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Reaching the Boss: A Lesson from Fly-Fishermen
Years ago, you could lick a stamp and send a resume, and you had a reasonable chance that someone in a position to at least get you in the short pile of resumes to be reviewed would actually look at … 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
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
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
What Companies Are Looking for in New Graduates
If you are a graduate and you are still unemployed despite your fervent efforts, you may want to take a look at your resume and the career path you are taking. It is either the former is poorly made, or … Continue reading
Job Interview Etiquette: Mind Your Ps and Qs
Here’s another good article that comes from The Undercover Recruiter written by Jimmy Sweeney, the president of CareerJimmy and author of the “Secret Career Document” job landing system. Manners are not only important at the dinner table (use your napkin, … Continue reading
Using Integrated Aptitude Tests for Easy Hiring
Quality employee selection is made easy through various types of pre-employment tests that the Human Resource department conduct to applicants. One of the most useful pre-employment tests that have been developed is the aptitude test. Today, aptitude tests are incorporated … 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
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