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While no one can predict exactly what will be asked, there are many standard interview questions that can make or break an interview. Answer the questions correctly and you will soar to the next level. Provide a poor response and you will be pounding the pavement anew.

It always amazes me how interviewees often stick their foot in their mouth when it comes to some of the most basic interview questions.  The biggest rule of thumb for developing good interview answers is to practice beforehand.

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today that employers completed 1,564 mass layoffs in April, causing 143,927 newly laid-off workers to file initial claims for unemployment benefits. Both numbers increased from March.

Monthly mass layoffs events increased by 278 and the number of workers who filed initial claims for unemployment benefits increased by 25,404.

On a weekly basis and closer to the date of this post, initial claims dropped 29,000 to 409,000 in the week ending May 14, but the four-week moving average increased by 1,250 to 439,000.

Analysts consider the four-week moving average to be a better indicator of the unemployment situation than the weekly and monthly numbers, because it shows underlying trends.

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In the past few years, organizations have reduced staff and increased performance expectations for the remaining employees. Many people seem over-worked, underappreciated, exhausted, and burned out. Given the current work climate, I wondered to a colleague if burnout recovery is truly possible, and she expressed doubt. I decided to find and interview people who have either recovered from burnout or have significant expertise in treating it. Because helping professionals are one of the groups hardest hit by job burnout, I interviewed two physicians, a psychologist, and a social worker turned life coach. Here are the interviews:

Randall S.

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We like to separate work from life. Work is work, and life is … well, what you’re doing when you’re not working.

It’s a useful separation to make, but sometimes even more useful to break. One example is to use your non-work time to help your career. Here are some great ways to do this:

1. Take some classes. For most of us, nobody paid us to graduate from high school or college. So when we have a full time job, why would we assume that our employer would shoulder the burden for our career advancement? Maybe for helping you be effective in your current job, sure. But if

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Here are some recent questions you can find on Peters LinkedIn Profile.  His first degree contacts get these in email (sometimes) but you can find them just by going to his Profile and then looking for this box on the right column:

Here are some questions hes asked recently check them out the answers are awesome:

• Is your answering machine message driving people away? (11 answers so far)
• LinkedIn connections: Quantity vs. Quality? This old debate has been had many times. I want to gauge my network on where they are at. (21 answers)
• Are you using Facebook as a job search tool?

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