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Entries from October 2007

Baby Boomer Job Sites

October 26th, 2007 · No Comments

According to USNews, there is an “explosion” of new job sites and job boards catering to (their term) seasoned job seekers. This is clearly a demographics play… the largest number of people in the job pool continues to be the baby-boomers. And maybe they’re not ready to retire quite yet.
We think this list of boomer-centric […]

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Tags: Job Search

Office Halloween Party Costume Hacks

October 26th, 2007 · 8 Comments

Dreading that upcoming office Halloween Party next week? Not the sort of person who feels like getting all dressed up? Maybe you’re just stumped for costume ideas. Here are some ideas that should cover the bases:

Senator Larry Craig PaperBag Mask (printable) http://www.ep.tc/larrycraigmask/
Amy Winehouse Getup (detailed instructions) http://zafulotus.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/how-to-make-your-own-amy-winehouse-costume/
A bunch of printable Star Wars character […]

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For Nick:

October 26th, 2007 · No Comments

The joys of chartered accountancy:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOmB1q8W4Y]

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Truthiness In Electioneering

October 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Want to know what the fastest growing Facebook group is? I’ll give you a hint: it’s a group founded to harness the groundswell of support for a presidential candidate. And another hint is that this group does NOT represent one of the major front runners.
Don’t be left behind! The Truthiness Train is leaving the station: […]

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New Report Ranks the Most Depressing Jobs

October 26th, 2007 · No Comments

A new government report ranks the most depressing jobs and career fields, based on survey results.
The most depressing job field? Personal Care Workers, which includes child care, elderly care and disabled care workers, reporting that almost 11 percent had battled depression in the last year. This category was followed by Bartenders/Waiter/Waitresses and general Health Care/Social […]

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Tags: WorkLife

Welcome to TheJobBored

October 18th, 2007 · 5 Comments

TheJobBored is written by Brian McCullough, the founder and CEO of ResumeWriters.com. I’ve spent my entire professional life helping people find better jobs. For the last ten years, I’ve been proud to build ResumeWriters.com into the premiere resume writing company in the world. We’ve helped tens of thousands of people find new, better jobs (and, […]

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