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A 2008 report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revealed that:70-80% of all visits to the doctor are for stress-related and stress-induced illnessesStress contributes to 50% of all illness in the United StatesThe cost of job stress in the U.S. is estimated at $200 billion annually, including costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, and insurance claims.According to the Holmes

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The Front Page of the Sunday, September 27, 2009 edition of The New York Times carried what could be considered an ominous report. The story, written by Peter S. Goodman states, “Job seekers now outnumber openings six to one, the worst ratio since the government began tracking open positions in 2000. According to the Labor Department’s latest numbers, from July, only 2.4 million full-time

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Here are some more suggestions to help jump start your job search...Use Multiple Methods To Identify Openings. One of the biggest mistakes people make is limiting themselves to just one, two or three job search methods. Too often, people think that simply posting résumés on job boards is all it takes. Others rely almost exclusively on networking. Job boards don’t have every job from employers

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Almost everyday I hear from someone who tells me that the job market is bad. Comments like, “I’ve applied everywhere” and “There just aren’t any jobs” are chanted by phone and glare at me in emails. Most of the comments are from individuals who truly feel that they have exhausted every avenue possible to find a new position. One woman actually told me that “If Norman Vincent Peale were looking

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February, 2009: 4.8% Unemployment RatePutting The Latest Numbers In Perspective· The latest unemployment rate for the Tulsa area that I have seen is 4.8%.· There have been many layoffs in the area.· Many companies have implemented a freeze on new hires.· Several direct-hire recruiters I’ve spoken with report a slowdown in job orders.Does this mean that the sky is falling? Not at all. The

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The most effective mindset that you can take into an interview is that you are about to have a conversation with someone about how you can help his or her company achieve their corporate objectives. Such an attitude does two things for you. First, the word conversation implies a give and take discussion about something. Thus you give yourself permission to ask questions and answer their

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Whether it is called a staff reduction, layoff, “voluntary resignation”, early retirement, position elimination due to reorganization, plant closing or right sizing—moving from the employment stage of life into a post-employment stage is one of the most stressful events a person can experience. Monitor and modify your attitude. It would be simplistic to say to a person, “have an affirmative

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Whether You Call Them Recruiters or Headhunters, You Need A Good Working Relationship With Them…Having a recruiter represent you doesn’t guarantee you a job offer. But headhunters have the network of contacts, knowledge of the market and established relationships of trust with hiring managers that can provide you with opportunities that never appear in help wanted ads or on job boards. Below are

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Sean was still in shock when he called my office. “I never saw it coming,” he told me. “I knew business was off, but I was blind sided when they eliminated my job.”Anytime there is a downturn in the economy the number of calls and emails from people like Sean increase to recruiters, career counselors and résumé writers. And almost without exception, they all claim they didn’t see it coming.Many

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The Naked IntervieweeFive tips for a winning job interviewRobert HiddeHiddecareersvcs.com“I’ll tell you what,” Charlie began his interview debriefing, “I felt like I had been stripped naked and whipped with a razor strop!”Charlie went on to explain how the interviewer had managed to “get me confused” and “made me feel like a babbling idiot.” Obviously, Charlie wasn’t called back for a second

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