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It’s about time…
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 1/24/2008 7:20 PM
The average American with a full-time job worked for 9.1 hours, slept for 7.6 hours, spent 3.0 hours on leisure/sports-related activities, and did household chores for 0.9 hours on their average weekday; according to information released by the Department of Labor. Other interesting tidbits are…
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What not to wear to a job interview.
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 1/23/2008 7:08 PM
I figure since I write this blog, once in a while I get to throw out my own on-topic opinions (as if I don’t anyway), and this is just the case with this entry. I hope you will somehow benefit from this discussion, even if you don’t agree…
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Eliminating Energy Drains for Better Work-Life Balance
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 1/22/2008 7:48 PM
In Sharon Teitelbaum’s article which appeared recently on HR.com, she shares one of the strategies she uses to coach high achievers that is claimed to make a felt difference in a person’s sense of balance. Quite a claim I know, but read further…
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Paradigm Shifting: Job Search vs. Career Management
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 1/17/2008 5:06 PM
Jason Alba, IT professional and self-styled career guidance guru (seems like a nice guy just trying to make an extra blog buck) had a very interesting entry last spring where he contrasted job search and “career management.” He started off by explaining, “I frequently think about how we think of our job transitions - we are supposed to have lots of them during our career…”
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Positive Buzz in the LA Times Business Section
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 1/14/2008 7:36 PM
I was delighted to see in today’s LA Times Business Section among all of the economic doom and gloom a positive article about development in the Desert…
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Film Festival About To Wrap
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 1/10/2008 6:24 PM
Palm Springs International Film Festival is reaching its closing weekend, but not without a couple of to-die-for events.
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Cutting edge technology… not just on TV and in the movies.
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 1/9/2008 4:56 PM
Computer Geek or Super Sleuth… new career roles are evolving.
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Are you celebrating the Tenth Anniversary?
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 12/27/2007 7:30 PM
In case your news outlets have overlooked it, we have one more thing to celebrate this week…
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Transitioning from the Military?
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 12/19/2007 4:06 PM
Just a quick note with contact information if you are in the process of transitioning from the armed forces…
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Career Planning for the New Year
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 12/18/2007 4:01 PM
Most people agree that the New Year is an ideal time to reflect on the changes we want or need to make in our lives. I suggest that it is also an excellent time to assess you career…
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Welcome, my name is Murrel Crump, and I am a member of Riverside County’s Human Resources Recruiting Team.   My assignment is in the eastern portion of the County from roughly Palm Springs to the City of Blythe and the Colorado River border with Arizona.  I also oversee the Desert Jobs page on the County’s Human Resources web site, ergo the title “Desert Jobs Blog”.  read more...
  
 
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