Archive for the ‘Career’ Category

Starting a New Job? Know the Company’s Culture

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Starting a new job can be very stressful. Questions such as, am I going to get along with my boss or will my co-workers accept me, usually comes to mind just after you get over the excitement of landing a new position. The answer to these questions can be the difference between you becoming the company's best or an employee less.
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What Jobs Are Receding In The Recession?

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Seventy-six percent of primary doctors in the U.S. feel 'overextended and overworked". According to a November 2008 survey done by the Physicians' Foundation, 11% of doctors intend to retire, 13% intend to get out of active patient care, 20% intend to cut back on patients and 10% intend to work part-time. In addition to the extra paperwork required in working with health care plans, 78% of the 12,000 survey participants complained that there weren't enough primary doctors. Unfortunately, 60% also said that they wouldn't recommend medicine as a career. Obviously, doctors are getting sick of doctoring.
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How To Get An Acting Agent

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

One of the questions I get asked frequently relates to something that most actors face in their interviews with agents and casting directors.
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Overcoming The Stresses of Finding A Job and Career

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Layoffs in the business world are common and with it comes the fear and anxiety of finding another job. With this in mind, here is a list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their stresses and anxieties in finding a new job or career.
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How To Prepare For Licensure Examinations

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The prospect of preparing for licensure examinations makes my spine shiver. I have been to one and I have not had any good memory with the preparation process except of the fact that I really learned many things about life there. The experience is not necessarily the worst case scene in my life. However, it helped me land my license right into my own hands and it was practically the best thing that happened. Until now, whenever I think about exams I often think about how I prepared back then and I would never change anything given the chance of going back.
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Mastering the Craft a Must to Breaking into Show Business

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Breaking into show business or professional modeling seems insurmountable to most people. Often, people are so desperate to be discovered that they fall for get rich quick schemes, or pay unscrupulous agents who offer quick and easy ways to get to the top. They are uneducated in what one really needs to make it to the top of the acting or modeling game.
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How To Write A Truly Effective Technical Resume

Monday, February 8th, 2010

List your technical knowledge first, in an organized way. Your technical strengths must stand out clearly at the beginning of your resume. Ultimately, your resume is going to be read by a thoughtful human being, but before it gets to that point it often has to be categorized by an administrative clerk, and make its way past various sorts of key word searches. Therefore, you should list as many directly relevant buzz words as you can which reflect your knowledge and experience.
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The Importance Of New Career Training

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

If you are interested in changing your current job as well as your career, then new career training is a must for you. It is irrational to quit your current job and apply for new jobs without planning carefully, as the job market does not offer any guarantees. It is better to take your time in finding the perfect job for your future career growth. You can also consider career course options that can provide great benefits.
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Changing Jobs? Look Before You Leap!

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Depending on the company or industry, it is fairly common to see annual turnover rates that run from 15% to 20%, sometimes even more! This means that each year at least 1 out of 5 working people change jobs and even careers. In some industries and businesses the turnover rate is a lot higher when compared to the others.
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Military Snipers Vs. Police Snipers

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

A "sniper" is someone who strikes at a target from an undisclosed location. A sniper rifle, therefore, would be any rifle a sniper uses. But commonly, a "sniper rifle" is the name given to any rifle with inherent accuracy, and modifications made to wring the most accuracy out of it. Most common sniper rifles are built from a Remington 700 bolt action rifle. That gun is readily available at most gun shops as an well made and accurate hunting rifle.
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