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If you find yourself out of work in a field that is simply not hiring, now may be the perfect time to change careers. Very often, you can obtain employment by restructuring your resume so that it reflects different strengths and attributes. In other cases, you may want to opt for a complete career change to a field that is going to remain stable in years to come. Take the following tips when it comes to changing careers:
 

People often find jobs through other people in their network. That’s what’s made social networking sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter so popular. The goal of these sites is to build connections with others. You can even successfully leverage these connections to assist with your job search.

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The workplace is an arena of forced relationships. Under ordinary circumstances, personal social circles are created voluntarily. People choose their friends and acquaintances  by making a conscious choice.  People also decide if they wish to maintain a friendly relationship or end it. In the workplace however, these rules don’t apply.

Here are 99 mistakes to avoid when searching for a job:

If your Resume hasn’t been getting the results you want, Spring is the perfect time to “clean it up” and significantly improve it. Here are five tips to freshen-up YOUR Resume this Spring:

Whoopee! Or, maybe not. You just got word that you've been scheduled for another interview to add to the string of several you have had in the past few months, and you can't figure out why you just can't get excited about it. I can. For starters, who really likes going to interviews? They can be so stressful and time consuming.

With the nation's economy restrained by elevated uncertainty, America's recruiters and hiring managers still foresee a solid hiring picture for the first six months of the year ahead, according to a national survey conducted by Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DHX), a leading provider of specialized career websites for professional communities.

Sometimes a career change is an unavoidable phase in life. In some cases, people may shift to a new career by their own choice. But sometimes, when this change has been initiated by a change of Business in a company, the experience can be traumatic for the employee. In such cases, it is best to look at the positive side of things.

You did it! You did it! You did it! You just got word that you made it into the elite ranks of candidates who are going to be interviewed for that job you so desperately want. You are so excited you can hardly contain yourself and can't decide to do a happy dance or pump your fists. You decide to do both.

If you've been restructured, outsourced, re-engineered, downsized, forced to retire or relocated out of a job, you know that unemployment is painful. Your self-confidence and self-esteem are up for grabs. You may feel helpless, frustrated, confused, angry, desperate and vulnerable. Time can feel like an enemy. Minutes become hours, then hours become days.