thecareerbeat.com Blog » job tip of day http://thecareerbeat.com/blog This blog is devoted to career issues Tue, 11 May 2010 21:30:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Job tip of the day http://thecareerbeat.com/blog/2009/03/19/job-tip-of-the-day-4/ http://thecareerbeat.com/blog/2009/03/19/job-tip-of-the-day-4/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:16:42 +0000 Administrator http://thecareerbeat.com/blog/2009/03/19/job-tip-of-the-day-4/ Even if your work plate already is full, you really shouldn’t say no when the boss approaches with additional duties.

That tidbit comes from the article “Do More with Less: The ‘New Normal’ at Work.”

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From “Worst Case Scenarios Survival Tactics for Job Seekers.”

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For more, check out this article.

Now you can follow me on Twitter, where I am better about posting daily job tips. My handle is “HotJobs_editor”

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From “Recruiter Rountable: Keys to Success in 2009.”

Notes on job numbers today: Unemployment hit 8.1% in February (4.1% for those with college degree). The economy lost 651K jobs during the month.  Roughly 3.3M jobs lost in the last six months.

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