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These 20 Jobs Have The Best Work-Life Balance. Ever dream of a job that really allows you to balance your work life with your personal life?

These 20 Jobs Have The Best Work-Life Balance

The truth is – some jobs do this better than others. To help, Glassdoor, the leading jobs and career community, has identified 20 of the highest rated jobs for work-life balance. This list was compiled based entirely on employee feedback shared on Glassdoor over the past year*. Data Scientist (4.4 work-life balance rating), Tour Guide (4.3) and Investment Analyst (4.0) are among the top jobs for providing a great work-life balance.

12 Ways to Get a Job Interview and One Way Not To. Job Seeker In Total Denial (Don't Be This Guy) How to research a potential employer. Want the Job? Stop Being Impossible to Hire! 50 Job Search Tips From Recruiters. When researching the most effective practices on conducting a job search, job seekers can get a lot of mixed messages on what to do (or what not to do) – depending on the who they talk to.

50 Job Search Tips From Recruiters

HR and Recruiting professionals can be a great source of information, given their roles in the recruitment and selection process. This article is comprised of job search tips from 50 different HR and Recruiting members of Minnesota Recruiters. 1. 6 Comedy Classics – Job-Related Video Clips. Job Swap: Americans Suck at Keeping a Job [PIC]

Can You Find a Job Without a College Degree? For many people who worked their way up, the lack of degree was never an impediment — until they lost their jobs.

Can You Find a Job Without a College Degree?

Bill Gates never graduated from college. Neither did Michael Dell nor Steve Jobs. Outside of the tech world, Richard Branson has done pretty well for himself without a college degree, as has Barry Diller. But Sharon Willis is a more common example of the challenges to American workers who never graduated from college. Since February, Willis has been the acting vice president for external affairs at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, a medical and health-sciences graduate school of 850 students. Willis started at the university 28 years ago as a clerk typist and worked her way up through the ranks. Don't Let Your Job Search Depress You - Priscilla Claman.

Distinguish Yourself from the Market, Not Just Other Applicants - Richard McDermott. By Richard McDermott | 2:31 PM April 2, 2012 If you’re an experienced professional, it can be tough to find a job in today’s market.

Distinguish Yourself from the Market, Not Just Other Applicants - Richard McDermott

Sally (name has been changed) was laid off six months ago. She was a training manager for a large corporation, advising middle and senior managers on career development. 10 Tips to Beat Job Search Burn Out. The weather's heating up, but are your job hunting efforts cooling off?

10 Tips to Beat Job Search Burn Out

Fight the urge to abandon your search—stay on track and refresh your motivation with these tips: 1. Do Something You're Awesome At One of the best ways to right burn out is to feel A. successful, and B. energized. This is most easily and effectively achieved by doing something you enjoy, and you kind of rule at. How to Market Yourself to Potential Employers. 8 New Techniques to Land a Job. InShare580 If you're in the middle of a job search, there will no doubt be moments when you feel frustrated and fatigued.

8 New Techniques to Land a Job

Despite submitting countless applications, your phone might not ring. You may interview for a job and never hear back from the company. Or you could be offered the position you sought, only to learn the compensation is much lower than you expected. Without question, pounding the proverbial pavement requires perseverance, patience and a positive outlook. 1. When you're between jobs, you may miss the feeling of accomplishment derived from completing tasks and meeting objectives on a regular basis.

Fake Job Reference Services: Watch Out! Article Overview: You may have heard about new web-based services that are offering fake work histories and references for job seekers.

Fake Job Reference Services: Watch Out!

In tough economic times, some unemployed job seekers are taking desperate measures to make up for a spotty work history or poor references. The Real Reason Why We Need Recruiters. It must seem pointless or comical to ask, “Why do we need recruiters?”

The Real Reason Why We Need Recruiters

Ask any recruiter and, after the laughing stops, you’ll hear all the reasons you—or at least that recruiter—could possibly imagine. Yet, even though the list of reasons will be compelling, anyone who is the stubbornly curious type will still want to know the reason, the main reason and the real “prime mover”. That’s the nature of human curiosity: What was the real (or main) reason for the Civil War, the 2008 economic meltdown, the tangling of my phone cord and, of course, (the Biggest Question of All) why does the physical universe or anything at all exist rather than nothing?

As for needs: What is the real or main reason we need vitamin C, why does the Fed rather than the Treasury control the money supply, why do we need recruiters? Sr. Marketing Campaign Analyst at Epsilon in Battle Creek, MI - Job. 5 LinkedIn Tips You Didn't Know. Whether it's Mark Zuckerberg talking about killing pigs or a Hollywood blockbuster under its belt, Facebook has plenty of attention in our lives. Twitter falls into the same camp. From Justin Bieber's noisy 10 million followers to hordes of social media gurus tweeting the benefits of 140 characters or less, it's easy to discover how and what makes Twitter work.

However, there is one social network that lacks drama but makes up for it with a devoted business community and plenty of compelling features. Here are five LinkedIn tips you should try today. 60 Percent of Jobs are Filled through Referrals. That’s the latest feature from one of the leading automatic online job application software packages, SilkRoad Technology’s OpenHire.

60 Percent of Jobs are Filled through Referrals

Improving Your Job Search Through Social Networking. With every generation, the methods of networking change.

Improving Your Job Search Through Social Networking

In light of the booming technological age, social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter have become as common a means of communication as cell phones and email. Social networking sites, particularly the current world-wide phenomenons Facebook and Twitter, have streamlined ways to find old friends, communicate through email and instant messaging, and share everything from music, pictures, and information with everyone you know through the click of a mouse. The Hidden Job Report for 5.16.11. 10 Questions to Ask a Recruiter (And 1 to Avoid) Every once in awhile, the phone rings, and it’s a recruiter on the other end. While you might not be interested in what he is offering, you have to admit that it’s flattering to get the call.

Director, Technology at Epsilon in Schaumburg, IL - Job. The Hidden Job Report for 4.25.11 » The Hidden Job Report - Revealing the hidden job market. 3 Job Search Mistakes Everybody Makes. InShare649 Many of you are making 3 serious job search mistakes. We need to clear these up if you want to get a job. #1: You believe your job search is completely dependent on your resume and cover letter. Wrong. Epsilon's Jobs. Cookies Are Required. Job Hunting With Social Media 101.

5 Reasons Your Job Hunting Isn't Going Well. 50 Tips To Get Your Resume Read. Reprinted with permission from blog.hiredmyway.com. How to Use LinkedIn to Get a Job. Secrets of Job Hunting in a Post-Job Board World. Knowing Where to Look for Job Openings. It’s weird; like the day after graduation, it’s no longer “cool” to spend all day relaxing and laughing about it.

Outside of an intellectual context, laziness cannot be written off as “artistic.” I learned that the hard way. Unfair as it may be, chilling 24-7 just isn’t.