Tag Archives: career

Tools for Enhancing Your Job Search

When searching for a job, are you effective? There are many excellent digital tools that can assist you in undertaking a better job search. As Maria Onzain writes for Tech.co: “Do you feel your job hunt efforts are inefficient? Do you … Continue reading

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Upgrading Walmart’s Employment Practices

For years, Walmart has had tough labor practices and been heavily criticized for them. For example, it has been sued by many women for unequal pay and promotion opportunities, fought hard against employees unionizing, paid low wages, etc. But, now … Continue reading

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How to Better Promote YOURSELF

I regularly ask my undergraduate and graduate students: Why should an employer want to hire YOU? What can YOU offer that is distinctive? One good way to answer to these questions is by publishing material online through your own blog … Continue reading

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