How To Avoid Writing an Awful Cover Letter

If you're wasting time reading this right now, you probably need a better job. That means you need a good cover letter. Allow us to give you some tips for success—with counterexamples from an all-too-real hilariously bad cover letter.
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huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 6 months ago

Resume Padding: A Dangerous Game

Fudging your hire date or your end date for a past job. Inflating your job duties. Adding a few tenths of a point to your grade point average.

It's no big deal when job seekers make these types of adjustments to their resumes, right?...More

huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 6 months ago

Rags to Riches: Self-Made CEOs Who Started With Nothing

We're all familiar with the precocious offspring of business dynasties-- think of the the scions of the Houses of Trump, Hilton and Newhouse. But look around the ranks of corporate America's most prominent execs and you'll also find a wealth of...More

huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 8 months ago

Does a man’s salary matter?

These days, women are about as likely to bring home the bacon as their male counterparts. But has this affected what kind of guy women want to date — is the size of a man’s salary still a critical element?

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huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 8 months ago

YouTube Stars Making $100,000 Plus Per Year

Provided by the Business Insider, August 19, 2010:

There are 10 independent YouTube stars who made over $100,000 in the past year, according to a study done by analytics and advertising company TubeMogul.

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huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 8 months ago

Job Interview over Skype

Job Interview over Skype- More companies are tapping into Skype and other video-communication tools to interview job seekers. But talking to a prospective employer over an Internet connection is not without pitfalls. Catherine Carlock offers tips...More

huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 8 months ago

Steven Slater ponders next move as JetBlue flight attendant basks in glow of newfound fame

It was the exit he'd always dreamed about.

JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater told the Daily News he long fantasized about escaping a plane by jumping down its emergency slide.

"It was great. I always wanted to do...More

huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 9 months ago

Jodie Fisher Now Working for Her Mom in New Jersey

After being accused of sexual harassment by employee Jodie Fisher, HP CEO Mark Hurd got a $28 million severance package. Fisher? Now working for her mom's New Jersey staffing agency. Hopefully some of those Body of Influence residuals are coming....More

huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 9 months ago

JetBlue flight attendant hailed as working-class hero

Steven Slater's Monday probably started off no different than yours or mine. He might have hit snooze once or twice on his alarm clock before crawling out of bed. He probably had a cup of coffee on his way to work. In other words, to the outsider,...More

huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 9 months ago

H-P contractor says she's sad CEO Hurd lost his job

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The contractor whose sexual harassment claim against former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief Mark Hurd led to Hurd's departure from the company said Sunday that she was unhappy about how the incident had played out.
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huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 1 year 9 months ago