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Nacogdoches County Work Force Solutions Eases Strain of Job Search
Man, remember the days before computers? How did we survive? I remember that every document that required type-written entries was a pain in the butt to do a second time if needed.
Let's say for example you simply wanted to update your Resume. HA! You'd have to re-type it all over again, and then after the "do over", you'd find another pertinent group of words that needed inclusion. In went the typing paper for the...third time!
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Texas Cosmetology Professionals Pay Dearly For Providing Services
Texas is just plain license happy. I recently blogged about a potential law, that if passed, will require exotic dancers to be licensed to......................DANCE?
Now, someone else has brought to my attention, that statewide, under the thumb of Cosmetology, there is another fee that must be paid if you want to become...
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AARP Seeking Helpers For Upcoming Tax Season
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Become a Volunteer Leader at the Museum of East Texas
Going on field trips in elementary school was always a hoot because it meant not bustin' open the textbook for half a day. Still remember going to the rock quarry and learning about geological formations -- when Marcel, the school bully, wasn't pouncing on me just for fun.
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Beware of ‘Work-at-Home’ Job Ads, Company Could be Corrupt
There's a so-so, quasi, used, already done, coming around the block again scam, and East Texans seeking work should be wary of the unwanted intruder, and escort it away swiftly and quickly.
Work-at-home opportunities may sound like just the thing to do until an eight to five day is in your employment future, but responding to a "blind" ad could be dangerous to your credibility.
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Don’t Make These Resume Goofs
If your email address is "drunkpartychick@something.com" or "jeffreydahmerwannabe@serialkillers.com," you ought not include it on a resume.
Including raunchy and inappropriate email addresses is one of the biggest mistakes you can make on your resume when you're trying to land a new job. What are some other big goofs?
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More Employers Hunting Through Facebook, Twitter and Other Social Media to Recruit New Hires
If you didn’t know it by now, employers are using social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as an active part of their recruiting process.
In fact, a new survey suggests that even if you are not providing a recruiter with your social media information, most are still looking at them anyway.
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Next ‘Business After 5′ Coming to Lufkin on July 12
If you are like me; even if you are not like me (thank your lucky stars for that one), getting together with other folks just like you (not me), makes for an enjoyable time for people like you and me. Confused yet? Me, too!
Okay, let me untie my tongue and get to the gist of this post. Chamber of Commerce member Al Meyer Ford is hosting Business After Five on July 12. No, you don't have to take a test drive in a new truck. Just show up at 800 N. Medford Drive between 5:30-7:00 P.M. to network with other members of the community while enjoying some well deserved food and drink.
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Forest Country Job Fair Was Huge Success, How DO You Prepare For an Interview?
If you went to the Forest County Job Fair on May 22, you know that the building was packed with enthusiastic job seekers ready to "trend" their way into the rank and file position, better known as employee. Now the hard part comes, the dreaded interview process! Make darn sure you can describe your "strengths" and "weaknesses" when asked (just put some positive spin on the "weakness"). Also, the highly inflammatory molotov cocktail question should be well thought out before arrival day - where do you see yourself in ten years? - should not be answered by saying "...in your job".
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More Job Seekers are Getting Tattoos Removed
Gotten any tattoos removed lately? If so, you're not alone. A survey conducted by The Patient’s Guide, an online skincare reference center, shows laser tattoo removals are up by 32 percent this year compared to 2011.
Why?
And will you keep your tattoo into your eighties? One of my family members did.
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Dedicated Digital Seller
Townsquare Media in Lufkin, Texas is seeking a Dedicated Digital Seller who will concentrate on digital sales in the Lufkin/Nacogdoches, and surrounding areas.