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		<title>Congratulations, You&#8217;re Promoted!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These days, people are exposed to more news and media outlets than ever before. No wonder it is hard to make some noise in this hugely crowded world of information. If there ever was a reason for blowing your own horn, the time is now. Whether you are an employee in a gigantic corporation, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2010/07/06/congratulations-youre-promoted/</link>
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		<title>When is a Bad Thing Really a Good Thing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When is what appears to be a bad number actually a good number?  The April jobs figures came out this week, and employers added 290,000 jobs to the economy, indicating a long awaited turnaround to the jobs decline.   At the same time, unemployment jumped to 9.9%, which on the surface seems bad.  It&#8217;s actually good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2010/05/07/when-is-a-bad-thing-really-a-good-thing/</link>
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		<title>Raging at the Screen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Web 2.0 has turned the Internet over to the people.  Purchases are made, decisions are reached, opinions are formed, and impressions are indelibly forged by the open Internet.  Whether it is Amazon, the NY Times, a Yahoo department, etc. comments are increasingly full of rage.  Is it the end of civility?  Or is it the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2010/04/19/raging-at-the-screen/</link>
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		<title>Ten Fast Track Ways to a Lay Off List</title>
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1. Be anonymous.
2 Can the idea of making suggestions.
3. Blindside your boss.
4. Miss deadlines.
5. Stay in your cubicle whenever possible.
6. Never approach any members of Senior Management.
7. Stay away from company social functions.
8. Be difficult and uncooperative on teams.
9. Do only what is asked of you.
10. Don’t volunteer for any extra projects.

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		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2010/03/22/ten-fast-track-ways-to-a-lay-off-list/</link>
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		<title>So What About the Job Stimulus Money?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Associate Press reports today that the job stimulus money created to support road projects in the US has barely impacted the rate of unemployment and done virtually nothing to help construction companies.  President Obama is asking for another 75 million for a second stimulus money from Congress for more road and bridge building.  Is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2010/01/11/so-what-about-the-job-stimulus-money/</link>
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		<title>Employ Yourself: The Entrepreneurial Career Choice Event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, January 23, Employaid  Events moves to White Plains, the backyard of NYC&#8217; s fast moving small  business scene, for an information packed start-up business Event,  presented by Employaid.com and Pace University Career Services. We  are opening our doors  for  a seminar filled with advice from world class [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2010/01/05/employ-yourself-the-entrepreneurial-career-choice-event/</link>
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		<title>Facebook, Holiday Parties, and You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone is beginning to realize that whether it is a friend, a date, an employer, or even a creditor, the first thing people do to get to know the real you is Google you, look you up on LinkedIn, or check you out on Facebook.  Getting smashed at a holiday party?   Doing something regrettable captured [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2009/12/09/facebook-holiday-parties-and-you/</link>
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		<title>Are You Desirable?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you are to those in your life.  Aquaintance, sibling, spouse, significant other, friend, lover &#8211; to those who know you &#8211; are one heck of a desirable ___________ (you pick the role.)  But what about that changes when you&#8217;re looking for work?  Just about everything.  When you are presenting yourself as a job candidate, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2009/08/20/are-you-desirable/</link>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the Golden Ticket?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There aren&#8217;t many golden tickets being handed out as a result of the federal money being made available for jon retraining, so says the NY Times today.  In a revealing article, http://tinyurl.com/negqlq, a big factor is that the economy is changing.  Many workers do not know where to turn, coming off of long term one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2009/07/06/wheres-the-golden-ticket/</link>
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		<title>The New Economy of Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve moved from how to escape from your corporate career, to how to tell if your company is going under, to how to deal when your industry implodes, to how to write a marketing piece instead of a resume, all the way to giving up on the job search and counting on self as the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://employaidblog.com/2009/07/01/the-new-economy-of-work/</link>
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