Applying for a new job comes with its fair share of rejections, setbacks, frustrations and perhaps even lonely periods of unemployment. If you've been turned down for position after position, you could be getting desperate and may want to shake things up a bit so that your résumé will stand out from the piles of others stacked quietly in HR. Before you decide to get too creative, there are some rules to résumé etiquette that you should follow.
25 Things You Should Never Include on a Resume
Friday, January 18, 2008
25 Things You Should Never Include on a Resume
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Top 10 Telephone Tricks
When getting things done involves making phone calls, you want to spend the least amount of time and money on the horn as possible—and several tricks and services can help you do just that. With the right tones, keypresses, phone numbers, and know-how, you can skip through or cut off long-winded automated voice systems and humans, access web services by voice, and smartly screen incoming calls.
Top 10 Telephone Tricks
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Estate Planning: Why Me?
A friend of mine mourned the loss of her husband, who died of a heart attack at age 56. Although most people understand their mortality by the time they reach their fifties, this man didn't believe in insurance or planning for the future, and hence died with no coverage, very few assets, and no will.
Estate Planning: Why Me?
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21 phrases to use to help you FIGHT RIGHT with your sweetheart
Almost all couples fight; the secret is to fight right.
21 phrases to use to help you FIGHT RIGHT with your sweetheart
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Most Common Last Names
The 10 most common last names in the U.S. The list is based on a count of surnames from the 1990 Census. The U.S. Census Bureau lately released a list of the most common last names from the 2000 Census (the top ten from each Census shown in the link below).
Most Common Last Names
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The Oddest English Spellings
For centuries English-speakers have tried to make English spelling less chaotic. These efforts have now come to an end. Most children and adults spell dreadfully, but spellcheckers correct their mistakes.
The Oddest English Spellings
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Namexif Batch Renames Digital Photos by Date
Windows only: Photo file utility Namexif renames your digital pictures based on the timestamp they were taken, plus a custom name (like an event description).
Namexif Batch Renames Digital Photos by Date
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Train Your Eyes to See Color, Again
There are many reasons why we don’t always get what we want. One of these reasons is because we focus on the opposite of what we want. Sometimes, we just can’t help it. But, if we are conscious of our thoughts, we can intercept these thoughts and shift our frame of mind towards our desired goals.
Train Your Eyes to See Color, Again
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"Can't We Talk?"
Condensed from: You Just Don't Understand. Men and women.
"Can't We Talk?"
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
60 Weirdest Phobias People You Know May Have
A phobia is an intense fear of something that poses no actual danger. While awareness that the fears are irrational, phobics often find that facing, or even thinking about facing the feared situation brings on a panic attack or severe anxiety.
60 Weirdest Phobias People You Know May Have
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37 Stress Management Tips
Stress is a fact of life, but being stressed out is not. We don't always have control over what happens to us.
37 Stress Management Tips
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Get free local POI data for your Tom Tom
While Tom Tom only releases updated POI (place of interest) overlays for Australia once a year, the Ozpoi website offers user-created data overlays which are more frequently updated, and can be hacked for use with other GPS devices including Navman, Garmin, and Mitac Mio.
Get free local POI data for your Tom Tom
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20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps
The introduction of satellite images into map search interfaces has excited both virtual sightseers and local app developers. Further innovations like Google's Street View have caused consternation from privacy advocates while further pumping up the buzz about online mapping.
20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps
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The Moral Instinct
Which of the following people would you say is the most admirable: Mother Teresa, Bill Gates or Norman Borlaug? And which do you think is the least admirable?
The Moral Instinct
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Why people believe weird things about money
Evolution accounts for a lot of our strange ideas about finances.
Why people believe weird things about money
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Secrets In Websites II
This post is a follow up to the first Secrets In Websites. For those who don’t remember the first time, I point out odd, interesting, funny things in other websites’ code. Yes it takes some time to put a post like this together, that’s why it’s just about a year since the last time. Enough with the intro, read on for the code.
Secrets In Websites II
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The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Diets
People will do almost anything to lose weight. While the most logical, sustainable means of doing so hasn’t really changed—eat less and exercise—every day it seems there are a host of new and outlandish methods to lose those love handles. Most of these ill-fated regimes will help you lose pounds, at least in the short term, but sometimes it’s at the expense of an organ or your sanity.
The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Diets
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How to Slow Down Now (Please Read Slowly)
Humans need rests, relaxation, and recreation. We need time to think about things, to clear the mind, and to have fun. But to a person overburdened with claims on her time, fun seems only a distant remembered state of mind.
How to Slow Down Now (Please Read Slowly)
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Cold-Fighting Foods
A team headed by lung specialist Stephen Rennard at the Nebraska Medical Center found that in a test tube chicken soup suppressed inflammation, which causes many cold symptoms. But chicken soup isn’t the only food that might help. Here’s a daily menu based on experts’ recommendations.
Cold-Fighting Foods
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
10 Fail Proof Tips for Delivering a Powerful Speech
We've all heard the statistic that says people fear public speaking more than just about anything else. The good news is if you can focus on these 10 tips you'll be on your way to breaking past the fear and onto delivering a powerful speech that engages your audience.
10 Fail Proof Tips for Delivering a Powerful Speech
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