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Available Jobs Per Capita
The Atlantic has an interesting look at the job postings per capita in several American cities. As you can see, it looks like Washington, DC wins by a landslide. Unsurprisingly, Detroit has the worst ratio ... Read More
Entry-Level Job Seekers: Don’t Give Up
When the job market is as weak as it is right now, many people focus on how this impacts the seasoned worker: the manager who's been laid off after 25 years at the firm, or ... Read More
The Right Mindset
No matter where you are in your career and no matter what your salary level, if you have the right mindset, you’ll accelerate your job search and elevate yourself over other candidates in all sorts ... Read More
Intellectual Capital
Ford R. Myers shares, the most valuable thing you have to offer to an employer is your mindset, not your skill set. You are capable of things beyond what you've done in the past. Remember ... Read More
Mind-Set vs. Skill Set
Would you like to know the number-one secret of how to get a job when no one’s hiring? Would you like to know the key—and sometimes the only—difference between people who are out of work ... Read More
New Hire Advice
What really distinguishes new hires is how well they assimilate into the company’s culture, environment, and key relationships. In addition to doing a good job, it’s vitally important that you ramp up into your new ... Read More
