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Is the Employment Situation Getting Better in the US?

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The term ‘United States’ gives an image of a formidable entity, a veritable ‘Super World Power’ But recent studies have shown that persistently decreasing levels of employment in the US has afflicting the American economy for several years now. There are various reasons that have led to this situation and continue to plague the US [...]

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The Benefits of Gaining Work Experience Abroad

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The possible chance of gaining work experience abroad is an exciting one. Apart from the opportunity to live within another culture, the individual concerned can benefit in so many different ways that relate not only to their professional standing and development, but also to their personal and social growth.

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Ways to Improve your CV

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It is getting more and more difficult in modern times to secure any kind of employment. In the current economy budgets are tighter, workforces are smaller. This automatically means that in order to get a job, the potential candidate must stand out from the rest in some way or another. There could easily be dozens [...]

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The Value of a College Degree

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In today’s poor economy and competitive market, securing employment is arguably harder than it ever has been before. Candidates that are highly experienced and seeking work are everywhere while positions that are actually open and available are few and far between. This is why it is so crucial to make yourself stand out from the [...]

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Obama V Romney: Views on Unemployment

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In this time of current economic uncertainty, issues such as unemployment very much come to the forefront of political discussion, especially around election time where both democrats and republicans have their eyes firmly on the White House. In the US, is seen as a very strong indicator of the health of the US economy and [...]

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How to Keep Cool in Job Interviews

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A job interview is regarded by many as one of the most unpleasant things that they have to go through in life. While most of us experience some nerves, albeit to varying degrees, before the interview starts, they usually go after a few minutes as we relax into the task in hand. However, some people [...]