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10 Things to Know About Background Checks

You have been working long and hard on your search for a new job opportunity. Finally, you have an awesome interview and you get a great offer. The hiring manager indicates that the only thing remaining is a background check (BC).

Your heart starts to pound and beads of sweat appear on your forehead. Questions fly through your mind: What are they looking for? What are they going to find? Who are they going to talk to? How do they conduct the process? Am I in trouble because of the DUI I got when I was 20 years old? Will they find out about the company I didn't include on my résumé because I only worked there for two months? Will they find out I got fired instead of quitting? Will my bankruptcy from 12 years ago prevent me from getting the job? What will my vindictive former boss say about me?

Let's answer these questions for you.

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Making the Best of a Bad Job Situation

If you find yourself in a job situation that's anything but rosy, here are some points to ponder that may help you cope more effectively.

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5 Important Interview Tip

To increase your chances of landing a great job, you should take time to define your strategy and prepare your resources. Successful job offers are direct results of effective planning, and a productive interview needs to be well-researched. Follow these tips and future interviews will deliver positive and powerful results.


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Résumé Lies Can Haunt‏

Build your résumé and your reputation on integrity for ultimate success

"I hate to tell you this," he said, "but Julie didn't lead any of those projects. She was a member of the team, but the leadership role as well as recognition for the results belongs to someone else." He shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry." So was I.

By the end of that day, Julie was no longer employed by my company. She tearfully explained that she had lied on her résumé, expanding the description of her former role in order to be given the chance to lead major projects – something she knew she could do.
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Build a Killer Online Portfolio in 9 Easy Steps

Every freelancer should have an online portfolio. You’ve got one, right? If not, skip to the last paragraph of this post. It’s written for you.

If you do have one, you can breathe a sigh of relief. You’re halfway there.

Building your portfolio is easy. The hard part is making it good. A killer portfolio does more than just showcase your work. It transforms visitors into clients. Best of all, it’s an automatic work generator.

In this post, I want to show you how to take your online portfolio to the next level.

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Career portfolios for jobseekers

Back in the pre-internet Dark Age, resumes had to be one-page, one side. No exceptions. Social networking websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn are helping to break that mold, and recently launched VisualCV hopes to do the same.

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