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Book Review – Bulletproof Your Job

July 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Summary: Bulletproof Your Job is a book about surviving turbulent times at work, doing what is in your power to protect yourself against layoffs and offshoring. It’s filled with fifty tips you can apply to make yourself “bulletproof” in your company.
The book is broken into four sections, titled Be Visible, Be Easy, Be Useful, and [...]

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Tags: Books · Career · Reviews

Weekend Reading

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

This article provides has some tips for differentiating yourself from the competition if you are looking for a job. Some of the tips include getting additional certifications (not sure I completely agree, though), becoming a better communicator, and specializing in specific fields like risk management and operations security.
And when you start a new job, here [...]

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Tags: Career · Weekend Reading

How to Keep Your Job During This Recession

March 12th, 2009 · No Comments

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you know the economy and the job market have been less than stellar for a while. In February, another 651,000 jobs were lost nationwide and the unemployment rate hit 8.1%, with economists expecting it to hit 9.4% by the end of the year.  The tech sector has [...]

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Tags: Career · Motivational

What To Do If You’ve Been Laid Off

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Getting laid off can be one of the most traumatic things that can happen in your working life. You may have a family to support and bills to pay and things seem to be going fine at work, and then one day, you no longer have a job. What do you do?
First, watch for signs [...]

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Tags: Career · Motivational · Starting Out