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The Holidays Are Here - So Change Your Search Strategy
Fri, Dec 12 2014 05:40
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The holidays are here, but don't stop your job search. Just change it!
The holidays are in full swing and that puts a different twist on your job search. It is true that the holidays are a hectic time of year. And that puts extra challenges on your job search. It seems that . . . .
- no one will take your calls
- you don't hear back from
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Bah-Humbug - Not Really, But When it Comes to Those Holiday Traditions . . . .
Fri, Nov 28 2014 06:18
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Spending money you don’t have
on presents you don’t want to buy
to travel to places you don’t want to go
on entertaining you don’t want to do
Spending time you don't have
with people you don’t want to see
Face Your Fear and NETWORK!
Mon, Oct 27 2014 11:15
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"Networking: Do I have to?" asks the reluctant job seeker.
Yes you do if you want to find a better job quicker!
If you dread the idea of going up to strangers whose paths you cross and striking up a conversation, you are far from alone. Many, if not most folks - if the truth were told - dread the idea. They’d rather have a root canal.
However, the truth
Managing a Job Search is Like Managing a Project
Tue, Oct 21 2014 10:25
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Managing
an effective job search is akin to managing any important project. Whether you are beginning a new search or seeking to revitalize an ongoing search, plan to employ the project management skills you would use on any important project in order to
successfully and effectively achieve your goal.
Prepare:
Preparation is key to succeed at finding the job you want. Jumping out of
Lern to tell stories
Tue, Oct 7 2014 09:15
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Interviewing? Learn to tell stories. People remember them long after a resistation of facts and figures is forgotten.
Telling a good story about an accomplishment, an achievement, a problem solved, a sticky situation handled, etc. will be remembered by an interviewer long after a resitation of a list of your strengths or dates of promotions etc.
And, as a savvy job seeker, your goal is
Interviewing: The Most Frequently Asked Interview Question
Sun, Sep 28 2014 05:17
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Tell me about yourself!
And so the interview begins. The interviewer asks this "ice breaker" question as much to start a conversation as to actually learn about the candidate sitting in front of him or her.
The question: "So why don’t you tell me a little about yourself?” is generally considered the most frequently asked interview question. Not a particularly good question by a long
Illustrations of questions per the 6 categories
Sun, Sep 28 2014 04:54
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5 Categories of Questions
The 5 categories of questions that interviews probe are listed below.
1. Your background, skills, and experience = Can you do the job?
Questions
in this category or area are aimed at one thing: Can you do the job?
Interviewers probe your experience, skills, certifications, background,
to find out if you have:
- Hands-on experience
Interviewing: What's Your Greatest Strength?
Fri, Sep 26 2014 07:06
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"What's
your greatest strength?" asks the interviewer.
"Well, mmmm. . . , I would say I'm . . .
un . . . ." stumbles the interviewee.
A missed opportunity to succinctly and reasonably tell your interviewer a
couple of your key attributes that make you stand out from the crowd and why
hiring you would be a good thing!
"What's your greatest strength?"
This frequently
Strategy: Be Cautious When - and Where and What - You Post
Wed, Sep 3 2014 08:23
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Looking for a job? Seeking a career transition? Be very cautious about what you post. It can -- and does - come back to you haunt you! Take action now to prevent career casualties down the road.
Recent events in the news about ill-advised photos posted on-line make the point, once again, that the on-line world is not a private place. This has happened time and time again,
Interviewing: What's Your Biggest Weakness?
Tue, Aug 26 2014 11:43
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"What's your biggest weakness?" asks the interviewer.
"Well, um, I guess it would be . . . ." stumbles the interviewee.
And, the rest, as they say, is history. A history of missed opportunities due to lack of a credible and reasonable response to one of the most frequently asked interview questions: What's your biggest weakness?
"What's your biggest weakness?"
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