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The Monster 5 for Friday — Careers Edition — July 23

Last weekend, “Inception” conquered the box office, even if no one really understood what the film was about…something about investigating dreams. If you’re having nightmares about work, you might want to give yourself a wake-up call by reading these top job search advice articles and investigating your own dream…job, that is.

Here are the top 5 stories from the world of job seeking you might have missed:

Finding Niche Job Boards

Normally I don’t advertise other people’s blog pieces here, but this is a good info post from Chris Russell over at Secrets of the Job Network. Chris runs my radio programs over at his JobRadio.fm site, so it’s only fair…

Have You Considered Working a Temp Job?

If you’ve thought before about working a temp job, here’s some further ammo for considering it. Today the US unemployment rate rose to 9.8%, the highest this country has experienced since June 1983. That’s 15.1 million Americans now out of…

“Think Positive Thoughts”

Sounds trite, doesn’t it? For all the advice given by job search “experts” (myself included), one might wonder what are actually true or just subjective thoughts. A new article by Liz Wolgemuth at US News suggests there is something to…

A Tale of 2 Cities (sort of)

More people might be looking for jobs in Portland, but you wouldn’t know it at first sight. I just returned from a week in Portland, Oregon. As many of you know, I live in the Phoenix area and I can…

Gossip Your Way to a Great Job

Titillating as it can be, gossip is something most people realize they should avoid, especially at work. But there is an upside to gossip. In a recent survey by staffing firm Randstad USA, more than half of the respondents felt gossip was useful to j

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Should You Look for a New Job Now?

If you’re like most workers, you’re waiting anxiously for economic recovery to begin in the United States. While some economists believe it’s coming, professionals are still behaving cautiously. They have good reason: According to the Bureau of Labor

The Truth About Lying During a Job Interview

Telling the whole truth about yourself in a job interview may mean losing a position to a better-qualified candidate. But the alternative — lying about your degree, qualifications, or experience for short-term gain — inevitably will come back to ha

Stay Cool During the Unemployment Meltdown

Layoffs have now reached the highest level on record. With the unemployment rate projected to reach 10 percent within six months, job security is waning and job availability is rapidly shrinking.Lawrence Mishel, the president of the Economic Policy I

Buzzwords That Derail Your Job Hunt

The Recruiter Roundtable is a recurring feature that collects career and job-seeking advice from a group of recruiting experts throughout the United States. The question we put before our panel this month is:What buzzwords or phrases do you feel have