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Seniors still sidelined as skill drought approaches

Posted on 31. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

Seniors still sidelined as skill drought approaches
Retirement meant anything but kicking back for John Sayles.
At age 69, six months after his retirement party, his company asked him to join a team of engineers in war-torn Baghdad, where he worked 12-hour days, seven days a week on a reconstruction project.
“It’s the best of all worlds,” said [...]

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Don’t dwell on a firing — move on

Posted on 31. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

Don’t dwell on a firing — move on
Pottruck, former head of Charles Schwab, openly discusses the emotional roller coaster that accompanied a public termination from a high position. While he goes through the typical and normal range of emotions anyone who has ever been terminated experiences, Pottruck’s recounting suggests a great deal of self-management through [...]

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Seniors should start planning job-hunt now

Posted on 31. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

Seniors should start planning job-hunt now
Are you starting your senior year in college? If you want – or need – to have a job waiting for you upon graduation, you need to begin now. Here are 14 activities that are critical to your job-search success.
While these 14 activities are somewhat in chronological order, you don’t [...]

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20 percent of Americans want to fire their boss

Posted on 31. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

20 percent of Americans want to fire their boss
Most U.S. workers are very satisfied with their job, job security and working conditions but 60 percent say now is not a good time to find a job, a study of public opinion polls showed Tuesday.
The report by the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, found [...]

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Keeping Options Open Is Key to 21st-Century Career Paths

Posted on 31. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

Keeping Options Open Is Key to 21st-Century Career Paths
“Most US workers don’t know where their careers are going,” says Andrea Kay, a career consultant in Cincinnati. “A career path used to be determined by your manager; now it’s something you design for yourself.”
Like the waning concept of lifetime employment with a single company, the notion [...]

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The Multigenerational Workforce Creates Conflict and Opportunity

Posted on 31. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

The Multigenerational Workforce Creates Conflict and Opportunity
You’re 38 years old and saw your budding career blossom through the roaring ’90s but then fade a bit in these tentative 2000s.
Your administrative assistant is 19, has been on the job for three weeks and appears to be preparing for his next move, judging from the updated resume [...]

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Work calling past retirement age

Posted on 30. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

Work calling past retirement age
Nearly 7 in 10 workers plan to stay on the job past retirement age including a growing number who say the decision will be driven by financial need, a new survey finds.
The survey echoes others in recent years showing more Americans plan to work longer. But the nationwide poll, by [...]

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Job opportunities are on the rise for executives, too

Posted on 30. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

Job opportunities are on the rise for executives, too

The best sign of a solid labor market is when you, the job seeker, actually land the job. But if you’re still looking, there are positive signs.
Last week, The Conference Board reported that its Help-Wanted Advertising Index — a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers [...]

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Cover Letters to Recruiters

Posted on 29. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

Cover Letters to Recruiters
In the world of recruiters and executive search firms, resumes rule. But this doesn’t mean you should ignore or forgo sending cover letters.
“If a candidate’s resume is a good fit to what I’m looking for, then I’m going to take a look at the cover letter,” says Dan Anderson, a partner in [...]

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Simple steps to help cope with job loss

Posted on 29. Aug, 2005 by Bill.

Simple steps to help cope with job loss
Imagine walking into your office, as always, and discovering that your desk has been cleaned out; your department is shuttered and locked; or you have 30 minutes to collect your belongings and leave. Would you be able to cope with unemployment?
Although companies are hiring–unemployment stood at 5 percent [...]

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