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Career Fairs Best Serve Everyone But the Jobless

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

Reading my Sunday newspaper yesterday reminded me of how Career Fairs do little to substantially increase local employment. It seems that no one is willing to say this, and a lot fewer are even willing ...

Forced Matrix Opportunities: A Slippery World of Sinkholes - Part 2

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

Potential $7 a month investors in this sort of thing do have questions, and thankfully the offer has some answers. 1) Why will I not lose people I pay for? Answer: The low $7 monthly ...

Forced Matrix Opportunities: A Slippery World of Sinkholes - Part 1

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

The idea has been around since we first ditched the barter system for a monetary system of coinage. You could create a system of growing money by making entrance to the system affordable, rewarding people ...

Mailing Lists: If You Must Err, Then Err on the Side of Caution

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

Almost any recognized Internet Marketing guru making you an offer today will mention somewhere in his sales pitch that a mailing list is really important. I believe mention best describes the amount of attention the ...

Inside a Job Interview: Answers to the 15 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Part 4

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

15) What would you do if . . . ? This question about imagined situations is usually posed to evaluate your reaction and judgment about decision-making matters involving the position. The answer here is to ...

Inside a Job Interview: Answers to the 15 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Part 3

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

13) Do you have references? It is not a good idea to give references at the resume stage. References are far more appropriate at the interview stage, and even then, do not give references unless ...

Inside a Job Interview: Answers to the 15 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Part 2

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

7) Why are you interested in this position? When you are an accountant and you are applying at an accounting firm, it is pretty obvious why you are interested; you are interested in using your ...

Inside a Job Interview: Answers to the 15 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Part 1

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

Some surveys have shown that there are more than 90 questions that could be asked during a job interview. Of these, 15 in particular are asked most frequently during an extended interview (more than 20 ...

Six Power Secrets of Marketing Yourself in Today's Economy – Part 2

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

Power Secret Three: Why You Will Not Be Able to Relate to Everyone You need to know that for every 10 people who could potentially make a decision to interview you or hire you, the ...

Six Power Secrets of Marketing Yourself in Today's Economy - Part 1

By Ed Bagley · 18 years ago

Power Secret One: Do Not Fill Out Job Applications Job candidates should not fill out job applications because applications contain so much potentially incriminating and damaging information. While it is illegal to ask you your ...