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Inspire Job-Seekers with Your Monster.Com Success Story and Win a Prize

If you have landed your dream job with the help of Monster.com, here’s a wonderful opportunity for you to tell everyone of your experience and get a chance to win a prize just for sharing your success story.

The known top Job Search Engine on the web, Monster.com, came out with a press release last month encouraging those who successfully found jobs through their service to go out and let the world know. The campaign was launched to help motivate the millions of job-seekers across the globe who may be uncertain they could get employed by using online job search tools.

Success Stories

Indeed, searching for a new job is never easy. It could, in fact, be the toughest job one will have. Which is why your personal experience is very important. Let everyone know how Monster.com successfully changed the career, and perhaps the life of real people like you. Take a few minutes to tell us about what you have learned during your job search, offer any practical advice you could share, and let your story motivate those who are new in the entire idea of online job searches or those who have little faith in it. Let others know what they have been missing, encourage them to join Monster.com and discover new ways to find the perfect job.

Its parent company, Monster Worldwide, Inc (NYSE:MWW) has provided premier online employment global solutions for over a decade now, and wants to continue inspiring individuals to achieve their career goals. With the same vision shared, Monster.com has been, and up to present the most essential tool for the modern-day job seekers by effectively matching individual skills and interests with the vast requirements of today’s challenging job market. Their technology not only allows one to narrow down one’s search by location, keywords and employers, but also offer other extras like networking boards, job search alerts and online resume posting.

Send your story and be one of the six lucky winners of a special prize package, announcements of which are scheduled for November 8 and December 6, 2010. No story to tell yet? Perhaps you can help spread the good news and share this story through any of the Social Networking sites you use. We would greatly appreciate if you do.

The above post is a Sponsored Content. For more details, go to www.success.monster.com.

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An Entrepreneur’s Guide To Choosing a Business Structure

Let’s face it – we all want to own a business, choose our own hours and not have to listen to anyone tell us what needs to be done. Before the internet, starting a business was a real pain. The operating costs were too high. For example, if you were to open a store, you had to pay rent, electricity, sewage and everything else that relates to having a physical location for a business. Now you can have a booming business right from your home. Whether you provide consulting, writing service or have a big online store, the operating costs can be cut in half. Besides, it’s always good to have a business structure in place to look professional to your potential customers and clients.

This post will highlight pros and cons of different business structures. Along with pros and cons we will also provide you with forms that you need for each of these business structures and where you can download them. All in all, this post is your one stop guide to choosing a business structure. Don’t believe us? Keep on reading. Ohh and if you are asking why we are covering entrepreneur’s guide on a job search blog, here is a little known fact – some of the most successful entrepreneurs started their business after they got laid off from their day jobs. Take that as an inspiration. Let’s begin. Read the rest of this entry »

5 Recession Start-Ups That Made It Big

Is this really the right time to start a business? This is the number one question going through many entrepreneurs’ minds as they watch the economy take a slump. Although it may appear that a recession is the worst time to begin a new venture, it is the perfect time to utilize the economic downturn to spiral the growth of a new business.
Today we present to you five businesses that are household names.  What do they have in common?  They were all started during a recession.

Burger King

BK

Founded : 1954
Employees : approx. 41,000
Customers : approx. 11.4 million per day
Period : Recession of 1953

Burger King was founded in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton during the recession of the early 1950s. Today the company has become a household name and there is barely any town where we can’t find a Burger King. The introduction of BK’s signature Whopper came around during 1957, a time of high unemployment rates and failing businesses. Burger King is one of the recession start ups that has grown tremendously over the years. Read the rest of this entry »

60+ Sites To Put Your Job Search At Ease

Job search is a job in itself. There was a point in life when it seemed like all I ever did was look for jobs. One of the reason is because even though I had a job, I either wanted something better or just wanted to test myself and see if I could land something better. As a result I have been through many offices, picking up job application forms and have spent countless night on the web finding sites that offer job tips and advice.

As a veteran job seeker, I have come across quite a few sites related to jobs and career which I am sharing today. Feel free to add to the list. Read the rest of this entry »

A Visual Guide To LinkedIn For Job Hunters

When it comes to networking, Twitter and Facebook usually steals the show. However, LinkedIn users will vouch for the service that it is one of the most powerful tool when it comes to professional networking and job search. We have already covered a visual guide to twitter and an interactive guide on how to form a business structure, and today we bring you a job hunter’s guide to LinkedIn. Read the rest of this entry »

30 Profiles (And Sites) Every Job Seeker On Twitter Should Follow

b19Twitter has become one of the best job search tools on the internet. The growing number of job search sites and recruiters on twitter makes it one of the easiest platform to look for a job and build contact with potential employers. Social networking has become of extreme importance when it comes to job hunt and the power of twitter cannot be ignored. We have heard countless news of people landing their dream jobs through twitter and other social media platforms. If you have yet to utilize social media for your job search, especially twitter, it’s about time you let the potential employers on twitter know that you are available.

We have compiled a list of 30 twitter profiles to help you find job tips and advice that will help you land your dream job. The profiles mentioned below are a mixture of job search sites and job/career related blogs. Under each twitter profile link (numbered) you will also find a link to their site with a brief description. Here is our collection of 30 twitter profiles and sites that every job hunter on twitter should follow. Read the rest of this entry »

An Interactive Business Structure Map For Entrepreneurs

The map you are about to see highlights pros and cons of each business structure. Along with that information you will also find Federal tax forms that you might need. If you see a little bubble next to a topic, clicking on that will take you to a page that relates to that particular topic. For example : if you click “W” next to sole proprietorship on the map, a new window will open with Wikipedia entry on sole proprietorship. Similarly, if you click on a bubble that is next to one of the tax forms, a new window will open where you can find federal tax form for that particular topic. You can zoom in and zoom out using the “+” and “-” feature at the bottom right of the map.

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Please click on the image below to view the interactive business structure map.

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If you would like to download a copy to your computer please follow this link (PDF) : Guide To Choosing a Business Structure

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