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Almost 40% of all unemployed people have stopped trying to get a job

Today’s economic climate is definitely recovering and on the upswing compared to where it was a few years ago.

Are there curently layoffs at big companies? Sure.

But are all those newly unemployed people panicked today about their prospects of finding a new position at a new organization?  Also yes, but not as much as there was a few years ago.

Unlock the Hidden Job Market: 6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough
Unlock the Hidden Job Market:
6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough

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10 Things Travel

Top Cities to Start Your Career

As you prepare to graduate from college and move into The Real World (you know, that place “where people stop being polite and start being real”), you’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what JOB you want to be doing.  What COMPANY you want to do it with.

Maybe you need to also spend some time thinking about WHERE you want to work as well.

The Secret to Getting a Job after College: Marketing Tactics to Turn Degrees into Dollars
The Secret to Getting a Job after College:
Marketing Tactics to Turn Degrees into Dollars

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10 Things

What are the MOST and LEAST stressful jobs?

How stressful is your job?

Sure, there’s pressure to do the best you can at your current position, and maybe you are responsible for guiding others to be better themselves, but in the real world — how much of the stress you feel is self-imposed versus stress that is a natural component of the job you’re doing?

Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pressure's On
Success Under Stress:
Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pressure’s On

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Funny Travel Websites

Life in the air: Funny Airplane Pilot Stories

Not every office is as entertaining as others, but a job is only a job if you aren’t able to find some humor in it.

Some jobs lend themselves to storytelling more than others, and this is one story-filled website (and book!) that we’ve stumbled upon for your amusement.

4-Day Follies
4-Day Follies: A year in the life of an airplane pilot

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How To

What day of the week are you most likely to get a job?

Applying for jobs can be stressful, especially if you’re sending out resume after resume, cover letter after cover letter, and not getting any nibbles of interest back.

You’ve reviewed your resume. You’ve rewritten your cover letter countless times.  You’ve rehearsed your elevator speech in front of the mirror until you’re blue in the face.  But you’re still not getting any leads back from the applications you’ve put in.

Maybe there’s absolutely nothing wrong with your paperwork.  Maybe all that’s wrong is the way you’re going about applying for jobs in the first place.

Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring: Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve
Get The Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring:
Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve

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How To

The Three People Most Likely to be Fired from Any Job

How many companies have you worked for over your career?

Some people find one company and stay with them for years until retirement.  It’s rare to find them, but it’s possible to stick with a single organization for 25-30 years or longer.

Then there are some resumes you run across where people flip from company to company every 2-3 years without batting an eye.  They aren’t looking for long-term stability and career goals, but rather are just moving on to the next great hit.

So let’s look at this from the boss’ viewpoint:

The Prodigal Executive: How to Coach Executives Too Painful to Keep, Too Valuable to Fire
The Prodigal Executive: How to Coach Executives Too Painful to Keep, Too Valuable to Fire

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Gadgets Internet

The average phone user checks their phone 150 times per day

How many times a day do you check your phone, whether it be for messages, emails, Twitter, Facebook status updates, Instagram, or actually making a phone call to someone?  We’re not even talking exclusively smartphone users, who have those things glued to their hands at all times.  We’re including all mobile phone users here.

Heck, you may even be reading this Web Watch post on your phone right now.

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food How To

Today’s Challenge: Survive on Minimum Wage for One Month

How long has it been since you were in college?

Remember how awesome it was to just head out to the university cafeteria and eat everything you wanted, just because you could?  Hey – it was like an unlimited Las Vegas buffet, but without the cover charge.  Unlimited pizza. Unlimited ice cream. Unlimited single-patty burgers (double-patty burgers only allowed on your first trip through the grill line).

Yeah, there’s a reason it’s called the Freshman 15, and it has nothing to do with the free beer you’re sucking down on weekends, either.