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Job Journal March 15, 2009 John A. Challenger	Career Pros: Job Changes Increase Your Value With loyalty downsized, a broad range of experience is more prized.
Job Journal February 22, 2009 Penelope Trunk	Brazen Careerist: Better Hiring Practices Emerging How employers are changing their practices to make better matches.
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.
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AskMen.com Nate Steere	Supply & Demand: Career Look to develop skills and knowledge that are valuable in your current job -- or the job you hope to have. Natural talent is great, but the effort to develop yourself can be just as valuable.
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Job Journal February 21, 2010 Peter Weddle	Qualified isn't Enough Given the number of unemployed in contrasts to job openings, many employers are now able to hire above-average talent. In today's competitive job market the talented are being siphoned out while the mediocre employees are getting left behind.
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AskMen.com December 21, 2015 Eric Santos	Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile If you plan on having a successful career, I advise you join. LinkedIn is one of the most, if not the most widely-used tool by employers and recruiters to find potential candidates.
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Job Journal September 9, 2012 John A. Challenger	Career Pros: Labor Day is Time to Renew Efforts The annual holiday honoring America's workforce is an appropriate time to reassess your job search and redouble your efforts toward achieving your employment goals.
Job Journal April 25, 2010	Deciphering Job Ad Lingo Misinterpreting the language in job postings can cause missed opportunities and misdirected efforts. When reading employment ads, it's essential to understand the 'code' behind specific key words and the subtleties of an employer's hire expectations.
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