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by Kimberly Ben
Including keywords in your resume is a job search strategy you can’t afford to ignore. Keywords are words or phrases used to help job seekers find jobs and employers find the right candidate to fill available positions. Put them into a search engine the same way you would normally search for information on the Internet. Certain industry buzzwords will often yield better search results. For instance, you’ll… >>Continue reading How to Use Keywords in Your Resume to Improve Your Online Job Search
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Learning Virtually – An All Online Conference for Virtual Assistants, Now in Its Sixth Year
RENO, Nev., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — On October 20-21, 2011, the International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) will host its sixth Online IVAA Summit entitled, “VA Adventures — Learning, Exploring, Growing.” This year’s Summit is specifically designed to help new and seasoned virtual assistants and other entrepreneurs grow and streamline their business. The Summit sets… >>Continue reading An All Online Conference for Virtual Assistants
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Telecommuting Journal and several other really solid career-related blogs are being featured on a brand new topic hub, officially launching today, called Career Digital. Their aim is to collect, and organize, and present quality articles and blog posts centered around career insights and advice and I’m happy to be a part of it. >>Continue reading New Career Related Hub - Career Digital
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by K. MacKillop
A social entrepreneur is a business owner who uses their business acumen to further some social cause. Social entrepreneurism is often thought to be limited to nonprofit organizations, but in fact a push toward “more-than-profit” ventures is on the rise. That is, entrepreneurs are starting for-profit businesses that benefit both the owners’ personal wealth and social change. Social entrepreneurship business models are developing rapidly and are… >>Continue reading Social Entrepreneurship Is On The Rise
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Years ago, when I left my day job in pursuit of working from home full time, I didn’t want to place all my eggs in one basket. I wanted to have a safety net, something to fall back on in case the contract job I was pursing didn’t work out. So I decided to start a business. My problem – I had no idea what in the heck my business was going to do and I had no money whatsoever to get it up and running. >>Continue reading Incorporate Your Business
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I love free stuff. And I love not having to use the bulky old fax machine. Check out these offers from MyFax . . . >>Continue reading 100 Free Printable Fax Coversheets
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Simply put… it works! Networking, done right, can be one of the most powerful ways to gaining employment from home. >>Continue reading The Three W's Of Telecommuting Networking
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Not too long ago I started taking this blog a bit more seriously, at least I’ve been trying to. I’d even commissioned someone to design a one-of-a-kind logo for me. He sent me hand-drawn sketches full of ideas and I fell in love with the little house sitting on top of the world to represent Telecommuting Journal (thanks, David).
I don’t spend a lot of time promoting or marketing… >>Continue reading Promotional Fun With Logo Decals
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Ultimately, your true calling in life would be to do something that you love to do, or do something that you’re good at. And if you’re lucky, it would involve both of these. Now that sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? >>Continue reading Discovering Your True Calling In Life
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