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Unemployed? Consider a Survival Job
Have you been out of work so long that your savings account has dried up? Has your unemployment ran out and dried up? Have you maxed out all of your credit cards trying to pay your living expenses? Have you searched high and low for a job in your career field and nothing is available? If any of these situations sounds familiar, it’s probably time to do what you have to do and consider a ‘survival job’.
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Find Work Doing Odd Jobs
If the job market has you down, there is good news. You can find work and earn money by doing odd jobs. While it may not sound like the most exciting thing to do, it’s a good way to stay busy and keep the money flowing into your hands. Most odd jobs aren’t advertised, so to find work you should start spreading the word around to your friends and relatives that you are available. Here are some ideas of the types of odd work that you can let others know you are open to doing.
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Tips for Finding Work Online and Avoiding Scams
If you have been trying to find work at home jobs via the Internet, you’ve probably already determined that many of the job opportunities out there are scams. Many of the scams involve you paying for something or doing a lot of work for peanuts. These types of opportunities should never be considered potential employers because you will seldom feel any substantial amount of money going into your pocket. The good news is there are legitimate online employers. However, finding them will involve a little skill on your part.
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Finding a Job Through Temp Agencies
If you are in the market for a job, don’t count out temp agencies. These job placement agencies have positions available in almost every location and career field. Believe it or not, many people work as temps full time - and applying for work at most agencies can easily be done online.
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Five Job Interview Tips That Will Get You Hired
Whether the economy is on an upswing or a downward spiral, it can be hard to land a job. Being hired for the position of your dreams isn’t always easy. However, with a few interview tips you can increase your odds of landing that job! Here are the top five recommendations made by career counsellors when coaching applicants before their interviews.
Latest Work & Careers Discussions
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stay at home jobs
I am a stay at home mom and a current student and my fiance has a good job with a good salary andi feel like because i dont have a job that i am unidependent so i went oneline to search for job opportunities and ended up spending money that i really didnt have to start working fom home i fell like i have toty been ripped off because they are askng for more money to get me started and shouldnt a job be for the most part free?
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How to impress
Hi Ladies & Gents,
I’ve recently gone back into working in Public Relations, having been studying for my freelance floristy. Unfortunatly, the floristry isn’t paying me enough so have to work inhouse for someone else. I feel I have done a good job so far within my PR role, however I have come up against a bit of problem when it comes to networking. My boss is slightly upset that we didn’t get into a news story over the weekend, and has decided that I should organise a dinner for certain members of the press to wine&dine;them. I’m…
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I worked as house cleaner,i dont know why some female treat me badly?beacuse im male?
I dont have problems with men but some women who rent me to clean her house treat me badly,sometimes it was humiliated for example:one day i cleaned floor on all fours and woman sat on sofa and watched tv(it was humiliated)when i cleaned beside sofa she lied on sofa and ask me could i take her shoe to hall(i did it beacuse i dont wanna loose my job)but i dont understand why they do that?another time(somewhere else)i cleaned kitchen floor and woman came to kitchen for something and stand her shoe on my hand,it hurt(of course she apologise me later)why…
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Would you give up work travelling for your OH?
In my line of work, I need to travel. Saying no to the boss would just get you blacklisted from getting projects. Some travel period could be as long as year or so, and the destinations are mostly far far away. My boyfriend dislikes travelling, as much as he hates me travelling for work.
I do like travelling myself, and with work, you can go to places you never thought you would have a chance by yourself.You save on accomodation and you get allowances.
Would you make a change of career to a non-travelling line for…
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First council meeting :)
I had my first council meeting today, and they have little name card thingys in chambers to show you where to sit - I got very excited when I saw mine and took a pic! :D
It’s very strange being addressed as councillor!
It won’t let me upload a pic, so here’s a link to it! :D