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Another component of our "New Year, New You" focus, this sections offers strategies, ideas and advice for job seekers in this difficult economy.
For many, the New Year symbolizes new life, new ambitions, and — if you’re lucky — a new job. Persistence and creativity may be the two most needed characteristics if you’re planning on finding a job in the current economic climate. Quality over quantity.
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It’s nearly that time of year again — time to make a list of those personal and professional promises to ourselves for the coming year that we all know probably won’t last through the first few weeks of 2010. New Year’s resolutions — we all make them, but few of us actually stick with them.
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At this time in the world economy, you may be happy just to have a job. According to a survey by Stamford, Conn., financial consultancy Towers Perrin almost two-thirds of companies that froze salary budgets this year will unfreeze them in 2010.
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"No phone calls, please" is a tagline so frequently seen on want ads, many job applicants won't even pick up the phone if the phrase isn't included. Many experts see this as a mistake, saying judicious use of the telephone, even if the job posting advises no calls, can help an applicant stand out.
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ACT, an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides education and workforce development solutions, created a list of the 12 personal skills employers value and look for when hiring and promoting. Carefulness: Do you tend to think and plan carefully before acting or speaking? Cooperation: Are you likable and cordial in interpersonal situations?
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Whether you were on the job hunt for the last six months of 2009 or have enjoyed job security for the last five years, setting a goal to update your resume in the coming weeks can only enhance your career success.
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We Americans know about New Year’s resolutions. “An employee’s ability to add value is more than a statement in today’s work place; it’s an expectation from the employer,” says Jacqueline Brito, director of the Crummer Graduate School of Business Career Development Center in Winter Park, Fla.
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If you know you need to make a change but you’re not sure what it should be, here are some ideas, as recommended by career coaches and consultants nationwide. Meet new people and learn new things. Let go of the old and embrace the new. “Gracefully end conversations that involve gossip and whining about the ‘good old days,’ ” Mathison says.
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Anita Gray, in the white sweater, became jobless this fall.
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SEATTLE _ Losing your job isn't as simple as losing your income.
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Talk the talk. Companies with highly effective internal communication programs are better placed to keep employees engaged and retain key talent, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt, a global consulting firm. Long-time short-timer? Hiring independent contractors helps employers tap productive and creative talent for temporary projects without paying benefits. Millennials fear layoffs.
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Simmjaze Sayles advertises her work skills while standing on a corner at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Union Street in Seattle, Washington, Wednesday, December 23, 2009.
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SEATTLE _ Desperate times, desperate measures. On the busy Seattle downtown sidewalks, some people avert their eyes _ perhaps hoping the bad times also don't descend on them _ some give her a thumbs up, some even offer words of encouragement.
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Check out these career-themed book if you or someone you know needs a little spark to ignite the 2010 job search.
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As we begin a new year and a new decade, many people will also begin new jobs, as the economy picks up steam and the unemployment rate starts to drop. Engineering Professor Ziyad Duron at Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, Calif., says the keys to success on your first day are pretty easy: arrive on time, be well dressed, and listen.
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When 50-year-old Megan McCready lost her sales job earlier this year, she did what most recently laid-off workers do: she dived headfirst into her job search. “Like most people,” says McCready, just one of the 15.1 million workers who have lost their job since the recession began in December 2007, “I started with a blaze of glory.
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It's almost a new year and, for those who are unemployed, it may be a time for new job-hunting strategies. Get back to basics. "There are jobs out there. yourself in best possible way.
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This was a year American workers needed the sharp reflexes of circus performers.
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SACRAMNENTO, Calif. At the University of California, Davis, and California State University, Sacramento, where hundreds of graduates picked up diplomas this month, it's a decidedly chilly job climate.
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WASHINGTON _ A once-in-a-decade job opportunity is just around the corner for jobless Americans who are struggling through the worst economic recession since the Great Depression.
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U.S. map shows number of workers the federal government expects to hire to conduct the 2010 Census; other facts about the hiring and worker wages.
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Chart showing total number of Americans claiming unemployment insurance and the number filing new claims, weekly since Dec. 2007.
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Chart showing employment in the temporary services industry.
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