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  • ATTENTION: Career Underdogs; I Challenge YOU To Become A Career Champion (2-day challenge starts NOW!)

    To the desperately unemployed or underemployed, the week-to-week barely surviving, and the ones who feel like if it weren’t for bad luck, they wouldn’t have any luck at all: I challenge you… ….to the Cheeks in the Seats challenge! Don’t worry…. this won’t cost you any money…but it will take something – DETERMINATION. I am […]

  • Unemployment is NOT Easy Money

    If you are on unemployment and doing contracting for temp work, you need to know this… Honesty is always the best policy. Sometimes being honest can hurt you financially in the short-term, but being dishonest can certainly hurt you worse in the long-term. Learn from my experience. I have received unemployment benefits from two states […]

  • 3 Ways Being Unemployed, Underemployed and Underpaid Derail Your Retirement Plans

    No one wants to find oneself unemployed and without a steady salary. The lack of gainful employment is a frightening scenario. How long will unemployment last? How much money is there in savings? What about the bills? What will be paid and what will fall to the wayside? What luxuries have to be cut from […]

  • Is Your Social Media Presence Hindering Your Job Prospects?

    Job seekers may not realize how heavily their social media profiles can weigh on their job prospects. A social media presence that complements a professional image is just as important as having a great résumé and interview skills. An unprofessional and inappropriate social media presence can easily close the door to career advancement. A 2014 […]

  • Extra, extra! HUGE unemployment benchmark reached

    Under 10 million unemployed! The mainstream media will NOT let you celebrate about it, however. They would much rather you remain pessimistic, suspicious and discouraged. Exhibit A: http://nypost.com/2014/05/07/no-three-ring-circus-needed-to-rig-unemployment-rate/ Exhibit B: http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-80083060/ Exhibit C: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-08/jobless-claims-in-u-s-decreased-more-than-forecast-last-week.html  (this article looks positive, but read on) Is it all good? No. I know that the people who are especially impacted by the […]

  • Only 44% of unemployed job seekers have LinkedIn profiles and other staggering data

    I’m surprised at how frequently a job seeker will ask me if recruiters are really looking for candidates on LinkedIn. I’m also surprised how many job seekers still don’t have a presence on LinkedIn. Even if you are not a job seeker, unless you are financially free, chances are good you will be in the […]