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  • Before Helen left the U.S., she called Jason in Costa Rica, asking if he would look after Andres for a few days and saying that she planned to go job-hunting in Costa Rica so that she could move there permanently.

    The Snatchback 2009

  • The rest of the top 10 included: job-hunting scams, work-from-home schemes, debt relief services, misleading "free" trial offers, identity theft, lottery and sweepstake scams, advance-fee loan scams and overpayment schemes.

    Roofing ripoffs on BBB's list of 10 top scams of 2010 2011

  • The better job-hunting performance didn't appear to occur because the optimists had information that might objectively lead them to believe they would do better.

    Why It Pays To Be An Optimist 2011

  • The better job-hunting performance didn't appear to occur because the optimists had information that might objectively lead them to believe they would do better.

    Why It Pays To Be An Optimist 2011

  • Interestingly, the researchers note that their findings suggest that appearing to others to be optimistic if you're not would yield some--though not all--of the job-hunting benefits of a naturally optimistic disposition.

    Why It Pays To Be An Optimist 2011

  • The warming hiring climate means even those still job-hunting are getting more nibbles.

    Jobs to pick up in 2011, analysts predict 2011

  • I was all ready for job-hunting, except for one tiny glitch.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011

  • He plays Xbox or board games with Sera at home when he's supposed to be job-hunting.

    Confetti Love Brett Rosenblatt 2011

  • Half those polled thought that benefit claimants should spend in excess of three hours a day engaged in job-hunting; 70% thought jobseekers should lose their benefits if they turned down job offers.

    Iain Duncan Smith fights many battles to lop £20bn from the welfare bill | Allegra Stratton 2011

  • Interestingly, the researchers note that their findings suggest that appearing to others to be optimistic if you're not would yield some--though not all--of the job-hunting benefits of a naturally optimistic disposition.

    Why It Pays To Be An Optimist 2011

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