Tag Archives: career advice
9 Steps to Ace the Job Interview
The clothes are not enough and so is your educational background. When you are in an interview, it is very important that you show the right package. You need to look, sound, and be a professional. Here are tips to … Continue reading
5 Ways to be a Great Employee
How many articles have you read about how to do up your resume, how to get that interview and how to land the perfect job? The career industry loves it when there is rotation in jobs. The more activity, the … Continue reading
How to Get Noticed by Recruiters Part II: Building a Rapport With Recruiters
All too often, we have a positive, high energy meeting with a recruiter and then … hear nothing. The average recruiter may see 10 to 20 candidates a day. The challenge for a job candidate is staying in front. Networking … Continue reading
How to Get Noticed by Recruiters Part I: Targeting the Skills Shortage
Many job seekers are rethinking their recruiter strategy. Recruiters are not dusting off their telephone and job candidate files now that the job market is rebounding. To the contrary, they have remained busy throughout the downturn. Even during the market … Continue reading
Step Into These Shoes: Role-based Assessments Lead to a Better Job Fit
Role-based assessments are about putting the right people in the right position. In our teaming workplaces, matching roles and people can also help create good job pairing fits and team dynamics. Teams need the right balance of personalities and skills … Continue reading
3 Growing Niches Where Work Can Be Found
The latest U.S. job claims data was disappointing. Despite the optimism of economists, the number of people who are unemployed just kept on rising, with 450,000 on the latest count. However, that does not mean that all hope is completely … Continue reading
For the Sake of the Company
Oftentimes, when I hear a Candidate’s offer of ‘sacrifice’ for the sake of my Company, I feel like getting sick to my stomach. My immediate reaction is: I don’t believe it; and that is the good option. If I were … Continue reading
For the Team, for Oneself
It is trendy to ask workers to put aside personal aspirations for the benefit of the team. It sounds good, generous, devoid of greed, etc. Truth is that Socialism failed because we are selfish individuals. In a positive way. It … Continue reading
Four Job Interview Tips You Didn’t Think Of
You have read and studied all the articles listing interview questions and answers. You can list your 3 strengths and weaknesses; you can even put a spin on those weaknesses and turn them into assets. You know what the protocol … Continue reading
The Person at the Door
An interviewer at a Staffing Agency or Employer is a gate-keeper. That person (or team, but normally one of the interviewers opinion tends to prevail) can change your life. Most interviewers are professionals and do a good job. A minority… … Continue reading
How to Be a Good Boss – Part II – Empowerment
It is always nice to be in the driver’s seat. Employee empowerment gives employees more decision-making authority over their jobs but truly empowering employees is about much more than bossing yourself around. If you have succeeded in empowering your employees, … Continue reading
How to Be a Good Boss – Part I
Building Trust This week’s positive reports on job growth is a wakeup call for grumpy bosses. Your captive workforce may start looking around for a cheerier boss. Taking lessons in congeniality is only part of the solution. Bosses who earn … Continue reading
Union or Not?
I happened to talk with business owners who praised the Union that affiliated most of their employees. In those cases, they were very satisfied that the Union would enlist, train and supervise the conduct of their members, and always have … Continue reading
Victimhood
Believe it or not, some people come to a job interview as victims. Victims of previous bosses, of the last crisis, of luck, of ‘unfair’ promotion practices that left them behind, of colleagues that had no ‘team spirit’, etc. etc. … Continue reading
Check these out before Accepting the Job Offer
So you find yourself with a job offer in your hand. It’s been a laborious application process, with lots of interviews and sleepless nights. Well done on being selected for the position, now you have to make your decision. The … Continue reading
The Latest Job Trends in the IT Sector
When the global economic recession hit around two years ago, a lot of business sectors were affected. The IT sector was one of them. That is why most of the companies these days don’t just hire the cleverest geek out … 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
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
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