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3 Memorable Ways To Answer “Tell Me About Yourself”

I recently stumbled upon a Ladders.com article that included 10 good ways to answer the difficult interview question “tell me about yourself.” I always find myself struggling with this question in interview…

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The Most Outrageous Job Interview Mistakes

Asking the hiring manager for a sip of his coffee during an interview isn’t the smartest move–especially if you want the job. Taking your shoes off while you’re in the hot seat or asking, “What company is…

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Your Facebook Profile Can Predict Your Job Performance

It can take as little as 10 minutes for someone to go through your Facebook profile and predict how you’ll perform in the workplace…

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4 Ways to Bring The Job Hunt Game to You

There are many active job search methods a job seeker can use such as the deliberate grind of obtaining informal interviews, incessantly networking, and creatively capturing job leads. There are passive…

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Top 5 Barriers to Job or Contact Referrals in a Job Search

Why is it that some people seem to have “all the luck?” Here you’ve been, slogging away at a focused job search for weeks, months, or even years, yet certain contacts in your circles just seem to “pop”…

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Hospitals generate nearly $79 billion for Illinois economy

Illinois’ 200 hospitals and health systems contribute $78.7 billion to the state’s economy, according to a new report by the Illinois Hospital Association. The hospitals employ more than a quarter of a million…

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5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Job Search

With spring slowly approaching, it’s time to think about cleaning up your job search efforts to create more focus and less chaos all around…

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5 Tips for Preparing for a Professional Networking Event

Networking plays an important role in any professional’s career, which means attending events is vital to making new contacts, to developing career leads, and to staying abreast with what is going on in…

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Resume Cliches: What to Avoid and Why

Recently, a LinkedIn question asked about the ten most common (and least appreciated) resume clichés. Among the candidates were: results driven, detail oriented and team player…

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Half Blame Feds for Healthcare Industry Mess

Almost half of healthcare finance leaders (42%) feel the healthcare industry as a whole is on the wrong track, and more than a third (34%) are undecided as to whether healthcare is on the right or wrong…

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AHA Hospital StatisticsTM 2012 edition

AHA Hospital Statistics contains exclusive American Hospital Association Annual Survey Database™ data and includes utilization and financial data by bed-size category, U.S. census divisions, states, and…

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Cover Letters Still Valuable in Hiring Process

Think cover letters are passe when applying for a position? Think again, a new OfficeTeam survey suggests. More than nine in 10 (91 percent) executives polled said cover letters are valuable when evaluating…

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The Tax Bang After the Hospital Boom

Margot Sanger-Katz has a stellar cover story in the latest National Journal on the “New Goliaths”: the ballooning hospitals sprouting from the Affordable Care Act. It starts off close to home, detailing…

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Job Search Tips from the Harvard Business Review

A member of a LinkedIn group shared a post on the Harvard Business Review’s website “Nine Things Successful People Do Differently’ by Heidi Grant Halvorson. I have adapted several of her points with a focus…

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Trying to Find a Job When You’re Shy or Introverted

Last month, I posted a blog about networking for the shy and introverted. It seemed to strike a chord with several readers, and I’ve received many requests for further information and advice on different…

Read more at Movin’ On Up.

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