of the Most Popular Online Student Resources for Job Search

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Today the Internet is the ideal portal for students looking to make additional money while earning a degree. Most online temporary work opportunities do not have the demanding schedules of regular jobs and allow job seekers to hone skills that will come in handy after graduating from college or university. Here are a few top online student resources to look at when searching for extra income opportunities. Continue Reading

Tips On How To Find A Job Online

Job searching is one of the most stressful things you can ever encounter. Quite a number of people are jobless these days simply because their applications are always turned down wherever they try luck. Most jobs need high qualifications that many people have not yet attained. For that matter, many people float in the labor market and the state of unemployment prevail. It is now time to notice how the internet has improved job search globally. How to find a job online is quite easy these days.

There are quite a number of employment websites on the internet. You only need to know the kind of job you want before commencing your search. This criterion of searching for jobs on the internet has been introduced recently. Continue Reading

How to Make Your Job Search Less Stressful

Jim Hopkinson, Salary.com contributing writer

Searching for a job is stressful. If the loss of a job continues into an extended time of unemployment, not only does it take a toll on your bank account, but also your self-esteem, confidence, and relationships.

Like most people, over my lifetime I’ve experienced job loss for myself, close family members, friends, and colleagues. Based on my experience, I usually offer two pieces of advice, as well as a simple sentence to say at the end of an interview that can take away some of the stress of job searching. Continue Reading

Make College More Affordable with these Five Great Tips

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When you begin researching colleges and degree programs, it’s easy to get caught up with the cost – specifically the cost per credit hour. But before choosing a college, it’s also important to look inside the cost of tuition because it often includes a number of hidden fees – everything from books to parking and living expenses. No one wants to pay for things they don’t need, but students often do without even realizing it. Continue Reading

Social Media and Your Job Search

Joshua John, Social Media & Outreach Coordinator at 2U

Job hunting isn’t what it used to be. Just pulling out the weekly Classifieds section and going through job listings item by item isn’t going to cut it. Ditto with career services, which tend to be helpful with finding specialized employment, but even then job-seekers can do a lot of that work themselves in this age of free electronic information. The Internet really has provided job seekers with a tremendous amount of autonomy and opportunity when it comes to finding employment. But having access to information isn’t the same as knowing how to use it. With that in mind, here are a handful of tips job seekers can use to help find work through their social media networks: Continue Reading