Today we welcome Shannon, who you may know from the blog Financially Blonde. She will be filling in a couple of weeks while Cat takes some time off to spend with her twins. At fourteen years old, I joined the ranks of the working class, and over the past twenty one years, I estimate that […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. With my new position and starting my MBA, it’s been an interesting last few months. The position I’m in has me overseeing 34 employees and as a first-time supervisor, I definitely came into the job trying to understand myself and how I was going to work […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. Graduation season is only a few short months away! This means that students are gearing up to find jobs or Universities/Colleges to attend and companies are looking to hire. Job fairs are a huge resource for people looking for work because they allow reps to put […]
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We’ve all been there. You are looking at job postings and see one that would be perfect for you. One problem: You don’t have five years of experience; you have two. There’s one or two skills required that you simply haven’t had the opportunity to learn. You don’t have a “deep understanding” of a particular […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. I think for many people just graduating college, there tends to be a steep learning curve when it comes to figuring out the application process for the jobs they are interested in. I felt like I wasn’t in control when it came to remembering all of […]
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A couple weeks ago I mentioned that Target laid off 475 employees, or nearly 4% of it’s corporate work force. This hit close to home for me as I have a number of friends and family members that work for Target at their corporate headquarters, as well as at various positions at Target stores. Target […]
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Let’s go job searching!!! Said no one ever. Or at least not that enthusiastically, I’m sure. It can be a long and tough journey to find a new job, especially if you’re having difficulty even figuring out where to look for one. Today we’re going to go over a few ideas of where to look […]
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Let me set the scene: I was at my local public library looking at some Suze Orman books. For the record, I know there are a lot of people out there who don’t like her. (My own dad is not a fan.) However, I like her and her sassy personality. She tells it like it […]
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When I first started at my current employer, I sat next to a project manager. Eventually she moved on to a new position and was going to work-from-home full-time. On her last day we were talking about various things and she said she had one piece of career advice for me: never stay in a […]
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There are so many posts online about how to get a job. But you don’t want just any job right? You want your dream job! The best job! The one that’s perfect for you. Luckily there are a lot of ways to find that dream job. It just takes some trial and error and persistence. […]
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