Monthly Archives: August 2010
Tom Wujec: Build a Tower, Build a Team
In today’s video Tom Wujec from Autodesk presents some surprisingly deep research into the “marshmallow problem” – a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow. Who can build the tallest tower with these … Continue reading
How to Survive a Grueling Panel Interview
Of all the phases of the hiring process, the scariest would definitely be the panel interview. For one, it seldom happens. Thus, not a lot of people can really teach you what to do or say. Moreover, a panel interview … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why You Cannot Even Get to First Interview
Unless you have impressed someone so much, it is possible that you get interviewed more than once. Unfortunately, there are also times when you don’t even get past the first interview at all. Now before you whine about how companies … Continue reading
How To Use Google Alerts for a Live Job Search
Another excellent article comes from TheUndercoverRecruiter written by Jorgen Sundberg, known professional in social media, personal branding, blogging, online engagement and digital PR. Google Alerts is a fine tool provided free by Google for monitoring your online presence. It is … Continue reading
How to Use Business Cards to Land a Job
Great things can start in small packages. It can be as petite as your wallet or the pockets in your pants. What I’m talking about are business cards. To many, business cards are meant only for those who are trying … Continue reading
Andrew Hudson: The Best Job Search Tips Ever… a Comprehensive List
Here’s another great post that comes from AndrewHudsonsJobsBlog. Marketing, communication professional and career expert Andrew Hudson offers this long list of what he considers most effective career advice. Over the past several years, I’ve collected a lot of advice and … Continue reading
Jobseekers: How to Handle Rejection
According to the 2010 study conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, there will be, at the very least, 5 to 6 people fighting for one vacant position. This means more than 80% of the applicants will be rejected — … Continue reading
Job Seeking: To Search or Not To Search Online?
Check the different job ads on newspapers, magazines, posters, radio, and TV. Only a few isn’t it? During the 1990s, these media became the haven of job seekers. However, with the advent of the Internet, job seeking took a 360-degree … Continue reading
Collateral Damage from a Bad Hire
Today’s guest post comes from Innovative America, written by Dr. Janice Presser, co-founder and CEO of The Gabriel Institute. Ask any entrepreneur what it costs to make a hiring mistake and you’ll likely be met with a groan and a … Continue reading
Jobseekers, Beware: How to Prevent Working on Scams
You can blame it on the weak economy and intense competition. The bottom line is, jobs are scarce these days. Thus, jobseekers are forced to be less picky when it comes to employment. The bad news is, some of them … Continue reading
Some of the Worst Resume Blunders Ever
Today we’ve got more resume blunders for you. They come from AndrewHudson’sJobBlog. Resume’s main idea is to get you a job, not to make a Hiring Manager smile . Check your resume two more times once after you checked it … Continue reading
Internship: The Greatest Bridge to Landing a Good Job
If you are in a dilemma whether to work as an intern or not, do the former. Internships can be time-consuming and sometimes it’s not an easy thing to do. It is usual to hear cases of students working more … Continue reading
6 Tips to Encourage Positive Discipline to Your Employees
Any organization cannot thrive without rules. You have to make sure your employees work according to the values and conduct you are trying to uphold. If one or a number of them decide to turn away from these sets of … Continue reading
Unhappy at work? Quit that job!
Today’s post comes from Examiner, written by Andrew Hudson, a seasoned marketing and communications professional. A new Associated Press story notes that more people quit their jobs in the past three months than were laid off and the government says … Continue reading
When Money Comes Second: How to Bring the Right People into Your Business
You can have a gazillion products and services, but if you do not bring in people, your business will die a natural death. When we say people, we are referring not only to your steady stream of prospects and customers. … Continue reading
How to Conduct a Passive Job Search
Today’s post on how to conduct a job search for better career while being still employed comes from the EmploymentDigest, and written by John Sanders, the Job Expert. Enjoy! It’s true; most employers prefer passive candidates. A passive candidate is … Continue reading
Recruitment: Is it a Job, Career, or a Vocation?
Is there a difference among job, career, and vocation? The answer is yes. In fact, the difference is overwhelming it can be used to determine how long you are going to last in your current work as a recruitment officer. … Continue reading
How to Deal with Work Stereotyping and Office Labeling?
John is the “office jock”, Marian is the “gossiper”, Sam is the “lazy technician”, and Michael is the “yes man” — though some actually revel on the name calling, stereotyping should never be encouraged in the workplace for a lot … Continue reading
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