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The Monster 5 for Friday — Careers Edition — July 30

Here’s a look at Monster.com’s top 5 stories from the world of job seeking you might have missed.

The Monster 5 for Friday — Careers Edition — Week of June 25

The top 5 stories from the world of job seeking you might have missed by Monster.com.

How to Wreck a Job Interview in Truly Spectacular Fashion

We recently posted an article by Monster Senior Contributing Writer John Rossheim offering insight into a question we get from job seekers all the time — why am I getting interviews, but never the job? With five applicants for every…

The Job Search Isn’t Over Until the Offer Is in Hand

About 10 days ago, I began a second and final round of interviewing, and everything went swimmingly. I was thrilled when the recruiter called to say there was a job offer in the making. But sealing the deal with this…

The Job Search Isn’t Over Until the Offer Is in Hand

About 10 days ago, I began a second and final round of interviewing, and everything went swimmingly. I was thrilled when the recruiter called to say there was a job offer in the making. But sealing the deal with this…

Career Boomerang: What If Your Job Search Brings You Back to a Former Employer?

In all the months spent researching and searching for permanent full-time employment, who should emerge as one of my top targeted firms? My former, former employer. Not the one that laid me and hundreds of others off about 6 months…

3 Steps to Prepare for 3 Job Interviews in 3 Days

Sometimes when it rains, it pours. Last week, I was fortunate enough to land 3 interviews in as many days. Other job-seeking friends are reporting an increase in activity too. In some cases, it is because firms want to spend…

3 Steps to Prepare for 3 Job Interviews in 3 Days

Sometimes when it rains, it pours. Last week, I was fortunate enough to land 3 interviews in as many days. Other job-seeking friends are reporting an increase in activity too. In some cases, it is because firms want to spend…

Hanging on by a Thread: Month 6 of My Job Search Approaches

I’ve just had one of the most unusual first interviews in my 20 years as a working (and, lately, job seeking) professional. Armed with excellent information and company market research about the firm’s products, I went in prepared with a…

“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…