Monthly Archives: March 2010
How the Economic Recession Affected the IT Job Market
The recent recession has been dubbed as the worst so far. In fact, the Japanese believed that it is a lot worse than what they have experienced during World War II. The Americans, on the other hand, had compared it … Continue reading
Top 10 IT Jobs to Look Out for This Decade
Do you want your job this decade to be secured? If you are thinking of going into IT, these are the types of jobs you should consider: 1. Health Informatics Specialist One of the fastest-growing industries today is actually … Continue reading
The Art of Real Engagement Through Social Media
Social media seems to have taken the work out of networking, but making meaningful and valuable connections still takes effort. At an industry conference or job fair, it all starts with an introduction and a handshake but how do you … Continue reading
Gen X: Young, Ambitious and Playing Hard to Get
Generation X, representing those born between 1961 and 1975, is now heading up countries and companies. Although President Obama garners most of the attention as the most talked about and watched Generation X’er, there is now enough Gen X’ers making … Continue reading
The Best Do’s for an Online Jobseeker
There are steps that work, and there are those that do not. If you are a jobseeker, it is important that you do not mess up your online work hunting. Thus, take note of the following: Find work at the … Continue reading
How to Prepare for an Online Interview
As technologies improve, there are more employers who settle for an online interview. However, because the change in setting may be something new to applicants, a lot of them fail. To avoid the same scenario, here are some tips: Complete … Continue reading
Companies That Put Women in the Executive Suite are More Successful
Now that the economy and job growth are rebounding, it is politics as usual – more specifically, gender politics. As International Women’s Day came and went in mid-March, women were climbing higher up the ladder. According to the National Association … Continue reading
5 Tips in Developing Your Own Online Portfolio
Creating an online portfolio can make or break you. However, you cannot avoid making one, since it is your ticket to landing a dream job, increasing network connections, and boosting your credibility in the market. To make sure your online … Continue reading
HealthCare Reform – Jobs Boom for Small Businesses
Now that the healthcare reform bill has finally past, a lot of healthcare lobbyists have likely lost their jobs. But for many of us in the small enterprise market, healthcare reform is good news. Jobs were at the center of … Continue reading
SEO, Twitter, and Finding a Job
Here is one trick that most Twitter people do not really know about: you can optimize your own profile. This is something you should do especially if you are looking for a job. If you will be given an opportunity … Continue reading
How to Make a Twitter Profile Popular
Do you know that you can actually use your Twitter to find a job? It is just a matter of bringing your profile a lot closer to prospective clients. To help you get the word out about your existence and … Continue reading
Set up your Google Profile Today
Are you using one or more of Google’s free applications? With over 150 million users just on Gmail, you are not alone. Did you realize that YouTube, Google Reader, Docs and Gmail will all work with one set of login … Continue reading
How to Look for Your Dream Job on Twitter
Instead of spending the rest of your day tweeting about your newly bought Starbucks coffee or the annoying sound of your neighbor’s dog, why don’t you use Twitter to actually look for your dream job? Just when you think that … Continue reading
Check the fun career test!
To check what job is best for you and to find out more about your character visit careerpath. Test has 24 questions and it takes about 5-7 minutes to answer all of them so you will get your results pretty … Continue reading
Chill on Salary Negotiations
After a chilling year of wage freezes and modest bonuses, prospective employees need to take a fresh approach to salary negotiations. Overly aggressive salary negotiators could end up in the cold. Keep in mind that the gentleman on the other … Continue reading
So, why didn’t you hire me?
It is a well-established practice to send a thank you note after a job or informational interview, but should you follow up if you did not get the job? According to recruitment specialists, asking for feedback can only help you … Continue reading
Measuring Emotional Intelligence
Measuring the Emotional Quotient (EQ) of potential employees is gaining in popularity, alongside personality assessments. EQ is the social equivalent of IQ, or Intelligence Quotient. Unlike one’s grade reports and personality attributes, asking about EQ has not become commonplace in … Continue reading
Organization Charts
While reading Shally Steckerl’s blog as part of research into the top LinkedIn connectors in the human resources field, it is easy to see how this popular recruiter rose to the top of the LinkedIn and Fortune 500 heaps. As … Continue reading
How to Become a ‘Super’ Job Connector
A number of recruitment professionals are among those with the highest number of connections on LinkedIn – the leading online business networking site. And not surprisingly, social media consultants – the people who can tell you how to network your … Continue reading
Are you an INFP?
I was asked this question the other day and, unfortunately, I forgot. The INFP refers to the Myers Briggs personality type – introversion, intuition, feeling and perception. The most commonly used personality assessment in the human resource industry, Myers-Briggs Type … Continue reading
Job Hunting and Fitness
It is not illegal to discriminate based on ‘aspect’. In reality, we all discriminate based on that, to some degree. If a person comes dressed like a bum, untidy, dirty, etc. he/she may not be very ‘lucky’ hunting for an … Continue reading
In Praise of the HR Manager
Coming back to the USA after a trip to Europe, I was ‘inconvenienced’ by an Immigration agent, who asked a few more questions that I cared to answer before showing some impatience. I was not a US citizen yet. After … Continue reading
Thank You!
Writing a thank you note after an interview is no longer an option; it is professional business etiquette. Sending the note a week after the interview is analogous to showing up for a speech the day after the conference. The … Continue reading
4 Must Have Social Media Profiles for Career Advancers
Where does a jobseeker need to be online to get maximum exposure? There used to be a troika of applications you should be on, this has now turned in to a quartet with Google Profiles joining in on the fun. … Continue reading
Interview Panic!
The more you need that job, the more likely that interview panic (worst, interview freeze) may pop up right at the time you need to appear confident, energetic and able to communicate effectively. How do you fight it? First, remember … Continue reading
Things you should NEVER say during your interview
…during your interviews as a Candidate you should never say: I want this job because you pay more. I want this job because of the location. I want this job because my friend/s work(s) here. I want this job because … Continue reading
The Nasty Interviewer
OK, you wrote a killer resume, studied the potential Employer, cleaned up your public profiles (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.), got new corporate clothes and shone your shoes: today is the big day and you are in front of the person who … Continue reading
Body Language
When you interview, your gestures and body language are speaking louder (and truer) than your words. First off, the way you go dressed. Make sure you are impeccable in every aspect. Make certain you enjoyed some mints before the interview … Continue reading
How Can Twitter Benefit Job Seekers?
How does Twitter help you land a dream job? It is usually not as easy as tweeting “I need a job!” and people start giving you job offers, but that sometimes worked depending how known you are in your industry. … Continue reading
Why are you there?
An interview is where you both (you and your interviewer) find out if you are a good match for each other. OK, not personally the interviewer, but the Company and job she/he represents. That is all. If you are a … Continue reading
Workplace as Playground
People excel when doing the jobs they like, just like playing. When you seek a job, seek a company and duties you would like to ‘play’ at. When seeking a new team member, choose somebody you would like to play … Continue reading
Breaking Character
The Interviewer inadvertently dropped a pencil on the floor. The Candidate applying for a job in Customer Service did not even gesture to pick it up. Consistency between your behavior (even more so than your words) with the job you … Continue reading
To Get Hired, You have to be one of these Two People
The job market is not really that difficult to understand when you look at why employers take on new staff. The company will have a need that cannot be fulfilled by the current organization and thus there is a job … Continue reading
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