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Life isn’t easy for the average graduate. It has recently been reported that an incredible with their job searches. They’re unsure about what job to start with, they don’t quite know what they want out of a job, and they aren’t sure whom to ask. At times such as these, graduates might just look to their role models for inspiration – and for some, that role model may come in the form of a famous plastic doll. Barbie was , when many women did not even have jobs. Far from being meek and mild, this gritty individual even became an astronaut in 1965! What an incredible inspiration to young girls at the time, who held onto their dolls and onto their beliefs that one day, they could be anything they wanted to be. Since 1959, Barbie has continued to test the limits and explore different professional avenues. She has been everything..

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LinkedIn is the world’s largest online professional networking application with , and the site itself claims that . According to , at least 87 percent of recruiters use LinkedIn to source talent. Here’s another fact that I can personally attest to: Most recruiters with whom I’ve spoken tell me that is their site of choice when it comes to looking for talent. Not Facebook, Monster, Indeed, or Simply Hired, but LinkedIn. These facts should convince you to use LinkedIn in your job search if you aren’t already, but here’s the question: How can you most effectively use LinkedIn to land a job? Here are some insights on that subject: LinkedIn Is More Than Your Online Resume First of all, . That said, I suggest to my LinkedIn workshop that their first move should be to copy and paste their resumes into their LinkedIn profiles. However, you can’t stop there. You need to add..

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04/14/2014 11:52 am ET | Having the right keywords in your social profile, particularly in LinkedIn and Google Plus, is critical to making yourself visible to recruiters and hiring managers who are often searching through them for qualified job candidates. With the right keywords in your social profile, your profile will appear in search results, and appearing in search results is the way you are found by employers and recruiters. Without the right keywords, your profiles (and you) are invisible, regardless of how well-qualified you might be for the job you want, because your resume may never be seen by a recruiter. So, What Are Key Words? The words we type into the search box on a search engine are “keywords.” Recruiters and employers use keywords when searching through search engines and social networks, like LinkedIn, as well as employer applicant tracking systems (“ATS”) and resume databases. What Are Keywords..

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Spring is here – which means it’s not only time to clean out your closet, but also time to dust off your and give it an update. It’s important to make a positive first impression on potential employers as you look for your next career opportunity. Notice I said “career,” not “job.” A job is a mere moment in time that may not be fulfilling or satisfying, but a career is a long-term professional endeavor that grows with you over time. The average recruiter looks at each resume for  before deciding whether to to pass or move forward. I want your resume to get a second or third look, so here are a few tidbits to help you prepare a resume that catches people’s attention and advances your career: Tidbit 1: Focus Decide which field you would like to work in so that you can gear your resume toward that field. Many job..

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  Let’s get the simple explanation out of the way: are more productive. We’re talking major increases. found “companies with an average of 9.3 engaged employees for every actively disengaged employee in 2010-2011 experienced 147 percent higher [earning per share] compared with their competition.” Still not sold? Gallup also found that work units in the top quartile in employee engagement outperform bottom-quartile units by 22 percent in profitability and 21 percent in productivity. All companies face financial challenges and wish to remain fiscally ahead. Business is about making money, after all. Blame the economy, investors, regulations, or a combination of the three, but at some point or another, business owners will be looking for a way to give their budgets a break. While considering these savings, we hear the outcry of our employees. Disengagement levels are rising, and oftentimes, the solutions we’re offered just cause more budgetary problems. But here’s the good news:..

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  Today’s job market is tough. If you’re trying to find a new job or get a promotion at your current job, you can probably relate. One of the most frustrating things, if not the most frustrating, is when your current boss is overlooking you. Perhaps the boss has created a new role that would be perfect for you. You’ve been with the organization for five years, and this job is a step up from what you’re doing today. You’re committed to the company and plan to be there for a while – maybe even until retirement. The new role is an obvious progression for you – but your boss doesn’t see it. Instead, they are too busy scouring the earth for the perfect candidate when the best person is right under their nose! And even after you’ve pitched your idea, they aren’t interested. I have to be honest: I don’t..

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  Recently, we at Recruiter.com teamed up with Wyzant, the largest online marketplace for one-to-one instruction in the U.S., in order to better understand the connection between education and professional advancement. After surveying 900 currently employed professionals in America, we found out that training and development may be even more important ... Source: Recruiter

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Rarely does a day pass without a headline in the technology trades, business magazines, or newspapers about the tech skills gap.  claim there may be as many as half a million unfilled IT jobs open in the U.S. at any given time. Compounding the issue, projects that IT occupations are expected to grow 12 percent by 2024. We also know that many in the tech industry are now nearing retirement age. If most of these tech-related positions go unfilled now, how will we ever close the tech employment gap? As this gap grows, many parents of teenagers worry about what their kids will do for a living after college – if they can even afford to go to college in the first place. These parents, a group to which I belong, live at a time when tell us that tuition at a private four-year institution costs about $44,000 a year...

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I came across these H1B visa documentaries that were aired on PBS and CBS this month, quite emotional !  Would love to hear your thoughts on the documentaries and the abuse of the H1B program. What do you all think ? PBS – The Controversy Over H1B Visas [embedded content] Read more at  CBS – 60 Minutes – You’re Fired In case, the video is not viewable, check  Related Articles Source: Redbus h1b 1