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When your resume sinks like a rock
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: After sending in a dozen or more online job applications with resumes, I haven't heard back from any of them, with the exception of a few emails confirming that my application was received. Can you give me a few clues to get better results? --...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Quit now or hold on until spring?
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: I'm about $18,000 underpaid according to averages on payscale.com and salary.com. I've been holding off risking what I have to get a better position, but it looks as though the job market is looking up. If you were me, would you wait until...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Career Choosing: Ultimate informational interview
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: At 42, I've spent 17 years in finance and consulting. I'm on a sabbatical to revalidate my personal and career goals in an effort to rediscover my sense of purpose. I'm closing in on my direction and have several possibilities in mind. Other...Tags: Career and Workplace, Personal Data Collection, Politics, Interior Policy, Media Industry
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When employer's word isn't reliable
DEAR JOYCE: I enjoyed your column about boomerang employees. But let me share my situation of the moment. I am employed but was planning to become a boomerang employee of a company I worked for and liked a lot several years go. Despite prior salary...Tags: Science and Technology
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Are resumes headed for dust heap?
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: My son, a college student, tells me that resumes are obsolete and that I should be writing an online profile. How do you view the question of resumes vs. profiles in today's world? -- J.S. Your son seems to be socially literate, but do I...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Businesses, Colleges and Universities, Media Industry, Business
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Spending too much job hunt time online?
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: After the print shop where I worked closed eight months ago, I have been looking and looking for a new job. At 49, my kids are grown, and I never thought it would be so hard to find a job that doesn't pay all that well for working a shop...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Social Media, Employment Opportunities
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Should you be a boomerang employee?
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: After leaving a good job for what I now recognize as blue-sky promises that failed to materialize after six months, I got a call from my old boss asking that I come in and talk with him next week about returning to my old job. I agreed. My...Tags: Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Companies and Corporations
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Dealing with recruiters when you've been fired
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: I was separated from my last job because I didn't agree with the direction that new management was taking the company. My former manager isn't going to nuke me, but I don't expect lavish praise either -- we're not on the same page. Am I dead...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Employment
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Stuck job hunting? Try a powerful new tutorial
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: As a new college graduate looking to get started in my career, I could use some help understanding the whole job search deal. For example, my buddy told me the best place to find a good position is on a company's website. Is this true? What...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Elections, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Arts and Culture
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Frosty interview may be trouble alert
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: I'm not on the market for a new position, but a company department manager (Trey) contacted me and convinced me to interview for an open position somewhat better than mine. Trey said he'd set up an interview with Shannon, the human resources...Tags: Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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How long, costly to earn four-year degree?
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: After graduating from high school nearly four years ago, I'm now serious about earning a four-year college degree. But I don't want to go to debtor's prison to do it so I know I'll be working jobs while studying. How long should I expect my...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Education, Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues, Graduation
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Useless To Ask Why You Weren't Hired
DEAR JOYCE: I was one of two finalists for a great job and was so perfect for it that I thought I'd surely get it. The other finalist, a man, was selected. I don't think the company discriminates against women, but if I ask the hiring manager why I wasn't...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Employment Opportunities, Companies and Corporations
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