January 2012
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“A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.”
– Marilyn Monroe (via thingsandschemes)
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Did The Rich Get Rich From Hard Work or... →
Americans remain highly skeptical of the way the rich in America get rich. According to the poll, 46% of respondents believe the wealthy got wealthy “because they were born with money or they knew the right people.
December 2011
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Can unemployment DISCOURAGE someone from finding a...
therealnicolecortese:
For me, this answer is yes. I was laid off in the start of June of this year from a job I wasn’t too crazy about to begin with. So as any 22 year old would do, I enjoyed my summer. I went out, partied, did anything that I couldn’t do during normal waking hours when I had my job.
Unfortunately, once all of my friends started going back to school, I was stuck sitting at...
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I hate this job so much
reallybadwaitress:
that I’m making a vow now not to have this job next summer.
Various reasons:
the pay is terrible
it’s a boring job
my hands stink of beer
I wear a top that makes me look like a lesbian darts player
lousy/barely any tips
there is more to life than fricking waitressing
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Employers are so picky these days...
leothelionn:
“MUST have experience” is something i hear and see everywhere when im searching for a job, on websites, in papers and on poster things outside shops.
But the annoying thing about it is that How the fuck am i suppose to gain experience if picky employers wont even give us a chance!
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“Young people get the first 18 years of their life being told they can be...”
– Laura Johnson, PR, 27, originally from Liverpool talking on unemployment..
(via the-activist)
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WatchWhether you like it or not, hirers are using social networks to screen job applicants. This video infographic sheds some light on how recruiters are using social media today to screen prospective employees.
socialmediainfografiken:
Social Media Video Infografik: Social Media is Changing Recruitment
What does it take to get a job at Google?... →
darrylcobbjr:
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I hate when I apply to a job and I get an email...
feministbitchpurse:
I FEEL SO HELPLESS
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The History of Corporate Personhood | Free Speech... →
The following is an excerpt of Jeffrey Clement’s Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It.) Click here to order a copy.
In 1971, Lewis Powell, a mild-mannered, courtly, and shrewd corporate lawyer in Richmond, Virginia, soon to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court, wrote a memorandum to his client, the United States Chamber...
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How to play promotion Game →
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November 2011
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Best Browser Extensions for Tumblr
cometdocs:
If you still haven’t tried Tumblr you are missing a lot. Tumblr is a great way to find information that’s hard to find anywhere else, learn about new things and ideas, express yourself, and enjoy the creativity of others. It has recently surpassed WordPress.com with its number of users. You can get a short glimpse of what Tumblr is about here: https://www.tumblr.com/explore .
On...
October 2011
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Anonymous asked: Any advice for someone unemployed and broke? I don't know how I'm suppose to pick myself up again. These times are so depressing. I apply for jobs... But no replies. It's like my resume is just floating somewhere in Space. I need to make $$$. As a kid, I never would have imagined that life would be this hard. 29 and Counting...
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September 2011
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Why is unemployment a problem? →
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Most job interviews are all about faking it →
August 2011
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Ditch your dreams and follow the market instead →
Lots of us have ideas about their “dream jobs”. There are two contradicting views on dream jobs: 1) some see it as a life calling, we are predestined to do something on our life, to help people, do something beneficial etc, everybody should follow their dreams, and do their “dream jobs”. 2) dream job is a complete social illusion. TV and other mass media are implanting...
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