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		<title>Give Yourself the Gift of Employment</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Katie Adams, Investopedia.com
The New Year represents a new start. If you&#8217;re currently unemployed and looking for work, circle January 1 on your calendar and start putting a plan in place to start fresh with these proven job-search tips.
1. Commit the Time
There&#8217;s no way around it &#8212; finding a job takes time. Make searching for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>by Katie Adams, Investopedia.com</p>
<p>The New Year represents a new start. If you&#8217;re currently unemployed and looking for work, circle January 1 on your calendar and start putting a plan in place to start fresh with these proven job-search tips.<br />
1. Commit the Time</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no way around it &#8212; finding a job takes time. Make searching for a job your new job. Stake out a place in your home &#8212; or use free available space in the community such as a library meeting room or local restaurant &#8212; that you will use to conduct your search. Get the supplies together that you need and stay organized. Create a schedule and stick to it.</p>
<p>As Tory Johnson, &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; workplace contributor and author of &#8220;Fired to Hired,&#8221; says, &#8220;When you divide your job search into daily tasks and weekly goals, you stand a better chance of fulfilling the big goal &#8212; landing a job &#8212; with greater ease.&#8221;</p>
<p>2. Blow up the Box</p>
<p>In a tough economy with double-digit unemployment, you&#8217;re going to face more competition for fewer jobs. You may need to expand your thinking and get creative about how you could use your background, skills, and interests in the workplace. For example, just because you have been in sales for the past 10 years doesn&#8217;t mean you are limited to sales as a career. Maybe it was the one-on-one interactions you enjoyed and your communication skills were your greatest sales asset.</p>
<p>What about using that background and talent in a different field, say as an admissions counselor for a nearby college or university? Or could you be interested in working as a development officer for a nonprofit organization? Think beyond your past and expand your job possibilities.</p>
<p>3. Update Your Resume</p>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t updated your resume put that at the top of your &#8220;to do&#8221; list. It&#8217;s not going to be the silver bullet that secures you a job, but you won&#8217;t be able to get an interview without it.</p>
<p>4. Use Social Networks</p>
<p>The digital world has blown the doors off traditional job-search methods. Social networking tools like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and even local websites like Craigslist can help you bypass some of the traditional barriers between you and an employer by providing a way to connect directly with people at the companies where you would like to work. It&#8217;s not enough to just create a profile, however. You need to get active. Use the networks to, well, network. Join groups that could help provide connections such as alumni groups for your previous employers or schools, fan pages for potential employers, and use the sites&#8217; job marketplaces.</p>
<p>5. Post Your Resume</p>
<p>Use job-searching websites like Yahoo! HotJobs to both learn about job openings and let hiring employers know about your availability. If you&#8217;re willing to do a little more work use VisualCV.com to help you stand apart from the crowd. The site allows you to create your own branded webpage which you can post online and send to hiring managers.</p>
<p>6. Join the Club</p>
<p>Career clubs are popping up nationwide to help out-of-work job searchers. These clubs provide people with camaraderie, contacts, and information about how to overcome common job hurdles. Search online &#8220;job clubs&#8221; or &#8220;career clubs&#8221; to find leads on how to connect with other local job-hunters.</p>
<p>7. Hit the Streets</p>
<p>Phone calls and emails are necessary, but getting in front of people face to face could be what really sets you apart from other applicants. Identify your best job prospects, do some research to find out who you need to talk to at those organizations and then get in the car and go. Drop by the office and ask if you can simply give your resume to the hiring manager in person. Don&#8217;t push for an interview on the spot, but rather explain that you want to let them know of your interest, drop off your resume, and complete an application while you&#8217;re there if possible. </p>
<p>8. Consider Something Temporary</p>
<p>If full-time work isn&#8217;t on the horizon but the bill collectors are, look for temporary or seasonal work to help make ends meet. Before signing up with just any temporary agency find one that has proven success placing workers who have your skill set and preferably with employers in your field of interest.</p>
<p>Keep at It</p>
<p>Finding a job is usually not easy work. Overcome inertia and frustration by viewing it as a short period of time in which you can make a long-term investment in your own future.</p>
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		<title>Wow Your Boss</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Caroline M.L. Potter,
It&#8217;s more important than ever to make sure your boss is happy with your performance. In tenuous times, your supervisor is one of the few people who may be able to shield you from a layoff. She may also be able to help you pursue a promotion down the road.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>by Caroline M.L. Potter,<br />
It&#8217;s more important than ever to make sure your boss is happy with your performance. In tenuous times, your supervisor is one of the few people who may be able to shield you from a layoff. She may also be able to help you pursue a promotion down the road.<br />
However, like any relationship, the one between you and your boss can get stale. You may grow complacent over time or you may never start off on the right foot. The good news is that it&#8217;s never too late to breathe new life into how you work with your supervisor, thanks to these expert tips from Alexandra Levit, author of &#8220;New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career.&#8221; </p>
<p>If you heed these five hints, you&#8217;ll not only contribute to your job security; you&#8217;ll also win your boss&#8217;s admiration and appreciation &#8212; as well as a little loyalty.</p>
<p>1. Be humble. In other words, be mindful of the fact that it&#8217;s not all about you. Says Levit, &#8220;Don&#8217;t approach your boss with a sense of entitlement, as though he is personally responsible for furthering your career. Instead, focus on learning what you can do to make his life easier, contribute to your company&#8217;s goals, and make him look good to his boss.&#8221; </p>
<p>2. Be honest. Everyone makes mistakes &#8212; and you&#8217;re no exception. Be forthcoming about it from the start. &#8220;Admit if you do something wrong, and then ask your boss how you can rectify the situation. Don&#8217;t allow yourself to get caught in a maze of lies or excuses that will result in a loss of credibility,&#8221; she advises.</p>
<p>3. Be respectful of the boss&#8217;s time. If you think your plate is full, consider that of your boss. Use your time together wisely and efficiently. Levit suggests, &#8220;Appear in her office with a checklist of things you need to cover, and don&#8217;t dwell too long on any particular subject. Your boss will be more receptive to meeting with you if she knows you&#8217;ll be in and out of his office quickly.&#8221;</p>
<p>4. Be self-sufficient. Be mindful of the fact that your supervisor doesn&#8217;t have the bandwidth to hold your hand through every crisis or help you make every difficult decision that lands on your desk. </p>
<p>&#8220;Only approach your boss with a problem or complaint if you&#8217;ve explored all options for resolving it yourself. When you do, be prepared to have a solution at hand that you could implement with her help,&#8221; says Levit, who is also a contributor to The Wall Street Journal. </p>
<p>&#8220;Choose your battles wisely, and decide carefully if bringing an issue to your boss&#8217;s attention is really necessary or if you would be better off letting it go,&#8221; she adds.</p>
<p>5. Be a &#8220;can-do&#8221; employee. Redefine the concept of a &#8220;yes man&#8221; (or &#8220;yes woman&#8221;) at the office. She advises, &#8220;When your boss asks you to do something, accommodate him, if possible. The words &#8216;I don&#8217;t have time&#8217; should never escape your lips. If you know something needs to be done, do it without being prodded, and if your boss asks for help in a group setting, be the first to volunteer.&#8221; </p>
<p>If you&#8217;re always amenable, Levit believes, &#8220;Your boss will quickly come to see you as a huge asset to the team and as someone he can count on.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>5 Easy Resume Boosters</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who says the way to a healthy bank account is putting in overtime? Offering flexible scheduling and hourly pay high enough to yield a full-timer&#8217;s salary, these jobs could be your ticket to fast cash.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who says the way to a healthy bank account is putting in overtime? Offering flexible scheduling and hourly pay high enough to yield a full-timer&#8217;s salary, these jobs could be your ticket to fast cash.<br />
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<p>Cameron Parker is perhaps the only recent college grad who isn&#8217;t worried about a slumping economy. That&#8217;s because he earns $85,000 a year working 10 to 15 hours a week translating medical documents and a novel under one of his former college professors.</p>
<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t need a college degree to break into the field, but it helps in terms of networking and getting involved in the translation community,&#8221; says Parker, who holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in French from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.</p>
<p>While Parker&#8217;s salary edges on the higher end of the spectrum &#8212; SimplyHired.com reports that the average hourly wage is $24 &#8212; fluent speakers who specialize in critical needs languages like Chinese, Hindi, Korean, and Arabic can earn more. To break in, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that candidates need fluency in two languages and most hold a bachelor&#8217;s degree, though not necessarily in a language program.</p>
<p>Massage Therapist</p>
<p>Ready for a career change? Look no further than a massage table.</p>
<p>&#8220;Many massage therapists are on their second or third careers, because this offers them so much flexibility,&#8221; says Nora Brunner, public relations specialist for Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals, a network of 69,000 bodyworkers.</p>
<p>With the industry projected to grow 20 percent between now and 2016, licensed therapists who complete massage school or a community college program usually lasting anywhere from five to nine months of full-time study and pass their state&#8217;s licensing exam (required in 43 states), are raking in the dough. ABMP reports that massage therapists earn an average of $23 per hour, but Brunner adds that freelancers who work on their own and don&#8217;t have to fork over a percentage of their fees to hotels or spas earn $65 per hour on average.</p>
<p>Life and Business Coaches</p>
<p>Dedicated to helping clients reach goals ranging from losing weight to organizing their employees, life and business coaches work where they want and when they want, reports the International Coaching Federation (ICF). While there are no licensing requirements necessary to break into the field, ICF reports that more than half of all clients expect their coach to be credentialed through an organization like ICF, the International Coaching Council (ICC), or the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches.</p>
<p>Credentialing requirements vary between organizations and could require anywhere from a few days of in-class training to a couple months of full-time certificate study and on-the-job training. After that new coaches are free to build their client network and their bank accounts &#8212; thanks to a billing rate of $55 per hour, according to SimplyHired.com.</p>
<p>Interior Designer</p>
<p>When &#8220;interior designer&#8221; pops up in conversation, most think of picking out living room sofas to match the drapes. The job entails much, much more, says Korenna Cline with the American Society of Interior Designers.</p>
<p>&#8220;[Designers] could work anywhere, from homes to hospitals to schools,&#8221; she says. &#8220;They also have to work with design plan, building codes, sustainability issues, and creating something that works for people of all ages.&#8221;</p>
<p>Better yet, Cline adds, they&#8217;re compensated well. Charging anywhere from $75 to $225 an hour, designers can break into the field with a bachelor&#8217;s or design degree, while top candidates become nationally certified by passing the National Council for Interior Design Qualification exam.</p>
<p>Graphic Designer</p>
<p>Chad Kouri laughs at the idea of a starving artist. An independent illustrator and visual artist in Chicago, 24-year-old Kouri subsidizes his art through freelance graphic design.</p>
<p>&#8220;Graphic design could mean anything from designing a flyer to developing the full look and feel for a company through multiple different mediums, web and print and video,&#8221; he explains. &#8220;The more mediums you know how to work in, and the more you know about Web development, the more opportunities there are.&#8221;</p>
<p>While a graphic design degree isn&#8217;t absolutely necessary to break into the profession, one from a two- or four-year institution can be a big career boost, especially for those looking to work within a Web design or advertising agency. According to the American Institute of Graphic Arts, freelance graphic designers earn an average of $29 an hour; however, Kouri says that with experience the rate can quickly jump into the hundreds.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have five years of experience, and I charge $50 to $65 an hour,&#8221; he says. &#8220;That&#8217;s the way I pay the bills.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Rocker Puts Jobless People in Music Video</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An emerging rock artist has found a new way to call attention to the unemployment problem in the United States: putting jobless people in a music video.
The video, for Ryan Star&#8217;s new single &#8220;Breathe,&#8221; features 12 adults who are looking for work as they carry around signs in New York City with messages like: &#8220;Good [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An emerging rock artist has found a new way to call attention to the unemployment problem in the United States: putting jobless people in a music video.</p>
<p>The video, for Ryan Star&#8217;s new single &#8220;Breathe,&#8221; features 12 adults who are looking for work as they carry around signs in New York City with messages like: &#8220;Good at my job,&#8221; &#8220;I can&#8217;t afford health insurance,&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;d rather be working.&#8221; Their occupations range from balloon artist to software consultant.<br />
Star, on tour this fall with &#8220;American Idol&#8221; winner David Cook, says he wanted the video to be relevant to the struggles of people looking for work.</p>
<p>&#8220;When I started thinking of how to represent &#8216;Breathe,&#8217; this idea made sense because unemployment is the common thread that I have been seeing everywhere I have been touring,&#8221; Star says. &#8220;It just feels to me that people everywhere need to hear a positive message, that things will all be OK and that we are here for one another.&#8221;</p>
<p>Employed Workers Not Wanted</p>
<p>The participants in the video were selected during a unique casting call. They agreed to take part in a day of filming in New York, and to have their job hunts publicly advertised on the new site breathe4jobs.com.</p>
<p>Blake Carrington, an unemployed teacher&#8217;s aide who appears in the video, says that he had never before worn a sign to advertise for a job. But he now recommends this &#8220;extreme&#8221; form of job-seeking. &#8220;It shows passion,&#8221; he says.</p>
<p>Maria Schock, a participant in the video who teaches English, says, &#8220;I thought the video captured the true essence of today&#8217;s current economic situation. These are tough times, and the job market is competitive. I don&#8217;t know what will happen, but I hope for the best.&#8221;</p>
<p>The nation&#8217;s unemployment situation is the worst since 1983, with the jobless rate hitting 10.2% in October. The rate climbs higher &#8212; 17.5% &#8212; by adding in Americans who are involuntarily underemployed (working part-time) or who stopped looking for work because of discouragement, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p>
<p>Staying Positive in the Moment</p>
<p>&#8220;Breathe&#8221; is part of Star&#8217;s debut album &#8220;11:59,&#8221; due for release in early 2010.</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8216;Breathe&#8217; fit right into the idea behind &#8216;11:59.&#8217; It&#8217;s about being in the moment,&#8221; says Star. &#8220;I know we have all grown up hearing the romantic idea of seizing the day, but for the first time I feel like I truly started to understand it. I found myself trying to find purpose in the present.&#8221;</p>
<p>Schock says of the song, &#8220;It sends the message to be patient, that better times are coming, and to just keep breathing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Patience has become a common theme for all job seekers today, as more than a third of unemployed Americans have been out of work for more than six months.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m staying positive every day by working out, meditation, and knowing that there is light at the end of the tunnel,&#8221; says Carrington. &#8220;This song is all about that.</p>
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		<title>Secrets to a Successful Relocation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Gina Cappiello, 123movers.com
During these tough times, many individuals are opting to relocate for a better job. Here are some relocating secrets that should be considered before and after you are hired for that dream career.
Before You Get the Job:
Let employers know you are able to relocate: Write a short paragraph in your cover letter [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>by Gina Cappiello, 123movers.com</p>
<p>During these tough times, many individuals are opting to relocate for a better job. Here are some relocating secrets that should be considered before and after you are hired for that dream career.<br />
Before You Get the Job:</p>
<p>Let employers know you are able to relocate: Write a short paragraph in your cover letter about your willingness to relocate and why it is so important to you. You&#8217;ll get bonus points if you are willing and able to relocate without a company&#8217;s assistance. It would not only save the company money on your relocating costs, but also shows that you are financially secure.</p>
<p>Research everything: Act like an anthropologist and study everything about your potential place of work, career, and town. Become active on town message boards, blogs, and online communities to get the honest answers you need from the locals who know best. Be sure to keep track of your findings and consider your options before officially deciding on relocating.</p>
<p>Discuss relocating with loved ones: It is essential to discuss a potential move with family and friends to find out what they truly think. They are the ones who know you best and only have your best interest in mind, so you are guaranteed to get the truth from them. They may give you some much-needed perspective about moving or your career that can change your mind.</p>
<p>After You Are Hired:</p>
<p>Negotiate and get it all in writing: If you plan on negotiating, be sure to do your research on the cost of living and have realistic numbers to back up your statements. Ask your employer if you can get everything agreed upon down in writing to prevent any misunderstandings and review the terms with a career specialist or lawyer before approving.</p>
<p>Test out your new life: Take a week away in your new town to explore and experience everything. Do not treat this as a vacation, or else you will get the wrong idea of what daily life would be like if you moved. Ask your new coworkers to show you around and stop by your new workplace for a test day in the office to get an idea of the vibe there. This is also an ideal time to look at housing, surrounding areas, and attractions that may be of interest to you.</p>
<p>Book movers and transportation in advance: To avoid a moving day disaster, book a licensed moving company at least six weeks in advance to guarantee help for your move. Invite them to visit your home to give you an accurate in-person quote to avoid extra fees. Only choose the one that you feel most comfortable and confident with, regardless of the price. Follow up with your movers every other week to update them about your moving schedule and packing so they can better prepare for your moving day.</p>
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		<title>Attention, Job Seekers: Uncle Sam Wants You</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate America&#8217;s recent economic tumble took jobs and confidence away from millions. New opportunities, job security, and benefits may seem scarce, but experts say you can find them all right now by working for the government.
Caroline King found work in late May as a veteran service representative for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the federal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Corporate America&#8217;s recent economic tumble took jobs and confidence away from millions. New opportunities, job security, and benefits may seem scarce, but experts say you can find them all right now by working for the government.<br />
Caroline King found work in late May as a veteran service representative for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the federal agency with the most job postings so far this year.</p>
<p>According to King, the advantages of working for Uncle Sam include &#8220;job security, fairness, constant pay increases every year, and great benefits.&#8221; She also cited diversity and the ability to have a positive impact on people&#8217;s lives.</p>
<p>King prepares veterans&#8217; claims for benefits before they go on to be rated for compensation. &#8220;I love helping people who have done noble things for the good of others. Sometimes it&#8217;s the difference between a person being homeless, or not &#8230; I feel extremely connected with the job I&#8217;m doing and why I&#8217;m doing it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Where to Look</p>
<p>Janet Ruck, co-author of &#8220;The Guide to America&#8217;s Federal Jobs,&#8221; says usajobs.gov, the official job site of the United States federal government, is a must for government job seekers.</p>
<p>Ruck says that there are &#8220;35,000 jobs posted on any given day.&#8221; While the focus is federal, usajobs.gov also connects to opportunities in state and local government. In addition, visitors can execute specific searches for jobs fueled by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), otherwise known as the economic stimulus package.</p>
<p>Which areas of the government have been boosted by an influx of stimulus funding? Ruck points to the growth in security, particularly cyber and homeland security. Overall, demand for government workers is expected to stay strong in the years to come, due to an upcoming wave of Baby Boomer retirement, according to Ruck&#8217;s book.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s Available</p>
<p>The website, usajobs.gov, maintains a year-to-date list of the most in-demand job positions in the federal government. For the month of September 2009, some of these openings, and their median annual salary according to PayScale.com, are listed below. Since required levels of experience or skill vary by position, actual salary numbers may vary, as well:</p>
<p>1. Office clerk, $32,457<br />
2. Registered nurse, $61,345<br />
3. Information technology specialist $67,082<br />
4. Human resources specialist, $50,459<br />
5. Civil engineer $73,151<br />
6. Accountant $49,982<br />
7. Social worker $53,550</p>
<p>Laurence Shatkin, career information expert and co-author of &#8220;200 Best Jobs for Renewing America,&#8221; says that the government is strict with hiring and therefore tends to maintain a level playing field. &#8220;Everything is advertised. It&#8217;s harder to get the inside track. But networking helps, as it does with any job hunting.&#8221;</p>
<p>A personal connection helped King. At the encouragement of her brother, who works as a rating veteran service representative for the Department of Veteran Affairs, she emailed the relevant human resources representative to request notification in the event of an opening. It wasn&#8217;t long before she was contacted. King says, &#8220;The process was rather quick and I was hired within two weeks of my interview.&#8221;</p>
<p>Necessary Steps for Hiring</p>
<p>The first step in any government application effort is simple, yet often overlooked, according to Ruck. She says, &#8220;Figure out whether or not you are qualified.&#8221; She goes on to explain that many applicants don&#8217;t take the time to thoroughly review the lengthy postings, referred to as vacancy announcements. Ruck says that if you fail to meet at least 80 percent of the qualifying criteria, it&#8217;s likely not worth the time required to apply, which usually ranges from 10 to 12 hours. </p>
<p>Your next task is to analyze all sections of the vacancy announcement and tailor your resume to the specific job.</p>
<p>Depending on the job, you may be required to submit a personal essay demonstrating that you have specific knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the job. This essay is your opportunity to showcase your unique qualifications. In her book, Ruck covers tips for successful essays. She urges applicants to write in the first person, be concise, provide concrete examples of abilities and results, and include job-specific words found in the vacancy announcement wherever possible.</p>
<p>Before applying, weigh the possible downsides of government employment, recommends Shaktin. He explains, &#8220;It&#8217;s a very bureaucratic set-up. Compared to working for a small business, you may get frustrated with red tape.&#8221;</p>
<p>Possible Tradeoffs</p>
<p>While King is happy with her job, she admits that she had to adjust to a lot of rules she wasn&#8217;t used to &#8220;like restricted Internet access and no visitors that don&#8217;t work on site.&#8221;</p>
<p>Shatkin acknowledges relative job security and opportunities for training and education among government&#8217;s lures, but says, &#8220;Pay tends to be somewhat lower.&#8221;</p>
<p>Having spent 26 years as a commissioned psychologist for the U.S. Public Health Service, Ruck urges applicants to see government work not just as a way to put food on the table, but as a place to find purpose. This is especially important in a government job, which could span decades.</p>
<p>Ruck advises, &#8220;Know what you&#8217;re good at. Know what your passions are.&#8221; According to Ruck, a wide array of agencies, departments, and missions means that whatever work you&#8217;re best suited for, &#8220;It&#8217;s there in the government.&#8221;</p>
<p>Source: Salary data from PayScale.com. The salaries listed are median annual salaries for full-time, federal government employees with 5-8 years of experience and include any bonuses. by Amber Johnson, PayScale.com</p>
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		<title>Online Paid Surveys &#8211; Why You Should Participate</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the increasing popularity of online survey, you most probably have heard of paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> or at least participated in one of them. However, there are a few people who do not really understand why it&#8217;s important to participate in <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>. Let&#8217;s first see why <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> are quite important to our day-to-day life.</p>
<p>Why you should participate?</p>
<p>Paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> are rapidly becoming the most preferred means of data collection today, thanks to the Internet. This is because the Internet has made <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> available to almost everybody who can log on to the Internet from almost every country in the entire world. Collection of consumer information is the main stronghold of the entire market research industry. Market research firms design and conduct data collection, by use of <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> and that is where you, the consumers, comes into play because he/she is the source of the data. Not until lately, production firms had to try and make the best possible estimate of how to make the best goods and services to meet their consumers&#8217; tastes, which was difficult for most production companies. But all that has now been turned around and the consumer now can directly influence how or what he wants from these companies simply by participating in research projects. Companies today go full lengths to make or produce goods that have been customized to meet what their consumers&#8217; preferences are. For that reason both the production companies have found it easier to make the best possible products for their consumers, and the consumer is most at home with the products these companies produce for him/her to use.</p>
<p>How can you participate?<br />
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<p>Participation is simple and quite interesting because you will not only learn something from participating in research projects but also get some reward for it. Marketing research firms pay consumers to participate in <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>, and focus groups. Let&#8217;s first cover how to find good survey companies, join their panels and start taking <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>.</p>
<p>How to find legitimate survey companies.</p>
<p>This marks the very first step into the survey world. If you do it right and find good survey companies, then you can rest assured to have a great experience taking online <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>. But on the other side, there are illegitimate sites all over the internet that will end up frustrating you and maybe even duping you off your money. Do not start raising your eyebrows, because you are just about to learn how to spot these sites that are making people regret after joining them. The internet has thousands of sites that are designed to fool people and con them. For instance, there are survey sites that are claiming to make people rich overnight just from taking paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>. Paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> are rewarding and can make you some easy money but can not possibly be a &#8220;dream job&#8221; or full time occupation and it&#8217;s unlikely that anyone can earn a living from paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>. Be wary not to fall victim to scam sites that are all over the Internet. Please read the seven steps below on how to find legitimate survey sites and also how to spot the bad ones. To start you search for survey sites, simply go to Google and type &#8220;paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>, or online paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>&#8220;, and you will get millions of paid survey sites. This is where the road gets blur and tricky, but do not be alarmed because you only need at least five legitimate survey sites for you to get started. Some people may prefer to join hundreds of sites but to get the best experience as a starter, you should rather begin with the best top 5 to 10 panels, than join 300 sites some of which may only be mirror or partner site to the major companies. On further searching you may find other &#8220;middleman&#8221; sites that offer links to hundreds of paid survey site. Most of these &#8220;middlemen&#8221; get paid commissions to solicit referrals to other survey companies. Some of the sites on their lists are usually outdated but you may as well give it a shot since you have got nothing to lose. Just make sure you do not give them your money for these lists in the name of &#8220;membership fee&#8221; because all you will get is a list to other sites. Always be wary too when you spot sites that claim to pay you anything like $250 an hour for taking paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>. They usually have lots of exaggerated promises just to sway you into signing up using their lists. Some of these sites will even try to make you pay a fee which they may call &#8220;membership fee, one-time fee or entry fee&#8221;. Avoid such sites because all you will get after paying the so-called membership fee is a list of other survey companies, which you can find for free with a little search over the Internet. Such lists are sometimes a mere outdated collection of affiliate links to other paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> sites. Legitimate paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> companies run free-to-join panels and will never make willing panelists-to-be pay anything. Go to Google and try to read more about paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> scams by typing &#8220;paid survey scams&#8221; into their search box. Below are seven major steps and guidelines that will help you find great survey site that will pay you well and make you a great experience.</p>
<p>Try not to get swayed into paying any membership fee. That is the first red light right there!<br />
Make sure the survey site you intend to join has a working means of contacting those who run it, i.e. there should be a way to contact those who run the site, company owners or customer staff.<br />
Try to find out about the site&#8217;s web reputation by visiting forums and asking others about that particular website. Type up the sites name into Google and find out what others are saying about it.<br />
The site should be hosted by an actual market research company with a web presence. Be wary of sites hosted on free hosting servers and sites with advertising all over them. Some of these websites will just collect your email address and start spam feeding you with ads.<a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> Taking a simple, easy online survey &#8211; $5 to $75 per survey!: Click here</a><br />
This is not a very strong way of distinguishing scam sites from legitimate ones, but always be careful on sites that make exaggerated promises of making you rich from <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>, &#8220;dream job&#8221; or paying you on an hourly basis. Legitimate survey sites will most often only pay you for <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> you participate in.<br />
Try to find their &#8220;about us&#8221; or &#8220;our services&#8221; page and read it carefully. Do not forget to read the fine print on their &#8220;Terms of Service, Terms of Use, or Policy&#8221; pages as well.<br />
Finally, always follow what you conscience tells you. If the deal sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.<br />
Joining the panel and getting started.</p>
<p>By this point you should have already found the sites that you intend to join, please read the section on &#8220;How to find legitimate survey sites&#8221; if you have not found any yet. Joining panels is usually simple and fast because most sites only require your email address and personal details like names, age, gender, country/city of residence and such like stuff. Assuming that you are already at the site&#8217;s main or home page, first try to read as much as you can and see what the site offers. This is the place to make good use of the headings and the introductory text all over the page. Keep in mind that as you read through, you should also be checking for signs that may trigger suspicion about the site&#8217;s legitimacy. From the main/home page of the site try and find a link to their &#8220;Sign up&#8221; page, some may refer to it as &#8220;Join, Join Us, or Register&#8221; etc. Clicking on it should bring you to a page with at least a form for you to use. Go ahead and read their Terms of Service first before you start filling up the form. If you can abide by their terms then try and find their &#8220;Frequently Asked Question&#8217;s&#8221; page if they have any, and read it through. Finally, it is always nice for any legitimate company website to have a working contact system, also check out for this. If none of these gave you a reason to be suspicious about the site, then go, ahead and fill the registration form and submit it. Some sites may need you to confirm your registration by checking your email address while some may not. By this point you should be able to take <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> if they have any, or you have to wait for them to send you email invitations when they have any available.</p>
<p>What you need to know about paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a></p>
<p>Paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> have been around for quite some time now and are known as a simple and quick way to make money online. You do not need any special skills or be a web expert in order to get impressive rewards or payment from taking paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> online. While this is true, you will often see websites that promises exaggerated payments like $250 an hour for participating in paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> online. These exaggerated sites may occasionally sway some new web surfers into believing that they have stumbled on the jackpot of riches. Most of these sites that promise such unbelievable amounts of payments in most instances are &#8220;middlemen-owned&#8221; sites and they just want to sway others into signing up so that they can get paid a commission for that. Some sites even try to make their visitors pay a fee for them to earn membership, which is usually access to their list of affiliate sites. These sites usually have exaggerated promises and will even try to make you believe them by displaying &#8220;cooked&#8221; testimonials, proof in form of a check&#8217;s image or paypal payments. Some will even guarantee that if you do not earn a certain amount of money within a given time, they will refund you your money. Please do not let your money go down the drain so easily like this. Most of these guarantees, testimonies and proofs are only meant to sway you into to paying a fee you will kiss goodbye because chances of you getting it back are one in a million. Experienced web surfers say that when it comes to the Internet, only one rule applies best, &#8220;If the deal is too good to be true, then it probably is!&#8221; These scam sites have caused quite a scare to many would-be-survey-takers and if you and I keep off them and raise awareness throughout the Internet, then we may just be able to lessen the damage they are causing.</p>
<p>The good part of almost everything is that there is always the other side of it. So does it apply to the Internet, we have really bad sites and as well as REALLY GOOD ones! Typical online survey companies that are really into market research will not make you pay anything to be a member but will pay you for your time and efforts in their projects. These companies will in most cases pay up to $80 a survey but what do you have to lose, you are not only making a free $80 but also helping improve consumer products and services by giving your much valued opinions to production companies. Some sites offer other forms of rewards like credits or points which can be accumulated to a certain threshold before payment is made for the completed online paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>. Gifts and prizes, vouchers, and discounts at shopping malls and stores are also a great way many survey takers benefit from participating in paid <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>.</p>
<p>As we round up, please also note that you should be quite aware of sites that do not respect user privacy. Such sites will lead to lots of unbearable junk mail in your inbox. This is a major problem on the internet today because even respectable companies share their customers&#8217; details with other companies they are affiliated with and you will definitely get some unsolicited emails from other companies to mess up your mornings. Real honest survey companies would never reveal your personal details to outsiders though, even if they were affiliated or not. It is recommendable that you open a free email account and use that email address for all your survey work. This will lessen the disk space usage of you email provider since some companies will really pump you up with tons of email <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a>, and it will also help stop mixing up survey emails with your personal emails.</p>
<p>Hopefully, you have at least learnt something about <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"> surveys</a> from this article, please if you found it helpful, do pass it on to a friend so he or she can also get something from it. Now it&#8217;s your turn to act. Go out there, find good market research firms and start giving your opinion to help improve the goods and services that you and I&#8217;ll use tomorrow. Thanks for your time and best of luck.<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[Magniwork system was designed to help you build magnetic generator at home. The Magniwork system uses magnetic energy, one of the most abundant, simple, and powerful energy sources on earth, and converts that energy into standard electricity. A Long Kept Secret For Generating Free Electricity 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Magniwork system was designed to help you build magnetic generator at home. The Magniwork system uses magnetic energy, one of the most abundant, simple, and powerful energy sources on earth, and converts that energy into standard electricity.<a href="http://www.08513.com/magniwork"> A Long Kept Secret For Generating Free Electricity </a></p>
<p>Magnetic generator creates absolutely free energy, and doesn&#8217;t require any resource like wind or solar energy to function, the magniwork generator creates energy by itself and powers your home for free. After doing several days research on the Internet about this new energy system, I finally decided to purchase this DIY free energy kit. In this article I will show you how does this system works.<br />
<a href="http://www.08513.com/magniwork"> The generator powers itself and creates energy by itself Click here</a><br />
Magniwork free energy kit is very simple and teaches you how to build a inexpensive generator with no effort. When you purchase the Magniwork plans you will get detailed materials with photos and txt instructions that teaches you how to build your own magnetic generator step by step. In my experience, every people can make this generator even with little building skills. But it requires you to prepare necessary supplies yourself.</p>
<p>I followed its instruction exactly as described in the generator plans and build my first generator all by myself in just less than 2 days, it is so easy! My generator once built was working perfectly without any problems, my home is very big and my monthly electricity bill is more then $300, so I decide to build a second generator to power 100% of my home, right now the current generator provides 75% of the electricity in my house.<a href="http://www.08513.com/magniwork"> The generator powers itself and creates energy by itself Click here</a></p>
<p>Thanks to the simplicity of the the Magniwork system, the generator is very cheap and simple to build. In addition, The Magniwork Company provides quick and reliable support, 24/7 every week. If you have any questions just contact their support team.<a href="http://www.08513.com/magniwork"> Download Click here</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The million dollar question is &#8211; is paid surveys etc a scam? To be honest , there are literally thousands of scams out there that only want your money to run; or they simply want your e-mail address so they can spam you inbox with fake paid survey opportunities.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The million dollar question is &#8211; is paid surveys etc a scam? To be honest , there are literally thousands of scams out there that only want your money to run; or they simply want your e-mail address so they can spam you inbox with fake paid survey opportunities.</p>
<p>There are tons of scam opportunities that force you to pay and give you garbage return &#8211; but there are also paid survey opportunities that you can pay for that you&#8217;ll receive a decent return on your investment. Whatever you choose &#8211; be sure to start A.S.A.P!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc">Paid Surveys ETC</a>. is definitely not a scam website. You&#8217;ll quickly find out what the company is all about. They are all about high quality legitimate paid survey opportunities with legitimate big time companies. They will save you the time and hassle of having to pay and sift through literally thousands of false survey opportunities that are all around the internet.</p>
<p>They offer you a huge range of survey to fill out, different types of focus groups, and the opportunity for you to earn some spare cash in your leisure time. Even when you&#8217;re at work and you want to sneak a survey in &#8211; you&#8217;ll definitely be able to; it&#8217;s simply that easy.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll receive a demographic questionnaire so that you&#8217;ll only receive survey opportunities that YOU are interested in. You&#8217;ll be able to put in your personal interests and hobbies so that the company can get to know what kind of surveys you&#8217;ll like.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll have survey opportunities brought straight to your e-mail inbox so that you&#8217;ll be able to access from anywhere including your computer, laptop, and even in many cases cell phone.</p>
<p>They may overhype the amount of money you can make; but at the same time &#8211; what&#8217;s stopping you from making that much amount of money. You&#8217;ll earn a realistic 5-25$ per survey that you take and surveys vary in time depending on how many you fill out. Most surveys will probably take you 15 minutes if you take your time and fill them out.</p>
<p>There are tons of people who are averaging a at least $1000 in supplemental income from about an hour and a half of work a day. You can probably do more if you had the time and focus &#8211; but if not, $1000 extra dollars isn&#8217;t that bad anyways, right?</p>
<p>Make$ 500 to $3500 per month from home. Paid surveys are a great opportunity for anybody who wants that sorely needed second income. Let&#8217;s be honest, the day job simply does not pay enough! <a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc">Paid surveys</a> can help you buy those extra things in life that are so hard to get.<a href="http://www.08513.com/paidsurveysetc"><br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hate my job.</p>
<p>Do you find yourself saying this on a regular basis?</p>
<p>Do you dread having to face another day at work?</p>
<p>Do you sometimes wish you’d be fired or laid off just to escape your daily prison?</p>
<p>If so, join the club. You might be surprised how many people spend years (and years and years…) staying in the same job that they hate.</p>
<p>If you constantly say to yourself “I hate my job” then it’s time you did something about it.</p>
<p>And if you’re the type of person who keeps telling your friends “I hate my job” and expecting that they will care, you’d really better start doing something about it before you lose all your friends. No one likes to hang around a whiner especially one who says the same thing over and over again without doing anything to fix it.</p>
<p>If you truly hate your job, your personal life can suffer as a result and you can spiral into depression and a feeling of helplessness especially if you can’t see any other options to pursue.</p>
<p>As a recruiter, I can understand why people say “I hate my job” but I can’t understand why they expect me to feel sorry for them when they do nothing to change things!</p>
<p>To fix this situation, first figure out what it is that you hate about your job and either fix it or start looking for a new job. If you truly hate your job, you’ll do something about it rather than just talking about it.</p>
<p>Who wants to spend 8 hours plus per day doing something they hate just to get a check?</p>
<p>Let’s look at a list of possible statements you might be making that show specifically what it is that you hate about your job:</p>
<p>I hate my job. No particular reason needed, you just hate your job. Are you proud of your work? Are there any accomplishments you are happy with? If not, maybe you don’t just need a new job, you need a new career. Start looking outside your current industry. Have you considered self-employment?</p>
<p>I hate my job because I’m underpaid: Easy to fix. Ask for a raise. In this case you don’t really hate your job, you hate the fact that you are underpaid at least in your mind. If you work for a notoriously cheap company, you might need to switch companies. If you work in an industry that doesn’t make its employees rich, you might need to change industries. Money isn’t the best reason to switch jobs but if your salary doesn’t match your lifestyle, something has to change.</p>
<p>I hate my job because it’s boring: Perhaps you have become underemployed. If you are bored, you might not be utilizing all the skills you have or you may have finally realized you are in the wrong industry. Think of what makes you happy and then figure out how you can get paid to do it. I like that old adage that says that if you find a job that you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.</p>
<p>I hate my job because I hate my boss/co-workers/company: Certainly, you can’t pick your boss or co-workers but you can pick the company you work for. We won’t always get along with everyone we work with so it’s not uncommon to want to switch jobs because of personal conflicts with others. Be careful though: if you find that you have trouble getting along with people at every job you have, maybe it’s not the other people that are the problem.</p>
<p>I hate my job but I can’t quit: Perhaps it’s the stock options, maybe it’s the nice expense account and company car, maybe it’s the high salary that you know you won’t be able to get from another company if you switch jobs. Sometimes “golden handcuffs” prevent people from switching jobs that they hate because they’d have to give up too much if they quit. Then again, I’ve seen instances of people leaving high-paying jobs that they hated to accept lower paying jobs that they are much happier with. You might need to prioritize and figure out what is more important: the money or your happiness. Ideally you’ll have both of course but maybe this is impossible in your current job.</p>
<p>I hate my job because I’m embarrassed of what I do: Maybe you work in an industry that you’ve realized does not fit your morals. Maybe you feel embarrassed to discuss your job or industry with friends who you feel have better jobs that you do. I’ve certainly come across enough job searchers who are ashamed to discuss their job with others. Personally, I think that as long as you are doing something ethical that you like and can earn a reasonable living from, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Not everyone thinks this way though. Before making any career-altering decisions, remember that your job must make you happy, not other people.</p>
<p>Working at a job you hate is no way to spend a significant part of your life. If you truly hate your job, you will no doubt see other aspects of your life suffer, too.</p>
<p>Before you can fix the problem of constantly saying “I hate my job” you need to figure out what it is specifically that you hate about it.</p>
<p>Then you can decide what to do to fix it or if it is not fixable, what you are going to be doing next for a living.</p>
<p>Once you do this, you will no longer have to say “I hate my job” and you’ll be happier and more prosperous because of it.<br />
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