Listen to your heart to find genuine career satisfaction 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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Interview War Stories Do you remember your worst job interview? Or, if you are someone who does the hiring, I bet you’ve got some interesting stories to tell about job interviews gone bad. Job applicants can look fabulous on paper, but often it’s the face-to-face interview that can lead to a “you’re hired.”
Is your résumé a joke? A résumé is not an ad for the personals section of the newspaper. But the guy who sent this résumé to job recruiter Jon Reed didn’t seem to know the difference: “Makes a strong and commanding presence — tall (6-feet-4, 235 pounds), athletic, sophisticated and mature,” he wrote. “Engaging personality
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Job hunting online? Protect yourself from scammers Yes, online employment scammers are getting more sophisticated. These phony employers are setting up dummy Web sites to make their operations look more legitimate. They’re refining their virtual interview techniques to make candidates less suspicious. The scam itself – such as getting you to agree to transfer funds
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Gimmicks get you noticed, but skills get you hired Tired of firing job applications into cyberspace — and receiving no response — information technology specialist Michael Zubiak decided he had a visibility problem. So he rented a billboard. “Hire me! I do . . . computers, accounting, office management, teaching. I will be grateful, outstanding,
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Determining the right time to change jobs and doing it Take into consideration the many factors that affect a decision to change jobs before actually jumping ship. In the old days, people stayed with a company for anywhere from 25 to 50 years and then retired with a nice little nest egg and a small
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