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Tap into Luck in Your Job Search

Many people are in the same boat today: searching, hunting, hoping and praying for a job. Many claim to not be picky - anything will do. Some are sticking it out for a good paying job to keep their accustomed standard of living. Most, though, will take a long time finding a job. Not necessarily because of the economy or financial crisis, but because they do not make the effort to research effective job search strategies.

If you tend to coast along, hoping that something will come your way, take heed: the Universe won't drop a dream job in your lap (not usually anyways) but good luck does seem to come to those who work hard at things! Lucille Ball, who overcame considerable adversity in her life, said, "Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work -- and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't."

That's the thing about luck - more of it finds you if you lay some groundwork first. In case you need another famous person's take on luck, Ralph Waldo Emerson, famous American philosopher said, "Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect."

Here are a few tips to attracting good job search "luck."

Set Your Mind to Job Search Mode

Approach job hunting as a full-time proposition. No sleeping late, no reading escapist novels, and no bending your mother's ear with tales of unemployment troubles. Set yourself up a schedule of looking for posted jobs on the internet and in the local newspaper; meeting with people in positions of influence that can offer sound advice or referrals; writing targeted resumes and cover letters; and researching interview strategies. Sounds like a full-time job, doesn't it?

Spend Some Time at Your Library

Libraries and librarians are underutilized. Free internet access, listings of local businesses, and information on local business leaders, company personnel, business acquisitions and expansions - all important and useful to a job hunter, and all available at your local library. Moreover, there are books on writing effective resumes and cover letters, books on networking in job search strategies, and books on how to answer those tough interview questions. Add library time to that schedule you're setting up.

Find Out What Networking Really Is

Research shows that perhaps 85% of jobs are not posted on internet job sites, in local newspapers or even on companies' websites. There is a hidden job market out there, accessible only through networking. Networking is not "schmoozing"; it goes beyond speaking to your neighbours, friends, family and colleagues, and it is not instantaneous. Networking takes time, research, practice, strategy, and giving as well as taking. And there are lots of good books on networking. For a practical, quick, and easy read, try "Don't Send a Resume" by Jeffrey J. Fox.

Get Serious About Your Resume and Cover Letter

Speaking of resumes (and Mr. Fox was just getting your attention with his title, you do still need a resume), get serious about yours. As a career practitioner, I see many resumes, and I can say that perhaps 1% are so good, that I turn their business away. The rest - oy! Painfully bereft of any reason why any employer would be interested in calling the resume's owner in for an interview. A whole lot on nothing but copy and paste and position description details. If you cannot engage the services of a professional, do engage the services of your local library. Did I mention that you should add library time to your schedule?

Copyright©2008 New Leaf Resumes. Feel free to reprint this article, but please provide the author with full credit.

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EMPLOYMENT FOR 14 YEAR OLDS - THE ENDLESS HUNT

Trying to find legitimate paid employment for 14 year olds these days can be incredibly frustrating. They are never qualified enough to land a "Good Job" with future career prospects so are normally reduced to earning a few dollars an hour delivering newspapers or babysitting. Luckily all that is about to change for you. What you will read in this article will change the way that you look for work forever.

EMPLOYMENT FOR 14 YEAR OLDS - YOUR NEW DREAM JOB

What I am about to introduce you to will provide instant employment for 14 year olds or older, pay you a minimum of $20 per hour and you wont have to travel anywhere to get to it. Sound too good to be true? Well it's not, and here's why...Millions of teens are now filling out online surveys forms for big market research companies and getting paid at least ten dollars for each thirty minute survey that they do. As the teen market is the biggest market by far teen opinions are the most valuable. These big rich companies want to know what sort of magazines they read, what websites they visit and how often, things like that. The best part is there's an unlimited supply of these surveys to take but there is a serious catch.

EMPLOYMENT FOR 14 YEAR OLDS - GOOD JOB, BAD JOB

Here's the catch, millions of people have joined up with online survey companies in search of an easy income from home only to end up working for a couple of bucks an hour and then quitting. The reality is there is only a handful of long term established survey companies out there that do actually pay the big money and pay it on time like clockwork, I should know as I have been doing them for more than seven years now. Knowing who they are makes all the difference between two dollars and hour and one hundred and twenty dollars an hour.

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If you are looking for work at home jobs Florida, I will show you a simple way to
find jobs in your area either jobs from home or traditional jobs. If at any point you
are unemployed and need to find a job as fast as possible, this is a great way to
achieve your goals.

If you have search on the internet, you know that there is an overwhelming amount of
information and that you can get lost in no time, without having the answer that you
are looking for, so one of the best ways to look for jobs on your area on the
internet is using the classified ads sites, where people post jobs.

Although there are many of those sites, there is one that is head and shoulders above
everyone else and this is craigslist.org. This site is used by thousands of people
every day and you can see hundreds of job posts every single day, either jobs from
home or traditional jobs or services.

Once you are in the site, you will note that is there are a lot of categories and
that at the right hand side are the different links for countries and us states.
The great thing about craigslist, is that it lets you search for jobs in any area,
for example, if you are looking for work at home jobs Florida, you will find the link
in the category of us states that says Florida.

After you click on "Florida" you will be shown a list of cities and areas of Florida
that you can find jobs, i can go to "Miami". Now I can see the different categories of
craigslist in the Miami city. You can search and in the jobs category find hundreds
of available jobs and is updated every day.

Craigslist is a great way to find work at home jobs Florida, but you can also search
freelance jobs that can be done from home and very easy by just using the freelance
networks. You options are wide you just have to take action and just the best for
you.

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