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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Now, do you have any questions?
- "Who is that hot babe in the picture?" isn't the type of reply an interviewer expects to hear when he or she invites you to ask questions near the end of an interview. In fact, the way you approach the Q&A session will have a direct impact on the interviewer's perception of you. Based on the questions you ask, a judgment will be made in regard to how interested you seem to be in working ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Consulting: a different world
- I won't say I have a vast array of knowledge as a consultant...collectively I've only been doing it about 8 years. However, there are some things that I have observed that I think will be helpful to those of you who are new to the profession. We will first dispel the myths and address the realities associated with being a Consultant, then we will address the commandments of being a good and valued...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where will your it staff come from now?
- The labor recession is over. During the course of the recession, almost 500,000 IT positions were lost according to publicly collected data and anecdotal information suggests even more. According top a recent poll, American business will add over 200000 new IT jobs in 2005. Your staff will probably be scanning job boards to see their value and blocking access is useless; they'll only do it at home...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cross cultural interviews
- At this moment in time, the increase in cross border human traffic has meant that companies are no longer dealing with a homogenous native community from which they recruit their staff. Companies are now facing cross cultural challenges in how they recruit, manage and develop a multi-cultural staff. One area of note where HR and management are finding difficulties is in the interview room.W...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The right way to send your resume
- Having a great resume is the first critical step in a successful job search. Unfortunately, most people don't know the best ways to get that resume noticed. In today's job market, where you are competing with hundreds of other resumes, knowing the right way to distribute your resume can make all the difference.First of all you need to get organized and stay organized. When you get that call...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten tips to a job winning interview
- These days, interviews don't come easily. When you get The Call, make the most of your time -- and go for it!1. Investigate the company's culture, markets, and finances. But resist the temptation to show off what you've researched: "I just read that you're about to embark on a new product line") unless you have a question directly related to your career.2. Look like you belong. Learn...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Yesterdays hero
- Wonder Woman makes it looks so easy. She gets up every morning, fights the good fight, calls it a day, and starts the whole process all over again. This is the way most of us begin our workday. We work hard, accomplish lots, and get up in the morning for an encore presentation.From childhood we were told that if we put 110% into our careers that we will be shoo-ins for promotions and raises...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to change career horses in mid-stream
- You'll get wet but the reward just might be a more fulfilling ride!In Survival is Not Enough, author Seth Godin says change is the "new normal." Rather than thinking of work as a series of stable times interrupted by moments of change, Godin says we "must now recognize work as constant change, with only occasional moments of stability."For many of us this very thought stirs...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Working as a knowledge worker in the information age
- The old adages: "It's not what you know, but who you know" and "High Tech, High Touch" could be the mottos of knowledge workers in the 21st Century.Never before in the history of the world has both networking and interpersonal communication been potentially easier, broader, more wide-spread and paradoxically, more difficult.The access to people and information in the information age ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Yesterdays project manager is todays project engineer
- The rapid growth of technology, greater exposure to knowledge, higher levels of awareness are making the young project engineer act more and more like a project manager.What I mean is, todays project engineers are actively supervising new graduates, setting and monitoring schedules & budgets, interacting with clients and so on.A decade or so ago these duties were undertaken by projec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The global work marketplace - the revolution of how work gets done
- Will cubicles be a distant memory for today's workforce? Will the expense of office space and the tremendous burden of employee benefits be a thing of the past for modern day businesses?The reality is, for thousands of people, this change has already occurred. Internet based 'Service Auctions' now abound where businesses can post their ongoing jobs or one-time projects to a global market of...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What to do when you get caught surfing by the boss!
- It has been a long morning and you need a mental break. You start thinking of your weekend plans and jump on your messaging program to make plans with a friend. You have the movie times and a chat box up on your screen and what happens, your supervisor walks up behind you! You think to yourself Murphy's law is in full effect. What do you do when you get busted surfing or chatting at work? The situ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The not-so-effective cover letter
- Here's a newsflash: Cover letters work, plain and simple. This is why I'm intrigued by the fact that a) jobseekers rarely submit them and b) hiring managers seldom read them. As a result, I started asking questions. Specifically, "What's your problem with cover letters?" Here's what I found out.Jobseekers claim all the pertinent information is included in the resume. Translation: ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get a job offer from every interview
- About four years ago a friend told me one night that she had an interview the next week and was looking for some comfort as she was extremely nervous, as most people are about interviews. I thought back on my my carreer and realized that in the nine year of my career I had been to thirteen interviews and, more importantly, that I had received a job offer from every one of those interviews. I did n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Surviving corporate politics part 2: keeping up appearances
- Never a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression, or so the saying goes. We all know that when someone is introduced into your work environment for the first time, their peers size them up immediately. How they are dressed, how they talk, and how they set up their workspace. Especially in large companies, where there is constant personnel movement, keeping up your appearance is a full time task. In sma...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you sabotaging your career?
- My experience working with thousands of leaders world wide for the past two decades teaches me that most leaders are screwing up their careers.On a daily basis, these leaders are getting the wrong results or the right results in the wrong ways.Interestingly, they themselves are choosing to fail. They're actively sabotaging their own careers.Leaders commit this sabotage for a s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 tips for writing winning resume cover letters
- Writing a good resume cover letter is something you should seriously consider when preparing to send off your resume to potential employers.Here are seven important cover letter writing tips:Address the individual by name. If you don't know their name then use: "Dear Sir or Madam" or "Dear Human Resources Director".Attract attention with a st...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Should you lie on your resume?
- Warning: Lying on your resume could cost you your job and your freedom.Picture this. You're sitting at your desk working away happily at a company you've been employed with for ten years. You've had several promotions and you're now a Sr. Assistant Manager.You've got your eye on a top management position, which everyone says you're a shoe-in to get. Your future looks bright, indeed. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Resume writing and preparation is free online
- Creating a strong resume is a very important part of applying for a job, either online or off line. There are many resume writing services that will help you build an impressive resume for job interviews.You can also learn how to write a resume for free by surfing the Internet for resume writing help. Many sites will show you tips and advice on choosing a resume style that works best for yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 simple rules for a great job interview
- Many years ago, when I was a young job-searching greenhorn, I ventured to New York City to take a bite out of the big apple of opportunity.When it came to finding a job in a crowded city of millions, I quickly learned that it's much easier on one's sanity to sign up with one of the many employment agencies which helps job seekers looking for work.I scoured the newspaper and found a l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Surprise! accounting is the hot new major
- There was a time when accounting was the boring college major that many people regretted signing up for. A constant barrage of numbers, statistics and spreadsheets was none too interesting.Boy, have times changed! Thanks to recent accounting scandals by companies like Enron, there is a high demand for accountants and auditors.According to the Job Outlook 2005 survey, accounting comes...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dressing tips for interview success
- Dressing appropriately for job interviews is one of those areas that puzzles some people.Should you dress conservatively or wear casual attire?What colors work best?What types of shoes should you wear?As a rule, you should dress conservatively for most job interviews. Remember, you only get one shot at making a good first impression.Here are some basic dress for ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Traveling for an interview? 10 tips to get you from here to there
- You've just been granted an on-site interview in another town. Hurray!This means you'll be traveling to an employer's location so that they can further evaluate you for a specific job position.Before you make any travel arrangements, it's a good idea to discuss who will be paying for your trip ? you or the employer. If you're paying, find out if you'll be reimbursed. It's a good idea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Work is a four-letter word
- I can hear the jokes already and most of them are not politically correct. Let me throw out a word that we often don't attach to work and yet I think it is a word of redemption, of contribution, of achievement, of community, and ultimately, of legacy.Here it is: LOVE.Kahil Gibran proclaimed, "Work is love made visible". I would further clarify his position by insisting that a job is ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 3 creative job search tactics
- It's a fact: the best jobs attract loads of competition. So it pays to do whatever you can to stand out as a persistent, creative candidate, one that any sane employer would love to hire.But how can you do that, in this impersonal age of email, chat rooms and mega job sites?Easy. Just do what has worked for others.Here are 3 mini case studies from job hunters who got hired by ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your job search -- a marketing campaign?
- The successful job search is really just a personal marketing campaign. And the same techniques used in infomercials and junk mail can help you get hired, too.I'll prove it to you.First, let's define marketing. I like this definition: marketing is finding and getting customers.That sounds like a job search, doesn't it? Finding and getting a job.So, why not break from th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The recruiting truth...time is not on your side
- In today's marketplace things are constantly changing and so are the needs of just about each and every organization. Whether your company is growing organically or inorganically, whether your company is growing domestically or internationally or for one reason or another you just have pain, your organization must be in a position to attract top talent and attract it quickly! But attracting it is ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Multiple skills for the 21st century
- (excerpted from The Weekend Seminar - Skills for the 21st Century 1999 Version)I find it's important to not walk into the 21st Century without multiple skills. But what I also find is that if you are already in sales, network marketing or have an entrepreneurial business (or plan to in the future), you can gain the needed skills for the future while you create your income now.Here's ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Skills make labor more valuable
- As you know by now, if you have been a long time subscriber to our weekly E-zine, I'm a very big proponent of activity, labor and discipline. In fact I devoted one of the five major pieces to the life puzzle (in my book under the same name) to the subject of activity and labor. But now let me add another key word to the labor equation - skillful. Yes, skillful labor.We need the skills to he...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why you only really need four sample resumes
- Any job seeker looking for sample resumes usually doesn't have to look very far.A multitude of sites today are offering free sample resumes on the internet in addition to the avalanche of books that are released each year touting resume examples. With this kind of information overload it can be quite easy for the unsuspecting job seeker to become mired down in sample resumes, moving from on...