We all know what the perfect job interview candidate is supposed to be like – well qualified, immaculately presented, and most importantly – confident. Working in the travel recruitment sector, I’ve heard a fair share of interviewers fed up of dealing with brash, arrogant candidates – enough to know they’re seldom welcome. The trouble is
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“Who wants to know about the best way to lose?” one of my opinionated relatives barked over New Year’s dinner. I tried not to roll my eyes as he passed the dish of macaroni and cheese. “Not everyone gets hired for a job,” I said, careful to keep a steady tone. “It’s just a way
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Companies find ways to retain expertise of older workers Sally Hass is director of retirement education at Weyerhaeuser and works with the company to keep older workers. Company research found that 40 percent of employees nationwide would be eligible to retire by 2010. Dave Gromala was able to go part time at Weyerhaeuser while still
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You already know that having an effective resume is an important part of finding a job. What you may not realize is that the higher the stakes, the more vital it is to have a good resume. Executive-level jobs are harder to find and generally have more competition, so an attention-getting executive resume can make
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After a Baby, Full Time or Part? – Amy Joyce, Washington Post I love my new job. It was absolutely the right choice for me. But — isn’t there always a but? — when I come in to work, I have to leave a little guy at home who has just learned to wave bye-bye
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Older workers: The hot new thing I write a blog called “Aging Disgracefully.” In an attempt at so-called humor, I’ve created a fictional persona to crack the jokes. She’s a 50-something woman who prefers to think of herself as a red-hot babe instead of a graying baby boomer. Did I say fictional? In reality, I
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Career coaching Getting ahead with some professional help – by Taylor Lindstrom SFGate No matter what profession you work in, there always seems to be people who are able to reach their career goals with little to no effort. While everyone else is slogging it out in the trenches trying to go the “extra mile”
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Many IT consultants left their corporate jobs to cash in on the promise of huge money as a freelance consultant. But those who only found risk and additional cost are now seeing the cash as they get double pay for returning to Corporate America. Under estimating the impact of the 3 C’s prevented many good
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You may be faced with a job offer or advancement and are unsure whether you should accept it or not. You may be in a situation where the offer is a less than desirable offer and you may want to weigh the pros and cons of accepting the offer. If the offer requires you to
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