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Have you ever wondered what odd-ball questions big firms like Yahoo, Microsoft, Best Buy ask candidates? Curiosity got the best of Glassdoor.com, and recently the site set out to find the top 25 odd-ball questions asked by interviewers. And unless you're applying for a job as a Forest Ranger or holiday food critic, would you be ready to answer questions on Central Park, Mount Fuji and eggnog?… Continue

If you're a part of Secrets of the Job Hunt network, you're headed in the right direction for finding your next job. You've recognized that there's more out there than Monster and Careerbuilder, and you need to be "social" to get a job. I've said it many times, but today's electronic job boards are akin to the want ads in the 80's. In this… Continue

2009 has been the year of the "tweet." However the question still remains on how Twitter will impact the job search process? Is it possible to get a job on Twitter or is Twitter strictly for building your network?

Applying for a job via Twitter may still be too early to predict for the masses, but for at least one candidate, they tweeted their way to a new job. See how this guy did it, here.

Outside the traditional, family, friends and health of Thanksgiving blessings, it can be easy to overlook career blessings when we’re out of work. But lest we forget, unemployment has its own blessings.

1) Time – Working a 40 hour week, commuting to and fro can leave us strapped for time to do those things that fuel our soul. This may be volunteering for a cause near to your heart or finally getting around to organizing your family photo albums. Whatever your passion, unemployment gives… Continue

Let's face it, not all interviewers know how to ask the right questions. Instead, they stick to the old stand-by: What are your strengths, your weaknesses and the dreaded where do you see yourself in five years? Like it or not, we must prepare ourselves for these innoccuous, uninspired questions. For tips on how to decode these questions, check out the artcile: "10 Interview Questions… Continue