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• Federal Job Scams
• What's in a Severance Package?
• Preparing to Fill Out a Job Application
• Did You Know?
• Elsewhere at About: Computers/Technology
• Get Paid for Referrals

Federal Job Scams
Don't be a victim! These are among the classic, fee-based job scams. Here are tips for avoiding them, plus links to legit jobs with US Federal, state and city agencies.

What's in a Severance Package?
With all the layoffs going on, you might be interested to know the severance package "norm" just in case...

Preparing to Fill Out a Job Application
Employers often want you to fill out job applications on the spot, on the day of your first round of interviews. To ease the pressure and so you can gather information and paperwork in advance, here's a list of details employers typically want you to provide, including a few "gotchas." (Off the top of your head, do you remember all of your home addresses for the past ten years? Addresses and phone numbers of professional organizations to which you belong?) Look for links to the pages where you may download or copy and paste the list right from your monitor screen.

Did You Know?
Working as an independent contractor is one of the best ways to land legit work-at-home jobs. As such, you call most of the shots, including when and where you work.

Elsewhere at About
From newbie to experienced techie, the About Computing/Technology Channel has something for all. Write your first C++ program, learn HTML, get tips on browsing the Web, read computer hardware reviews, and much more.

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