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"Are you where you want to be in your professional life? Is it time for a new job, or should you invest your
energy in learning fresh skills at your current job? The Career Exploration tool provides step-by-step details
to help you evaluate your own career path. Start by identifying your likes and dislikes, skills, and values.
Also, think about your ideal job by asking yourself these questions:..." 091119
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The Motley Fool: How to Salvage Your Retirement Plan Now "If you've looked at your retirement plan
statement recently, you may have noticed a bit less money in your account than you remember. The market
has had a fairly substantial -- and rapid -- decline, and nearly all of us have seen our nest eggs affected. In
fact, The Wall Street Journal reported in October that Americans lost $2 trillion in workplace retirement
plans over the prior 15 months..." 091114
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cracked.com: 10 Job Hunting Strategies Guaranteed to Get You Arrested "The unemployment rate
in the U.S. crested 10 percent last week, a milestone which underlines the hurt last year’s economic
distress has placed upon the country. Including people who are involuntarily working part time, and those
who’ve stopped looking for work entirely, experts say that a whole lot of people are now becoming uneasily
familiar with the Drew Carey era on The Price is Right. Grim news indeed. Signs of desperation amongst
job-seekers have been hitting the front pages with increasing regularity. Last week a man made headlines
when he attempted to apply for a job while robbing a Taco Bell at gunpoint..." 091113
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Yahoo! News: Weak dollar no quick fix for narrowing trade gap "A weaker dollar may boost the
nation's economy by increasing exports and narrowing the trade gap — but that won't happen anytime
soon..." 091113
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The Wall Street Journal: In Downturn's Wake, Women Hold Half of U.S. Jobs "Jeff and Vicki Grenz
celebrated their 25th anniversary on Sept. 12, 2007. The date marked another milestone for the California
couple: Ms. Grenz went back to work..." 091113
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NPR: How To Job Hunt In The 'Twittersphere' "With the job market still in the doldrums, the tech-savvy
unemployed are trying to figure out new ways to use Twitter to find jobs..." 091113
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About.com: Preventing Age Discrimination at Work "Those of us who equate age with experience may
be surprised to learn there are some employers who will choose not to hire someone or promote someone
because of that person's age. Age discrimination is illegal though, and those who make employment
decisions based on age are in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)..." 090511
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Quintessential Careers: Navigating the Quarterlife Crisis "Numerous experts have identified a point in
many people's lives when they face anxiety and a sense of being adrift, lost. People change jobs, change
careers, change lives. As identified in the early 1990s, this time of life is not a midlife crisis, but a quarterlife
crisis..." 090511
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About.com: Options for Dealing With Difficult People at Work "Difficult people do exist at work.
Difficult people come in every variety and no workplace is without them. How difficult a person is for you to
deal with depends on your self-esteem, your self-confidence and your professional courage. Dealing with
difficult people is easier when the person is just generally obnoxious or when the behavior affects more than
one person. Dealing with difficult people is much tougher when they are attacking you or undermining your
professional contribution..." 090512
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Yahoo! Bad news for Social Security Strapping in for a Bumpy Retirement Ride "Here are 10 major
retirement risks -- and tips on how to manage them..." 090512
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monster: Stimulus Job Creation: A Midyear Check-In "When it was signed into law in February 2009,
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) promised hundreds of billions of dollars to create or
save millions of jobs for US workers. Have employers been able to claim a share of the funds and begin
putting people to work?..." 091008
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