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Trolling through Linkedin to find a job, but still lost…

“I dont even know how to find a job. I know how to troll Linkedin…. but there is a missing link?” – Monica Calderon on job searching 2010 It is 2010 and many Americans are still out of work. Currently … Continue reading

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Job Searching in Silicon Valley

The job outlook for 2010 remains more positive than the bleak 2009 employment disaster. In Silicon Valley, the job search is difficult because there are so many very educated, extremely talented professionals are unemployed. It is even more difficult because … Continue reading

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3 Job Tips by Certified Career Professional

Finding a job is difficult when there are over 16000000+ unemployed job seekers as well as the unknown number of underemployed and “employed-but-secretly-looking-hard-to-get-out-of-this-crappy-job” job seekers out there. With all this competition, what does a job seeker do to stand-out and … Continue reading

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Lost Job To Foriegn Trade… What is TAA?

We all hear that jobs are being lost to cheaper labor in countries outside of the USA. We rarely hear about follow-up stories about the actual workers that lost their jobs. Monica Calderon of Southern California was a mid-level senior … Continue reading

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Unemployed & inseparable love to computer

“There is a wierdness just from being unemployed” – Monica Calderon Being unemployed throws one’s life balance off a little. What do you do to motivate yourself to find a job? How do you find a job? On top of … Continue reading

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Hidden Unemployment Benefits

Being unemployed is not all bad. The layoff from work can also be the catch-up to life. The day before Christmas, I caught up with Monica Calderon in between gift shopping. She has been unemployed since 2008 from a mid-level … Continue reading

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Silicon Valley Experienced but Unemployed, A Job Seeker’s Perspective

On December 28, 2009, I was in the heart of Silicon Valley and had coffee with a very experienced project manager who is looking for work. Prasanth Padmanabhan is a Certified Internet/Software Product Manager with 5 years of PM experience … Continue reading

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