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		<title>Have Hiring Practices Changed?</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2012/04/02/have-hiring-practices-changed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joann Schissel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my top frustrations with being unemployed is never knowing the reason I didn’t get hired for a job I thought fit me perfectly.
I am a fan of the TV series, “MadMen”, the story about the advertising business in the 1960s. I was especially interested in the storyline of Peggy, former secretary promoted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get A Job Using The Hidden Job Market</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/07/06/get-a-job-using-the-hidden-job-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Susan Adams is a deputy leadership editor and writes about careers and  corporate social responsibility. 


The technology executive had been out of work for more than a year,  but he didn’t tell any of his friends he was unemployed. Instead, he  made up a story about how he was consulting on some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How I Got the Job: Leslie High, 57</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/06/20/807/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To: Interview]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This profile is from the Kansas City Star written by Sue Dye Babson, who has written several other profiles on others who have been successful in their job search.


The job: Executive director.
The employer: The Kansas City chapter of the  Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation was established in 1994 and serves  the western half of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art Imitates the Unemployed Life&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/06/13/art-imitates-the-unemployed-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[up in the air]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crissanka Christadoss is a recent Des Moines  transplant, having spent time on both the West  and  East Coasts before returning to the Midwest where she grew up. With a Masters Degree  in Health Communication from Emerson College in Boston, MA, Crissanka is interested in  health literacy and acknowledging marginalized health issues. Crissanka uses her  specialized training [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even a Bad Internship is a Good Experience</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/06/08/even-a-bad-internship-is-a-good-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/06/08/even-a-bad-internship-is-a-good-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Already Employed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To: Job Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To: Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[engage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog by YouTern CEO Mark Babbitt was originally posted by our friends at Classroom to Cubicle. Babbitt is CEO of eJobbz, a start-up developing YouTern – a first-to-market  platform that connects students and graduates through internships at  entrepreneurial-minded companies.

Throughout our careers, we’ll have good jobs and bad; bosses we grow  to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acting Like a 4-year old.</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/06/03/acting-like-a-4-year-old/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reinvention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enjoy the ride]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crissanka  Christadoss is a recent Des Moines  transplant, having spent time on  both the West  and  East Coasts before returning to the Midwest where  she grew up. With a Masters Degree  in Health Communication from Emerson  College in Boston, MA, Crissanka is interested in  health literacy and  acknowledging marginalized health issues. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things Smart Job Seekers Do</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/06/01/10-things-smart-job-seekers-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[professionalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smart job seeking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stay positive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thank you]]></category>

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		<title>What Do You Want to Hear?</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/05/29/what-do-you-want-to-hear-2/</link>
		<comments>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/05/29/what-do-you-want-to-hear-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 02:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cupcakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden unicorns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job seeking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
I came across this post recently entitled “13 Things Not To Say to Jobless Friends.”
I thought it would be fun to explore this topic a little more…what makes the job seeker (alright, me) tick?
Earlier this week, I tried my hand at asking my Twitter peoples what things they have heard from other people in response to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Ask.</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/05/13/just-ask/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Already Employed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Agency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Crissanka Christadoss is a recent Des Moines  transplant, having spent time on both the West  and  East Coasts before returning to the Midwest where she grew up. With a Masters Degree  in Health Communication from Emerson College in Boston, MA, Crissanka is interested in  health literacy and acknowledging marginalized health issues. She has worked on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Job-Search Strategies</title>
		<link>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/05/11/summer-job-search-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://unemployedindesmoines.com/2011/05/11/summer-job-search-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 13:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crissanka Christadoss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Already Employed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To: Job Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job search issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keep positive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[move forward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer job search]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Deborah Walker, CCMC is a Career Coach helping job seekers compete in the toughest economy. Her clients gain top performing skills in resume writing, interview preparation and salary negotiation. Find more job-search tips at http://www.AlphaAdvantage.com.  Link to this article.
Having trouble staying on track with your job search during the summer? Here are three tips to [...]]]></description>
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