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Some news to send you off into the holiday weekend...

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Worker fired over threat claim

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Larry Craig to resign soon

Lawmakers plane fired upon

CareerBuilder joins Facebook.com

If you find yourself too busy on social networking sites like Facebook.com to look for a job, I've got good news: CareerBuilder.com will do the looking for you.

CareerBuilder.com has launched new two applications on the Facebook Platform for job and internship matching. Users who add the applications will receive continuously updated  job and internship listings. Based on information like major in school, hometown and network, users will receive the most relevant jobs from CareerBuilder's database in their profile. You can apply to jobs directly or access a link to  search for more job on the CareerBuilder.com Web site.

As with any information shared over the Internet, Richard Castellini, Vice President of Consumer Marketing at CareerBuilder.com, warns Facebook users to be mindful of what they include on their profiles.

Follow Castellini's tips to make your profile employer-friendly:

1. Promote yourself. Employers often look at profiles to get a better sense of the candidate’s talents and fit within the company culture. Use your profile to showcase your creativity and contributions. Highlight achievements and awards, post things you’ve written or designed, include community or volunteer activities or other pertinent information.

2. Have no regrets. Don't post anything on your profile or your friends’ profiles you wouldn't want a prospective employer to see. Derogatory comments, risqué photos, foul language and lewd jokes all will be viewed as a reflection of your character.

3. Be discreet. If your network offers the option, consider setting your profile to “private,” so that it is viewable only by friends of your choosing. And since you can't control what other people say on your site, you may want to use the “block comments” feature.

Remember, you must have a Facebook account to add the application!

Click here to read the full press release. 
Click here to add the Find A Better Job application. 
Click here to add the CBcampus.com Internship application.

Latest Working News

This week's pics in latest working news:

Bank employees forget customer, lock her inside

Monster gets hacked

Companies say no to smokers

Bank of America cuts Chicago jobs

Scientist fired for testing husband's DNA on underwear

Ex-Astronaut wants monitoring device removed

Get Paid to Relocate

After 4 years of working in the same city, it was time for a change. So, I packed up and moved - but not without looking for a job first. While I didn't find one that was willing to pay for my move to the new job, one-third of employers say they have paid to relocate an employee from another area to their company's location in the last two years, according to a new study from CareerBuilder.com and Apartments.com.

"Given the shortage of qualified workers, 14 percent of the employers wer surveyed say they're more willing to pay to relocate new employees from another area to their company's location this year compared to last year," says Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources for CareerBuilder.com.

Forty precent of employers say they're willing to spend $1,000; one-third says they'll spend more than $2,500 and one-in-ten are willing to pay more than $10,000.

If you're looking to relocate, Kevin Doyle, senior vice president and general manager of Apartments.com suggests the following tips:

• Rent initially. When relocating to a new city or state, it makes sense to rent first because it allows you to learn more about the area you're relocating to without the commitment of home ownership. It also gives you time to get acquainted with your new job and new city.
• Purge. View moving as an opportunity to de-clutter by donating, recycling or disposing of those things you don't need or want.
• Stay organized. When moving for a new job, time may not always be on your side. Therefore, you need to plan ahead as much as possible. Create a file that includes a detailed timeline for the moving process, important contact information and any necessary documents.
• Keep records. From your job offer, to specifics about your relocation package, to phone numbers to photographs of your new apartment - keep detailed records of all aspects of your move. Be sure that you keep these records handy - do not include them in the items that will be transferred by the movers.

Click here for the full release.

Latest Working News

Hey guys!

Sorry I was MIA last week... brief system shut down.

Here are this week AND last week's working news picks...

Cops taped breaking the law

Drunk flight attendant tells pilot, "You're dead."

Miners trapped; rescue workers die

Priest caught jogging nude

Laser printer may pose health risks

Construction workers die in mine shaft

Get the recognition you've earned!

At my first job in 'the real world,' one of my biggest complaints was the lack of recognition I received for my hard work. I didn't have this "entitlement attitude" that people speak of these days - I didn't feel my company owed me anything, in fact.

But, as I put countless hours of hard work into every project I did, always going the extra mile to make a client happy, it was extremely unmotivating to continue working diligently in an environment where not only did I not get a "nice job," or "thank you" for my contributions - I never even got a wink or a nod that indicated my employers knew I even worked there at all.

I was not alone in my quest for recognition - in fact, many employees feel the same way. What I've come to find out is that many employers WANT to give their employees recognition - they just don't put it at the top of their "to-do" list.

Cindy Ventrice, author of "Make Their Day! Employee Recognition that Works," offers the following advice for employees to take matters into their own hands and get the recognition they deserve.

"When you aren't getting the praise and acknowledgment that you deserve, it is probably time to take matters into your own hands," Ventrice says. "There are ways to let your boss know what you are doing without bragging or embarrassing yourself in front of your co-workers."

• Publicly congratulate your co-workers for their accomplishments. Be sure to point out any accomplishments that might be a little off the manager's radar. Keep your remarks succinct. If you compliment others, hopefully, one or more will mention your contribution. Even if they don't, praise them anyway. It will make it more palatable when you praise yourself. If it isn't always about you, people will be more willing to see self-recognition in a positive light.

• Go ahead. Tell your boss what you've accomplished. Do it privately and remember to share the credit. Emphasize how others helped you. Most of the time, you didn't accomplish what you did in isolation. Others helped, even if it was by taking up the slack while you got the project done.

• Describe what you learned from the experience. This turns the conversation into a development conversation rather than an opportunity to brag.

• Compliment your boss. Make it genuine. Do it privately. Middle managers are the most under-recognized group out there. They are operating at a recognition deficit. Give them a little praise, show them a little appreciation and they may recognize you and everyone else a little more frequently.

How do you know if you've gone too far?

"It is possible to step over the line and become known as an attention seeker. Watch people's reactions when you recognize. Do they look bored, frustrated or annoyed? You might be overdoing it a bit," Ventrice says.

On the other hand, you will know you're having the right effect if people want to work with you, acknowledge you and respond to your requests quicker, Ventrice adds.

Bounce back from a bad first impression

Have you ever walked away from an interview feeling sick to your stomach because you messed it up? You didn't shake hands when you were introduced to the CEO. You forgot that the company you were interviewing with was number one in the industry - not number two! AND you misprounced the hiring manager's name. It couldn't have been worse.

First impressions are important and there's nothing worse than making a bad one. Have no fear - it's possible to recover.

"Not all interviewing mistakes or other first-meeting errors are fatal," says Annie Stevens, managing partner with ClearRock, a Boston-based outplacement and executive coaching firm. "With a combination of the right follow-up plan and quick action, some bad first impressions can be turned around effectively."

Here are some common interviewing and other job-related bad first impressions:

• Drawing a blank, or being slow to answer at a critical time, particularly in response to questions about your qualifications for the job or business, you distinguishing qualities or other personal capabilities.
• Being overly nervous or too low-key.
• Being late, or not as prepared as you should have been.
• Forgetting someone's name, getting it wrong or confusing the person with someone else.

ClearRock suggests the following steps after you've committed a first impression faux pas:

1. Conduct a damage assessment. "Determine how seriously you may have hurt your prospects," Stevens says. "Sometimes what seemed like a fatal error to you may have hardly been noticed. At the same time, be honest with yourself and don't try to ignore it or feel it doesn't warrant further investigation or follow-up."
2. Act quickly. "The longer you wait to take corrective measures, the more likely the negative impression is to set in," says Greg Gostanian, also a managing parter with ClearRock.
3. Apologize if it will be the only corrective action that will suffice. "If you made a glaring error that reflected badly on the other person, misspoke or inadvertently embarrassed him or her, then a sincere apology may be the only thing to do," Gostanian says. "Don't over-apologzied, but realize that if an apology is needed, you may only be doing the decent thing and not necessarily saving yourself."
4. Use humor cautiously and sparingly. "Don't mistakenly think all that is required is some self-deprecating humor or wit. Humas has its place, but don't add to the problem by trying to make light of a situation that may demand a more complete follow-up," Stevens says.
5. Better prepare yourself next time if you recover. "It usually takes more than one interview or one business meeting to land a new job or client," Gostanian says. "If you make it to the next stage, be sure not to repeat whatever you did the first time. If you do not get another interview or meeting, use this as a learning experience and keep in contact with the person from time to time for possible future opportunties."

Cee Bee's latest picks

Lots going on this week in news - check  out my picks!

Happy Friday!

Monster downsizes by 800 workers

Employee steals $1.3 million, fired

WANTED: New assistant for Diddy

Self-employed farmers unhappy

Boss kills workers who wanted raises

Reporter reprimanded for crude comment about Michael Vick

45% of workers won't have enough $ to retire

Plumbers scarce in Poland