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TweetShareMany years ago, when I first started this blog, I wrote a popular post about tax refunds. Since I posted about taxes earlier this week (and since most of you probably didn’t see it because the blog was young) I thought it would be worth pointing out again. So if you’re expecting a tax refund, [...]

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TweetShareIt’s that time of year again, if you can believe it. I just started working on my taxes this weekend, so I thought I’d do a bit of research for a nice worker/job-seeker friendly tax post. It occurred to me that we’re all pining away for refunds aren’t we? Did you know that 3/4ths of [...]

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TweetShareHave you ever wondered why your salary is what it is? At first glance you would probably say it is based on what you signed up for when you joined your company and on the salary increases you received since then. Perhaps this was based on the state of the economy, your company’s profitability or [...]

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TweetShareIt’s that time of year again. Tax time. So that means it’s also time to do my yearly reminder that certain aspects of your job search are tax deductible. Let me start out by saying I am not a legal or accounting professional. The information I am going to share is guidance only, and is [...]

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TweetShareGenerally, a severance package is made up of pay and benefits given by an employer to a dismissed employee. But contrary to some belief, a severance package is not given as an entitlement prescribed by law, rather it is an employer’s prerogative – which means this benefit is given as a token under the employer’s [...]

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TweetShareOver the past decade, it has become much more common for employers to run a credit check on potential candidates. This has become even more prevalent as the number of available of jobs is limited and the number of qualified applicants increases. However, many people still do not understand why their credit score matters in [...]

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TweetShareSo you’ve recently been let go from your company and are receiving unemployment benefits when an amazing thing happens – you get a job offer. But it’s not the offer you were hoping for. While it will definitely pay the bills, it will result in you taking less than 50-percent of what you were making. [...]

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TweetShareEach month thousands of employees move to a new community to start a new job. Moves often are more expensive than anticipated. Not only is there the actual expense of moving but, for a homeowner, there are expenses connected with selling the current home and buying another home. Some corporations may offer to cover some [...]

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TweetShareIn the past, I’ve written about what you should do first if you get fired or laid off. Over the weekend, over at the WiseBread blog, I saw a new strategy that had never occurred to me before. Essentially, it boils down to remembering to ask the HR folks if they’ll give you the unvested [...]

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TweetShareNot really a surprise, right? A new CareerBuilder.com survey finds that nearly 40 percent of the 3,000 HR reps and managers polled plan to make administrative cuts at some point in 2009. Furthermore, 65 percent of those who plan on cutting costs are also scaling back on company events like social gatherings and picnics. Sixty-one [...]

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