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    Decoding the job description: what you need to know before you continue your job search
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    Decoding the job description: what you need to know before you continue your job search
    Kate Lopaze 
    Dec 27, 2021
    When you’re job hunting, the job description may feel like a mere blip on your way to applying for the job: you read it, decide whether or not you wan...
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    How the job search will change in 2022
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    How the job search will change in 2022
    Kate Lopaze 
    Nov 23, 2021
    Nothing about the job market has felt “normal” lately—but that isn’t going to stop things from changing yet again as we move into a new year. (Surpris...
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    Open hiring: Reimagining the hiring process…without resumes
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    Open hiring: Reimagining the hiring process…without resumes
    Kate Lopaze 
    May 27, 2021
    The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things about the workplace—how we work, where we work, the workforce itself. While getting back to “normal,”...
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    Job surge: careers that are currently on the rise
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    Job surge: careers that are currently on the rise
    Eric Titner 
    Mar 05, 2021
    There’s no denying that we’re currently in an extremely uncertain job environment, with everything from a persistent global pandemic and its resulting...
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    How to follow up after submitting a job application
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    How to follow up after submitting a job application
    Kate Lopaze 
    Jan 20, 2021
    To quote the late, great Tom Petty, “The waiting is the hardest part.” That’s especially true in the job hunt. You work so hard on your resume, your c...
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    4 things you don’t want to see in a job listing
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    4 things you don’t want to see in a job listing
    Eric Titner 
    Nov 06, 2020
    It’s no stretch to say that today’s job search barely resembles what the process used to look like in generations past. In fact, it’s evolving so rapi...
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    Finding the remote job of your dreams
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    Finding the remote job of your dreams
    Eric Titner 
    Sep 25, 2020
    Today’s job market is undergoing a dramatic evolution, a “perfect storm” resulting from a global pandemic that has upended the economic, social, and c...
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    The 5 people you should have as a reference
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    The 5 people you should have as a reference
    Kate Lopaze 
    Mar 16, 2020
    Handing over a list of references to a potential new employer can feel like tricky business. If you don’t have a job offer in hand, you might be worri...
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    Is it ever too early to start a job search?
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    Is it ever too early to start a job search?
    Kate Lopaze 
    Mar 04, 2020
    Timing can really make or break your job search. If you stay too long in a bad job, you may miss windows and opportunities for a new one. If you start...
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    3 job search hacks that will get you hired
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    3 job search hacks that will get you hired
    Eric Titner 
    Feb 27, 2020
    In today’s winner-take-all, ultra-competitive job market, smart candidates take full advantage of every opportunity to get ahead of the competition in...
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    How 2020 hiring trends will affect your job search
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    How 2020 hiring trends will affect your job search
    Kate Lopaze 
    Jan 28, 2020
    As baseball sage Yogi Berra once said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” This feels especially fitting for the fast-spinn...
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    3 ways to tell you’ll enjoy working at a company
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    3 ways to tell you’ll enjoy working at a company
    Eric Titner 
    Dec 12, 2019
    When you’re on the job hunt, there are typically a whole galaxy of thoughts and concerns spinning around your head. You want to make sure that you’re ...
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    Why you don’t need to meet every qualification when applying for a job
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    Why you don’t need to meet every qualification when applying for a job
    Eric Titner 
    Oct 16, 2019
    Regardless of industry or experience level, today’s job seekers have one thing in common—they’re facing a tremendously challenging job market when the...
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    5 high-paying jobs for 2020
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    5 high-paying jobs for 2020
    Kate Lopaze 
    Sep 24, 2019
    If you’re thinking about a career change or are just starting out on your educational or career path, the salaries of potential jobs are probably weig...
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    6 common mistakes older job seekers make
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    6 common mistakes older job seekers make
    Kate Lopaze 
    Sep 09, 2019
    Hitting the open job market as an older candidate can be rough. There’s all sorts of inherent bias, as well as the challenge of finding jobs that aren...
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    How to stay sane and healthy while on the job hunt
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    How to stay sane and healthy while on the job hunt
    Eric Titner 
    Sep 05, 2019
    Those of us who have been in the work world for a while know all about the challenges of life on the job hunt. It can be an anxious and stress-fueled ...
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    How to cope with a crowded job market
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    How to cope with a crowded job market
    Eric Titner 
    Jul 18, 2019
    In a perfect world, the notion of being involuntarily “in-between jobs” wouldn’t exist. We’d all have our ideal dream jobs with the exact salaries, be...
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    6 things to do before you apply for your dream job
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    6 things to do before you apply for your dream job
    Eric Titner 
    Jul 11, 2019
    Any of us who have spent time on the job hunt trail have been here before: While checking out job boards and researching companies who are hiring in o...
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    The 3 best career aptitude tests to guarantee success
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    The 3 best career aptitude tests to guarantee success
    Michael Hoon 
    Jun 25, 2019
    Is it better to be merciful or just? This is one of the many questions you can ponder if you fall down the rabbit hole of internet aptitude tests—and ...
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    How to network and engage with your peers (and land your next big job)
    Jobs
    How to network and engage with your peers (and land your next big job)
    Eric Titner 
    Jun 12, 2019
    Are you currently on the hunt for your next great job, or are you seriously thinking about making a job change? If the answer to either of these quest...
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
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    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
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    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
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    Cathy Briggs
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    Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
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    William S. Clemens
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    John R. Cornwall
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    John R. Cornwall
    June 14, 2025
    John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
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    Dennis L. Holliday
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    Dennis L. Holliday
    June 14, 2025
    Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
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