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Do you ever feel like you’ve lost touch with the enthusiasm and passion you once felt about your career?

Remember when you were just starting-out at your first job, or you were a recent graduate? You probably thought that any job would be available to you; that every employer would want to hire you. You were excited about your prospects and believed that you had something wonderful to share.

You work hard and you want to make sure that your efforts are paying off. At the same time, you want to make sure that you are identified as a good employee and be recognized for your professionalism, skills, and other important characteristics.

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers drive our nation’s innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries.  However, U.S. businesses frequently voice concerns over the supply and availability of STEM workers. Over the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs was three times as fast as growth in non-STEM jobs.

So, it is time to decide what you will do with your life. What will you choose?  Perhaps you might consider a career in the hospitality industry. What is the hospitality industry? The hospitality industry is defined as the activity of providing lodging, food and beverage, and recreational services, which include but are not limited to hotels, motels, clubs, casinos, restaurants, recreation facilities, tourism, cruise lines, and theme parks.

Situation: You are conducting an internet job search. You see an opportunity of interest that is a good fit for you. You apply and get no response. You grow frustrated as you notice employment websites post and repost the job, over and over for months.

Why is this happening? There are several reasons as to why a job is being reposted.

Here are a few:

Looking for a job? Here are 55 reminders of what to do and what not to do when interviewing, finding references, negotiating salary and using LinkedIn:

1.      Don’t leave your phone on during the interview. Do turn off or silence your cell phone.

2.      Don’t look down at the floor or up at the ceiling during the interview. Do give the employer eye contact.

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:

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.

There are certain job resume red flags that hiring managers look into that would elicit an irritated reaction among them. It is important for job applicants to know about them and make sure that they make the necessary adjustments to either address or readily provide explanations for managers and employers to make them understand. Here are some of the more common ones:

BELLEVUE, Neb., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bellevue University, an award-winning leader in educating adult learners, today released the results of a U.S.