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Be a Solution-Oriented Candidate

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Dear Alex:  I am graduating this month and still don’t have a job. I have been told to come to …

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How to Get a Government Job

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Dear Alex: What are some ideas for looking for a job with the federal government? Good plan.  Approximately 2.7 million …

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Industries with the Greatest Job Prospects

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Dear Alex: I don’t want to start a new career and find that it’s downsizing in a year or two.  …

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Resist the Takeover Urge at Your New Job

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During seminars I give about young people entering the workplace, one issue crops up all the time.  “These twenty-somethings come …

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Surviving the Interview as a Young Professional

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In her book “You’ve Only Got Three Seconds,” personal marketing consultant Camille Lavington says that the moment a person sees …

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The Most Important Skill is the Ability to Learn

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When employers talk about desirable skills they look for in new hires, they usually mean things like marketing, IT, budgeting, …

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5 Biggest Resume Mistakes Candidates Make

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While there are certainly more than five, these are my top picks in terms of their potential to take you …

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Why There’s No Such Thing as the Perfect First Job

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I will never forget how lost I felt the summer after my graduation from college, and in the years since, …

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