(ARA) – It seems that nearly every newscast these days includes some discussion of wide-scale joblessness in the U.S. and discussion of economic crises at home and abroad. The American worker has been taken on a roller coaster ride over the course of the last few years that has left many in a tailspin when [...]
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Why taking care of your emotional health is important while unemployed
January 24th, 2012 
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Ensuring You Get Your Priorities Right
December 13th, 2011 Exceed Magazine By Will Edwards In my workshops, we often talk about the importance of cultivating an effective professional image and, when it comes to thinking about selecting the right clothing for business, people will occasionally say something to the effect that they would dress like the manager if they were to get the manager’s job. This [...]
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Three rules for the unemployed job seeker
December 6th, 2011 Exceed Magazine (ARA) – Everyone has heard that employers like to hire the currently employed, and there is a stigma attached to gaps in work history: generally, the longer the gap, the larger the stigma. This is a stigma potentially affecting 5.9 million people (or 42.4 percent of all the unemployed) who are defined as “long-term unemployed,” [...]
Discover Your Authentic Career in a Tough Economy
July 5th, 2011 Exceed Magazine By Ruchira Agrawal Some of you may be familiar with the term “authentic career”, others perhaps reading this for the first time and wondering what it really means. The term ‘Authenticity’ according to Wikipedia means – “the degree to which one is true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character”, despite “external forces, pressures, and [...]
Seven key interview questions job seekers should expect
May 17th, 2011 Exceed Magazine (ARA) – Many Americans are living a harsh economic reality. Everybody knows somebody who is looking for a job. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported the unemployment rate at 8.8 percent in March 2011. This translates to 13.5 million Americans who are out of work, with some major worker groups facing a higher unemployment [...]
Phone Interview? Here’s How to Ace It
May 10th, 2011 Exceed Magazine (ARA) – When employers advertise an open position, they receive a mountain of resumes. As a result, many are turning to telephone interviews to screen applicants. If you’re one of the 13.5 million Americans looking for a job, it pays to plan in advance for the prospect of interviewing over the phone. Telephone screening saves [...]
