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Nokia / JobLens helps users search for jobs in their local area
Launching in the UK today, JobLens is a Windows Phone 8 app that helps users search for jobs in their local area. The app uses augmented reality to show the user exactly where the job is in relation to their current location, and display information about the company. It also taps into the user’s social … Continue reading
US / A Best Practices on Disability-Hiring
There are some good nuggets in the workbook, too, so it’s worth a look – from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Business Leadership Network Continue reading
US / New website to compare law-school jobs data
US – A new website aims to make it easier for would-be law students to research how graduates of different law schools are faring in the jobs market Continue reading
LinkedIn Job Search / 6 Mistakes You Should Never Make
LinkedIn Job Search – Having a profile is a great first step, but if you’re like many professionals, you could probably leverage LinkedIn better to help you reach your career and job search goals Continue reading
Job Search / How to hide it from the boss
How to hide your job search from the boss ? A new service called Hire My Friend promises to keep the secret and expand job-hunters prospect. Continue reading
The Cost of Job Stress
Job stress, the #1 cause of stress in the U.S., is a leading factor in poor health and reduced creativity and problem solving ability, costing American businesses $300 billion dollars a year Continue reading
Job Search / 5 Ways Nanny Resumes Differ
What’s so special about nanny resumes, anyway? Why aren’t they just “resumes”? Are they really that different from traditional corporate resumes? Continue reading
Internet Job Search
We all need to sharpen our job search tools each time we go looking for employment Continue reading
Job Search / Erasing tattoos to help
Even though some 45 million Americans sport tattooes, they can be a barrier for job hunters Continue reading
Job Search / 10 Tech Tips
Here are 10 tech tips Continue reading
Job Search / 6 Mistaken Beliefs
Here are six common misconceptions that can keep you from getting job interviews and offers Continue reading
Job Search Tools / What services should I be paying for ?
Question: I have a limited budget for my job search. What services should I be paying for ? Continue reading
Motivating people / Beyond money
Numerous studies have concluded that for people with satisfactory salaries, some nonfinancial motivators are more effective than extra cash in building long-term employee engagement in most sectors, job functions, and business contexts. Many financial rewards mainly generate short-term boosts of energy, which can have damaging unintended consequences. Continue reading
Careers advice in Australia / 60 per cent of students would aspire to positions that only 20 per cent attain
CONFUSED schoolchildren are falling victim to a “patchy” careers advice system which inflates their expectations only to have them dashed 10 years later Continue reading
Job Search / Social Media Can Cost You a Job
More than two in five hiring managers who currently research candidates via social media said they have found information that has caused them not to hire a candidate, up 9 percentage points from last year Continue reading
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