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Job tips for troubled economic times

Filed under Job Hunting
Posted by Libraries, December 09, 2008
View all posts for December 2008

Looking for a job can be a stressful endeavor, and with unsettling news about the economy making headlines every day, people are that much more uneasy about their prospects. Kristina Cowen, freelance journalist and Career Examiner for Examiner.com Boston, provides four great tips for people in their current jobs as well as job seekers. Cowen also provides links to further reading on:

• What to do if your job has been directly affected by the financial crisis
• Streamlining your job search
• Staying marketable in your current job
• Managing your personal budget

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blogged by Abby Bird