Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Imagine that you are an employer that has recently run a print or online job ad. You are short-handed, behind schedule, and now find yourself inundated with hundreds of resumes in response to a single job opening. Your first priority is to begin eliminating applicants. But, there is no way ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
While it is true that luck can play a part in the process, such as being in the right place or the right time, it is your plan that ultimately is responsible. You have to network, have a well tailored resume, and utilize many different job searching avenues.
All of these ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
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Dear Mr. Name:
John Name at the University of X’ Center for Technology Transfer suggested that I contact you about career opportunities at Arthur Andersen. I have an advanced education in physics which has provided me with superior creative problem solving skills and analytic and ...
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Choosing the right career eludes some of us right up until retirement. Be one of the lucky ones who have truly found their calling. The following tips from Bayt.com should help.
Franklin D Roosevelt once said “It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit ...
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Optimize your career with these twenty sure-fire career boosters.
The writing has been on the wall for some time; it's a competitive world out there and in the complex labyrinths of the ever-evolving globalized corporate world, job security is a thing of the past. A recent bayt.com survey of over 6,000 ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
After spending a year or two tied to your books, case studies, and presentation notes, you’ve finally earned that MBA you’ve been striving for. So what next?
Knowing that you’ve received numerous job offers is flattering and just what you’ve been aiming for as a graduation goal. High salaries, intriguing benefit ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Do you experience severe interview stress? This article is for you.
The interviewer is buttoned-up, formal and not smiling as warmly as you would have liked. The interview chair is hard and unwelcoming, your palms and face are sweating profusely, your normal eloquence has given way to stuttering and stammering and ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Mistakes happen, and even the best person has made faux-pas. After all, humans learn by experience, so a few errors helps us be better people in the end. One moment in your life that you don't want to be in a learning curve is when you're out looking for a ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Job interview questions are impossible to answer when you feel angry about being fired, guilty about being laid off, or depressed about being out of work. Your emotions are going to work against you in the job interview.
The best thing to do is keep a clear head and have some ...
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