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Career Tips: Looking for a New Job? Try a Skilled Trade

January 16th, 2012

By Michael O’Reilly

Losing your job can be difficult, at best. How you deal with your loss will determine how you come out of the situation. Will you wallow in self-pity or will you pull yourself up and head back to school? Earning a degree or certificate is one of the best ways you can spend your newly found free time. There are skilled trade jobs that, even in the midst of a recession, will always be necessary.

If you’re looking for a new career and are wide open to possibilities, look no further than these top five skilled trade jobs:

Welding

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Career Transition: Starting a Home Cleaning Service Company

December 27th, 2011

By Dave Tucker

With an ever diversifying economy and an increased pace of life, working professionals often find that they have little time to take care of matters at home. Garden services have been popular for decades now, with professionals having little time to tend to lawns and household exterior landscaping so with numerous households now surviving off two incomes, there is a definite market for entry businesses.

What does one need to start up a cleaning business? Whether it’s deciding what materials and equipment you need, from carpet cleaning fluid through to deep cleaning vacuums you need to forecast and budget for success.  So take a look at some handy ideas and hints.

Service Area

For flexibility and an easy start up for your home cleaning services company would be to service the area close to your home. Transporting appliances and supplies becomes easy and it keeps your » Read more: Career Transition: Starting a Home Cleaning Service Company

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Negotiation: What You Need to Know about Negotiations

December 21st, 2011

By Defense Placements

Finding a job can be difficult enough when you consider the time spent writing your resume, hunting for jobs, attending interviews and trying to gain the perfect position.  So it’s no wonder job hunters are so weary of job negotiations.  Sadly, job negotiations are an important aspect of finding the right job for you and a reality for any job hunter today.  Here are some things to keep in mind when negotiating your next employment opportunity.

Know Your Value

Understanding the value you bring to a company is important.  Eventually it will be imperative to express just how you will be an asset to the company looking to hire you.  Be confident in your experience and education and trust the value you hold for the company.  Undervaluing yourself in an interview or job negotiation may lead to lower pay rate or even losing the position all together.

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