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Talented Terrors, "Bless Their Hearts," And Other Job Candidates You Should Avoid Like The Plague

If the only change you made at your company was to avoid hiring the people who are likely to fail, you’d have twice as many high performers. Imagine the monumental successes you’d be racking up with double the uber-achievers you've got now. Here's how to recognize the people you shouldn't hire--even if they look great on paper. READ»

What It Takes To Get A Job At Google

Dying to work at Google? So, apparently, is everyone else in the world--which is why South African job-search firm JobVine put together a handy infographic on what to expect if you're one of the million people who apply to the search giant each year. READ»

Baked In: BranchOut Lets You Manage Your Climb Up the Ladder From Within Facebook

The career networking app's CEO says Facebook will be dominated by "utilities" in the years to come, starting with ones like this.READ»

Who's Firing - Layoffs week ended 5-7-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 5-7-10. For the past week retail, government, publishing, banking and energy employers announced the largest layoffs... READ»

6 Ways To Become the Top Dog Before Your Interview

Did you realize that nearly all hiring managers pre-rank candidates before they've interviewed even one? If you're the top candidate before interviews, then it's basically your job to lose. So how can you position yourself as the to READ»

Why Every Job Seeker Needs To Blog

Blogging is one of the most powerful things a job seeker can do to advance a job search. Learn why job seekers need to blog, what blogging can do for job search, how to start, and time/resource commitments ... You don't even have to write READ»

Top 3 Job Search Strategies To Set Yourself Apart

Today's article describes 3 strategies to help you stand out from the crowd. Differentiation is critical to candidates seeking additional opportunities ...READ»

Linkedin Company Follow Helps Job Seekers Find The "Hidden Job Market"

Linkedin unveiled an interesting new capability - Company Follow. This new feature can provide some valuable new help for job seekers. Let's look at what's included in the Company Follow feature and how job seekers can use it ... READ»

Why Employers Look For Purple Squirrels

A purple squirrel is rarely found in nature - that's why recruiters use the term for candidates that have combinations of skill sets that are also rarely found. Learn 5 ways to respond to a multi-subject matter expert job description ... READ»

Online job search techniques for job seekers

The type of job an individual is looking for will determine which job board the individual will visit.READ»

Declutter Your Inbox: Send Rejection Emails to Job Candidates

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Free Career Advice Doesn’t Always = Good Career Advice

I know there’s a bit of sweet irony in my questioning the value of free career advice when I’ve also been giving it away through my blog posts. But what concerns me actually isn’t the fact that it’s free, it’s the quality of ...READ»

Top Jobs 2010: How to Search Smarter

The fast-food industry is hiring, but don't go all American Beauty on us yet. The next decade is all about HOW you search, not where you search.READ»

• Top Jobs 2010
• Seven Radical Steps for Career Changers
• The (Home) Office

Attention Career-Seekers: MyPath Taps Social Network to Plot Your Next Move

This morning I discovered after taking a 20-minute career assessment test on MyPath.com that, in addition to being a writer (a career I've built happily over more than a decade), I also possess the skills to be a teacher or a public ...READ»

Nonsense At Work

Playing hard to getShould you or shouldn’t you play hard to get when trying to make a sale or hoping to land a job - that is the question.I once landed a good job because I played hard to get, by accident.  I wasn’t sure ...READ»

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

The Solution to Your Resumé Nightmare

Every idea has its time, and with the unemployment rate rising, JobSpice is right on schedule. Think of it as Google Docs for your resumé: it's an online service that makes creating and distributing resumes easy, without the hassle ...READ»

Headhunters seeking passive candidates fighting war-for-talent in hidden job market with permanent positions

a few terms and practices that I wish disappear from the employment world READ»

Consider Being an Adult Intern

Career advice to get goingREAD»