Employment

The job market, it's tight that's for sure. This time of year especially with a new crop of graduates beating the bushes for the best paying jobs you not only need to be qualified but you need to make sure the job you get is one that is going to be there for a while. We were searching on Yahoo and found this great survey of jobs that once were not such good prospects, that have become a better choice for those looking for work. 

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We wake up, we go to work and we work hard. We like to think our contributions to our chosen profession are exactly what our supervisors want from us. But we might be guilty of some things we may never be told about. Did I do that? 10 things your boss isn't telling you!

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Being late, it is one of my pet peeves. I can't stand to be late, I can't stand to have people be late when they are supposed to be meeting me. I don't have late on my watch. To me being "on time" is a sign of respect, for others it's just not that big of a deal, unless it means you'll be looking for work.

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Unless you are seeking an elected position I can not condone the use of untruths when seeking employment. If you are a politician then you better be good at it. The fact is sometimes it takes a skilled manipulation of what we call the truth to get the chance to land a new job with out the folks at the old job catching on.

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So there you are, face to face with your potential new boss, it's the job you've dreamed of and...Did he just ask me WHAT?!?! You aren't the only one! We've compiled some of the oddest and most interesting interview questions of the year.

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I remember my son Jack when he was all of four years old telling me he had reached a decision on what his life's work would be. I thought to myself, this is it, he's going to tell me he wants to be a doctor, a plumber, an Internet computer guru who will take care of his dumb old disc jockey daddy in his old age. Nope, no high paying gigs for my kid, he was either going to be a train (like Thomas) or a leprechaun. Well if you or your kids are looking for work, there are some openings in the world of witchcraft.

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It's something we have always wished for during the day or after a particularly big plate lunch, a nap at the office, well now it seems to be the "IN" thing!

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You find it harder to concentrate, you don't seem to be getting any sleep at all, you're cranky and irritable is it the flu? Nope chances are it's the holidays. Yes 'tis the season when the desire to shop, decorate,wrap, carol, cavort and be merry gets many of us down. Well if you like all the trappings of the season but find your time and temper is a little short, don't fret, do what the big boys do, outsource it and enjoy the season.

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All of us have thought about it, many of us have done it. Called in to work ala the Steve Azar song "I Don't Have to be Me 'Til Monday" and told a little white lie about being sick. What's the harm right? Well apparently billions of dollars and corporate America is starting to investigate those sick days and how we take them.

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