Job seekers today face tremendous challenges. Our national unemployment rate is 8.9%, more than 13.5 million people are out of work, and approximately 2 million college students are graduating this year and attempting to enter this strained job market. The good news is there are jobs and companies are hiring. There's competition, but if you have the appropriate tools and techniques to bring to your job search, success is within your control. Now is not the time to take the same job search approach of years past. Now is the time to take a proactive approach and employ techniques to help set yourself apart from the competition. Dan Burns, author of The First 60 Seconds: Win The Job Interview Before It Begins, reveals the secrets to being effective in today's job market on Smartman Daily.
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Dad, Stop Worrying So Much about Keeping Your Kids Safe
Dad, Stop Worrying So Much about Keeping Your Kids Safe
LET'S TAKE A LOOK at some of the newer safety products being marketing to parents, starting with baby knee pads. What kind of fools do they take us for, that we’d be worried about this time-honored stage of babyhood? Knees were made for crawling. Unfortunately, we have entered an era that says you cannot trust yourself. Trust a product instead. Lenore Skenazy, author of Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry, offers Free Range tips for helicopter parents. Stop hovering. Learn more on Smartman Daily.
Let’s Take It Outside: How to Avoid Contractor Conflicts
Let’s Take It Outside: How to Avoid Contractor Conflicts
Every homeowner has a remodeling horror story-- contractor never showed up, missed deadlines, botched jobs, unexpected cost increases. Finding the right people to help with your home repairs is key to getting a quality job and good price. Marni Jameson, author of The House Always Wins, offers expert advice on how to handle contractor conflicts and avoid domestic disasters on Smartman Daily. Read more.
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