Over the past couple weeks our programmers have been busy working on the job search tool at Genuinejobs.com. After several requests by job seekers for a more functional job search, we’re happy to announce that it’s finally here. We’ve also gone ahead and made a tutorial video to help you better understand the search feature so you can make the most of the packed database of vacant work from home, telecommute, contract and freelance jobs we post on a daily basis.
Good luck with your jobsearch. (Watch the video then go …

The talk here in Ontario the past couple weeks is the new law that will take effect in a few days which will prohibit drivers from using any sort of portable device while driving unless it’’s “hands free”. We’re a little late coming out with this law as I know it’s already in effect in some States in the US. I don’t personally own a cell phone, nor do I commute to work. However we do have a shared (you wouldn’t know it) phone that Caron and I take with …

Here’s another great article I came across this morning that I thought would fit well with the theme of this blog. Be sure to check out the entire article and do come back and leave your comments.
Mistake #1: Assume you know what is expected of you
One of the biggest complaints we heard from new leaders was a lack of clarity around the role and their boss’ expectations. A key reason for this is that there simply isn’t enough candid conversation, before or after the move. Would you take a job …

So how does a job seeker remain positive throughout the job hunt? Sandra Naiman, author of The High Achiever’s Secret Codebook: The Unwritten Rules for Success at Work points out that while this certainly is a challenging time, there are steps that can help people stay upbeat.
“The key is to engage in activities that provide self-satisfaction and build self esteem,” she says.
She offers the following suggestions:
Engage in activities that make you feel good about yourself. Identify the skills and aptitudes that make you good at your work and also make …

What does it mean to be a mystery shopper? It is quite simple – a person is paid to visit local stores and evaluate the kind of service they get. They enter the store and acts like an ordinary customer, just to keep the identity of mystery shopper a secret. A mystery shopper evaluates different aspects of the service while they are in the store.
Mystery shoppers provide businesses with more information through the use of questionnaires and detailed narratives. These questionnaires provide businesses with an unbiased opinion of how they …

Searching for a job can be difficult enough, but when you finally spot the ‘job of a lifetime’ – just consider that if the job sounds too good to be true – quite likely, it is!
Imagine the job of “Designer – Developer/Applications/IT” with a tax-free salary of $120K for 6 months work.
Perks including Paid Overtime at $300 per hour, paid first-class accommodation, $3,000.00 flat rate travel/entertainment allowance for every intercontinental trip, free comprehensive healthcare, two weeks of paid vacation, a free laptop computer and free transportation/vehicle.
WOW!!! – Where do I …

Since we’ve launched the site we’ve done a lot of testing to ensure that all the features are working as they should. But there are times when we receive emails from users who are concerned by periodic errors they’ve encountered. We’re asking (begging) for your help. Can you take a few minutes to go through all the pages on the site to check for errors? If you do encounter anything you feel looks strange – a link that does not work or any formatting (images misplaced) …

Are you so serious about working at home that you would pay money to prove it? If you answer yes to that question, you are a prime target for scammers because this is one tactic they love to use. They may word it differently on various websites and advertisements, but the main point they want to get across is that by sending them your money, you will be “proving” how serious you are about working for them.
Nothing could be more ridiculous. Have you ever seen a legitimate company do something …

A recent user of Genuinejobs.com wrote in to say that they were experiencing some formatting issues when the accessed the vacant jobs list page and they were asking how to correct this. Though Genuinejobs.com is a new website and in most cases the formatting issues with IE8 is reserved for older websites, we’re affected. However our programmers are hard at work trying to find a solution to any errors you may have encountered.
As we await a “fix”, here’s a simple way to correct any formatting issues (text all over the …

So by now you must have had time to go through the website. Thoughts? Leave us a comment below. Today we’ll take a closer look at the actual job search and how to use the jobs database effectively so you can apply for the jobs you qualify for.
Note: All the new vacant jobs posted will always appear first when you access the job search page.
As you access the page where all the vacant jobs are posted, you’ll see a job title and a short description of that job. To view …