Everyone is required to file his or her taxes, regardless of their employment status. Whether you are suddenly unemployed or spent all of 2011 desperately searching for work, you still need to file that form and stay legal with the Feds. Here is what you should know before you prepare to file the taxes this year.

Filing is Not Optional

Even if you had zero income for the year, you still have to file a return with the government. It’s not optional. Fortunately, there are tax deductions you can take…

Many people follow the safe route in life by merely doing what they think is expected from them. This leaves them stuck in a rut because they don’t know really what they want from life.

This applies to our job as well because we spend the majority of our time at the workplace. An ideal career should fulfill us and should not feel like “work” because we are doing what we love.

Here are 5 important things that you should look for when evaluating different careers.

Alignment with…

A thirteenth cheque is great to relieve some wallet tightness but at the end of the year it usually doesn’t last too long. Then you find yourself back where you started the previous year, just twenty-odd days away from being broke again. A salary raise is the only way to combat this, save for a long-lost relative leaving you a massive inheritance or cashing in a winning lottery ticket. An annual salary raise provides great security and allows you just that much more freedom every month and can go along…

Some people don’t have to plan for retirement. People who are fabulously wealthy don’t have to plan for retirement. People who win enormous lottery jackpots don’t have to plan for retirement. People who will inherit large fortunes don’t have to plan for retirement. But if you’re reading this you probably aren’t a wealthy tycoon, lottery winner or future heir.

So, you’re going to have to develop and execute a retirement plan. If you’re like most people you probably don’t know where to start. Below are five tips to help…

The job market today is tougher than it has been for many years. With increasing unemployment and lower levels of disposable income jobs are often few and far between. For this reason it is more important now than ever before to retain a job and ensure job security as far as possible.

One way this can be achieved is by making oneself indispensible within the place of work. By applying a few basic principles an individual can stand out ahead of all fellow employees and ensure that they are considered…

It’s no secret that unemployment rates are steadily on the rise, and now with more candidates applying for each individual vacancy it’s fair to say that to stand out from the crowd we are going to have to make an extra effort in the application process. Certain smaller factors in your job application can make a world of difference with regards to how prospective employers interpret you as a candidate, and paying attention to these parts of your application can give you an edge over other applicants. While many prospective…

by Deon Du Plessis –

Getting it right at a job interview is crucial if you want to stand a good chance of getting the job. Chances are that there are multiple candidates being interviewed and you are “just another candidate” unless you do something to stand out. The good news is that there are some common job interview questions that 99.9% of employers will ask you. They ask you these questions for a reason and being prepared for them will give you a huge advantage. Also, knowing what…

by Barry Golds –

Q1. What did you not like about your last employer?

A. OK, so the interviewer has asked you to say something negative about your ex-employer. You need to turn this round so that it makes it sound like the negative is in fact a positive!

Remember you will not get any credit for complaining or describing a negative situation without adding a positive ending. Here are some examples of what you should say if you are faced with this question…

Start with “Actually there are…

by Alan Cruize -

Effective resume writing requires the proper presentation of every section in resume. Many people think that resume writing is a simple job and does not require many efforts. But this isn’t true. Writing resumes is a tricky job and one should take proper care while presenting his/her details on resume. Following the resume tips for writing the resume will help you to create a masterpiece resume and make impact on employers.

Effective Resume Writing Tips:

• Memorize the details that you want to write on your

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by Dana Prince –

Writing your resume? Thinking of ordering a professional rewrite of your resume? There are a lot of things to consider in order to stand apart from the crowd when applying for a job. Here are 5 success tips for effective resume writing:

Eye Catching

An eye-catching resume can make a difference. But you need to be cautious as well. Weird fonts, colours, and unusual elements may turn a potential employer off. Imagine reading through dozens of resumes. They’ll all look the same after a while.…