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Getting the Job thats Right for You
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7 Deadly Cover Writing Sins
Don't start off your job search with one (or more) strikes against you by committing any of these common cover letter blunders. Each is easy to avoid, but they can sink your chances of an interview if you include them in your letter.

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The 7 Tough Job Interview Questions That Can Make or Break You - and How to Answer Them
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Resumes That Work: 3 Steps to More and Better Interviews
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Using Freelance Websites to Telecommute
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60 Hour Work Weeks - Can You and Your Career Survive Them
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Looking the Part
I don't know his name and he wasn't trying to be profound. A man who worked for one of my colleagues always showed in a shirt and tie with a simple explanation: "if you look business, you is business".

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Kill the Hype
She was waiting for me when I returned from a meeting. Standing outside my office door, I could tell by her downward glance, Jodie was not there to give me good news on the project.

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Dont Settle
Chuck was the best of the twenty-four candidates. Still, he didn't have exactly what I was looking for and my instincts warned me of his unusual personality.

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How To Become a Mortgage Broker
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You Should Interview the Interviewer, Too
I know what you are thinking. You're thinking, "Wait a minute.

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Dont Forget to Say, Thank You
One of the biggest mistake for job seeks is to not follow up an important interview with a thank you note to the people who interviewed them. Human Resources experts note that as few as 10% of interviewees take the time to say, "thank you.

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How To Win the Job-Hunting Game
When I got over the initial shock of being urged to "seek alternative employment" I found myself, like so many others, out beating the bushes looking for a job. I found that I was just another one of the sheep following the same traditional job-hunting procedures as everyone else.

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The Dog Days of Job Hunting
Does a headline like this scare you? it should because the consolidation is not over yet.Don't despair just because we are in the "dog days" of job hunting there are action items you can do now to keep yourself primed for.

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Ten Questions For Entrepreneurs To Ask Themselves
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Learning a Foreign Language
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