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A Courageous Exercise

About Rachel Cipriano Have you ever felt trapped in your pain? Disappointment, loss, rejection, and injustice are just a few examples of circumstances which can hinder the ability to be successful. Even as you read this, the question, “Why did … Continue reading

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Making a Big Career Change: Lyndsey Kramer

Meet Lyndsey Kramer at Digital Third Coast Internet Marketing. Lyndsey successfully made a career move from a Fortune 500 to a small sized company. Discover how she managed the transition to start this new satisfying career. Join our LinkedIn Group Get … Continue reading

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Six Ways to Keep Your Star Employees

You have star performers on your team. You’ve invested in hiring and training good people and you want return on your investment. According the US Dept. of Labor, the average cost to replace a $60K person is $90K. Please remember … Continue reading

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Your Numbers Don’t Add Up

Misrepresenting facts is a key cause for loosing the job opportunity. It’s all a numbers game when it comes to selling yourself on the resume. Competition for that once-in-a-life-time opportunity often tempts job seekers to inflate their results to attract … Continue reading

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Worker Dissatisfaction Needs Remedy

Paul J. Devitt This summer Manpower Group released a new survey showing wide dissatisfaction among American workers related to their jobs. At a time of high unemployment and underemployment, negative to zero net job growth and uncertainty in global economic … Continue reading

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A Priceless Gift

One of my heroes passes away this week. Zig Ziglar was a phenomenal motivational speaker, author, and sales trainer. One of my favorites quotes by him dovetails with job search beautifully. “You can get everything in life you want if … Continue reading

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Vibrant

Dictionary.com defines vibrant as vigorous, energetic, and vital. An excellent life is a vibrant one. Would this be a word those who know you best would use to describe you? Or, do you feel you are the exact opposite of … Continue reading

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Jobless Rate Predicted Accurately and What to Infer

Paul J. Devitt The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) fulfilled my prediction from earlier in the year when I said that the government’s reported unemployment rate would fall to below 8% just before the presidential election. Their tricks and treats … Continue reading

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Private Sector Jobs on Hold as Washington and New York feast on the Spoils

Paul J. Devitt Can this miserable job economy be fixed? This is the central question people are asking. In short, the sugar high of deficit spending by the federal government and money printing by the Federal Reserve will be forced … Continue reading

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10 Ways to Keep Your Positive Attitude During Your Job Search

Looking for a job is one of the most challenging journeys you’ll ever take. Staying positive is essential and difficult. It’s easy to go into a negative place…. you’re stressed because the job search is taking longer than you anticipated; … Continue reading

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