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Weekly Job Hunt Featuring Hometown Job Search

Looking for a job in your own backyard? Patch and Hometown Job Search have you covered! Here is a list of jobs available in the Spring-Ford area this week! 1. Limerick - Freedom Valley YMCA – Lifeguard and Aquatics Instructors [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

How To Keep Your Job Search Discreet

Looking for a job while you already have one can be stressful, especially in the age of social media when privacy is scarce. You don't want to rock the boat at your current company but you want to find the next great opportunity. Shou [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Teens start summer job search early in tight job market

Though Colorado remains in the depths of winter, many young people are turning their attention to summer jobs. But a stubbornly tight job market means young people still face an uphill battle as they seek employment. The Broomfield W [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Returning veterans find job search a challenge

CHAMPAIGN — When he was in the Army, Andy Lucido was a captain. Back home after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he began studying for an MBA at the University of Illinois. The combination, he figured, was a guarantee of a great job. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Job search not working out for vast majority of teens

Anjelica Pickett, 17, has been searching for a job for about a year. Despite making as many as five applications in a day during that time, Pickett, now a freshman at Truman College, said she's scored only one interview, with a grocer [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

10 Deadly Mistakes that Kill Your Job Search

As a job search coach, I hear a lot of "why it's not my fault" stories to explain a job search that has lots its motivation and momentum. "The economy is bad, there aren't enough jobs to go around, I'm being unf [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Target Your Job Search for Effective Results

When you are job hunting, there are a lot of factors which affect the outcome of your job search. If you are constantly being unsuccessful in your job hunt, it might be that you are doing it the wrong way. There are many job seekers who h [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Job search advice worth ignoring

If you're looking for a job, chances are you're getting advice from a host of people -- your spouse, friends, former co-workers, maybe even your parents. Everyone means well, but not all of the tips you receive are valuable. In fa [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Networking is the key to a successful job search: report

A report by the Korea Development Institute (KDI) contains findings that human networks are the decisive factor in a successful job hunt in South Korea. KDI researcher Kim Young-chul stated in his report titled “Assessment on Dep [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Success In A Job Search Requires Embracing New Tactics

The world of a job seeker has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. Gone are the days when we aggressively scanned the Sunday jobs section in the newspaper,and faxed off a dozen resumes to company HR departments. Today, there a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Social media workshop helps students with job search

SMU students pulled up their Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts on their laptops Thursday night at the "Social Media and Your Job" workshop to see how their presence on the Web could attract future employers. The worksho [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

4 Tips for Organizing Your Job Search

Staying on track during your job search can be difficult at times. As a job seeker, you are applying to many different jobs, and need to be sure that you are following up on each resume that you send out. The only way to be sure that you [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

In job search, don’t get caught flat-footed by success

In a topsy-turvy economy, good news often comes as a surprise. Even the most qualified, sought-after professionals feel shocked when their resumes win the attention of hiring managers. They're stunned when selected for interviews. Dum [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Man Brandishes Sign In Job Search

A central Indiana man who has been unemployed since 2009 is undertaking some rather unconventional methods to try to land a professional job. Bob Gross, of Westfield, has been carrying a sign in highly trafficked areas of Indianapolis for [...]