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Top 10 Signs of the Worst Freelance Job Ever

Save yourself massive headaches by knowing which jobs to avoid. This is a guest post by Emily Suess. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. A couple of times a week, I get an email from a new reader who's interested in starting a freelance writing career. Without fail, he'll inevitably ask me one of the following questions: * Where can I go to get my first job? * How do I get started? * Where can I find new clients?

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August 31, 2011

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The Only Job Search Tip You’ll Ever Need

Why your job search is all about your personal sales skills. This is a guest post by Peggy McKee. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. What’s the one biggest, most critical, ultimate job search truth? The one thing that will make you, the job seeker, better and stronger and more than you were before? Watch the video to find out the one tip that will make every job seeker successful-

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August 29, 2011

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15 Generation Y Stereotypes To Overcome on Your Job Search

Gen Yer? Stand out in your job search by bucking the stereotypes about you. This is a guest post by Kirsten Fife. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. First off, I want to be transparent. I’m a member of GenX. That being said, my own career and resume are much more reflective of current GenY statistics, something which has actually helped *me* professionally so I tend to be more more forgiving of short work stints although this is not the norm. I recruit in the technology sector, which is generally much more in “tune” with the younger workforce. But there are some stereotypes about GenY that are based on truisms that are giving young professionals a bad rap.

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August 24, 2011

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3 Most Important Things To Consider Before You Quit the Job

How to know if you're ready to leave. This is a guest post by Nettie Feldman. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Want to leave your job? You can, you know. Okay, so you’ve been at your job for awhile and you’re not happy, but you’re not that unhappy, either. You get up in the morning to work because it’s better than sitting home and finding out what your friend is making for lunch on FB, and because -- bottom line -- you do need the paycheck. Is it time to leave? Or do you listen to your friends and some headhunters who say: “don’t leave til you get another offer. Companies don’t like to hire people who are unemployed.” What’s right?

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August 23, 2011

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How To Find The Right Company for You

Let your needs drive the questions you ask your job interviewer. This is a guest post by Judi Perkins. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. Why do companies ask you why you left your previous jobs? Why are they concerned if you’ve had few in a short time? They want to make sure if they invest in you that you will stay and not split for the next passing ship, for whatever reason seems to make sense to you at the time. They ask because previous behavior, unless given a plausible reason to believe differently, is an indicator of current and future behavior.

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August 22, 2011