The NEW Networking Networking: You may call it contact-development, relationship-building or career investment. Certainly it touches on all those things – and if you’re doing it, you know it can eat up time, which few of us have to spare. Still, even as technology has connected us 24/7 to work, it has also opened all
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When the pitch is imperfect While a resume is the first tool with which you make your sales pitch, it may be saying all the wrong things about you. Kenneth Kwama writes about common mistakes executives make in their CVs. Getting to the interview stage of a job hunt can be difficult. With the competition
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When your job can be like a date For Caroline Holley, taking a job after meeting the boss once makes about as much sense as agreeing to an arranged marriage. “It seems kind of insane, but that’s the way most decisions are made,” said Holley, a New Yorker in her 30s who was a temporary
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What to Do When You’re ‘in Transition’ Recently I wrote an article in this space entitled What to Do in the First Hundred Days, which described how you should approach a new job. Some of the feedback I received indicated that I missed an important point in that article: “What did you do before you
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Bosses find mentoring isn’t worth the time, risks Since he became chief executive officer of Irvine, Calif.-based Freedom Communications in January, Scott Flanders has been crisscrossing the country to meet and talk with employees at dozens of locations. But Flanders has also told his managers that they can’t afford to constantly offer advice and guidance
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Focused objective on résumé helps land job Choosing an appropriate objective for a résumé can be a difficult endeavor. For some employers and some jobs, this opening statement is not very important, while for others, it is extremely important. Its true purpose is not always understood by the job seeker, and taking it lightly could
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Ageism in America becomes hot topic Greeting-card and novelty companies call them “Over the Hill” products: the 50th Birthday Coffin Gift Boxes featuring prune juice and anti-aging soap; the “Old Coot” and “Old Biddy” bobblehead dolls; the birthday cards mocking the mobility, intellect and sex drive of the no-longer-young. Many Americans chuckle at such humor.
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Daily Record – Updates – State sues job placement company The state Attorney General’s Office and Division of Consumer Affairs have filed suit against Phoenix Executive Group, a career consulting firm with offices in Parsippany, accusing the company of charging clients thousands of dollars in fees for services it failed to provide. The suit also
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Money Isn’t Everything Remember the scene when Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character told his agent to “Show me the money†in the movie “Jerry Maguireâ€? All too often, job seekers bring that money-is-everything attitude to the table when they are evaluating prospective jobs. Many recruiters and employers talk about a position in terms of compensation as
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Money Isn’t Everything Remember the scene when Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character told his agent to “Show me the money†in the movie “Jerry Maguireâ€? All too often, job seekers bring that money-is-everything attitude to the table when they are evaluating prospective jobs. Many recruiters and employers talk about a position in terms of compensation as
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Resume objectives Choosing an appropriate objective for a resume can be a difficult endeavor. For some employers and some jobs this opening statement is not very important, while for others it is extremely important. Its true purpose is not always understood by the job seeker and taking it lightly could be a mistake. Many looking
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Finding the Right Job Fit Asking the right questions—of yourself and a potential employer—can help ensure that you end up in the right place. Sadly, the scenario is all too common: You thought you had finally landed the perfect new job. It was a step up with a great title and good pay and benefits.
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