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Job Journal April 11, 2004	The Weekend Job-Search Just because the work week is over doesn't mean your job search should be. Here are steps you can take this weekend to improve your chances of finding employment.
Job Journal May 22, 2005 James Challenger	Career Pros: Where Will Your Spouse Work? When a couple decides to relocate, it's typical for one of them to become a suddenly out-of-work jobseeker. Here's how to help your spouse find work when you relocate.
AskMen.com August 9, 2001 Armando Gomez	Staying Motivated In Your Job Search Looking for work can be a long and tedious process, consisting of constantly flipping through job openings in the classifieds and browsing your little black book of biz contacts. How do you keep yourself going strong?
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 August 24, 2008	Proliferation of Online Job Sites Overwhelms Jobseekers As more Americans find themselves unemployed, many turn to the growing number of websites listing job opportunities. While this is a good place to start, the Internet can easily be overused in a job hunt and may actually slow down the hiring process.
Job Journal August 8, 2004 James Challenger	Career Pros: Six Degrees of Separation Almost everyone you encounter during your job hunt can be a resource for getting you the right job. Start assembling a list of contacts as soon as you begin your job search.
Job Journal July 17, 2005 James E. Challenger	Career Pros: The More (Contacts), the Merrier Most people will help you find work, if you let them. It's important to make a contact list of anyone working in a relevant field, and call the people on that list.
Job Journal April 22, 2007 James E. Challenger	Use Time Wisely to Get the Most from Your Job Search Using time productively is essential if you hope to be successful in your job search. That means being organized, working smart, and following a plan. Here are some strategies to ensure your search makes steady progress.
Job Journal July 10, 2005 James E. Challenger	The `Goal' Standard Have you wondered how to distinguish yourself from competitors in your search for a new job? Here are some ways to package yourself as a goal-oriented employee, something employers find irresistible.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2011 Morgan Housel	Where All The Jobs Went Here's a sobering statistic: All nine recessions between 1948 and 1990 saw employment return to pre-recession levels within 31 months. Today, 42 months after our recession began, we've only regained about a fifth of lost jobs.
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 May 28, 2006 James E. Challenger	Don't Get Mouse-Trapped! Confining your job search to sitting in front of a computer is a strategy that virtually guarantees prolonged joblessness.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2010 Morgan Housel	Crazy Unemployment Numbers Why you can't find a job even as they open up.
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.
Job Journal May 10, 2009 Brenda Ferguson	Career Pros: Informational Interviews Can Advance Hire Purposes Informational interviews can provide a power boost to your job search.
Job Journal January 27, 2008	Inside Information When trying to decide on a career direction, informational interviews can provide the answers.
Job Journal December 12, 2010 John Challenger	Career Pros: Finding Jobs in a Jobless Recovery If a great opportunity suddenly became available, would you be ready?
Job Journal October 1, 2006 James E. Challenger	Career Pros: Search Tips for First-Timers What today's first-time jobseekers need to know to compete with more seasoned applicants.
Job Journal June 23, 2013	Advertised Jobs are Just the Tip of the Iceberg Job postings are an obvious way to look for new positions, but studies show they account for only a small percentage of the real openings out there. Discover the hidden job market by connecting with more people in your everyday life.
Job Journal January 23, 2005 James Challenger	Career Pros: Find the Boss, Land a Job The most effective approach to landing a job is to find the manager who needs a new employee and make that person want you.
Job Journal February 8, 2004 Marty Nemko	"I've Tried Everything!" Sometimes it's not just what you do, but how well you do it. Advice is offered about the right way to go about cold-contacting employers, networking, and answering job ads.
Job Journal March 7, 2010	Jobwire Winter Blizzards Freeze Out Jobs... California Outshines US Job Growth... Small Businesses Pick Up Hiring Pace... Online Job Demand Down in February... On the Job Front... Hirings and Firings...
Job Journal December 7, 2008	How to Find Work in a Recession Even with the economic downturn, employers must still seek and retain the best workers in order to compete on a global basis. Here are some ways jobseekers can find the best jobs available and position themselves to be hired.
Job Journal February 8, 2009 John A. Challenger	Career Pros: Advance Yourself Between Jobs Productive pursuits to raise your worth while you're between jobs.
Job Journal January 17, 2010	2010 Job Market Outlook: Job Growth Begins to Take Hold as Employers Gain Confidence 2009 began with the largest downsizing the American job market has received in over a decade. With all future forecasts predicting job growth, the question remains, when will job creation finally begin to outpace job elimination?
Job Journal September 21, 2003 Lona O'Connor	Inside Information Informational interviews can take your career in exciting new directions.
Job Journal March 5, 2006 James E. Challenger	Career Pros: Adapt to Each Interview You will greatly increase your chances of winning a job by coming to each interview prepared with alternative accomplishments.
Job Journal August 8, 2010 Lindsey Novak	Career Pros: Jobseekers Should Expect a Full Serving of Frustration Is your job hunt long on frustration and short on results? Join the club.
Job Journal March 10, 2013	Overcome the Stigma of Unemployment As if an extended period of joblessness weren't tough enough, the long-term unemployed must make an extra effort to show they're making good use of their `time off.' You may have lost your job, but you can't afford to lose your professional edge.
Job Journal February 14, 2010 John Challenger	Career Pros: A Job-Search Essential: Developing Network Contacts When looking for work, phone calls are the best way to get dialed in.
AskMen.com Ash Karbasfrooshan	Does Power Lead To Corruption? At some point in your career, you may find that you've gone from being the guy who is looking to establish contacts with people to achieve a desired outcome to being the guy that can help others achieve their goals.
Job Journal July 23, 2006	Jobwire California adds jobs in June... It's taking longer to find work... On the job front...
InternetNews June 15, 2010	IT Hiring Shows Signs of Growth Large companies lead the way in filling positions, according to new data on IT jobs and salaries.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- More Jobs Will Be Lost What will happen to the U.S. economy as manufacturing employment continues to shrink? Manufacturing workers will be hurt, but not the U.S. economy generally.
Job Journal March 26, 2006 James E. Challenger	Can You Consult Your Way to Your Next Job? Project or consulting work can help you pay the bills while leaving you ample time to job search. And those temporary assignments might also lead to full-time employment.
Job Journal May 3, 2009	Reinvent Yourself Many jobseekers these days are confounded by the realization that they can't find the same type of work as they had previously. Here are some ways to redefine your strengths and establish a fresh career direction.
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 April 4, 2004 Marilyn Moats Kennedy	Reentering the Workforce Takes Courage & Commitment You've been unemployed, underemployed, on sabbatical, rearing children -- somewhere other than the workplace for years, and now you've decided to rejoin the paid employed. Here are the basic steps necessary to transition back.
Job Journal February 11, 2007 Marty Nemko	Quick Fix: Vintage Job Ads May Have Aged Well Responding to months-old want ads may be smarter than it sounds.
Job Journal October 10, 2004 Rich Heintz	Job Fairs: An Essential Part of Your Job Search Most job-search guides emphasize the importance of flushing out "hidden" opportunities by networking with family, friends and business contacts. It may be hard to believe, but the same holds true at a job fair.
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 June 24, 2007 Selena Dehne	The Write Way to Interview Here are some fail-safe strategies to avoid drawing a blank on an interview question.
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Job Journal January 28, 2007 Helen M. Scully	10 Big Mistakes Jobseekers Make Among the most common maladies afflicting jobseekers is a lack of focus, which shows up in resumes with vague objectives and a scatter-shot approach to targeting employers. If you try to be an asset to all, you'll end up being hired by none.
Job Journal October 19, 2008 Carole Kanchier	Proven Strategies Lead to Job-Search Success Leverage these proven job-search strategies and maneuver the best course to career success.
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 October 3, 2010 John Challenger	Career Pros: Job Search Myths to Ignore The best places to find work are where others don't think it's available.
Job Journal October 28, 2007 Debra Behrens	Wish You Were There? Do you dream of living and working somewhere far from where you are now? Today, that dream is much more attainable than ever before. Here are some strategies to help you plan an effective long-distance job hunt.
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