Older job hunters in bind Christina Laurel’s confidence took a hit months after she moved to Rochester in the fall of 2004. Laurel, 58, couldn’t find a job. She wanted part-time communications-related work, but had no luck, despite networking, resume mailings and job interviews. It wasn’t until the Brighton resident participated in a program specifically
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Filling the Tech-Talent Pipeline The future of information technology in the United States will be determined not just in computer labs, but at kitchen tables and on long car rides. Or anywhere else that grown-ups and teenagers get together to talk. It’s those powerful conversations that just might tip a kid toward or away from
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The Networking Game Jenny Konopasek applied for about 80 jobs during both her senior year at Boston University and in the summer after graduation, but she only received a few cold calls in return. So how did she land her job as an advertising sales coordinator at Variety magazine? She networked through the BU alumni
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The Next 20 Years – After a Layoff: Thank you for being such a strong, competent, dedicated, personable employee… Now here’s your Pink Slip! It used to be that the only way to be let go from a company was to do something detrimental to the organization (or get caught with a lampshade on your
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Seniors Search for Welcome Mat f it were left to Alan Greenspan, all Americans might find themselves working as late in life as the tireless 79-year-old chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Though Greenspan might not expect everyone to follow his lead, he did suggest recently that the age of 68 might be more appropriate
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When a job isn’t what you expected You’ve been on the job six weeks, and your responsibilities aren’t what the boss said they would be. What should you do? By all means, speak up. “If you don’t say anything about your frustration with the situation, you’re simply implying your consent,” said Francie Dalton, president of
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Make your resume lean and mean Wordy resumes, post-interview etiquette, stressed out workers, and yawning on the job, these are a few of the hot topics around the water cooler this week. If you’re job hunting, you should make sure your resume doesn’t overwhelm those you’re trying to impress. Think lean and mean, not novel
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Companies recognize graying workers’ golden touch “We don’t want that experience walking out the door,” says a research director. The Dallas Morning News Fort Worth, Texas-based RadioShack Corp. says it hires older workers because they know how to relate to customers, have a strong work ethic and are role models for younger employees. The 63-year-old
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Achieving success doesn’t always mean climbing the career ladder In the workplace, we often believe only those who move up the job ladder are successful. But that’s a misnomer, because some of the happiest, most valuable workers have been in the same job for years. In decades past, it was common for an employee to
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Internet’s changing recruiting practices It’s a radical concept, but it’s fast gaining credence: Resumes aren’t very useful. Sure, it’s nice to have a person’s life on one piece of paper, but how do you tell 10 Ivy League graduates with 10 years’ experience apart? How do you know if they really are all Ivy graduates?
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The Many Challenges Of Hiring A Friend Heidi Flammang knows the best and the worst about hiring friends. The worst happened a few years ago, when a close friend whom Flammang had hired to help with her fledgling business and whom she trusted “inherently with my life and livelihood” turned out to be a thief.
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The End Of Management? The end of management just might look something like this. You show up for work, boot up your computer and log onto your company’s Intranet to make a few trades before getting down to work. You see how your stocks did the day before and then execute a few new orders.
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Try tweaking your resume Are you looking to change industries? If you are not garnering the interest you think you should, your resume could be the problem. Here are five tips for better results: Functional vs. chronological A chronological resume typically begins with an objective, followed by career history and academic achievements. For an industry
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Survey: 32% of execs say job seekers stumble in interview Job seekers who agonize over their resumes and cover letters might consider working on their interview skills instead. About one-third of executives said job candidates make the most mistakes during the job interview, according to a survey of 1,400 chief financial officers by Robert Half
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Hiring Smarter as the Workforce Gets Older The U.S. workforce is growing steadily older. From 1930 to 1970, the median age went from 26 to 28, an increase in age equal to about two weeks per year. From 1970 to 2003, the median age increased from 28 to 36, an average increase in age of
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