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Job.com Integrates The Who? Button To Provide Social Tool for Job Seekers
MarketWatch (press release)
button utilizes a user's Facebook friends to alert a job seeker when they have a connection at a hiring company. "We're excited to be adding a social networking element to our job search to help job seekers realize the potential in the social and ...

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Union to help laid-off mill workers search for jobs
CBC.ca
The union representing workers about to be laid off from Kruger Inc's pulp and paper mill in Corner Brook says it will help find them new jobs, but the work will likely be in western Canada. The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, ...

CBJ: Daybook Feb. 6
The Daily Progress
Job Search Assistance. Held by the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library from 1 to 3 pm at the Gordon Avenue Library. 296-5544. Job Fair at The Lodge at Old Trail senior living community from 10 am to 2 pm and 5 to 7:30 pm, 5494 Golf Drive, Crozet.

USA TODAY
Sometimes the grass isn't greener on the other side
USA TODAY
By Andrea Kay, Gannett By Andrea Kay Think you're going crazy in your job? Make sure to be logical in your search for another. Think you're going crazy in your job? Make sure to be logical in your search for another. But that's just what many ...

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Lexington Herald Leader
Job search: Be willing to reinvent yourself to achieve your goals
Lexington Herald Leader
Although he was talking about the movie industry, the same can be said for anyone making a career change or conducting a job search. It's important to follow your dreams and passions, but you might want to consider some ideas to reinvent yourself if ...

University job search is usually confidential
STLtoday.com
Kenny Hulshof, a Columbia Republican, and New Jersey businessman Terry Sutter, who declined the job — from leaking out. Forsee was hired in a second round of that search but stepped down one year ago to care for his ill wife.

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Florida still losing ground in wages despite uptick in jobs
Tampabay.com
Since then, Muncy has exhausted his unemployment benefits and finances during a fruitless job search. He has headed back to college, while only able to find a part-time job in the service industry to help cover expenses. "It's close to minimum wage.

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RLJ Cos. chairman starts jobs Web site for minorities
Washington Post
Entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson, chairman of RLJ Cos. in Bethesda, is starting a job search engine aimed at tackling the high rates of unemployment among minorities as well as the growing wealth divide. The Web site, known as OppsPlace.com, ...

5 Ways Social Media Could Be Hurting Your Job Search
Mashable
Tony Morrison is the Vice President of Business Development at Cachinko, a unique professional community where social networking and job opportunities come together. Find him on Talent Connection and connect with Cachinko on Facebook or Twitter.

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Search panel in quandary over UGC top job
Daily Pioneer
The Search Committee for the selection of Chairman of the University Grant Commission (UGC) has washed its hands off the charges of corruption and violation of the provision in the advertisement pertaining to the age criteria for the selection of the ...

BBC News
Split up your online services
Worcester Telegram
Q You've advised employed individuals who undertake an under-the-radar job search to limit their online exposure, especially on social media. I don't want to be fired if I'm making a hush-hush job search and my boss catches on to it.
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Chicago Tribune
Is it OK to quit without a new job lined up?
Chicago Tribune
On the job-search point, be careful. You're keeping your emotions in check so you can hold onto your current job. Don't lose the job by making your job search too public. Peggy Padalino, vice president of sales and client services at Jobfox, ...

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Get the Most Out of Your Job Search
The Ledger
To get the most out of your search for work, be sure your references are good ones. Your job hunt probably requires you to provide references. This post at money.usnews.com explains some of the pitfalls of getting references.

Exhausted from your job search? Refocus
Charlotte Observer
We all need a friend, and in a lengthy job search a little support can be crucial. Identify your supporters or cheerleaders. "I encourage everyone to write down the people in their life that are true supporters, those people who are always available to ...

Job Search: Use right keywords in applications
Winston-Salem Journal
One of the most common complaints I hear from job hunters is about the lack of communication from an employer. How many times have you applied online for a position for which you're perfect, only to hear crickets chirping for weeks at a time?

Returning veterans in a desperate search for jobs
Middletown Journal
When he was unable to find employment in Florida, his sister, who lives in Oxford, convinced him to move in with her for a short time. She said the job market here was more positive and he found a temporary job at Butler County Workforce One.

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CUP: Ragan Learned Lessons During Job Search
SPEEDtv.com
That wasn't what mattered to many of the car owners who talked to David Ragan during his frustrating offseason search for a new job. Here's Ragan's wry assessment of the first few questions in a typical Sprint Cup job interview: " 'How much money do ...

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CTV.ca
Alberta job growth leads Canada
Calgary Herald
"I'm finding the job search is taking less time than it would normally take. A lot of my clients are finding work much quicker," said Eileen Dooley, career coach and team lead at Cam McRae Consulting, an outplacement and career coaching agency in ...
Unemployment is actually worse than numbers showGlobe and Mail

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CTV.ca
Alberta job growth leads Canada
Calgary Herald
"I'm finding the job search is taking less time than it would normally take. A lot of my clients are finding work much quicker," said Eileen Dooley, career coach and team lead at Cam McRae Consulting, an outplacement and career coaching agency in ...
Unemployment is actually worse than numbers showGlobe and Mail

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Robin McCarthy: Cover letter, resume important in job search
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
What flummoxed me was that she would call an organization like Women At Work, where we educate men and women about how to look for, apply for and prepare for jobs, and still not know about following directions. I explained to her what to put in a cover ...

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