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Sometimes you’re presented with opportunities that allow you to gain new markets, grow your business and increase your income. It’s a great opportunity that you may have hoped for or even actively pursued. In some cases, it may be an opportunity that you never expected and simply fell on your lap.

But with excitement and anticipation comes fear and trepidation.

What if you can’t do it? What if you’re in way over your head? What if you are not skilled enough, or equipped enough to handle the challenge? What if you’re already stretched too thin? What if you don’t have time to do this new opportunity? And the biggest fear of all – what if you fail?

Guess what? It’s ok to fe

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Jobs are not necessarily rare nowadays, but, as studies have shown, employers look for just the right employee for the position.

In a study released at the beginning of June by the staffing solutions leader Manpower Group, it was revealed that employers have difficulties finding the right candidates for their open positions. This is partly caused by talent shortage, but also by how picky employers can be.

As the Manpower Group President of the Americas, Jonas Prising, pointed out, US employers are willing to wait a long time to find that perfect candidate.

This is a trend that plagues other countries too and the best indications of it are the highly specific job descriptions and job requirements.

From a jobseeker’s perspective, this limits the number of available jobs considerably. S

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Here are a couple of ways to save some cash over the long Independence Day holiday weekend, in honor of Cheap Trick Thursday:

* Get a free game each day at Brunswick Zone bowling alleys in Columbia, Ellicott City and Perry Hall from July 1 through July 4. (via Atlanta Bargain Hunter)

* ParticipatingBurger King locations will sell its Original Chicken Sandwich for what has been described as a “patriotic” price of $1.04 on July 2, July 3 and July 4.

(I’m not certain why $1.04 is patriotic, but as editor Justine points out, it’s a better deal than if they were charging, say, $17.76.)

* Buy tickets to Six Flags America online by July 1 and pay only the kid admission price of $34.99, which I discovered via TravelZoo. Read Full Post…

State energy regulators have scheduled an October start for hearings to consider Constellation Energy Group’s deal to sell itself to Chicago-based Exelon Corp.

On Tuesday, the Maryland Public Service Commission scheduled evidentiary hearings to begin on Oct. 31 and continue until Nov. 10 for a total of nine days of hearings.

The public will have opportunities to comment on the proposed merger worth $7.9 billion at three evening hearings: Nov. 29, Dec. 1 and Dec. 5.

The PSC set a Jan. 5 deadline to make a decision. The companies hope to close the deal by April 2012.

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