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6 Biggest Mistakes That Job Hunters Make

6 Biggest Mistakes That Job Hunters Make

By Amit De Quit blaming your failed job search on a down economy; it's time to evaluate your efforts instead. While no job seeker likes to hear that his strategies are failing, it's important to know when your practices need revising -- or should be dropped altogether. So rather than letting job ...

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3 Job-Search Mistakes You Don't Realize You're Making

3 Job-Search Mistakes You Don't Realize You're Making

By Robert Chen How long has it been since you either became unemployed or began looking for a new job while stuck in one you hate? If the answer is somewhere between "a while" and "way, way too long," it's worth rolling up your sleeves and asking some uncomfortable questions about why you haven't ...

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Five Ways to Turn Off Employers

Five Ways to Turn Off Employers

Job searches, much like first dates, are about giving the other party -- in this case the employer -- a once-over and presenting yourself in the best possible way. Also similar to first dates, job searches give you several opportunities to make a single mistake that is a real turnoff. You're on your own when ...

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6 Job Search Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make

6 Job Search Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make

Dr. Paul Powers, psychologist, author of "Winning Job Interviews" and "Love Your Job!" In any economic climate, job hunting is nobody's idea of fun. And with the growing number of folks hitting the bricks these days, it seems the task is getting even harder. But that's not precisely true, because the actual ...

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