Category Archives: Unemployment

8 Great Tips to Beat Unemployment Bias

The bad news: unemployment bias is very real. Employers (illegally) discriminate against long-term unemployed people, thinking that they have outdated skills from being out of the job market for six months or more.

The good news: we might be nearing an end to unemployment bias. The experts suggest the following tips to beat unemployment bias:   

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Top 4 Reasons You May be Seen as Unemployable

Over the past 10 days, I’ve talked individually to over 100 college students about their careers. Most of them – and for reasons we all understand – are scared to death about their pending entrance into the workforce.

During these conversations, however, five primary areas of concern were the reported cause of their anxiety. Here are the Top 5 reasons why recruiters may perceive you – as compared to your job search competition – as unemployable…   

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It Is NOT: “It Is What It Is”!

We all want to be successful. Many of us think we’re trying our hardest – we’re really going for it!

But when something gets in our way, we say “It is what it is…” When we say that, the truth is: we’re not trying hard at all. We’re just making excuses. And if we really did care, we’d stop.

“It is what it is” would be come “It is what I make it!”   

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Amazing What You Can Accomplish in 40 Weeks… Part 1

Looking for work can be a grueling, humbling experience. During a lengthy job search we sometimes feel powerless. But we’re not!

By taking action with small, measurable goals, in just a short time you’ll make achievements that put you well ahead of other job seekers in a competitive job market!   

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Quitting Your Job: “Should I Stay, Or Should I Go?”

It’s one of the hardest Real World decisions to make… stay in a difficult job situation, or leave for potentially greener pastures. With help from legendary quasi-punk band “The Clash”… here’s some advice on navigating the often confusing emotions around quitting your job.   

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When Your Job Search is Finally Over… What Have You Learned?

When you find yourself in a difficult job search, and you finally find a new job, will the experience make you stronger? Will you take with you the lessons learned? Or will you revert to your old habits, becoming complacent once the stress has died down? When your job search is finally over… will you have learned anything?   

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