You should be prepared with some company information about the employer before interviewing. You should go into an interview after completing some research on the company. If you have information before the interview, you can develop a presentation that will relate your background and interest to what the company has to offer. If it is
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Turning a passion into a profession Careful planning – and knowing there will be sacrifices – are key to taking the leap Yes, so far, for Rich Brauman. A former staffer at the Federal Reserve Bank, Brauman ditched a career in financial markets to launch a food business that plays to his passion: aquaculture. “On
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There are lots of common job interview mistakes a candidate should avoidI have been privileged to sit in countless interviews as a panel member/ interviewer in my careerI have learnt a lot of lessons from each job interview but some mistakes stood out and were there in nearly each interview sittingJob Interview Mistakes to Avoid
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Organize Your Search Using The Rule Of Thirds A job search is a complicated and time consuming business. Sometimes your goal is simple: you know exactly the job you're looking for, so there's not a lot of “search” involved. It's all a matter of getting your face in front of the person who does the
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How to Use a Networking Site� Amid all the chatter about user-generated content and Web 2.0, another class of Web services has been quietly gaining momentum. Call it the “professional Web”: on the internet services designed explicitly to help you manage your career and do your job better. LinkedIn, for one, has been adding 120,000-plus
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Have you ever negotiated an offer? If not, you're not alone. Most people DO NOT negotiate salary. They accept what’s offered. Whether you negotiate a salary or not is secondary to doing your homework before accepting an offer. It is always best to take some time before signing on the dotted line so that you
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Hints for working with a headhunter If you're looking for work, that might or might not be a good thing. Headhunters often have direct lines into desired positions, but also serve as gatekeepers who reject candidates they don't think fit the bill. The key is finding out how to work with one of these job
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The term New Year New Career has become a cliche, with so many of us wanting new jobs planning major advertising campaigns for January is usual amongst recruitment agencies. An alarmingly high percentage of workers change are dissatisfied with their current jobs and the New Year is one of the times when this dissatisfaction comes
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The first item of business for an interviewer to determine is if you've the qualifications to perform the duties of the job. That's the basic part of interviewing – to determine if the qualifications and experiences fit the stipulations of the position. “DO WE LIKE HIM?” “WILL HE FIT IN?” The next item of business
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How to Write a Cover Letter You could write the best resume in the world and be highly qualified for a job, but if your cover letter is poorly written, generic, or misguided, you can pretty much throw your chances out the window. The cover letter is your first, and sometimes your only opportunity to
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Many job applicants think the only thing left to do after an interview is to send a thank you letter. While sending an interview thank you letter is important, don't get complacent and think that's all you have to do at the end of your interview. First and last impressions are the strongest, so you
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The phone rings just as you are about to sit down for dinner, but this time it's not a pesky telemarketer – it's a company recruiter calling. You've been caught off-guard! The telephone “screen call” can come at any time – day or night. Some interviewers find evenings the best time to catch people at
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8 New Weapons to Fight the Talent Wars in '08 The current uptick in skirmishes over IT talent might indicate that a full-scale war is heating up for '08. If so, the weapons this time will be different from those used in the last large dust-ups of the dot-com era. “We are seeing a war
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Job Profile Of A Career Coach The duties of a career coach include assisting people in their selection of the right job opportunities and managing their careers. You could either be a career management coach or a career marketing coach. The latter is responsible for building influential contacts, posting resumes and suggesting ways to secure
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Objective: To write a compelling article to help resume writers capture the attention of potential employers using a great resume objective. The objective is the first thing people will see when they read your resume. A good objective will be concise, upbeat, and grab the reader's attention. Also, it needs to be tailored to each
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