Mike Thomas
Over the years, I've helped thousands find jobs. But I have other skills too: cooking, finding other revenue streams, relationships, tech and more!
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How to Make Thanksgiving Turkey Leftover Soup and Curse Your Mother-In-LawYour new mother-in-law insulted your cooking during Thanksgiving. Use leftovers to help you blow off steam. And make soup.
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I Spit on "I Spit on Your Grave"Siskel & Ebert called "I Spit On Your Grave" the most disgusting movie ever made. And they were right.
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Don't Let the End of the Job Interview End of Your ChancesThe end of a job interview can make or break your chances of landing the job. Here's how to end your job interview right.
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Your Ex Dumped You for Your Cousin? Celebrate Anti-Valentine's Day!You thought you and your ex were going to last forever. Until your ex dumped you for your cousin! -
How to Fight Being Blackballed at WorkFailure breeds failure and success breeds success. Continued success also breeds confidence.
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Getting Organized: My Unified New Year's Resolution and 5 Ways to Keep ItGetting organized is THE Unified New Year's Resolution, since organization affects every aspect of everyone's life - including mine. -
Protect Your Network from Being Hijacked!While most of your contacts may forgive you once you explain what happened, you can take some actions now to protect your network:
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Eating Antioxidants is Cheap Health CareOne of the best, cheapest - and tastiest - ways to do so is by feeding your body antioxidants. -
How to Change Your Own Oil and Save a Bunch of CashSome quick-lube places charge $20 to change your vehicle's oil. Most of the time, though, your oil change bill will be $30 or more. You can do the same thing for usually less than $10. Here's how: -
Double Your Income Working Just 4 Hours Per DayThe point is you don't have to be a genius to substantially increase your income by working for yourself. You can do this.
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How to Earn More Money at a New JobRemember: The meek may inherit the earth, but they'll be paid less than they're worth until then.
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What Are Tom Brady and the New England Patriots Trying to Prove?Did you absolutely, positively HAVE to throw another five touchdowns IN THE FIRST HALF against the hapless Dolphins? No, but it's a good thing you threw one more in the second half so the Patriots could narrowly squeak by 49-28.
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How to Write Humorous Greeting CardsGreeting cards are a different beast all together. It takes a different way of thinking - and a different way of writing - to successfully sell greeting cards. If you can master it, though, you'll have a great side business that provides steady income you can rely upon.
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Things to Avoid when Getting Divorced for MenDivorce is a nasty thing to go through. I say that for two reasons: 1) I am divorced; and 2) I am a master of the obvious.
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How to Train for a MarathonPeople do not strive to run 26.2 miles because it's a cakewalk. Running a marathon is such an accomplishment because it's such a commitment. In short, it's hard.
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Lattice Method of MultiplicationThe standard way of multiplying can be confusing and boring. The Lattice Method, however, is interesting and allows you to exercise your creativity. -
Getting Paid for Two Jobs at OnceYou can actually work two jobs during the same hours without cloning yourself. It won't be full-time work, mind you, but it will be paid work.
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Resume Quick FixesDon't have time to do that resume overhaul because you saw a posting for your dream job and you need to get your resume in the employer's hand as soon as possible? You're not alone.
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Beat the Heat Without Air ConditioningNot everyone has -- or even wants -- air conditioning.
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How to Be Attractive to Potential Networking ContactsYou only need to be attractive to those you want to network with to start the chemistry. And it's quite similar to attracting a mate (or date).
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How to Be a Good Wingman While NetworkingA good wingman elevates the alpha as well as him or herself by elevating the professional partnership.
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How to Shake Hands in an InterviewHandshakes say a lot about people. Particularly in job interviews. What does your handshake say about you?
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On the Phone Again: Networking TipsHitting the phone for networking purposes can add to your networking activities - and your income as well.
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How to Improve Your ConcentrationOur spouses or significant others, children, outside interests, TiVo, email, RSS feeds, stress, spring fever and background chatter - it's all very distracting. No wonder it's so hard to concentrate.
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8 Steps to Better Career GoalsAdults don't have that luxury. We have mortgages, car payments, student loans, alimony and child support payments. As a result, asking what we want to be is the wrong question.
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How to Jump Start Your Career by Speaking BetterSomewhere, however, synapses misfire and signals are lost along the neural highway from their minds to their mouths. As such, they come off as babbling idiots.
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Make Cool Cash with Hot SauceHot sauces are quite...well...hot right now. Millions of dollars are spent annually on hot sauces that contain jalapeno, habenero, chipotle and even citrus. And if millions are being spent, then millions are also being made!
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Want Big Biceps? Use Dumbells!Before you can get big, peaked, muscular biceps, it's essential to know what they actually do. In fact, they're designed for two primary functions: 1) to bring the hand to the shoulder; and 2) to rotate your wrist.
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To Get Big Arms, Work Your TricepsIf having big arms is your goal, then it makes sense to spend more of your time working your triceps. In fact, you should spend at least one third more time on your triceps than on your biceps.
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The 10 Worst TV Themes EverMost of us can sing a TV theme song or two...or twelve. Some stick out because they're great (like Cheers, for instance). Others stick out because they're just awful. Here are the 10 worst TV theme songs to invade our living rooms.
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Learn from My EBay MistakesI've sold quite a few items on eBay, but I could have sold more if I didn't make some pretty foolish mistakes. Here are a few of my biggest eBay blunders - and here's to hoping you learn from my gaffes.
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How to Organize a Community Garage SaleGarage sales and yard sales attract more traffic - and business - when other sales are held near by. As such, organizing a community garage sale makes sense.
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Our Choices: Population Control or Colonize the MoonMost experts agree the human saturation point of Earth somewhere around 10 billion people. We're currently at 6.5 billion. This is roughly 50% more than during the 1970's. If we continue down this path, we can expect to reach the projected saturation point in about 25 years.
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How to Invest in YourselfYou are probably the only one to invest in you. Sorry to burst your bubble.
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Are Office Romances Worth It?While the taboo on office dating is fading, it's important to take a look at some reasons many companies still have rules against it.
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Foreman Grill TricksYou're not alone. Millions of Foreman Grills have been purchased since the first came onto the market. And, if you're like most, you use your Foreman Grill (or grills) on a regular basis. But there are ways to use your Foreman Grill you may not be aware of yet.
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How to Develop Multiple Revenue StreamsI'm not talking getting rich quick. I'm talking about how to add a few greenbacks to your bank account on a regular, sustainable way.
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How the Larry King Method of Interviewing Can Help Your Job SearchCan this technique work for job seekers who are being interviewed? Can it work for those of us who are NOT Larry King? Perhaps.
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Discourage Abortion, but Keep it LegalI am against abortion, but I also firmly believe it should remain legal. How can I justify combing two seemingly incompatible trains of thought on abortion? How can I rectify my moral beliefs with this controversial legal issue?
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Kill the Death Penalty and Go MedievalThe death penalty should be killed - and replaced with medieval punishment techniques.
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How to Make Extra Money Writing Buttons and Bumper StickersThey're short. They're pithy. And people get paid to write them. People like you and me.
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To George Lucas: 6 Ways to Make the Star Wars TV Series GreatI'm a Star Wars nerd, Mr. Lucas, and when I read that you were planning a TV series based on your movie franchise, I had mixed feelings. I wanted to know if there more of the story you wanted to tell - or is this just a money grab? -
How to Cash in on Writing Greeting CardsHow much can you make? Some greeting card publishers pay $25 per concept. Others pay $300 or more. Most pay somewhere in between. One of the best aspects of writing greeting cards is you can develop it into a constant money maker year around!
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How to Make Brooding, Ex-Special Ops Portobello Mushroom MeatloafPortabello mushrooms, after all, can't fight back. They can't chase you. They can't total the stolen cars you drive. I can't say the same for cows. That's why now I only hunt dead cows.
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Drink This Instead of Coffee, You Wussies!How have I managed to stay awake? I shout everything and I eat wussies like you for breakfast! That's how! I also have a special breakfast drink that puts a little kick in my step and makes me happy!
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How to Grill Fish and Save Your UnibrowI learned how to grill fish only after I burnt my eyebrow off. That's right, eyebrow.On the downside, I no longer have one long, glorious unibrow running ear to ear. Man, I miss that thing. You weed out a lot of undesirable women with a unibrow, let me tell you!
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How to Make an Old Codger's Mango SauceWe didn't have mangos in my day. We had apples - worm filled, bruised, almost rotten apples - and we were grateful to have them. Those who survived had the trots for weeks and a newfound respect for life after our constitutions returned to normal.
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How to Freakin' Make Mango SalsaSince it was one of my freakin' doctoral professors who turned me on to the freakin' fruit - and that freakin' article - in the first place, I decided to ask her. Now, being a gentleman and all, I gently kissed her earlobes until she freakin' woke up.
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Are You Ready to Date Again? Take This Test!Your long-term relationship ended and now you're out on your own again. It can get lonely and you might feel that familiar pang to find someone new. But are you ready to date again?
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How to Make Good Money in Advertising Without Any ExperienceThose in creative fields can gain experience in advertising - and make good money doing it! This article will lay the foundation for you.
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Weekend Warrior's Survival KitAfter displaying our diminished physical skills, we walk, hunched over, like George Burns. Our muscles ache. Our knees crackle. Our necks and elbows stiffen. We are the proud, the middle-aged, the weekend warriors.
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How to Make a Ton of Cash Cleaning HousesToday, we'll look at one of the oldest professions known to mankind and how you can make some pretty good money doing it. No - not that profession. No, the one we'll look at is completely legal, inexpensive to start and easy to market: cleaning houses.
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How to Make Money by Giving GiftsTake the first year I was divorced, for instance. Since I wanted my daughter to know how much I loved her, I spent nearly $400 I didn't have on new toys, games, dolls and clothes for Christmas. $400! On one child!
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How to Make Home Made BreadShe wouldn't give the recipe up without a fight, anyhow. Okay, "fight" isn't quite the word I was looking for. Perhaps I should have said, "she wouldn't give it up without being provided an incentive."
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How to Make Chicken StockLet's face it - it was either me or the chicken. Given the chance, the chicken would have stuffed, baked and carved me up, too!
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Making Alfredo Sauce and How Fellow Inmates Helped Me Snub the GrocerYou might say we even took conveniently packed Alfredo for granted. Until it was gone. That's when I grabbed the dairy clerk by the neck and squeezed until his face turned blue.
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How to Use Associated Content to Write for NewspapersBranching out is only natural, though. While Associated Content pays quickly, they will pay a maximum of $20 per piece. It's a big world out there, though, filled with other publications which offer higher payments.
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How to Eat a MangoThe first step is to determine what you'll be doing with the mango, what you have available and how desperate you are to get the fruit in your belly.
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How to Write Your First Ever ResumeWhat do you put on you resume if you have never held a job? This is an eternal Job Seeker Catch - 22: I need a resume to get a job, but I've never held a job, so I can't put one on a resume - which I need to get a job.
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How to Answer Cliche Job Interview QuestionsThe answers you give to cliche interview questions may not land you the job, but they can definitely eliminate you from contention. Here are the most frequent cliche questions you'll be asked, what they really mean and how to answer them.
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Life and Career Lessons from Stone Cold Steve Austin"What?!?" You might be asking. "Stone Cold Steve Austin? A sage? A professional wrestler as a mystical guide to finding happiness in life and in work?" Yes.
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Should You Be a Consultant or Hold a Real Job?Most full-time jobs in America don't pay six figures. And in this scenario, you're billing that much for working part-time.
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What to Do If a Coworker StinksSome would suggest that you and/or your co-workers leave aroma therapy candles on her desk, or even put a stick of deodorant or bottle of cheap perfume in her desk. Pay no attention to that advice.
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What to Consider Before Working in Europe and OverseasIf you're considering becoming an Expat, preliminary research is key. In fact, secondary research will give you an even more solid footing.
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How to Mention Outside Interests in InterviewsJust as colleges want high quality applicants that fit their culture, so too do employers.
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How to Develop Anecdotes for InterviewsAnecdotes and very short stories provide a brief yet powerful way to illustrate points. More to the point, they allow job seekers a way to highlight strengths while minimizing weaknesses.
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How to Stand Your Ground NicelyIn the workplace, taking bull will hold you back. It's important to stand your ground and remember that you have certain rights.
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How to Repackage Your Experience on ResumesThose transitioning to new fields, begin linear careers and/or aren't getting the interviews they want should consider repackaging themselves with functional resumes.
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When is it Too Old to Put on Your Resume?When is it time to take it off your resume? When is it water under the bridge? When does it smack of desperately trying to hold onto past glory?
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How to Avoid Resume Verbiage OverloadMany job seekers use more words than necessary on their resumes in the misguided belief that more is better.
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How to Make a Great Second First ImpressionFirst interviews, as one might guess, are exceedingly important - mainly because that is how second interviews and jobs are landed.
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Ten Resolutions that Job Seekers Can't Afford to Wait for New Year's to MakeDetermine what you want to accomplish - were you want to be - by this time next year. Make them specific and put them in writing.
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How to Resolve ConflictIt caught me at the wrong time and I shot off a terse email of my own. An hour later, I had calmed down. But the damage had been done.
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Ten Job Candidate Traits That Every Employer LovesFinding a job, starting a company, landing a dream spouse and earning a million dollars all take persistence. So does succeeding on the job.
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The Top 5 Books for Job SeekersWhile there are some very good work search-related books out there, there are only a few that are truly excellent - worthy of your time, mind and money.
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The Arnold Schwarzenegger Method: Resume Tips to Highlight Your Transferable SkillsThe Austrian Oak was a dominating bodybuilding champion, then gained worldwide acclaim as an actor, and is now the Governor of California. How did he earn success after success? By marketing his transferable skills. You can too.
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How to Network in the High Income BracketThe high earners - the ones making six figures plus - may obtain some networking benefits from Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, but they'll do even better by implementing high-end networking strategies.
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How Working Long Hours Hurts Your CareerIn the quest for iPods, soon-to-be-released iPhones, bigger homes and fat retirements, many employees work longer hours and bring work home.
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Targeting New HiresWith all the new-fangled ways of meeting and greeting people, though, some "old school" methods prove to be at least as beneficial - if not, more.
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The 10 Biggest Job Search LiesSeveral sources indicate that only 20% of all jobs are obtained online. The remaining 80% are found through networking.
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How to Handle X-Rated Employment History on Your ResumeThere are a few ways that you can use an X-Rated job to help you acquire a job you can even tell your mom about. And you can do it without omitting the job entirely.
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Tease Employers with Snack Culture QueriesEconomically, "snack culture queries" can save on high-quality stock stationary and the resulting higher postage cost.
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Looking Professional on a BudgetMost recently-minted grads know it's difficult to get experience without a job, but it's difficult to get a job without experience. In your case, however, you need to dress like you already have the job, but can't afford to do so without having the job in the first place.
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Before I Die ListTake the time to decide what you want to do with the time you have on this planet. Once you've checked things off your list, you'll begin adding more. You'll find success coming to you. You'll be happier and even more attractive to employers.
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How to Deal with a Diva BossSince the issue is with your direct supervisor, it may be a good idea to discuss her leadership style with her directly.
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How Dolly Parton Can Help You Find a JobDolly's' difficulties in dressing her "assets" aside, her twist of a phrase can be further twisted to help job hunters: if you are able to pack more into less, you can be recognized as fantastic.
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Landing a Live Interview Without "The Donald"Job seekers can go through non-broadcast live interviews, too. The process may be longer or shorter than what Ivana's ex puts his potential proteges through, and the coveted job's salary may be less (not always), but the chance of landing a great job is higher.
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How to Use Metrics in Your Work SearchTracking professional metrics can help you find work more efficiently, perform better at work and may even help you earn a higher wage.
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How to Make Your Previous Job Sound More Impressive on Your ResumeThis job seeker did what all who have low-wage jobs should do when vying for better jobs. He made his job sound more important than it was by following a basic formula.
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Taking Revenge on Former Employers Will Only Hurt YouShe didn't talk to you during the last three weeks? That, in itself, is an indicator that all is not well - even if your boss was typically uncommunicative.
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Job Search Tips: What Employers Say and What Employers MeanMany take note of the bull early on and run away. Others fall for the bull, continue interviewing, take the jobs and learn their mistakes too late.
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How to Handle Employment Gaps in InterviewsWhile a great response may not guarantee you get the job, answering poorly can most certainly guarantee you do NOT get it.
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Interviewing for a PromotionPromotions are often given to those who know the most about the company; its strategic planning, its products and services.
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Volunteering Works: Different Methods to Improve Your Job SearchVolunteering provides opportunities to gain experience and hone your skills.
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How Demoting Yourself Can Help Your CareerNo matter the industry, highly qualified individuals with fresh degrees or licenses don't always get their dream job immediately. There are several options for those who may or may not be truckers.
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Streamline Your Job Search by Writing an Employment PlanWhile employment plans can be as complicated and detailed as you want, it's usually a good idea to keep them simple.
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How to Save 12 Weeks Per YearWe can steal time back to compensate for the time stolen from us. The trick is not to steal other people's time, but rather our own. And you can steal back 12 weeks per year without affecting the quality of your life at all. That's right - more than 12 weeks!
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Develop a Specialty to Make More MoneyThe smart money is on developing a specialty. This will help cultivate and maintain career focus, as well as reduce waste.
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You Are an ExpertBy leveraging your expertise, you will be more attractive to prospective employers.
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Top 10 Reasons to Adopt from an Animal ShelterYou'll take more walks (and probably less bed space) if you adopt a dog. You'll wake up with feet on your face if you adopt a cat. You'll learn to think like your animal, too.
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How to Hire a Professional Resume WriterWhat format should I use? Am I bragging too much? Is it too long? What color paper should I use? Calgon, take me away!
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The 15 Signals Hiring Managers Send in Interviews and How to Read ThemYou can improve your interviews and your chances of landing the job - as well as save a lot of time - when you learn what hiring managers say with their bodies.
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Networking by Shaking the Branches of Your Family TreeYou can develop and enhance your network by shaking your family tree.
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How to Meet CelebritiesIf you would like to meet celebrities, look for opportunities the celebrities, themselves, participate in.
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How to Make Homemade Pasta by HandOnce you make your own pasta by hand, however, you'll have a tough time going back.
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Earn Extra Income Being a Birthday Party ClownBirthday clowns can make $100 for 30-45 minutes worth of work per birthday party. And, when marketed properly, it's quite possible to work three parties every Saturday and three more every Sunday.
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Get Published II: The Query LetterVolumes have been written on proper query letter formats and wording. But in reality, query letters are not that different from writing a cover letter for your resume; both types of letters follow a basic three-paragraph format.
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Professionalism the Casablanca WayCasablanca offers a wealth of advice. Bogey's character in particular, Rick Blane, offers up several gems for adding value to yourself as a professional (thus your job hunt).
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How to Choose the Right Graduate ProgramTraditionally, the graduate work is done at a different college or university than the one that issued the "Bach." Sometimes that's easy to do (particularly if you live in a multi-college town), other times, it's not.
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Show Off Your Expertise and Get Published!You can show the world what you know and raise your perceived value, however, by getting published. It's not as easy as many hope, but it's not as hard as others think, either.
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How to Start a Lawn Mowing BusinessNo matter how you slice it, owning and operating a seasonal lawn mowing business is an easy way to grab some annual cash.
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What Are Your Skills Worth?If you're looking for a job, you are in sales. And as any successful salesperson will tell you, you need to know your product inside and out. Employers, being your potential clients, will only buy if you are confident in your product.
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How to Propose Change at WorkHow you propose change is as important - if not more so - than the change you propose.
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How Valuable Are You? Take This Quiz to Find Out!Can your skills translate into paychecks?
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The Power of VacationsThe shocking part? Despite receiving fewer vacation days than their overseas counterparts, American workers often don't use all of their allotted paid time off.
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Be a Tiger - Woods, that Is!Stating a lofty goal may make you sound brash, but sharing it will help get people to buy into it.
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How to Make Money Commuting to WorkMake money for commuting to and from work.
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How to Be High Tech for FreeYou can release your inner geek for free. That's right: FREE!
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How to Save Big Money with AuctionsSince a penny saved is a penny earned, saving money at auctions is equal to making money at auctions.
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How to Make Your Garden a Cash CropGardens can also prove to be genuine money makers. Even small patio gardens can produce big profits.
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How to Sleep BetterPoor sleep can adversely affect your job performance, how you get along with people and even how you drive.
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Why Steroids Should Be AllowedAllow steroids in sports? What about the legends who accomplished their feats without synthetic performance enhancing concoctions? What about fairness? What about ethics? What about the damage to the athletes' bodies?
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How to Be a Money MagnetIf you only work an additional 16 hours per week, you will have worked an additional 21 weeks over the course of a year.
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Fluffy, Guilt-Ridden OmeletsIf you got your eggs from the refrigerator, you can do this either by hand or with an electric mixer. If you got them from your hens, have one of your kids do that while your spouse attends to your wounds.
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Airbus May Mandate Employees Work 5 Hours FreeWhen a payment is not provided, it is considered stealing. When an employee is forced to work without compensation, it is, in essence, slavery.
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Beware, EBay Sellers - the Tax Man ComethUncle Sam wants to know how much you earned by selling your Santa slippers, antique belt buckles and mint condition baseball cards.
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Negotiating Pay: My Pete Rose for Your Reggie Jackson and a Matchbox to Be Named LaterHaggling is important when negotiating compensation packages with employers.
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Body Language: The 15 Signals Hiring Managers Send and How to Read ThemLearn what hiring managers are saying with their bodies.
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How to Hire a Professional Resume WriterYou may want to delegate to a professional resume writer.
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10 Essentials for Every Job Hunt Website or BlogWhat should be included in your website or blog?
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How to Supplement Your Income OnlineEarn to earn anywhere from an extra couple hundred dollars to a thousand dollars per month â€" depending on the time and effort you invest
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How to Have a Successful Office RomanceWhat if there are sparks between you and that stud in accounting or that babe in marketing?
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How to Save a Wad of Cash Each MonthMost of us waste precious funds we could otherwise use for living expenses or to put into savings.
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Networking Lies and TruthsMost fears, though, can be eliminated by knowledge. The fear of networking is no different.
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Build Your Network: Fish Where the Employers AreConsider that fish tend to socialize with other fish, and that they are inevitably in ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, seas or oceans. Likewise, executives and small business people tend to socialize with others like themselves.
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How to Make and Use a Website to Get a JobThe problem with sending your resume electronically is the same reason it's come into vogue: the attachment. Some companies have their servers set to strip attachments from emails coming from the outside.
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Why You Should Be a Business Card PackratWhat the experts don't mention is that collecting business cards - even being a business card pack rat - is even more important than passing yours out.
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Cover Letters: The Second ParagraphMost the second paragraph in their cover letters to sum up the bulk of their resumes. This is a mistake. There are better ways to write the second paragraph.
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Cover Letters: The First ParagraphCover letters are one of the biggest job-seeking stress producers. What do I put in it? How do I start? How long should it be? Relax!
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How to Make an Impact with Your Electronic ResumeIt's important, before we begin, that you've "stacking" your resume properly.
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The Legacy of Peyton ManningCongrats to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts for their Super Bowl XLI victory over the Chicago Bears. But the commentators and ex-jock talking heads kept using words like "coronation" and "legacy." This begs a few questions.