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Plan B – When life and career go a little off course.
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 11/18/2008 9:36 PM
Okay things didn’t turn out as you thought they might when you first enrolled in college or took that training course and now have set out job hunting. Who could have known the economy would head south just as you were ready to make your big splash into the labor pool? The question remains, how do you get an entry level job...
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The brain begins to fray at age 40, according to the latest study.
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 11/7/2008 6:21 PM
Don’t research scientists have anything more beneficial to do with their time and energy than mount one study after another to tell us what a wreck we are becoming as we age? And, don’t news services and reporters have anything better to do than to keep calling our attention to them? Can you tell me why…
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Meritocracy…
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 11/5/2008 7:12 PM
Separation of Church and State, not likely when church timekeeping practices become akin to Civil Service…
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Tell me a story… and make it a good one!
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 11/4/2008 5:40 PM
What’s your story? Do you have one? When an interviewer asks you why you want a particular job, what do you say?
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Do you have an answer to candidate screening FAQs?
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 11/3/2008 7:55 PM
Make it easy for an employer to get the information they need for a hiring decision, and seal the deal with a great story.
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As you get older is that internal chatter slowing you down?
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 10/30/2008 7:28 PM
It doesn’t matter that you are now raising children, working a full time job, going back to school for a degree, along with either volunteering or coaching. Multitasking is one more thing they say you peak at in your twenties to thirties.
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Why Not Communicate with a Little Diplomacy and Tact?
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 10/28/2008 5:12 PM
“The way we go about communicating can elicit positive or negative emotions. If we communicate aggressively, without respect or sensitivity, defensive or angry emotions can prevent others from hearing the message we are trying to convey”, so says Dale Carnegie.
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Be a STAR Interviewee and Hit the Target
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 10/22/2008 5:53 PM
I believe everybody wins if you the candidate are as prepared as you can been in a job interview. This is where I give away the trade secrets so you can do your very best in your next interview. For example did you know that…
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The Stars Come Out, As the Season Starts Up in the Desert
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 10/20/2008 5:39 PM
October is the official month for the “season” to start up again in the Desert, and it is definitely the time to get back to all your favorite outdoor activities. One of my favorites is of course…
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Employment Transition… Introduce Yourself as Victim or Victor?
Desert Jobs Blog By Murrel Crump on 10/15/2008 6:01 PM
I have a real life drama I want to share with to illustrate a point and offer suggestions. It all started this past Tuesday morning, a day like another day in this desert paradise…
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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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