Creating Traffic Jams It's hard to imagine why anyone would pick up a newspaper to find a job any more. With a seemingly endless array of career sites, mailing lists, corporate sites and newsgroups, job seekers have more options online than ever before. And the credit goes to the growth and advances in Information Technology (IT).
Creating Your Own Luck Losing my job in the last recession of the last century, I discovered first hand the power of creating your own luck.
Critical Guidelines You Need to Know Before Hiring Anyone We don't like to think about people doing harm to ourselves or others. The reality, however, is that we live in a country with one of the highest rates of financial crimes, including embezzlement, fraud, theft, etc. And, that's just the beginning.
Cross Cultural Interviews HR departments are facing challenges in their recruitment processes from the cultural diversity of applicants. One area where cultural misperceptions occur is the interview room. Cultural "assumptions" are leading to misunderstandings and the loss of potentially good employees.
CV Writing - Interview Guide The interviewer hopes that YOU are the right person for the job. They are under pressure to fill the position so that they can get back to their own work. Therefore you are in a greater position of strength than you think. Concentrate on what you have to offer in the way of qualifications and experience instead of feeling intimidated.
CV Writing – Write a Perfect CV Your CV is a gateway to getting an interview for that ideal job. It is your opportunity to provide a good first impression but you only have two sides of A4 paper in which to do it. It is not surprising then that most people have trouble getting started.
CVs And Resumes Sometimes Just Get In The Way As a Head-hunter and Career Coach I see so many CVs and resumes that look as though they are designed to get in the way of what I (or any other recruiter) might need to know about you the candidate. They vary from pure meaningless waffle without any identifiable facts to lengthy tomes with so much detail they send me to sleep. And I persevere where many others wouldn't bother.
Day Trading – The Ultimate Work-From-Home Job? Ever dreamt of giving up the daily grind? Want to strike out on your own and work from home, but don't know what you could possibly do to make a living? Full time Nasdaq trader Harvey Walsh wondered ...
Dazzle Interviewers With Your Achievements Attention Job Seekers: Tasks and Responsibilities are Boooring Ho hum. The interviewer sits there drumming her fingers on the desk trying to look interested while you drone on about your duties and r...
De-Bunking The “Follow Your Bliss” Myth I don't know about you… but I'm pretty tired of hearing about how you can "follow your dream" in three or four easy steps. I've seen plenty of people leap before they sufficiently looked --and end up dissatisfied or broke, or both. The truth is...you can't just think your way to a new career that you love. It takes...
Dealing With How Would You...? Questions Anticipating likely questions is one of the best ways to prepare for a job interview. But the "How would you handle...?" types of questions are difficult to foresee. Here's what to do when they are asked.
Death By Workers Compensation Excerpt of Death By Workers' Compensation "The Bleeding Rose" In this Excerpt the time that has lapsed is over an hour after the accident. What you are about to read will sicken you and make you won...
Defining Success Your Way! Success is often intangible. It's certainly unique to each person. Have you considered how you will know when you are successful?
