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A couple of months ago I applied for a job that I figured I was a shoo-in for. Yeah, I know you’ve heard this story before but this one has a twist that might help some of us. I applied for this job and as it turns out the place I applied to was a [...]

Now I, like most of you, have spent a lot of time looking for jobs in the traditional and non-traditional ways - all in the hope of finding a job that will enable Wifey and I to keep our home and work our way out of debt like so many “hard-asses” say is the “responsible thing [...]

I almost hesitate to post this let alone write it, but something happened over the past 96 hours that has given me new hope that soon I will re-join the ranks of the employed. I really don’t want to jinx anything at this point, but like “The Law of Attraction” says, ask for what you want, [...]

There are a lot of emotions that are associated with job seeking these days: excitement, fear, trepidation, anger. But there is one word out there that can sum up the feelings of a lot of us who are looking for a means to support and feed our families and keep a roof over their heads…
Frustration.
A [...]

Now like a lot of you I have been trying to wrack my brain trying to think of new, different and innovative ways I can market myself to a potential employer. The days of walking down Main Street, finding a “Help Wanted” sign in the window, going inand applying for the job, interviewing and then [...]

By now most of you may have heard this, but for those of you who haven’t, let me inform you. Wal-Mart has announced that they will be creating 22,000 new jobs in the coming year ranging from cashiers and stock clerks to management and clerical positions.
Now if they are going to be creating those new [...]