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How to recognize and answer illegal interview questions

Posted April 3, 2009 - 14:46 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Career and Income, General Tips

In the United States job seekers are protected by a myriad of anti-discrimination laws. Despite these laws many potential employers still want employees that fit a narrow profile and they may ask probing questions to find out if you fit. Here is how you can recognize which questions are potentially illegal for an employer to ask, and what you can do if you encounter these questions.

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7 ways to spot a social media snake oil salesperson

Posted March 14, 2009 - 17:10 by Torley Wong

Career Building

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Sure, you'd like to boost your online presence and make money on the Internet. But just like pyramid schemes attract the greedy and fad diets interest the desperate, many social media snake oil salespeople are out there, ready to sucker you. READ ON for 7 ways to distinguish the fakes from the real deals.

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101 things to do with a $1 bill.

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Frugal Living

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What can a dollar buy you these days? Certainly not a gallon of gas, which it could have done 6 years ago. Anyway, this idea actually came out of a lunchtime chat with some friends. I’m a sucker for writing lists and I wondered how many different uses I could find for your humble $1 bill. Some are fun, some are silly, some may actually be useful. The list took me a whole week to compile. Enjoy.

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